# Rubén Blades — Every Record We Rank

Rubén Blades appears once in our Salsa list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Salsa
- **Year:** 1978
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Salsa
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/ruben-blades/

## Appears on

### [Pedro Navaja](https://waxonia.com/track/ruben-blades--pedro-navaja/)

*1978 · Fania · No. 1 in [Salsa](https://waxonia.com/genre/salsa/)*

Seven minutes of narrative about a mugging that goes wrong both ways. Blades wrote salsa's great short story, and the band never lets the tension drop.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Rub%C3%A9n%20Blades%20Pedro%20Navaja) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xe4jSbcKiUQ)

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