![]() ![]() However, it did not replicate its success in the United States, where it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. It performed well in Europe and Latin America in Mexico it was certified platinum and gold within a week of its release. Shakira's eighth studio album, She Wolf (2009), deviated from her signature Latin pop and pop rock styles, instead exploring the electropop genre. 2 sold combined copies of over 12 million worldwide. One of the best-selling singles of the 21st century, "Hips Don't Lie" successfully revitalised sales of its parent album. Shakira's label Epic then reissued the album, adding its second single "Hips Don't Lie" to the track list the song topped charts in 55 countries, including the UK Singles chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. 2 debuted within the top ten in most countries, although its sales began to decline in early 2006. "La Tortura" held the record for longest-running number one single on the chart by nearly a decade, until it was succeeded by Enrique Iglesias's song " Bailando" in October 2014. Its lead single " La Tortura" spent 25 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It finished as the second best-selling Latin album of the decade and is the eighth best-selling Latin album in the United States. The former opened at number four on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 157,000 units-the highest debut of a full-length Spanish-language album in the country. Out of a total of 60 songs, Shakira selected 20 songs and divided them into two albums, the Spanish Fijación Oral, Vol. By 2002, Laundry Service had sold more than four million copies across Europe and was declared the seventh best-selling album in the world in the same year by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The album sold three million copies in six months of its release in the United States. Motivated by Gloria Estefan, Shakira successfully crossed over into the English-language pop music scene with the release of the multi-platinum selling Laundry Service (2001) and its worldwide chart-toppers "Whenever, Wherever" and " Underneath Your Clothes". Dónde Están los Ladrones? is the ninth best-selling Latin album in the United States. ![]() The album also spawned the top-ten hit " Ojos Así", which performed successfully in several European and Latin American countries. Like Pies Descalzos, it spawned numerous singles, including the popular " Ciega, Sordomuda". Her success in Latin America was consolidated by Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998), which peaked atop the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. Fueled by the success of its lead single " Estoy Aquí", her next album Pies Descalzos (1996) became a success all across Latin America, receiving a diamond certification in Colombia. They performed poorly and had low sales, with the former selling fewer than 1000 copies. Her first two studio albums, Magia and Peligro, were released in Colombia in 19 respectively. Shakira's musical career started at the age of 13 when she signed with Sony Music. Her singles " Hips Don't Lie" and " Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", have achieved sales in excess of ten million units, becoming some of the best-selling singles worldwide. She is the only South American artist to peak at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, the UK Singles Chart, and the US Billboard Hot 100. With 95 million certified records worldwide, she is the highest-selling Colombian artist and the best-selling female Latin artist of all time. ![]() Shakira performing during The Sun Comes Out World Tour in Singapore in 2011Ĭolombian singer and songwriter Shakira has released 11 studio albums, five live albums, two compilation albums, 69 singles (including 13 as a featured artist and 5 promotional singles) and 62 music videos (see Shakira videography).
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