Colombian singer

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

, throughout her career, spanning three decades, has obtained a remarkable series of statistical achievements, setting and breaking several world records for a Latin artist with her participation in entrepreneurial activities, of acting and her performance in the musical scene for her

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. Since its debut in the Latin market, it began surpassing several records already established by different artists, from the Latin sphere to later moving to the international sphere, among several of its achievements today are having "The best-selling female Latin album of all time" with

Laundry Service ''Laundry Service'' ( es, Servicio de Lavandería) is the fifth studio album and first English-language album by Colombian singer Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in E ...

that sold more than 13 million copies, as well as being The best-selling Latin female artist of all time, according to several media outlets, today's Latin artists seek to even equal the innumerable records that Shakira today has.

Global records and achievements for a Latin Artist

Records and achievements as a Latin artist in the continents

North America

USA, Canada and Mexico

''Billboard'' Charts statistics

When she reached number one with "

Hips Don't Lie "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop and reggaeton song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in 2006 as the second single from the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, ''Oral Fixa ...

" in 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100, Shakira became the first South American artist to achieve number one on the Hot 100 in history. In addition, when she released her collaboration "Girl Like Me" in 2021, she became the second Latin artist with singles within the

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in 3 different decades only behind

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and the first South American to achieve it. It currently has the best performance on all Billboard charts around the world. To be the Latin with the most No. 1 in Latin Airplay and to be the South American with the best performance in the

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list and the second Latin only behind

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. She is currently the second Latin female artist with the most No. 1s on the list with 11, only behind

who has 15, although she is the Latin female artist with the most songs on this list.

South América

Shakira to date has become the Latin woman with the largest number of songs and albums in Latin American territory. From her album "

Pies Descalzos ''Pies Descalzos'' ( en, Bare Feet, italic=yes) is the third studio album and international debut by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995, by Sony Music and Columbia Records. Its music incorporates Latin pop styles, ...

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" positioning herself in the top 10 or in the first place in various markets such as Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and several more.

Europe, Asia and Africa

References

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