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Records, achievements and trivia

According to BMI, Shakira is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, "Hips Don't Lie" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history. It was played 9,637 times in one week. Shakira became the first artist in the history of the Billboard charts to earn the coveted number one spots on both the Top 40 Mainstream and Latin Chart in the same week doing so with "Hips Don't Lie".

"La Tortura" broke the record on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, appearing at #1 more than any other single (a total of 25 non-consecutive weeks). According to Yahoo!, "Hips Don't Lie" is the Best-Selling Single of the Last 10 Years, which is apparently the best-selling single since 2000. According to Forbes Magazine, Shakira was the 4th highest-earning woman in music for 2008 behind Madonna, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion. According to Nokia, Shakira has topped up more music downloads in the last year than any other Latino artist. And Her She Wolf topped the Top 10 Latino Downloads.



Discography

Spanish studio albums

* Pies Descalzos (1995)

* ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998)
* Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005)

English studio albums

* Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005)

Bilingual studio albums

* Laundry Service/Servicio De Lavandería (2001)
* She Wolf/Loba (2009)
* Sale El Sol (2010)



Tours

* 1996–1997: Tour Pies Descalzos
* 2000: Tour Anfibio
* 2002–2003: Tour of the Mongoose/Tour de la Mangosta
* 2006–2007: Oral Fixation Tour/Tour Fijación Oral
* 2010–2011: Tour of Earthly Delights/Tour de las Delicias