Colombian singer Shakira, throughout her career, spanning three decades, has obtained numerous statistical achievements, setting and breaking several world records for a Latin artist through her participation in entrepreneurial activities, acting, and performances in the musical scene for her videos, singles, albums, and tours.
She is best-selling Latin female artist of all time.
<div class="notice spoilerbox"> When she reached number one with "Hips Don't Lie" 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 Billboard Hot 100 in 3 different decades only behind Gloria Estefan 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 Top Latin Albums list and the second Latin only behind Selena. She is currently the second Latin female artist with the most No. 1s on the list with 13, only behind Gloria Estefan who has 15, although she is the Latin female artist with the most songs on this list. In 2022, Shakira became the first artist Latin female artist to debut a Spanish song in the top 10 of the Hot 100 with , 2 months later she extended her own record and became the first female Latin artist to debut 2 Spanish songs in the top 10 of the American chart with TQG.
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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" to "El Dorado" positioning herself in the top 10 or in the first place in various markets such as Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and several more.