Shakira hit: most played song in pop history

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Shakira hit: most played song in pop history

19:38 H | Topics: Celebrities - Music - Radio

Shakira's English-language hit "Hips Don't Lie" became the most played song in pop history earlier this week, according to Nielsen. Via Top-40Charts.com:

"Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean became the most played song in pop radio history TODAY according to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. The song was played more times in the week ending 6/4/06 beating out the previous record by Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" made in the week ending 6/5/05. Shakira's song's total of 9,657 times played on the radio, broke Stefani's previous record of 9,582.

Now I realize why I am starting to hate this song. I really liked it at first, but like anything else, and as they say on beer commercials "nada con exceso...todo con medida".

In addition to boasting the most played song in history, Shakira

...also recently became the first artist in the history of the charts to earn the coveted No 1 Top 40 Mainstream song and No 1 Latin song in the same week and still holds the No 1 spot on the Latin chart.

Quite an accomplishment.

Via / Top-40Charts.com

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1. Maegan la Mala ~ Saturday, Jun 10 2006 | 12:45H:

I always hated the song. Something about it.

2. Brijesh ~ Wednesday, Jun 28 2006 | 07:15H:

I love your all songs as I Love You.

3. Mariwan ~ Friday, Jul 14 2006 | 10:17H:

I love all shakiras' songs

4. ruth ~ Saturday, Jul 15 2006 | 05:09H:

I typically like Shakira's upbeat tunes; especially 'ojos asi.'

But something about this particular 'hips' song was a complete turn-off from the beginning.
I can't stand the song and its played nearly every minute on the radio.

Only word word explains this : Payola

5. Kaitlin ~ Tuesday, Sep 26 2006 | 22:07H:

I love Shakira...(Yeah, Ojos Asi is awesome) and this song is what made me really notice her, honestly. I heard Whenever, Wherever, before this and liked it, but never found out who sang it for the longest time. And when I saw the music video of this song (which was amazing, I'm sure we can all agree) I wanted to see what else she's done and was very impressed with what I found. Anyway, my point is, I think this song is really good (has a nice beat) but it led me to her older song, Ojos Asi, which is probably my favorite next to La Tortura.
And this is quite an accomplishment- the most played song in pop history thing is very impressive.

6. srikishore_singh ~ Wednesday, Feb 14 2007 | 03:18H:

I love Shakira and I wanted to see & meet to sakira
my favarite sakira I love u

7. jesus_magallon ~ Monday, Apr 23 2007 | 18:00H:

The most thing about Shakira is that when I hear her song, she could be it out and that I want to see her in Mark Twain Elementry at the End of The School at June 14,2007.and that I want to really see her badly.

8. jesus_magallon ~ Monday, Apr 23 2007 | 18:09H:

I love Shakira all the time and that everytime my friends says that she is my girl, but I think they are jealous but I think she is kinda cute but her voice sounds nice and she sings very well with Beyonce and her video is the best at all and they should sell some of her great video and I like that to happen.

9. Jesus_Magallon ~ Monday, Apr 23 2007 | 23:58H:

If Shakira has a computer I will like to know that If she gots a time off I would like to see her in my school and the school adress is 58 street Sac,Cal and to come in the End- Of-The-School-Year at June 14 Ithink and I will like to see her with my own eyes.And one more thing if I lke you thay means that I like a girl name Cynthia Averado and I think she kinda cute,but don't tell her please.

10. jesus_magallon ~ Tuesday, May 15 2007 | 18:06H:

okay you last time that thing about Cynthia,well today a girl name Jenifer and she is nice to me and that peoples are calling names and I think she is nice and pretty but some people will know,but you need to be nice to her but she is nice to me:Jesus Magallon and yhis connects to Shakira cause she is pretty and sing right and thats why jenifer is like shakira but you need to be nice to evryone as a family a BIG FAMILY.

11. ganaa ~ Tuesday, Sep 04 2007 | 07:43H:

I love Shakirs' all song so i love you

12. Jesus_Magallon ~ Wednesday, Sep 12 2007 | 22:05H:

shakira is the number #1 fan in the wolrd!

13. LAZARUS CHURCHILL ~ Thursday, Jun 19 2008 | 09:37H:

Shakira is the best thing that happens to music world

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