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Jennifer Lopez's Official biggest songs in the UK revealed

Happy birthday J-Lo! To celebrate, we count down your big ones.

Written by: Justin Myers

 

It's Jennifer Lopez's birthday! Can you believe that J-Lo herself is 47 years old this weekend? She doesn't look a day over 21.

 

To celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the queen of Pitbull collaborations and generally looking amazing, we present a countdown of her biggest selling singles in the UK.

 

The Top 5

 

Claiming pole position is the most famous of Jennifer's many successful collaborations with her old mucker Pitbull. Together they reinvented a ample from Kaoma's old hit Lambada with new lyrics and, of course, a rap from Mr worldwide himself, and did what the original never managed to do – hit Number 1! On The Floor was J-Lo's third chart-topper and a first for Pitbull and it's sold a frankly whopping 908,600 copies.

 

Next up, in silver position, it's the song where it all began. If You Had My Love was Jennifer's big popstar debut, making the Top 10 in the UK in 1999, peaking at Number 4. It was the very first of 17 Top 10 hits for Jen, and its reality TV-inspired video actually predates the UK version of Big Brother, but does look a little like the first series – that's J-Lo's #impact. 366,000 copies sold.

 

Another collaboration comes in third, this time Jen's 2011 team-up with rapper Lil Wayne – I'm Into You. It may have only reached Number 9 – we say 'only', a Top 10 is a Top 10 – but it's sales that count. 270,000 of you clicked 'buy' on this one.

 

Fourth place goes to another early one, off Jennifer's debut album On the 6 – Waiting For Tonight. The surprisingly dancey follow-up to R&B jam If You Had My love, Waiting For Tonight went Top 5 and has sold 255,000 copies. Its video is a chilling reminder of the worldwide fear of the so-called Millennium Bug – Jen looks quite anxious when midnight comes at her very futuristic looking New Year bash, doesn't she?

 

Rounding off the Top 5, it's got horns, it's got hand claps – it's Get Right. Back in 2005, brass instrumentation bops were all the range, and Jennifer didn't want to miss out, so she unleashed Get Right and only went and had her second Number 1 with it! It's sold 253,000 copies.

 

Notable entries

 

Ain't It Funny makes the list twice, with the reswizzled version from remix album J To Tha L-O (this really happened) finishing at 6, and the more poppy original down at 14. Jennifer's first Number 1, Love Don't Cost A Thing, lands at 7. Two LL Cool J collabs make the cut, 2004's All IK Have 99) and the massive banger Control Myself from 2005 (12).

 

Here's the full Official Top 20 biggest selling Jennifer Lopez singles:

 

TITLE PEAK YEAR

1 ON THE FLOOR (FEAT PITBULL) 1 2011 908,600

2 IF YOU HAD MY LOVE 4 1999 366,000

3 I'M INTO YOU (FEAT LIL WAYNE) 9 2011 270,000

4 WAITING FOR TONIGHT 5 1999 255,000

5 GET RIGHT 1 2005 253,000

6 AIN'T IT FUNNY (REMIX) 4 2002

7 LOVE DON'T COST A THING 1 2001

8 I'M REAL 4 2001

9 ALL I HAVE (FEAT LL COOL J) 2 2003 200,000+

10 PLAY 3 2001

11 I'M GONNA BE ALRIGHT 3 2002

12 CONTROL MYSELF (WITH LL COOL J) 2 2006

13 JENNY FROM THE BLOCK 3 2002

14 AIN'T IT FUNNY 3 2001

15 BABY I LOVE U 3 2004

16 DANCE AGAIN (FEAT PITBULL) 11 2012

17 DO IT WELL 11 2007

18 HOLD YOU DOWN (FEAT FAT JOE) 6 2005

19 FEELIN' SO GOOD 15 2000

20 PAPI 67 2011

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Seems like a sales only list, which could mean that 'On the Floor' could be over a million with streams.

 

'Jenny from the Block' feels too low given its status.

Pretty surprised to see Ain't It Funny Remix above Love Don't Cost A Thing!

I don't even recognise half that list. Love Don't Cost a Thing, Play, Ain't It Funny and Jenny from the Block have all been outsold by Get Right? Play only just makes the top 10? And Ain't It Funny is number 14?! WOW

 

What also shocks me is that Let's Get Loud was never released here - that's a great song

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So many amazing hits :wub: They really screwed up with her Greatest Hits though and missed off some of her biggest UK hits and 'Ain't Your Mama' is crying for a tiny bit of promo here to become a hit.
Love Dont Cost a Thing, Play, If You Had My Love & It That Funny (Ja Rule remix was brillant) are the best for me!
was expecting Love don't cost a thing to be higher and Jenny from the Block to be at least top 10

Get Right and Play - absolute tunes

 

Surprised Jenny from the Block is so low - I'd say it was one of her most memorable hits.

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The real concern is that the Ain't It Funny remix is so high :( oh and Live It Up is absent but I guess that's no real surprise :cry:

I'm into You being the 3rd highest is also surprising, guess it was released in the right era

 

in perspective, crazy that Ain't It Funny was a top 5 twice in the space of months!!

This is a post from Shireblogger on Haven, dated May 2015. They're all estimates but it gives an idea of how much her songs have sold all the same:

 

3. JENNIFER LOPEZ :: 4,585k

 

1. Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull -- On The Floor :: 875k

2. Jennifer Lopez -- If You Had My Love :: 360k

3. Jennifer Lopez -- Get Right :: 255k

4. Jennifer Lopez -- Waiting For Tonight :: 250k

5. Jennifer Lopez ft Lil Wayne -- I'm Into You :: 245k

6. Jennifer Lopez [Will I Am ft Mick Jagger &]-- THE (The Hardest Ever) :: 235k

7. Jennifer Lopez -- Love Don't Cost A Thing :: 235k

8. Jennifer Lopez ft Ja Rule -- Ain't It Funny (remix) :: 230k

9. Jennifer Lopez ft Ja Rule -- I'm Real :: 225k

10. Jennifer Lopez ft LL Cool J -- All I Have :: 220k

11. Jennifer Lopez -- Play :: 180k

12. Jennifer Lopez ft Nas -- I'm Gonna Be Alright :: 180k

13. Jennifer Lopez [LL Cool J ft] -- Control Myself :: 175k

14. Jennifer Lopez -- Jenny From The Block :: 170k

15. Jennifer Lopez -- Ain't It Funny :: 150k

16. Jennifer Lopez -- Baby I Love U :: 115k

17. Jennifer Lopez -- Do It Well :: 80k

18. Jennifer Lopez ft Fat Joe -- Hold You Down :: 70k

19. Jennifer Lopez -- Feelin' So Good :: 60k

20. Jennifer Lopez -- I'm Glad :: 50k

21. Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull -- Dance Again :: 50k

22. Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull -- Live It Up :: 50k

23. Jennifer Lopez [Pitbull ft & Claudia Leitte] -- We Are One (Ole Ola) :: 45k

24. Jennifer Lopez -- Papi :: 35k

25. Jennifer Lopez -- Hold It Don't Drop It :: 25k

26. Jennifer Lopez -- First Love :: 10k

27. Jennifer Lopez ft Iggy Azalea -- Booty :: 10k

in perspective, crazy that Ain't It Funny was a top 5 twice in the space of months!!

 

Although billed as a re-mix, the second Ain't It Funny was actually a completely different song to the first - the only thing they had in common was the words 'Ain't It Funny'.

My Top 10 J-Lo singles:

 

01 On the Floor

02 Get Right

03 Papi

04 If You Had My Love

05 Love Don't Cost a Thing

06 Ain't It Funny

07 Jenny from the Block

08 Let's Get Loud

09 Live It Up

10 Dance Again

 

A classic/recent heavy list but I've discovered a lot of great stuff in her back catalogue whilst compiling that could easily sneak in once I'm more familiar with them.

It's a shame that songs like Jenny From The Block, All I Have and Get Right would've been BIG sellers if it wasn't for the sales climate they were released in. Loving the Get Right recognition nonetheless. :heart:

 

It's a shame her #11 smash I'm Glad isn't anywhere to be seen but hey ho.

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My top 10:

 

1. Live It Up (not sorry)

2. On the Floor

3. Get Right

4. I'm Into You

5. Play

6. Jenny From the Block

7. Love Don't Cost a Thing

8. Ain't It Funny (original, remix is terrible)

9. Dance Again

10. Booty (also not sorry, a total jam)

I remember 'Live It Up' was a personal chart #1 for me and I don't regret it a bit. :D Totally agree that the 'remix' of 'Ain't It Funny' is terrible too.

 

'Play' was one of the songs I've only heard for the first time but am already feeling it could become one of my favourites - only just missed out on my Top 10 actually.

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