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Sorry I was a bit slack with this - I'm too lazy! Get your posts in before Shakira gets archived :( Thanks for all votes and all the posts!!!

01. Whenever, Wherever Score: 9.545 weRHyjj34ZE The song that kicked it all off... There's not much to say about it other than bask in its glory. It sounded amazing in 2002 and still holds up today. Future/already classic.

02. She Wolf Score: 9.413 booKP974B0k A risky song that was a new direction for Shakira, but also completely different to anything else in the charts. It didn't really pay off, despite being so well received by critics. This never really clicked with me, I don't really find it that catchy and sort of wish the production had a bit more "oomph" but a lot of people do really like it. The main thing with this song is that it basically kicked off the She Wolf era with all the frustrations that plagued it throughout - poor planning and promotion. In America, it was released to radio and itunes in July but the video premiered a ridiculously long time afterwards and then she only started promoting it in September! Even the UK where she had good promo slots like Jonathan Ross and Jools Holland, the single release was too long after the video release which caused a fake version to chart on iTunes and prompted a Wednesday release which robbed this song of a number 1 spot.

03. Underneath Your Clothes Score: 8.818 (scored about .00001 more than HDL) fLZdO7ZNRwE For some reason the UYC video is unavailable in my country so here is a great performance from TOTP. This song was the song that cemented my love for Shakira. Whenever Wherever was brilliant but it's hard to buy into a new artist from one song and this was a brilliant follow up. It showed a completely different side to Shakira whilst still being equally captivating.

04. Hips Don't Lie Score: 8.818 DUT5rEU6pqM This is probably Shakira's signature song now but it was pretty controversial amongst fans when it was released, mainly because it was a reworked version of a song that already existed and - shock horror - featured a rapper. At the time it seemed so UN-Shakira like, but now this song is the epitome of Shakira. She completely made this her own and took it to the top and deserves all the credit for this being one of the biggest songs of all time. It's ridiculously catchy and highly danceable. It's hard not to love.

05. La Tortura Score: 8.704 Dsp_8Lm1eSk This is possibly my favourite Shakira song. It's almost flawless from start to finish; distinctive intro, seductive verses and pre chorus, killer chorus, amazing bridge from Alejandro Sanz and then the equally amazing "ay ay ay" outro. The production was bang on trend as well preempting the reggaeton explosion. The video is possibly one of Shakira's best as well - crazy choreography and the ridiculous oil scenes. It's no wonder that this was such a crossover. Just a shame it couldn't have crossed over into the UK.

The first Spice Girls album. I bought it in the New Year 1997 with my Christmas money.

Pretty Girl Rock just isn't a hit song. It's nice and a bit catchy but that's about it. Lose Control sounds like a smash. The delay in releasing it is very frustrating. I hope it turns into a hit.

Same; someone recommended her to me ages ago and I just wasn't into it. However, I saw her last year supporting Marina and the diamonds and her set was pretty good. I'll probably check out this album.

Someone just sent me this amazing video / song: ypBp68sROuE Could someone please enlighten me with more information about Woodkid? All I found from a quick internet search was that he's working on his first album including some surprising collaborations. The Iron EP is on iTunes now.

The best songs for me are Marry The Night, Bloody Mary and Americano. I think Marry The Night should've been the second single after Born This Way. Even though I hate BTW with a passion, this album couldn't have been kicked off with another song. I think Marry The Night would've made a much better second single than Judas though and it would've given Gaga's music more integrity because so far, a lot of focus of criticism of this era have been comparisons to Madonna and how Judas is just a rehashed version of Bad Romance. I like Bloody Mary because it's one of the few songs that sonically matches Gaga's image. The same goes for Americano because she successfully fuses different sounds and creates something genuinely interesting. I think Government Hooker and Heavy Metal Lover almost get there but are held back by weak melodies and some dodgy production. The majority of the other songs seem decent in terms of melody and lyrics but are just destroyed by terrible production, especially You & I, Electric Chapel, Highway Unicorn and Hair. Electric Chapel is the most disappointing because it would sound amazing as a slick minimal electro number. Sheisse is just stupid.

Video preview: http://www.shakira.com/news/title/sneak-pr...e-rabiosa-video I like it...cheap and cheerful but actually looks like a pop video and Shakira looks so Euro with that wig.

Marry The Night is the best song from BTW so far. The production on all the songs is horrible though. She needs to work with someone who can give her a sound that can match her image.

Worst finale ever. I was so disappointed, especially after the amazing season 2 finale and the high standard of episodes this season.

I love the styling in the video and the idea, but does anyone else think that it's really poorly shot and edited? There's too many scenes and the plot never really comes through, it sorta gets stuck behind all the costume changes. The dancing doesn't work either, especially the arm swinging bit in "woooo, I'm in love with Judas." It's filmed like an epic dance number but it looks silly when everyone's barely doing a line dance. The idea for this video had potential, but I don't think they've pulled it off.

That video has turned a pretty average song into something amazing. I love the 50 cent version as well, you don't realise how good the beat is until you hear the 50 intro. Epic pony action.

On The Floor Run The World Hold It Against Me / We R Who R Born This Way

From the documentary, apparently it was recorded before DELL and a guy at Sony France recorded the song with her because he wanted her to try a crossover. Apparently, Shakira was asked to record DELL in English but it was scrapped because she'd rather record her own original material which is how Laundry Service came about. I think Eyes Like Yours came from these sessions.

Yeah, I think so. One of her managers wanted her to record it as a crossover hit but it seems like Shakira didn't want it to happen that way so it was scrapped. It was used in a documentary where they spoke to the guy that recorded it recently which is why it's only just surfaced now.

06. Don't Bother Score: 8.363 MjRRQdnOR-A It was a pretty brave move to release this when you're not really known in most countries for big female rock songs. It didn't really pay off but I'm still glad she released it because quite a few non Shakira fans seem to enjoy this song and it shows off a different side to her.

07. Waka Waka Score: 8.295 pRpeEdMmmQ0 Great summer song and great song for the World Cup. It's just a shame that bad timing meant that Waving Flag became the song that the UK adopted as their World Cup song. If they'd got the video out before the performance at the opening ceremony I reckon this could've been a bigger hit. It still had a pretty good run on the charts though.

This was recorded when Estoy Aqui was originally released and her label wanted her to try a crossover then. It's only just leaked now though. It's quite interesting to hear. tLe1X91jrlc

If you search for Beyonce on Twitter, the first tweet that appears is from Interscope, Gaga's label, pointing out that Run The World samples Pon De Floor. Apparently it's Gaga's declaration of war on Bey, because the tweet is in no way benefiting Interscope because Major Lazer have nothing to do with them...

This song is awesome loud. I've currently got this blasting out of some massive speakers in my room and I'm going to have to play it again so I can go a bit mental to it. I love it when Beyoncé goes hard. This and Ring The Alarm are dangerous.