Selena singles discography

The singles discography of American recording artist Selena consists of 15 singles, 13 promotional singles, three soundtrack singles, three other charted songs, one charity record, and nine other appearances. In 1989, Selena released her self-titled debut album, under EMI Latin. Three singles were released, "Contigo Quiero Estar", "Mentiras", and "Sukiyaki". The latter peaked at number eight on the US Hot Latin Tracks chart, becoming Selena's first charting single, while the former was a cover song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto. "Buenos Amigos", a duet with Salvadoran recording artist Álvaro Torres, peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Tracks chart, giving Selena her first number one single. "Baila Esta Cumbia", the lead single from Ven Conmigo (1990) peaked within the top ten on the Latin Regional Digital Songs chart. Ven Conmigo yielded two other singles, "Ya Ves" and "La Tracalera", the latter peaked at number 20 on the Latin Regional Digital Songs chart. In 1992, Selena released her third studio album, Entre a Mi Mundo, which spawned four singles, "La Carcacha", "¿Qué Creías?" and "Amame" which attained the top 30 positions on the Latin charts, while "Como La Flor" became Selena's signature song as well as being one of her most popular songs after it peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1][2]

Selena Live! (1993) produced two top five singles; "No Debes Jugar" and "La Llamada". Selena's collaboration with nuyorican band Barrio Boyzz on their 1994 single "Donde Quiera Que Estes" sold over 100,000 copies in the United States alone. "Amor Prohibido", the debut single from the album of the same name, was released in 1994, sold 500,000 units in the United States. The recording was nominated for a Grammy Award,^[3][4][5] and it and "No Me Queda Más", became the most successful singles on the Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1994 and 1995, respectively.^[6][7] "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" became Selena's third consecutive number one single for Amor Prohibido, and became one of Selena's most famous recording and fan favorite among her Mexican fans.^[8][9] On March 31, 1995, Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, her friend and ex-employer for her boutiques.^[10] At the time of her death, "Fotos y Recuerdos", was positioned at number four on the Hot Latin Tracks, and the week following her death, peaked at number one posthumously.^[11] Amor Prohibido yielded another succeeding US number one single posthumously; "Techno Cumbia", which helped Selena to become the first female Hispanic singer to have five number one singles¹ from a single Spanish-language album.^[12][13]

In July 1995, the crossover album Selena was working on at the time of her death, Dreaming of You was released posthumously unfinished.^[14] "I Could Fall in Love" and "Tú Sólo Tú" served as lead promotional singles, peaked at number one and two on the Hot Latin Tracks chart, respectively for five consecutive weeks.^[15] The latter became the highest ranking English language single to appear on that chart for two consecutive years,^[16] while it proved commercially successful by peaking at number eight on the US Hot 100 Airplay chart. The title track sold 254,000 digital units in the United States, peaked at number 21 on the Hot 100 and became Selena's most popular and most recognized recording.^[17] "I'm Getting Used to You" peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Singles Sales, while "El Toro Relajo" reached number 14 on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart. The remix version of "Missing My Baby", found on Dreaming of You, peaked at number 22 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. Three singles were released from Selena's first remix album, Siempre Selena (1996). The album's lead single, "Siempre Hace Frio", performed well in the US by peaking at number two on the Latin charts. The second single, "No Quiero Saber", was moderately successful, peaking at number six on the Hot Latin Tracks. While "Costumbres", a cover by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, peaked within the top fifteen on the Latin charts.

Selena's charity effort, "A Boy Like That" from the musical West Side Story, which was recorded to help raise funds for AIDS patients,^[18] peaked at number four on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In 1997, the Selena soundtrack album to the film of the same name, produced three promotional singles; "Where Did the Feeling Go?", "Is It the Beat?", and the "Disco Medley". The former peaked within the top twenty in the US, while the others failed to chart. "Con Tanto Amor Medley" was released from Ones in 2002, it also failed to impact any music chart. Selena's last known recorded song, "Puede Ser", which is a duet with Puerto Rican/Dominican singer Nando "Guero" Dominguez,^[19] was released on the album Momentos Intimos (2004). A year later, Selena's brother A.B. Quintanilla III's band Kumbia Kings recorded "Baila Esta Kumbia", which is a remix sampled version of Selena's "Baila Esta Cumbia"; it peaked at number 16 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.^[20] In 2006, "Dame Tu Amor", reached number 31 on the Hot Ringtones chart. In February 2012, the duet version of "Amor Prohibido" was released digitally on iTunes, serving as lead single for Enamorada de Ti (2012). The duet version peaked at number eight on the Latin Pop Airplay, while other songs on the album including the title track, "Como La Flor" (duet with Christian Castro), "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" (duet with Selena Gomez), and "Fotos y Recuerdos" (duet with Don Omar) have all charted on various Billboard digital charts, the first since their official release. Selena was named the "Top Latin artist of the '90s", and the "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard magazine for her fourteen top 10 singles in the Hot Latin Songs chart, including seven number one songs.^[21] At the 2011 Mexican Billboard Music Awards, Selena was awarded "Digital Download Artist of the Year".^[22]

Singles

Promotional singles

Soundtrack songs

Charity records

Other charted songs

As featured artist

See also

• Selena albums discography
• Selena videography
• List of Selena songs
• Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart

Notes

1.^ Many music critics believed that four released singles from Amor Prohibido all peaked at number-one on the Hot Latin Tracks (excluding "Techno Cumbia").^[33] However, according to Billboard five released singles ("Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", "Techno Cumbia" and "Fotos y Recuerdos") from Amor Prohibido all peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Tracks charts.^[34] Two of which, "Fotos y Recuerdos" and "Techno Cumbia" peaked at number-one posthumously in 1995.^[35]

2.^ United States sales figures for "Amor Prohibido" as of 2005.^[36]

3.^ United States digital sales figures for "Dreaming of You" as of 2010.^[37]

4.^ "I'm Getting Used to You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.^[38]

5.^ Year it peaked on the chart.

6.^ United States sales figures for "Donde Quiera Que Estés" as of 2000.^[39]

References

Bibliography

• Blumenthal, Howard J. (1997). The world music CD listener's guide. Billboard Books. p. 204. ISBN 0-8230-7663-6.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
• Márquez, Herón (2001). Latin sensations. Lerner Publications Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8225-4993-2.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
• Patoski, Joe Nick (1999). Selena : Como la flor. Little Brown and Company. p. 356. ISBN 0-316-69378-2.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
• Pérez, Daniel Enrique (2009). Rethinking Chicana/o and Latina/o popular culture. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-230-61606-6.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

External links

• Discography of Selena at AllMusic