Colombian hit singer Shakira debuts above the list with comeback single “La Tortura”, scoring her third Number 1-hit

Shakira finally makes her long-awaited comeback on the charts, as she debuts at Number 1 with her newest hit single “La Tortura”. The new release serves as the lead single of Shakira her sixth studio album “Fijación Oral, Vol. 1” and features Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz. The chart-topping debut marks Shakira her biggest opening week yet. Shakira already signed two Number 1s to her name in 2002 with both “Whenever, Wherever” and “Underneath Your Clothes”. Her breakthrough single “Whenever. Wherever” became an international sensation and became Shakira her debut in the English-speaking world. On this list, the hit single spent nine weeks at Number 1 – the second most for any single – and easily became the best-scoring release of 2002. “Whenever, Wherever” became the best-scoring single by a female solo artist in chart history, amassing over 160,000 points and earning a Diamond Certification. Only one other female single charted better, being “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls. Overall, “Whenever, Wherever” holds as the 3rd best-scoring single of all time. Shakira her newest “La Tortura” promises great virtue, but we will have to wait and see if it will be as big of a success as her debut single.