Top 10 Selena Gomez songs
Selena Marie Gomez (July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, businesswoman and producer. She has won numerous awards, including the American Music Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards.
Singers Room writes, "Selena Gomez is the author of 16 Guinness World Records. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and four Emmy Awards. Gomez is also one of the most influential people on social media, especially on Instagram and Twitter."
In 2017. Selena was named Billboard's Woman of the Year, and in 2020, she was included in the Time100 ranking.
Gomez began her career as a child actress, starring in the children's television series Life with Bonnie (2002-2004). She gained fame for her starring role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012).
In 2008, she formed the pop-rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene and released three studio albums between 2009 and 2011. All of the band's albums and singles were certified gold by the RIAA.
Her debut solo album Stars Dance (2013), an EDM and electropop album, topped the Billboard 200 and brought the song "Come & Get It" to the international top 10. After signing with Interscope Records, Gomez released Revival (2015), which topped the Billboard 200 and reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 three times: with "Good for You", "Same Old Love", and "Hands to Myself". Her third album, Rare (2020), received critical acclaim and topped the charts in 11 countries. Its lead single, "Lose You to Love Me," became an international hit and Gomez's first number one in the United States and Canada.
In 2021, the singer released her first Spanish-language album, the Grammy-nominated EP Revelación.
Throughout her career, Gomez has also participated in several collaborations, including "We Don't Talk Anymore", "It Ain't Me", "Taki Taki", and "Calm Down", which have all reached high places in the charts and become commercially successful.
Here are Selena Gomez's 10 most popular hits according to Singers Room.
"It Ain't Me"
"It Ain't Me" is a song by Norwegian DJ Kygo and American singer Selena Gomez. It was released by Interscope Records, Sony and Ultra on February 16, 2017, as the lead single from Kygo's debut extended album Stargazing (2017) and was included as an international bonus track on Gomez's third studio album Rare (2020). The EDM, dance-pop, electropop, and tropical house song features an acoustic guitar line and a build-drop arrangement in the chorus with pulsating piano, bass, synthesizers, and flute melodies.
Gomez sings the song in a hoarse tone, and in the chorus, her vocals are reduced to repeated syllables. The lyrics tell of a past relationship destroyed by alcoholism.
"The Heart Wants What It Wants"
"The Heart Wants What It Wants" was released on November 6, 2014, via Hollywood Records as the lead and only single from Gomez's compilation album For You (2014). It is a mid-tempo pop and R&B track with a minimal electropop beat.
Music critics mostly praised the song's lyrical content, production, vocals, and Gomez's new direction.
The song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached the top ten in Canada, Denmark, Lebanon, South Africa, and the top 40 in thirteen other countries.
"Kill Em with Kindness"
"Kill Em with Kindness" was released to modern hit radio stations on May 3, 2016, via Interscope Records as the fourth and final single from her second studio album Revival (2015).
"Kill Em with Kindness" is a tropical house song with electronic production.
Lyrically, the track gives advice on how to deal with criticism and revolves around the theme of generosity. The song was inspired by the fact that Gomez was criticized by the media and social media when photos of her on the beach in Mexico appeared on the Internet.
The song "Kill Em with Kindness" received good reviews from music critics, who noted its positive theme, quality performance and catchy moments, although some felt that it lacked originality.
In the international music charts, the song took first place in Poland, entered the top ten in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Hungary, and the top twenty in Argentina, Canada, Finland, Latvia, Lebanon, Slovakia and Switzerland. In the United States, the song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Love You Like a Love Song"
"Love You Like a Love Song" is a song by Selena Gomez & the Scene, recorded for their third studio album When the Sun Goes Down (2011).
The song was released for digital download on June 17, 2011 and was aired on major radio stations on August 16, 2011 in the United States via Hollywood Records.
According to Gomez, the song was meant to be different from her previous material, achieving a "high-fashion" sound. "Love You Like a Love Song" is a mid-tempo electro-pop and dance-pop composition with a Euro-disco rhythm. The lyrics tell of a budding love.
"Naturally"
"Naturally" is a song by Selena Gomez & the Scene, taken from their debut studio album Kiss & Tell (2009). It was released by Hollywood Records as the album's second single in the United States and some other countries.
Musically, "Naturally" is a dance pop song based on electro-pop. The lyrics are about a relationship, in which feelings are not forced, and the protagonist sings about his happiness.
"Lose You to Love Me"
"Lose You to Love Me" was released by Interscope Records on October 23, 2019 as the lead single from Gomez's third studio album Rare (2020).
"Lose You to Love Me" is a pop ballad with inspirational lyrics about discovering your true self, accompanied by a choir, piano and strings.
The composition was highly praised by music critics, who mostly liked its lyrical content.
"Lose You to Love Me" topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Gomez's first number one song on the chart. Outside of the US, it topped the charts in Canada and the Republic of Ireland, and reached the top ten in many countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The composition has received several gold, platinum and multi-platinum certificates around the world.
"Come & Get It"
"Come & Get It" is the debut solo single by Selena Gomez, recorded for her solo studio album Stars Dance (2013). It was released on April 7, 2013, via Hollywood Records as the lead single from the album. This is her first official release outside of her former band Selena Gomez & the Scene.
"Come & Get It" is different in style from Gomez's previous releases, with elements of electro-pop, dance-pop, and Punjabi music.
"Good For You"
"Good For You" is the lead single from Selena Gomez's second studio album Revival (2015). The vocals in it belong to the American rapper ASAP Rocky.
The composition is a slow jam in the style of pop and electro-R&B with elements of hip-hop. Gomez sings in an atypical voice, with a breathy and piercing timbre, which was noted as her first collaboration with a rapper.
In her feisty lyrics, the main themes are intensity, psychodrama, self-confidence and female empowerment, as well as the desire to please her lover and become the perfect complement for him.
At the end of the song, Rocky performs his verse, written from the perspective of a male gambler and containing braggadocio, profanity, and sexual innuendo.
"Same Old Love"
"Same Old Love" appeared on Gomez's second studio album Revival and was released as the second single on September 10, 2015 on modern hit radio stations. It was originally written by XCX in collaboration with Stargate and then recorded by Gomez in the studio.
"Same Old Love" is a mid-tempo electro-pop and synth-pop song, based on piano, finger-click rhythm and Italian disco style synthesizers.
In the song, Gomez uses an uncharacteristically strong-willed, emotional tone, accompanied by XCX's chorus vocals. According to the singer, the lyrics reflect the different stages of a relationship and talk about getting rid of everything toxic in her life.
"Hands to Myself"
Hands to Myself is a song from Gomez's second studio album Revival. It was released on January 20, 2016, via Interscope Records as the third single of the album and is intended to add a fresh female perspective to the album. The composition was written under the influence of Prince's music.
Musically, it's dance-pop and synth-pop, backed by light percussion clicks, hand claps, a guitar riff, and tribal-pop synths. Throughout the track, Gomez uses both a high vocal register and a lower, breathy vocal that is slightly above a whisper, which is used to deliver the lyrics, which detail sexual desire.
