Jennifer Lopez has been making waves for her role in the award-winning movie Hustlers, but Jenny from the Block has been creating hits for over 20 years. When the 50-year-old isn't acting, out on tour, breaking the internet with that iconic green Versace dress, or showing off her blended family with fiancé Alex Rodriguez, she's releasing music that will be blasted from car windows everywhere. In 2018 Time listed Lopez among the 100 most influential people in the world, and this year, she's co-headlining the upcoming Super Bowl LIVhalftime show along with Shakira. All of this is to say: Lopez is at the top of her game, now more than ever. So ahead of what is likely to be an epic halftime performance at the 2020 Super Bowl, we took a look at back at some of Jennifer Lopez's best songs through the years. Here's to hoping the superstar performs some of these hits on game night!
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"If You Had My Love"
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Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love (Official Video)
Her 1999 hit became Lopez's first no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, dethroning Ricky Martin's inescapable "Livin' La Vida Loca." It was at the top of the charts for five weeks and was the lead single off her debut album On the 6, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
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Called one of the best songs of Lopez's career by Entertainment Weekly, this was yet another hit off her debut album, On the 6. It's a classic song that Lopez has continued to perform throughout her career—even after two decades.
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Originally Gloria Estefan was suppose to release this song, but she passed it on to Lopez, a move that would later earn Lopez her second consecutive nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The music video was filmed live during the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost a Thing (Official HD Video)
Debuting as the lead single off her second studio album, J.Lo, Lopez put this song out while she was in a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs. It was speculated that it was about their relationship since the two broke up shortly after its release. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 21 weeks and peaked at no. 3 in February 2001.
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Jennifer Lopez - Ain't It Funny ft. Ja Rule, Cadillac Tah
This remix of the original "Ain't It Funny" is considered one of Lopez's most successful songs thanks to its longstanding spot on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks in 2002. This is the second song Lopez and Ja Rule worked on together.
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Jennifer Lopez - I'm Gonna Be Alright (Official HD Video)
This remix featured Nas and marked the first time he and Lopez collaborated. The song peaked at no. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Lopez's sixth top ten single in the U.S.
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Jennifer Lopez - Jenny from the Block (Official HD Video)
Starring her then-fiancé, Ben Affleck, this music video and song is still one of Lopez's most recognized. The track was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 20 weeks and peaked in the no. 3 spot in 2002.
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Written and produced by Lopez's ex-husband, Marc Anthony, this song became her first Spanish-language song to hit the Billboard Hot 100. With a title translating to "What Did You Do," J.Lo performed the song on American Idol in 2007, becoming the first artist to ever perform a Spanish song on the show.
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Commercially, this is one of Lopez's most successful songs to date, topping more than 30 national charts and going triple platinum certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. The music video alone has over 1.3 billion views!
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Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again (Official Video) ft. Pitbull
J.Lo's ode to living life to the fullest with the lyrics "I wanna dance/and love/and dance/again" was released in 2012, a year after her divorce from Marc Anthony. The song peaked at number one and its title and message inspired the title of her "Dance Again" world tour and a corresponding HBO documentary.
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Released as the promotional single for her seventh studio album, Love?, this song became Lopez's 11th number one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
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Lopez released this song over a year after she started dating Alex Rodriguez, and the song definitely alludes to their relationship. The title translates to "The Ring" and is about a woman who's been with a man and is wondering when she's getting that ring. In June 2018, "El Añillo" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and became her fourth number one single on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart.
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Jennifer Lopez "Medicine" ft. French Montana (Official Music Video)
This was the second time Lopez and French Montana had collaborated, the first being on her 2014 song "I Luh Ya Papi." When she spoke to Ebro Darden on Apple Music's Beats 1, she said it was a no-brainer to work with the Moroccan rapper. “I love collaborating with people from the Bronx, it makes me feel at home, like a special connection,” she explained. “At the core, I’m still Jenny from the Block. And this new track brought that out.”
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