Let's Get Loud for J.LO'S Best! (The Top 5 Best Singles)

And now I can get to my favorite part in which I get to celebrate only the best of Jenny from the block! Here’s the top 5 best Jennifer Lopez singles!

Beauty at its best!

5.) “Let’s Get Loud”

(from the album On The 6)

This is a Jennifer signature, with its infectious dance beat and Latin rhythm. And who can forget her performance at the 1999 Women’s World Cup? This song is just another example of what a fierce Latina she is!

4.) “All I Have” (featuring LL Cool J)

(from the album This Is Me…Then)

Everything about this song just screams “HIT RECORD”. From a guest appearance by LL Cool J, to a sick hip-hop sample, Jenny from the block certainly continued her R&B/Pop reign and showed even more depth than before. While the video gets a little cheesy in most parts, the song is so great that I'll forgive her!

3.) “I’m Real [Murder Remix]” (featuring Ja Rule)

(from the album J.Lo)

This is exactly what she needed to show greater range. People were already starting to grow a little weary of her music from her second album, so releasing this remix was the perfect answer. And the controversy surrounding her use of the “N” word didn’t hurt one bit. Back when Ja Rule was in his prime, this was a perfect summer duet, helping Ms. Lopez gain more street cred.

2.) “If You Had My Love”

(from the album On The 6)

Who can deny Jennifer’s debut #1 hit single? With production from Darkchild, it served as the big introduction for Jennifer Lopez the singer. Today, the video looks so ancient with it's website and clicking sound effects (remember those?), but for its time with the internet web cams and all, it's hard to remember how groundbreaking it was! And who can forget the fact that we finally got to hear her sing! You can never forget your first...

1.) “Get Right”

(from the album Rebirth)

You either think this is the most annoying song in the world, or one of the most infectious. For me, it’s the most infectious songs I’ve ever heard, and her best one to date! It is a very repetitive sample that is used by producer Rich Harrison, but it certainly got people moving. And while it may not be her most popular album, this turned into another J.Lo signature in my eyes.

I'm Glad These Are Her Worst (Top 5 Worst Jennifer Lopez Singles)

I feel as though I'm preparing for a marathon...a marathon of LOVE that is! 2 weeks counting down until Jennifer Lopez releases her album Love?. To commemorate this event, here is the first blog posting:

Isn't she gorgeous?!!!

Jennifer Lopez is my Madonna, my Barbara, my Liza. In my eyes she can do no wrong, she's unstoppable! But then I have to face reality that she has had her flaws in the past. Here is my quick list of the worst singles she’s come out with. Forgive me J.Lo…

5.) “Louboutins”

(originally from the album Love?...but taken off the final tracklisting)

This was just awkward and messy all over. It didn’t break any new ground. It was here that Jenny took 5 steps backward from the direction she was going before. There was no video released, and the song didn’t chart anywhere really. Not to mention that soon after the poor reception, she was dropped from Epic Records. And let's not forget when she fell at the American Music Awards...

4.) “Hold You Down” (featuring Fat Joe)

(from the album Rebirth)

Maybe if she had released “Step Into My World” or “I Got U” as the follow up single to “Get Right” the album might have had a little more success than it did (although it is one of my least favorite albums of hers). It’s the choice to release this as the second single that makes it one of the worst in my eyes. The reunion of Jen and Fat Joe sounds like a good idea, but it felt more like they were trying to recreate the magic and success of “All I Have”, and they failed miserably.

3.) “I’m Glad”

(from the album This Is Me…Then)

My favorite album of hers, but certainly not my favorite song. It’s the lyrics that kills it for me. They're cheesy, corny, and don’t make sense in a lot of ways. It’s almost like a 3^rd grader wrote this song for her, but I will say the tribute to Flashdance in the video made it better, just a little bit.

2.) “Alive”

(from the album J to tha L-O! The Remixes)

The corniest song J.Lo ever had. It didn’t really help out her movie Enough, I think it only made things worse. She’s not meant to sing big ballads like this, especially when there’s really no personal connection to what she’s singing. But please skip ahead to the 3:00 mark, and enjoy my favorite facial expression of hers! (Marissa knows what I'm talking about)

               

1.) “Fresh Out The Oven” (featuring Pitbull)

(originally from the album Love?...but taken off the final tracklisting)

I get what they were trying to do: release a sexy buzz single that sounds like nothing she’s done in the past, trying to spark some mysterious interest in her new album. It is a sexy beat, and it has its moments. But this really showcases how weak of a voice she has. There are lots of cringing moments throughout. And if it was to raise interest in her album, it’s easy to see why she was dropped from the label and why the album has taken so long to get released...

BUT...and this is a big one of course since it is Jennifer Lopez: now that this is out of the way, be prepared next week when I put out my favorite singles list, followed by a day-by-day countdown of her albums from worst to best, all leading up to Tuesday, May 3! (that's her album release people...KEEP UP!)

I'm A Slave For Britney Hits! (The Top 5 BEST Britney Spars Singles)

Finally something we can all agree on: Britney Spears has her fair share of memorable hits! Here’s what I think are the best ones though.

5.) “Womanizer”

(from the album Circus)

This was another twisted point of view from Britney Spears, very reminiscent of “Toxic” (not just the song, but the video too). It’s quite repetitive in some areas of the chorus, but that’s what makes it one of the most infectious Britney singles released.

4.) “Baby One More Time”

(from the album Baby One More Time)

How can you have a “Best of Britney” list and not include her debut single? From the pop lyrics of the song that captures the spirit of the time, to the famous video which she dons that famous school girl outfit, it left its mark in pop culture. It was a welcome bandwagon for Britney Spears into the world of pop music.

3.) “I’m a Slave 4 U”

(from the album Britney)

She finally came into her own with this song. Sure there was always some kind of rebellion and sexiness with singles prior to this (“Oops!...I Did It Again” anyone?) but she finally took it to the next level with her sexiest vocals to date, thanks to the production quality from The Neptunes. Only adding more greatness to the song was the sexy, sweaty music video, as well as the snake dance at the VMA’s that year.

2.) “Gimme More”

(from the album Blackout)

Who can resist the open line “It’s Britney, bitch!”? It was a new Britney we were hearing, and it helped us begin to move past her troubles in the public eye. She was getting back to what she does best, and that’s coming out with infectious music you can’t get out of your head, but you really didn’t mind that it was there to begin with!

1.) “Toxic”

(from the album In The Zone)

This just happens to be the only thing in Britney’s career that she’s won a Grammy for, and we certainly know why. It was the perfect mix of upbeat pop music, with a little Tango twist, mixed in with a little bit of Bollywood sound. It’s one of the best pop singles in music out there still today!

Oops!...She Shouldn't Do These Again! (Britney Spears' Worst Singles)

I found it very hard to find 5 bad singles from Ms. Britney, as there is really only one I can’t stand. But I did my best to come up with the “not so good” list.

5.) “Me Against the Music”

(from the album In The Zone)

Compared to her other first single choices, this one doesn’t stand out as one of the most memorable. Madonna’s contribution sounded like a great idea, but it didn’t really live up to the hype of the infamous kiss at the VMA’s that they shared prior to this release.

4.) “Oops!...I Did It Again”

(from the album Oops!...I Did It Again)

A guilty pleasure song from a guilty pleasure album, but there’s one thing that makes it one of the worst for me. That one thing is her obnoxious dialogue towards the end. “But I thought the old lady dropped it into in the ocean in the end?” Cheesy to the MAX!

3.) “From The Bottom of My Broken Heart”

(from the album Baby One More Time)

This made it onto the list because its one of the more unknown songs she’s released, and sad to say that it’s one of the most forgettable.

2.) “Lucky”

(from the album Oops!...I Did It Again)

A pure pop song that is one of the more corny ones coming from Ms. Britney Spears. It’s the tale of a superstar named Lucky, not feeling too good about her fame because she “cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart” every night. A signature Britney song, but for all the wrong reasons.

               

1.) “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman”

(from the album Britney)

Here it is, the most annoying Britney song in my opinion. If you’re not a girl, but not yet a woman, then what the hell are you?!! It was a confusing metaphor, one that only served the purpose to be the theme of her film debut in Crossroads, something else I’ve forgiven her for because it actually isn’t as bad as Mariah’s Glitter. But still, this song was just unnecessary. And having an artist like Dido claim a songwriting credit was pretty sad too.