The Top 10 Best Marc Anthony Songs of All Time
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Throughout his 30 plus year career, Marc Anthony has created hit after hit, including his latest, "Parecen Viernes," which is currently climbing up the Latin charts. But the 50-year-old Puerto Rican singer is one of the top selling tropical salsa artists of all time, with the Guinness World Records titles to prove it. When the Grammy-award winning artist isn't sharing his angelic voice on the stage, he's busy co-parenting his children, including twins Max and Emme, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez. But fans know Anthony best for classics like "Valió La Pena," and "Ahora Quién" which can be heard everywhere from the dance floor at weddings Latin grandmothers' kitchens. To honor the singer's musical legacy, here are 10 of the best Marc Anthony songs of all time.
"Y Hubo Alguien"
In English, this song's title translates to "And There Was Somebody," and it was the lead single released from Anthony's third album, Contra La Corriente, in 1997. The song was at the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for four weeks when it debuted and became Anthony's first song to reach no. 1 on the charts.
"Contra La Corriente"
In English, "Against the Current," tells the story of a man who is trying to forget about a woman but can't. The song was on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for 26 weeks and reached no. 2 in 1998. The album by the same name went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance in 1999.
"No Me Ames"
Years before they started dating, got married, and eventually had kids together, Lopez and Anthony collaborated on this song in 1999, which was featured on her debut studio album On the 6. "No Me Ames" won Hot Latin Track of the Year by a Vocal Duo at the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
"I Need to Know"
Marc Anthony was Anthony's first solo album in English, with this lead single in 1999. The singer also recorded a Spanish version called "Dímelo." When it was first released, "I Need to Know" peaked at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the U.S.
"You Sang to Me"
Released as the third single off his first English album, Marc Anthony, "You Sang to Me" reached the no. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2000. It tells the story of a man not realizing he had let the love of his life walk away while still being with someone else. Not only was it a hit, but it was also included in the movie soundtrack for 1999's Runaway Bride with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
"Ahora Quien"
By far one of Anthony's most well-known songs, "Ahora Quien" was released in not one, but two versions: pop and salsa. Translated as "Now What" in English, "Ahora Quien" tells the story of a man thinking about what his partner is doing now that she's left him.
"Valió la Pena"
In English, this track's title translates to "It Was Worth It." The 2004 tune is another one of Anthony's most renowned songs, guiding listeners through a tale about a lover saying he doesn't regret his romance with a woman because she was a blessing in his life.
"Rain Over Me"
Technically this was a collaboration between Pitbull and Anthony., but when two Latin music superstars come together, you know it's going to be good. The song became Anthony's 20th no. 1 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart and helped him gain back the title of having the most no. 1s in the chart's 17-year history.
"Vivir Mi Vida"
Fun fact: "Vivir Mi Vida" (or "Live My Life" in English) was actually a translation of Algerian singer Khaled's "C'est la vie." This was the first single off Anthony's album 3.0, his first compilation of original music in the tropical genre in almost 10 years. The song, which is about living life to the fullest, spent 17 weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart—and won Anthony the 2013 Latin Grammy for Recording of the Year.
"Flor Pálida"
From his 2013 album 3.0, this song was Anthony's cover of an original by Cuban singer-songwriter Polo Montañez. The tune, with a name that translates to "Pale Flower," is about someone doing everything that he can to keep a certain woman in his life. The music video features Anthony's now-ex-wife, model Shannon de Lima.
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