Selena Gomez, star of Only Murders In The Building and Selena + Chef, which is debuting season 4 on August 18th, is no stranger to smash hit singles. While she's been kept busy recently by the release of season 2 of said show, her success as a musician isn't in question.
With so many hits and a regular 31 million monthly audience on Spotify, Selena has so many hits on the streaming platform. If you're a new listener or want to dive back into some of her most popular tracks, these stand out.
Kill 'Em With Kindness: 500 Million
Taken from her second solo album, Revival, this song focuses on the struggles faced in everyday life. It's the second track and last single she released before the album dropped in October of 2015.
Gomez says this song represents her motto in life and using peaceful actions and thoughts to overcome difficult days. It's a song that resonates with a lot of listeners, especially the focus on being kinder and walking away from difficult situations.
Same Old Love: 519 Million
Another one from Revival, this one being the first single Gomez dropped in anticipation for her album. It was released on September 9th, along with the preorder for the album itself.
The song details the struggles of being stuck in a romance with a lover where the love is lost, and the relationship is exhausting. The snaps of the piano and guitar represent the snapping back and forth, feeling stuck and unable to escape the confines of a dying relationship.
Hands To Myself: 590 Million
"Hands To Myself" is the third track of Revival and it celebrates love. This single was influential for Gomez's image, signifying that she had outgrown the Disney kid image, and was ready to move on from her years of childhood fame.
Gomez herself has said this song was her announcing to the world that she was ready for the next chapter of her life, whatever it might be. The song was written and recorded in one day and was the second to last song she wrote for this album.
Good For You: 607 Million
The lead single from Revival, G"ood For You" was also a collaboration with A$AP Rocky. The song debuted to international success, reaching number 1 in Greece and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
At surface level, the song is about feeling good and looking good for your lover, but Gomez has since stated that it means more than that. It's about feeling good for yourself, and the importance of feeling confident in love and relationships.
Back To You: 863 Million
Gomez teased the lyrics for this song before its release on her Instagram, the song was also featured in a Spotify advertisement. The promotional images for this single are thought to be directly influenced by 13 Reasons Why, the Netflix series that she serves as executive producer.
"Back To You" is about being in love and comfortable in love, even though there's a hidden fear that her significant other might be able to hurt her in the future. It's upbeat and Gomez's vocals are front and center in this love ballad.
Lose You To Love Me: 889 Million
Serving as the lead single for her third album, Rare, "Lose You To Love Me" is about Gomez finding herself after a difficult break up with a lover.
There are rumors that the song is about her on again off again relationship with her ex, fellow musician, Justin Bieber. The music video was released alongside the song, which served as a promotional video for Apple as well. This was Gomez's first single that tied to an album after years of isolated singles.
Wolves: 1.121 Billion
"Wolves" isn't Gomez's first adventure into the EDM genre, she released an EDM collab single with Kygo in 2017, but it is her first collaboration with Marshmello. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The lyrics reveal the difficult journey to finding true love, and the title comes from the imagery of running with the wolves to find love. The song and its lyrics were previewed before its release on Gomez's official website.
It Ain't Me: 1.187 Billion
As previously mentioned, Gomez has had two EDM singles, "It Ain't Me" being her more successful one. In a collab with Kygo, this upbeat breakup song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song sees Gomez breaking up with someone by asking who will take care of her ex when she's no longer around to pick up after him. The lyrics explore Gomez's relief that she won't have to look after her ex anymore, leaving someone else to clean up his messes.
Taki Taki: 1.310 Billion
In another hit collab, this time with DJ Snake, Ozuna and Cardi B, Gomez sings in both Spanish and English. The name of the song, "Taki Taki," apparently has no official meaning.
The song looks at how dancing influences love and often makes people fall harder when there's dancing and teasing going on in the relationship. Although the song was released in late 2018, there had been rumors of this star-studded collab for months before, thanks to DJ Snake tweeting a photo about the project.
We Don't Talk Anymore: 1.363 Billion
Undeniably Gomez's most famous collab, "We Don't Talk Anymore" is sung with Charlie Puth, who wrote the song in his hotel room in Japan. It was teased by Puth on his Instagram before its official release.
It explores the regrets of a breakup, and the struggle of not being able to talk to an ex after the relationship ends. Both Puth and Gomez perform, almost singing to each other as they express regrets about leaving things unspoken.