As of 5th July:

 

1,750,000 - Roar

1,125,000 - Dark Horse

1,030,000 - California Gurls

950,000 - I Kissed a Girl

910,000 - Hot n Cold

785,000 - Teenage Dream

735,000 - Chained to the Rhythm

515,000 - Part of Me

 

*.* Such strong sales! Roar is only 50,000 away from 3xPlatinum.

'I Kissed a Girl' should become Katy's 6th million seller by January!

Oh I didn't even know that Dark Horse was a million seller, let alone that it had sold more than California Gurls! :o

Her debut albums sold really well! It’s peak made me feel like it had sold more modestly tbh I imagined the sales for her debut and prism would’ve been the other way around.

 

But over 700K is pretty good going. Probably amongst the biggest non top ten albums of the 2000’s decade?

From the OCC:

 

Dark Horse peaked at Number 4 on the UK's Official Singles Chart, has been downloaded 602,000 times, and has amassed 153.6 million streams.

Here's some info on a handful of Katy's lower peakers:

 

Bon Appetit = 267k

Swish Swish= 535k

This is How We Do= 259k

 

Hopefully I get some more soon.

 

(Thanks for these Aj)

 

'Swish Swish' was actually pretty big then.

Swish Swish went top 40 for one week then stayed in the chart like for 3 month then returned to the chart.

 

Was the return due to the video. Like did it initially chart off Nickis feature or was it a grat? Or was the return due to radio play etc.

 

It stuck around for a while. It feels bigger than it’s peak suggests actually. I probably remember that more than some top 5 / 10 hits from that time.

It debuted before it was pushed. 2/3 months later it was sent to UK radio and eventually re added to Hot Hits UK and put back on SCR by the label. It was a messy release that probably would have been another top 10 moment for her if handled a bit better. It's sold more than #1 Part of Me.

'Swish Swish' was played all the time on nights out in my town but they also stanned 'Best Behaviour' and 'Scared of the Dark' too so I wasn't sure if it was just in my bubble that it was popular.

I definitely hear Swish Swish the most of any witness era track.

 

Infact around the scene I’d say I hear Chained the least lol despite that being her biggest hit. Bon Appetit I hear a lot too.

 

Thanks @365 for that and for those sales info on the other tracks too. I agree that it’s peak may have been higher had it been handled more carefully. It mustve been fairly popular to remain top 100 for like 3 month before returning top 40.

 

I guess it could’ve been the same in the US too as it just missed top 40 there didn’t it.

 

I’ve always liked Part Of Me but it was sort of like a lucky #1. It being a new track at the time and being on the re release may have helped it. But it being a #1 single by someone like Katy is so crazy. When even Firework didn’t even go to #1 here. I’d sort of say it’s quite forgotten really.

Thanks AJ:

 

One of the Boys (714,061) -

I Kissed A Girl= 960,328

Hot N Cold= 921,253

Thinking of You= 193,067

Waking Up In Vegas= 244,558

 

Teenage Dream (1,405,272) -

California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)= 1,039,817

Teenage Dream= 794,208

Firework= 1,496,117

E.T. (feat. Kanye West)= 695,845

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)= 722,811

The One That Got Away= 632,398

Part of Me= 519,763

Wide Awake= 474,143

 

Prism (471,308) -

Roar= 1,772,572

Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)= 1,137,432

Unconditionally= 290,172

Birthday= 261,753

This Is How We Do= 260,392

 

Witness (75,917) -

Chained to the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)= 741,353

Bon Appétit (feat. Migos)= 268,578

Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj)= 538,522

 

KP5 -

Never Really Over= 249,655

Small Talk= 10,906

 

Extras -

Starstrukk (with 3OH!3)= 693,442

If We Ever Meet Again (with Timbaland)= 544,497

Rise= 137,738

Feels (with Calvin Harris)= 1,177,900

Cozy Little Christmas= 57,998

365 (with Zedd)= 96,358

Con Calma Remix (with Daddy Yankee)= 140,910

 

in sales order:

Roar= 1,772,572 (x2 plat)

Firework= 1,496,117 (x2plat)

Feels (with Calvin Harris)= 1,177,900 (plat)

Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)= 1,137,432 (plat)

California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)= 1,039,817 (plat)

I Kissed A Girl= 960,328 (plat)

Hot N Cold= 921,253 (plat)

Teenage Dream= 794,208 (plat)

Chained to the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)= 741,353 (plat)

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)= 722,811 (plat)

E.T. (feat. Kanye West)= 695,845 (plat)

Starstrukk (with 3OH!3)= 693,442 (plat)

The One That Got Away= 632,398 (plat)

If We Ever Meet Again (with Timbaland)= 544,497 (gold)

Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj)= 538,522 (gold)

Part of Me= 519,763 (gold)

Wide Awake= 474,143 (gold)

Unconditionally= 290,172 (silver)

Bon Appétit (feat. Migos)= 268,578 (silver)

Birthday= 261,753 (silver)

This Is How We Do= 260,392 (silver)

Never Really Over= 249,655 (silver)

Waking Up In Vegas= 244,558 (silver)

Thinking of You= 193,067

Con Calma Remix (with Daddy Yankee)= 140,910

Rise= 137,738

365 (with Zedd)= 96,358

Cozy Little Christmas= 57,998

Small Talk= 10,906

 

Never Really Over is off to a great start given the rest have accumulated years of sales.

Omg thank you for that list, AJ/Joe! *_* So much to take in - Thinking Of You is so close to Silver! It would be great it if that could be certified in the next year or so

Thank you AJ & Joe :wub:

 

The sales for Witness :(

 

I didn't realise Swish Swish had done over 500k! :o Eek at 365 being under 100k.

 

 

Some predictions:

 

Roar - 3xPlatinum in October 2019

I Kissed a Girl - Millionaire in January 2020

Dark Horse - 2xPlatinum in March 2020

Hot n Cold - Millionaire in June 2020

California Gurls - 2xPlatinum in July 2021

Part of Me - Platinum in July 2021

Teenage Dream - Millionaire in March 2022

Chained to the Rhythm - Millionaire in April 2024

Under 100k is extremely bad for a top 40 hit in this day and age, isn't it?

Under 100k is extremely bad for a top 40 hit in this day and age, isn't it?

 

Yes, terrible. 365 only just went to 100 million streams worldwide too. For a Zedd/Katy collab that's not good at all. It took NRO only one month to hit this milestone.

Thinking Of You is FINALLY Silver!! :wub:

Update on Never Really Over, which has sold 484,872 on the UK

 

Probably another Platinum hit for her in about a year. (On the old ratio, which all her other hits are on, it would already be over Plat)

Edited April 23, 20205 yr by 365

Daisies - 90,000

Smile chart run: 5-25-54-91-151-195...

 

15,503 total sales so far.

 

Her "Spotify Custard coloured" vinyl variant was finally release on Friday, following a couple of delays. It's helping the album slightly, it's midweek #150 today, so it should manage another week.