Still, it's only the 7th album in history to yield 6 top 10 billboard hot 100 hits.

What were the other 6?

Thriller, Born In The U.S.A. (Bruce Springsteen), Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, Faith, Bad and Janet. Seriously impressive for her! :o I never knew Janet was so successful though :lol:

So happy for Katy, not sure how much higher it's gonna get for her - but as Theo said, fingers crossed for another top 5!

So if it is lucky enough to get another top 5 for her, would that make 'Teenage Dream' the 3rd album to get six top five Billboard Hot 100 hits? Faith & Rhythm Nation 1814 both managed it by my count but I think the other four had five maximum ('Bad' having five at #1 but then Smooth Criminal landing at #7).

Record company EMI slashed the iTunes price in half to ensure the #1 hit.

Can you say pathetic? ridiculous? sad? :(

Cheeky. :D They're not hiding the fact they want that #1. At least they're making an effort!

New record!

 

What do Katy Perry, Janet Jackson and George Michael all have in common? Well, aside from making catchy tunes, they are also the only three artists to spawn six top-five hits from a single album on the Hot 100 chart in Billboard history.

 

Thanks to Katy's latest Teenage Dream single, "The One That Got Away," jumping five spots from #9 to #4, she tied the two pop stars.

 

It's been a while since anyone matched George and Janet. Michael did it in the mid-'80s with his album Faith, which included hits like the title track, "I Want Your Sex" and "Father Figure." Jackson followed him several years later with Rhythm Nation 1814, which launched hits like "Love Will Never Do (Without You)," "Escapade" and "Black Cat."

 

This is hardly Perry's first Billboard record. She previously tied with Michael Jackson and his Bad album when she notched five #1 singles from her 2010 album. Those five chart-toppers are "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework" and "E.T." And now, she's set her latest record with "The One That Got Away."

 

"This song shows a very different side of me that I haven't shown with my past singles on this record," Perry has previously said about the Teenage Dream midtempo track. "I think that everyone can relate to this song. I wrote this song about when you promise someone forever, but you end up not being able to follow through. It's a bittersweet story — hopefully, the listener learns from hearing it and never has to say they had 'The One' get away."

 

Another Dream megahit, "Firework," sits at #10 on MTV's Best Songs of 2011 list. Perry's inspirational dance track is joined on the list by LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," Rihanna's "We Found Love" and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," to name a few.

I really, REALLY want this to hit number 1 for her, so BAD in the US. She MUST get that record and not "tie" with anyone :drama: It's thoroughly deserving of reaching number 1, imo. It's easily her best ever song for me. Hopefully, with it sticking in the top 20 on UK iTunes, she can manage to get another top 10 hit over here with it, too. Hopefully it'll be reduced to 59p or something in time for the new year chart.

Im really glad it was able to hit top 5, that in itself is quite an impressive achievement whether it goes #1 or not (although i want to cuz it deserves to) to yield 6 hot 100 top 5 hits is super impressive and probably something that won't happen again for a while.

According to Popjustice a remix with B.O.B is being released next week. :lol:

Really?! At least B.o.B. is relevant now as opposed to Missy Elliott. :lol: But are we sure they weren't just mocking the fact she's done a re-release with a rapper on a couple of times before? :lol:

I really would rather this not beat Michael Jackson's record. At least with all these try hard attempts from her label.

They're really pulling out all the stops. I hope she won't be gettin' the #1 :(

Preview of the remix:

 

It doesn't work at all... I'd love for her to have the record, but I mean PLEASE?! :manson:

Why have they decided to make his part sound like it was meant for 'E.T.'? :nocheer: Really hope it does the trick though. (I seem to be the only one haha)

I was really hoping she wouldn't do a 'tacky adding on' with this one, just let it fall where it's gonna fall. :(

Remix has leaked in full. It doesn't really work but it's not as bad as Missy's part on LFN. I do hope she gets the record though!

Oh dear, its awful. I agree, sounds like it was created for E.T. and has its backing track :lol: