05/17/2026
Katy Perry in the late 2000s early 2010s was top tier đ„ () Between 2008 and 2013, Katy Perry put together one of the most dominant commercial runs in pop music history, and the numbers still hold up today. It started with âOne of the Boysâ in 2008, which gave the world âI Kissed a Girlâ and âHot n Cold,â two songs that were simply inescapable on radio for the better part of two years. Then came âTeenage Dreamâ in 2010, which did something no woman had ever done before and only Michael Jackson had done with âThrillerâ â produce five number one singles from a single album, with âCalifornia Gurls,â âTeenage Dream,â âFirework,â âE.T.,â and âLast Friday Nightâ all hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She followed it with âPrismâ in 2013, which opened with âRoarâ and kept the run going, ultimately earning her a spot in RIAA history as one of only five artists ever to surpass 100 million certified songs. (Source: Wikipedia, The Observer, ChartMasters, Britannica) -