In honor of Katy Perryâs 42nd birthday, here are some of her major achievements:
⢠Most #1 songs from a single album on the Hot 100
⢠Album with the most RIAA Diamond-certified songs in RIAA history (4)
⢠Most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 (69)
⢠9 #1 hits on the Hot 100
⢠101 BILLION streams worldwide
⢠Most Top 10 singles from single album in the UK by International Artist
⢠Album with the most #1 songs in Canada
⢠20 Guinness World Records
⢠Only woman to have multiple videos surpass 4 BILLION views each on YouTube
Happy 42nd birthday to the iconic Katy Perry.
Considered as one of the defining artists of the 2010s decade, she has delivered monumental eras such as âTeenage Dreamâ and Prismâ filled with hits. She holds the record for only woman in history to spawn five #1 hits from one album. Her Super Bowl halftime show is among the most watched of all time.
Billboard is facing criticism after allowing Taylor Swiftâs âPatient Zeroâ to count toward The Life of a Showgirlâs total of #1 hits, despite the song being released on the albumâs deluxe edition, while NOT allowing Katy Perryâs âPart of Meâ to count toward Teenage Dreamâs total despite also being released as part of its deluxe edition.
Both songs debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
I see Madonna is pissing everybody off again.
Good.
Gen X checking in:
Were some of yâall born yesterday?
Youâre clutching your pearls because Madonna is 68, wearing lingerie, fishnets and thigh-high boots like she suddenly lost her mind at bingo.
THIS IS MADONNA.
She rolled around on the VMA stage in a wedding dress in 1984.
She gave us Like a Prayer.
Vogue.
Erotica.
Truth or Dare.
Justify My Love.
Ray of Light.
Confessions.
She made Evita, Whoâs That Girl, A League of Their Own and Desperately Seeking Susan.
She reinvented herself so many damn times that entire generations of pop stars are still borrowing from the blueprint.
And now the woman who spent 40+ years telling society to go fuck itself is supposed to hit 68 and start dressing like somebodyâs meemaw because you got uncomfortable with her aging?
Fuck that.
Prince never needed permission to be Prince.
Bowie never needed permission to be Bowie.
Madonna doesnât need permission to be Madonna.
And bookmark this post:
The day Madonna dies, half the people dragging her today will suddenly post âWe lost an icon đâ and spend a week explaining how she changed music, fashion, sexuality and pop culture.
Iâm not waiting for her obituary to give her her flowers.
Wear the corset.
Wear the fishnets.
Piss people off.
Youâre fucking Madonna.
Today in 2013, @katyperry's "Roar" reached #1 on the Hot 100.
It went Diamond, making Katy the first artist in history with three Diamond certified tracks.
Katy Perry's "Legendary Lovers" debuts at #189 on the global Spotify chart with 1.139 million streams.
It appears for the first time ever, 13 years after release.
@new_avid Womp womp
If applause was TRULY better, wouldnât it be getting more sales and more streams? Like get over the fact it wasnât anywhere as successful as Roar, move on monsters, move on.