Katy Perry, by the numbers
- 9 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles
- "Teenage Dream" produced 5 #1 hits from a single album — tying Michael Jackson's "Bad" for the most ever, and making her the first woman to do it
- "Teenage Dream" sold over 12 million copies worldwide
- "Teenage Dream" spent 400 weeks on the Billboard 200
- The only album ever to contain four RIAA Diamond-certified songs
- Spent 69 consecutive weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 — over a full year
- First artist ever to have two music videos surpass 1 billion views
- Swept the 2011 VMAs with 10 nominations and 3 wins
- Named Billboard's "Woman of the Year" in 2012
- Her 2015 Super Bowl halftime show remains the most-watched in US television history
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2013
- 4 Guinness World Records
- 13 Grammy nominations, still counting
One of pop's most dominant chart forces
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