Last month we posed the question, “Does Katy Perry deserve to tie Michael Jackson’s chart record of five #1 singles from one album?” And Idolator readers sounded off by the thousands via our poll. (Er, don’t pop your retainer, Katy — the results weren’t exactly in your favor.) Regardless, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” has now topped the Hot 100, Billboard reports today, and so Katy is now in pop history books alongside MJ. See just how our our poll panned out below!
In addition to Perry’s streak of Teenage Dream singles (“California Dreams,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.,” “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”) matching the chart-topping feat of Jackson’s five Bad jams (“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man In The Mirror,” “Dirty Diana”), she’s now the first female in the history of the chart to land as many #1s from a single album.
“Jackson notched his quintet of #1s from Bad over nine months and two weeks,” writes Billboard‘s Gary Trust. “Perry’s five toppers from Dream spans one year, two months and one week.”
“Last Friday Night,” which had been lodged at #2 on the chart behind LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem,” got a big boost recently with the release of a Missy Elliot remix. (It accounted for 25% of the song’s sales last week.)
At any rate, you’ll see below how readers voted in a poll we posted in July — a whopping 90% felt Katy was undeserving of such a “bad” feat.
What are your thoughts on Katy Perry’s historic chart achievement?
Son of a……….
LOL! Picturing your jaw drop, Brandon!
Fun Fact: Unlike Jacko, Katy Perry didn’t boink any chyldren on her way to chart immortality! EEEE-HEEEEE!!!!
katy puxxy is a mediocre singer but has a great ear for picking hot songs. i like her personality, but give her minus points for marrying russel brand, who looks like something you’d see clogging a public toilet.
I don’t see what the big deal is. She didn’t beat Micheal, shes tied with him and shes not a bad singer at all. She’s very talented, a funny person and deserves what she worked hard for. What I don’t agree with is using a remix to “boost” sales. Remixes aren’t the same song so shouldn’t be accounted in the same sales as the original.
Katy My Lady may have landed five chart-toppers, but how often has she topped Macaulay Culkin? #freewillyindeed
Remixes are a cheap way to earn massive hits and no artist should stoop to them. Oh, wait…
Yes! Katy Perry worked hard to get to this record and she deserves it. She is not better then Michael but she is not trash. She’s a talented singer whose songs are catchy and fun. I’m glad Last Friday Night became #1.
came on…have you ever heard Perry sing live?
I rest my case.
And since when we need an army to write a song?
Peace
Katy is NOT as talented as Michael Jackson. Number Ones are irrelevant when it comes to actual talent.
Don’t get me wrong, Katy Perry makes fun, catchy songs, but it’s just a reflection of how much music has changed over the years – and not in a good way.
If you want to know the difference between screaming and singing don’t ask Katy Perry, she doesn’t know the answer. Lollypops and a good looking husband are not enough to make her a legend.
R.I.P. music
She totally deserves it. It a great album! and I agree with Aaron Howard, she’s not a bad singer at all. She’s very talented, a funny person and deserves what she worked hard for.
I don’t think it’s even right to compare the two…. in this day and age, it’s so much easier to promote yourself as an artist and your music with technology to sell more… Michael Jackson did this based on pure talent – not social media schemes, Youtube, and ITunes…
Oh plz stop with the hatin, geez, I mean come on leave him alone, Ur just wastin ur time saying these things, makes me so sick.! and i totally agree with u Lord GaGa.
Whoever hate or has anything obscene to say about MJ is 10x as bad as what they put
It’s a shame.
She can’t even sing. “She’s not a bad singer at all”…What?!?!?!? Are you totally drunk? Or deaf?!?
No we aren’t drunk or deaf Andy. Katy may not be the most talented singer but isn’t terrible. I also agree with Aaron. Remixes are what they are, remixes! They shouldn’t count be counted with the original sales they should be in a separate remix sales or something.
katy perry is the epitome of generic pop music
her songs have no meaning and she barely has a 2 octave voice – also her personality is unpleasant
she offers nothing interesting and this proves that music over the past few years has gotten worse
also i cant believe someone as mediocre and lame as katy perry has tied the king…..