These Songs Are Hot
What do Michael Jackson and Katy Perry have in common?
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Michael Jackson and Katy Perry are the only musicians to have five songs from the same album reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart of the United States. It factors in physical and digital album sales, streams, and radio play.
There’s quite a bit of nuance, and several tweaks have occurred over the years as platforms like Spotify and Pandora became more popular. The chart had to start accounting for digital plays since the music industry was evolving.
But it’s a safe bet that if you’ve hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 at some point, your song is pretty darn popular.
If you have multiple songs from the same album reaching No. 1? Then you can probably do a Scrooge McDuck cannonball into a pile of coins.
Michael Jackson and Katy Perry are the only artists to accomplish this feat.
Jackson’s Bad had five songs reach No. 1 during 1987 and 1988, including "I Just Can't Stop Loving You,” "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror," and "Dirty Diana."
Then, 22 years later (not to be confused with “22” by Taylor Swift), Perry’s Teenage Dream pulled off the feat again, with “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “ET,” and “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” all hitting No. 1 between 2010 and 2011. Perry spent 69 consecutive weeks in the Top 10, a very nice accomplishment.
Fittingly, Perry’s last single from Teenage Dream was called “The One That Got Away.” It peaked at No. 3 in the U.S.
So, if you’re ever singing “California Gurls” and forget the words to Snoop Dogg’s rap, you can just rattle off Perry’s impressive Billboard Hot 100 history. Before you know it, you’ll be right back into sun-kissed skin and melting popsicles.