Katy Perry equals Michael Jackson's chart record
 

I like her music but I think it's a shame she's equalled his record. Also rather unfair that she released the TGIF remix last week, just to get this record, shows how desperate her team were for this.

She really does not deserve it :joker:

She's fit but she does make god awful music

Bloody ridiculous how everyone is re-releasing their songs just with a slightly different verse with some rapper.

TGIF shoulda gone to number 1 anyway, whereas ET & Firework did not deserve #1.

I like her but she doesn't deserve it at all.

Woo Katy Perry :dance2:

Why wouldn't they be desperate? She was in a position to set a record that is very difficult to equal or beat, good on her for doing it, I say. I do find it surprising that she's managed to set the record, but so what? She did it, and nobody can take it away from her, I really like Katy Perry. In fact, I like all of the songs bar California Gurls from that album to have been released, haha.

Katy > MJ

I agree that it was a reasonable thing for them to do. But ET shouldn't have been #1, wasn't overly great. But well done to her!

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E.T. is her best single imo, even though I hate the remix with Kanye West.

I like most of her songs but c,mon! Beyonce and Lady Gaga are waaaaay better than her! She doesnt really deserve it :/

all those people that are saying certain katy songs dont deserve the number 1s
maybe so, but look at the 5 songs that mj got to number 1
the only one that deserve it was man in the mirror

MJ didn't need to resort to desperation like this though, his songs all went to number one because they were great songs which people enjoyed. He didn't need to add a rapper to any of his songs to make them number one. Katy Perry's songs are mediocre at best. This is the third number one single from her which features a rapper too, so again just proves her label's desperation.

#1 worthy singles:
Peacock, Last Friday Night, Hummingbird Heartbeat, Teenage Dream, California Gurls

Shoulda been with them

We're not in the 80s any more.

I Just Can't Stop Loving You (feat. Siedah Garrett)

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What a pathetic argument, what does the era have to do with anything? Yes, times have changed but good songs can still get to number one without the need for a rapper.

TGIF is the worst song she has ever made and it does not deserve it.

That's fairly insulting rap music... The era has a lot to do with everything. We are in an age where songs are leaked and are readily available to the public en masse; there's a lot more competition and much less tolerance for failure, so I think it's entirely fair enough that people do whatever they can to get to #1. Why's everyone rolling their eyes that she did it? If you had a chance to become part of history, wouldn't you do your best to do it?

To be honest, E.T. was released as a single with a rapper, so we didn't get to see without Kanye. California Gurls was released with a rapper, so we didn't get to see without Snoop. So, basically you can't say that California Gurls went to number 1 because of a rapper, because that isn't proved. E.T. wasn't released without Kanye, as I've already said, so it can't be proved that the rapper is the reason of the number 1. Firework and Teenage Dream do not have rappers, and managed to get to number 1. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) was sitting at number 2 for weeks without a rapper, was just missing out on number 1. As soon as the Missy version was released it went to number 1. Which as revealed, was only 25% of the songs sales.

These songs do not need a rapper to get to number 1, except Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) but that's because it was being held off of number 1, so the rapper helped in its sales. That's great. But I don't believe that songs need a rapper to go to number 1, that statement is ridiculous :laugh2:

And again... what's wrong with rap music? It's about widening appeal; if you can get fans of rap and pop to buy into your music, you will have more success than if you target just one of those areas. It's just business, at the end of the day. She's clearly doing something right and I don't really get the backlash against her for setting this record, good on her!!

Shows how much music standards are slipping doesn't it!

sad times.

E.T & T.G.I.F wouldn't have gone to #1 if she hadn't released them with a rapper to gain urban spins

Pretty desperate tbh