

(It also verified that, yes, nothing really does come close to the Golden Coast.) From “Firework” to “Teenage Dream,” the collection of 12 songs jolted the pulse of pop. 1 hits, tied with Michael Jackson’s Bad - that cemented Katy Perry’s power status among her pop peers and foretold her trajectory within mainstream music as well as the direction pop was going. But it was Teenage Dream, Perry’s 2010 sophomore album - the one that received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, is 8x Multi-Platinum RIAA certified, and became only the second album in history to net five No. Her pool of bubblegum tracks, ballads, and campy, colorful music videos have helped Perry illustrate and actualize her character since the release of her debut album, 2008’s One of the Boys. No one contains multitudes like Katy Perry.
