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Katy Perry’s “E.T.” (featuring Kanye West) jumps to #1 on the Hot 100 in week ending March 27, 2011. It’s the fourth consecutive #1 hit from Perry’s sophomore album, Teenage Dream. It follows “California Gurls” (featuring Snoop Dogg), “Teenage Dream” and “Firework.” Perry’s album is the first since Usher’s Confessions in 2004 to spawn four #1 singles. It’s the first by a female artist to yield four #1 hits since Mariah Carey’s eponymous debut album in 1990-1991.

Only six other albums have spawned four or more #1 hits on the Hot 100. Michael Jackson’s Bad, which generated five #1 hits in 1987-1988, leads the pack. Albums that have spun off four #1 hits are the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (1977-1978), Whitney Houston’s sophomore album Whitney (1987-1988), George Michael’s solo debut Faith (1987-1988), Paula Abdul’s debut album Forever Your Girl (1989-1990) and Janet Jackson’s second album as a major star, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989-1991).

These nine albums all but define the term “mass appeal.” Seven of them were Grammy finalists for Album of the Year. Saturday Night Fever (which spawned three #1 hits for the Bee Gees and one for Yvonne Elliman) and Faith both won the award. Whitney, Bad, Mariah Carey, Confessions and Teenage Dream were all nominated for the award. (Forever Your Girl and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 were both passed over for Album of the Year nominations.)
eSource: Mariah Daily Journal

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