Prism Power: Katy Perry Album Sales Predictions Revised…Upwards

Published: Friday 25th Oct 2013 by Sam

Fact not fiction, Katy Perry will sit atop of the Billboard 200 next week with her third studio album ‘Prism’.

Indeed, with initial sales projections of 275,000, the ‘Roar’ led set is on-course to not only deliver the singer’s best opening numbers yet, but also become the strongest female first week numbers of the year.

And, as if that wasn’t good enough news for the star (who is celebrating her 29th birthday today), it is now being reported that the LP is poised to exceed expected sales estimates.

Find out by how much after the jump…

According to Billboard, latest purchase patterns suggest ‘Prism’ is slated end up with first week sales in the region of 290,000 – a near 20k increase on the original figure touted.

There is even potential for the project to cross the 300,000 mark, although insiders acknowledge the slim chance of such an occurrence.

In any case, it’s clear the songbird has hatched a winner with this one.

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  1. KING B October 25, 2013

    get it girl!!

    • Titi October 25, 2013

      This just proves that people will buy a steaming pile of s*** if it’s packaged correctly and promoted. The music industry today is pathetic.

      • GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

        WE ALL KNOW

        LORD OF POP

        GODGA IS GOING TO SLAY KATY FIRST WEEK NUMBERS

        HAHAHAHA LIKE REAL T HUNS!

        LIKE OK?

        SIPS HENNESSY!

    • Gregg October 26, 2013

      I just dont get this womans succes….shes just mediocre to me.

  2. Kim Kardashian stan October 25, 2013

    Yaaas Katy the album is great im actually gonna buy another copy and give it to my cousin or something you deserve to hit the 300k Mark.

  3. tits mcgee October 25, 2013

    Those numbers are pretty good. Congrats to Katy.

  4. gilbert October 25, 2013

    go katyy! u deserve it, the beyhive loves u 🙂

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      Lies….where was this love years ago??

  5. blue October 25, 2013

    not to be a hater but wasnt the prediction 275-300k?

  6. Touché October 25, 2013

    I’m surprised, I thought the public was losing interest in her.

    • Molly October 25, 2013

      that would be gaga booo lol

      • GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

        MAD

        LORD OF POP GODGA ON YOUR MIND?

      • Molly October 26, 2013

        Ugh your annoying.

      • Steve October 27, 2013

        Their annoying what?

      • Zach October 27, 2013

        Let’s be mature please. Gaga and Katy are both great. Let’s not forget that Do What U Want was the fastest selling song this year. Stop the Dram, Start the Music. Appreciate ALL music and let people listen to what they please. I’m so excited for Katy’s new material along with Gaga’s, so keep the negativity outside.

    • Rosie October 25, 2013

      You’re confusing her with Gaga.

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      The public was losing interest with her til she got a number 1. Then they became bandwagoners…

  7. Tisha October 25, 2013

    Props to her, she really and truly is slaying in spite of all the ‘competition’.

    She’s shaping her career to be like Justin Timberlake where she’s got a strong loyal buying fanbase and doesn’t have to release a new album every single year.

  8. Rosie October 25, 2013

    I actually like/can tolerate most of the songs on this album, which alone makes it a huge improvement over Teenage Dream, although I still think her image is way too childish. But congrats to her.

  9. Molly October 25, 2013

    The album is her best so far imo she deserves decent sales.

  10. John October 25, 2013

    Average sales… but congratulations.

  11. shauwndapooh October 25, 2013

    Good for her i never really got into her music but….

  12. HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

    Yes Katy i love love love love your album! Slay b**** let those b****** know no games will be played!!!!

    * Plays International Smile*

  13. HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

    When gagflop album drops though, she better be lucky if the little monsters going diving in a water fountain to purchase that trash…# make a wish b****

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

      GODGA ON YOUR MIND HUNS

      YASSSSSS

      STAN FOR THE LORD OF POP!

      PAWS UP!

  14. TRUTH October 25, 2013

    Watch when ARTPOP does 500,000, y’all will do nothing but shade. Kid you not. This site has too many stupid people on it

    • Common Sense October 25, 2013

      I’m sure a $0.99 deal will pop up in no time for Gaga.

      • John October 25, 2013

        lol

      • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

        Lol at u when she sold 600k with BTW full priced.

  15. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    we will WAIT LATER TO SEE FINAL NUMBERS

    BUT WE ALL KNOW GODGA WILL SLAY THESE NUMBERS LMAO

    KATY MAYBE NEXT TIME.

    SIPS HENNESSY

    SHADE BUT NO SHADE.

    • Rosie October 25, 2013

      Weren’t you and the rest of the Little Cutters bragging about 99¢ This Way last time but Katy ended up outselling that in the long run?

      • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

        Where? Last I checked BTW sold 6 million WW. TD only did 5.5 WW

    • Steve October 27, 2013

      Because it’s a competition and all. Incidentally you’re not doing much justice to the diva you worship by smearing another artist’s article with barely coherent mindless drivel.

  16. HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

    Honestly gaga music sucks..LOL ” Do what you want with my Flop” is not even in top ten no more, and Applause is letting up. I mean come on now…

    • Molly October 25, 2013

      her music is total s*** and it all sounds dated

      • HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

        I concur! It’s really nothing special i fail to see what’s so good about this b****!

    • ENOUGH ONIKA (KMART QUEEN) October 26, 2013

      It does! And it’s funny how SSSOO many people jumped on the Gaga ship when they heard it went #1 on iTunes. Then the next day when it dropped several spots, not a word from any Gaga “stans.” Funny how that always happens..

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      I’m pretty sure u were the same person bandwagoning when Tamar did number 1 on iTunes and disowned her when she falled down the charts.

  17. Shelly October 25, 2013

    Prism was horrible . Boring as f***

  18. Rosie October 25, 2013

    You know what’s a mess? Do What U Want (With My Penis) is already #17 on iTunes. Even Summertime Sadness (the original version, not the remix) had better longevity.

    • John October 25, 2013

      Her label really thought it be a hit after it being number 1 for 2 hours lol

    • HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

      That’s what happens when the label checks stop coming through. Herbert couldn’t keep spending them coins..# Make better music

    • FutureCIARA October 26, 2013

      Rosie when will you come to terms that the original version of SS was still a flop sis…… Even Body Party slayed thee F**** out of it. Then Lana went and jumped on the EDM bandwagon and gave it a watered down remix for it to shift anything

      • Rosie October 26, 2013

        But f** why were you up at 2 in the morning just to reply to me? The obsession.
        Just deal with the fact that the original wasn’t even officially released in the US and STILL outsold and charted in more countries than Local Party (which only charted in 2 1/2 countries) even before the remix was even being considered for release.

  19. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    WE ALL KNOW

    KATY HAIRY CANT SING TO SAVE HER LIFE!

    LMAO LIKE THE EPIC FAIL OF HER TRYING TO SING HER SONGS LIVE

    THESE NUMBERS STILL ARENT IMPRESSIVE HIT ME WHEN SHE DOES

    1.1MILLION FIRST WEEK HUNS

    YOU LESSOR GURLS WILL REMAIN MAD LIKE I WIN

    SIPS HENNESSY

    SHADE BUT NO SHADE YASSSSSS.

    • John October 25, 2013

      I think yall forget that album born this gay sold off hype alot of people that bought the album were disappointed

      • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

        Don’t get it. This album is selling off hype too. Her album has been heavily promoted on radio and TV this week. Not to mention her chart run with roar….

    • Steve October 27, 2013

      Stephani can’t sing either. All of it is over-synthesized shovel-pop. Madonna did it better, honey, and 30 years ago.

  20. Common Sense October 25, 2013

    While I find most of her music basic, I do commend her for not resorting to pathetic stunts like Gaga and Miley.

  21. John October 25, 2013

    If GaGa sales less than katy the f****** meltdowns will be epic.

  22. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    GODGA

    IS GOING TO SLAY THIS BASIC B**** WITH HER FIRST WEEK

    NUMBERS LIKE I DIDNT EVEN KNOW KATY HAIRY ALBUM DROPPED

    LMAO FLOP!!!!!

    SIPS HENNESSY!

    OOOHHHHH THE SHADE

  23. i am above u October 25, 2013

    Gaga album about to be in the Itunes 89 cent bin pre release than off to half price

  24. Molly October 25, 2013

    Some insecure GaGa stans in here lol

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      Like Ciara Stans with her two disappointing sales in a row…lol

  25. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    THESE BASIC ALBUM NUMBERS & THESE GURLS GET HAPPY

    LMAO

    GODGA IS LORD OF POP

    & WE ALL KNOW HER FIRST WEEK WILL SLAYYYYYYY KATY SORRY HUNS

    MONSTERS ONLY DO BIG NUMBERS! LIKE LOL

    SIPS HENNESSY!

    SHADE BUT NO SHADE

  26. i am above u October 25, 2013

    The hype for this album is very low even with her gimmicks it’s not working! She has been out shined by Miley, Katy, and even that Heroine drug looking b****

  27. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    WE ALL KNOW GODGA DOESNT NEED HYPE TO MOVE ALBUM UNITS!

    SIPS HENNESSY

    LIKE SHE ONLY BEEN IN THE GAME 5 YEARS AND SLAY NUMBERS OUT OF THIS WORLD

    LIKE ITS TOO EASY FOR THE LORD OF POP!

    PRESSES PLAY ON “APPLAUSE” YASSSSS SANG GODGA!

    • HoneychildPlease October 25, 2013

      Yeah i figured you had to be sipping something stanning for such a wack ass b****! Probably have to load that glass just to get passed that garbage ass music..

    • Steve October 27, 2013

      The mere persona of Lady Gaga is hype. That is why she exists. I suggest leaving the house once in a while.

  28. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    TO BE HONEST THIS ALBUM WAS HORRIBLE LOL.

    SIPS HENNESSY

    SHADE BUT NO SHADE!

  29. Molly October 25, 2013

    I think you would have to be an alcoholic to support someone like Gaga lol continue sipping on that Hennessey ya f****** drunk.

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

      MAD HUNS?

      LOL

      ITS OK YOU STAN FOR A LESSOR GURL LIKE

      KATY HAIRY WHO CANT SING FOR S*** TO BE HONEST

      LIKE MY LIL SISTER IS ONLY 5MONTHS & ILL RATHER HEAR HER CRY THAN TO HEAR THAT CAT VOICE
      KATY .

      SHADE BUT NO SHADE HUNS.

      • Molly October 26, 2013

        Why would i be mad that Katy is slaying GaGa in every aspect of the word goodnight little drunk monster.

  30. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    LMAO

    AT KATY STANS LIKE
    …..

    CAN YOUR FAV HOLD A NOTE IN REAL LIFE? NOT TALKING STUDIO ..ENGINEERS EDIT

    BUT YOUR FAV CANT EVEN PERFORM HER CATALOG LIVE!

    THE EPIC FAIL LIKE I WILL NEVER STAN FOR A LESSOR VOCAL BASIC BVTCH!

    SIPS HENNESSY!

    SHADE BUT NO SHADE

    LORD OF POP IS COMING TO SLAY

    #ARTPOP

  31. Rosie October 25, 2013

    The T***** stan has the time to sit here and “sip Hennessy” but can’t stop it’s fave from plummeting down the iTunes charts.

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

      ITUNES?
      LOL

      YOU HYPED ABOUT ITUNES HUNS SIT!

      GODGA IS GOING TO P*** ON KATY FIRST WEEK #S

      LMAO

      AT ONLY 270K WHATEVER IT IS LMAO

      GODGA WILL SEE

      500K OR MORE SIPS HENNESSY!

      • ENOUGH ONIKA (KMART QUEEN) October 26, 2013

        @GagaTheFlop No, YOU were hyped up about that flop landing an irrelevant spot on iTunes. You and the “now missing” Gaga stans were jumping for unnecessary joy about that trash..

  32. GAGATHETRUTH October 25, 2013

    YASSSSS LORD OF POP GODGA

    WILL SLAY THESE BASIC NUMBERS LMAOOOO

    LIKE MONSTERS BUY ALBUMS !!

    WERE NOT HERE FOR DOLLAR SINGLES LIKE KATY STANS!

    WE DROP BIG MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO GODGA LIKE YASSSSSSSS!

    BUT 1.1 MILLION FIST WEEK

    EVEN WITHOUT HER DISCOUNT

    “GODGA WAS STILL LOOKING TO PUSH OVER 600K HER FIRST WEEK

    SO YOU BASIC GURLS MAD?

    YASSSSSSSSSSS

    SIPS HENNESSY! WHO WANTS WAR?

  33. ratedxxx(bad chick) October 26, 2013

    no hate from me, good for katy..roar has grown on me alot..I hated the song the first several time hearing it..

    the video had a huge part in me liking the song…

    I liked the second single unconditionally the second I heard it…

    so katy is moving from singer seller to album seller..good for the chick

    • ratedxxx(bad chick) October 26, 2013

      i mean to say single seller..lol…

  34. ratedxxx(bad chick) October 26, 2013

    I swear some people are so f****** negative and damn near bitter as f***, for no f****** reason….

    if you don’t like gaga and think she’s a flop why the f*** are you on all her post, and bringing her name up on post that aint got s*** to do with her….

    who gives a f*** if katy sells more albums than gaga this time around..but at the end of the day, katy cannot touch gaga’s album sales, hell even talent wise..

    i f*** with katy because she doesnt take her self seriously, she makes some music i like and some music I dont like..I respect katy’s hustle….

    but we all know she cannot touch gaga talent wise, and album sales and tour sales..lets keep it real

    • Rosie October 26, 2013

      This isn’t even a Gaga post. Your point is irrelevant.

      • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

        But somehow that didn’t stop ppl from making it about her. Or maybe u can’t read….

      • Rosie October 26, 2013

        Or maybe it’s ironic because just below this b**** brings up Beyoncé and Jay-Z in a post that has absolutely nothing not do with them, and they weren’t even mentioned on this post before it showed up.

    • *ℙᏫℙ ℝᏫᎩAℒᎿᎩ* October 26, 2013

      you F*** with Everybody because you are a ho.

  35. XO October 26, 2013

    Yas

  36. ratedxxx(bad chick) October 26, 2013

    s*** i cannot stand beyonce’s, jay z, fake asses..do you see me on every freaking post that has to do with them..hell no

    once in a while ill make a comment..other than that i keep it moving when i see their post..

    but with gaga, yall bitter h*** stays hard on her d***..every single post…praying for her failure and s***..stalking the b****..

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 26, 2013

      AMENNNNN!

      YASSSS YOU BETTER STAN FOR THE LORD OF POP!

      GODGA!

    • XXX October 26, 2013

      No but you’re always throwing some type of wack shade towards Beyonce is all your comments. S*** you even have to talk about her now.

  37. King_music October 26, 2013

    You still mad cuhz ROAR had bigger sales than Fappluase? went platnum in 2 weeks when fapplause took 2 months hahah this is too much u “monsters” are still so blind but I guess we are all entitled to our own opinions but yet again why are u at a Katy perry post ? Why gaga isn’t entertaining enough? Stay pressed shade but no shade lol

    • Molly October 26, 2013

      must suck be tragic to be a monster right now

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 26, 2013

      1.1 MILLION FIRST WEEK B****!

      WHEN WILL KATY EVER?

      GODGA ALBUM NUMBERS> KATYS BIRD VOCALS!

      WHEN WILL YOUR FAV EVER PERFORM & WRITE

      ICONIC MUSIC? BESIDES HER ABC SONGS!

      HUNS GO SIT YOU BEEN PREACHED TOO

      THE CHURCH SAY AMEN!

      WHO WANTS WAR B****

      GODGA LORD OF POP!

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      Because we knew Gaga’s name would be mentioned here dumb b****….y r Katy fans pressed on Gaga’s post??? Lol. Simple ass b****.

  38. Ririfan October 26, 2013

    Nice album.. Way overrated

  39. Lovebird (Britney Jean – 03.12.12) October 26, 2013

    And she doesn’t even have to use gimmicks, weird imagery and nonsensical costumes to sell.

    Katy crafted a solid Pop album, it is amazing, I love it.

    Hey Sam, “Roar, Unconditionally and Dark Horse” are all outselling “Do what you want” on iTunes.

    • Molly October 26, 2013

      b**** Yas prism out now you better promote your other favs upcoming album i truly grown to like you… btw your welcome back into the c squad if you want

    • GAGATHETRUTH October 26, 2013

      LMAOOOOOOO

      SINGLES HUNS !!!

      GODGA WILL SLAY FIRST WEEK NUMBERS

      KATY WISH SHE COULD PULL GODGA NUMBERS!

      MAKE SURE S****** ALBUM DONT FLOP OK?

      AND TELL HER TO SING LIVE BVTCH!

  40. Lovebird (Britney Jean – 03.12.13) October 26, 2013

    So great to see real hard work and making music for the love of it prosper. No over the top antics and twitter meltdowns, just letting the music speak for itself.

    Congratulations Katy, the album is fire and is certain of longevity.

    • Molly October 26, 2013

      Dude i love double rainbow and unconditionally so much. this is a personal album for Katy i give her the most respect right now this album is inspiring some might call it boring but its amazing to me.

      *Cause i understand you we see eye to eye like a double rainbow*

  41. Molly October 26, 2013

    Just gonna ignore GaGa fans there pathetic like there fading fav.

    Anyways my fav PRISM tracks are Double rainbow, Unconditionally,Walking on air, Dark horse, and international smile 🙂

    • Stop the drama Start the music October 26, 2013

      Lol b**** u haven’t been ignoring us all this time…what makes u think u will ignore us in the future? Have a seat.

  42. cake like lady gaga October 26, 2013

    LOL at the wishful thinking. Billboard is reaching for the dear Gods…

    Prism is an over-produced, forced and failed MESS!! No one will buy that s***, MARK MY WORDS!!!!!!

    • Kim Kardashian stan October 26, 2013

      Whats overproduced is that trash Venus I heard the 2nd snippet that song is horrible. Thank God for the little monsters that interscope change it as being the second 2nd single it would flop so hard.

  43. cake like lady gaga October 26, 2013

    But NOT at GaGa staying on the trolls minds.. Nowhere did sam mention GaGa on this post, but she is more talked about than basic perry..

    YASSSSSSSSSSSSS, I LIVE FOR THAT GAGA IMPACT

    • Kim Kardashian stan October 26, 2013

      I live for gagas flop

      • cake like lady gaga October 26, 2013

        LOL at you remaining pressed over my comments!
        The impact I have on you TGJ f*** doe >>>>>>>>

      • Kim Kardashian stan October 26, 2013

        Lol yea rejoice over making impact on a blog instead of them charts. meanwhile roar dark horse and unconditionally are slaying tf outta applause and do what you want . Hahahahaha

      • cake like lady gaga October 26, 2013

        *starts a search party to find Kim on the charts*

  44. cake like lady gaga October 26, 2013

    ^ LOL!!!!!!!

    The impact I have on TGJ, I need a name for my stans doe!

  45. JOHNVIDAL October 26, 2013

    LOL hell when I read the title of this post I thought they were increasing the predictions big way or something. Like she was going to sell what she should after all the promo and good press she´s been getting for months, like 400,000-500,000 copies or something. So basic.
    Somebody tell the media the sales hype (used in Justin Timberlake´s case months ago) won´t work with basic artists like Katy ::

  46. GAGATHETRUTH October 26, 2013

    GODGA WILL DO BIGGER NUMBERS

    BASIC ASS 200K LMAOOOO

    GURL GO SIT!

    1.1 MILLION LAST ALBUM SO EFFORT-LESS.!

  47. ok October 26, 2013

    @gagathetruth should get banned from commenting on this just for the constant spam omgg

  48. LOL October 26, 2013

    LOL UM, THE PREDICTION WAS ALREADY 275-300K.

    IN OTHER WORDS, STILL BASIC SALES FOR THE MOST BASIC ARTIST OF ALL TIME LOL.

    ARTPOP IS GONNA SNATCH FOR THE GODS, WATCH LMAO…

  49. 2343 October 26, 2013

    Those are decent numbers,out of all her contemporaries Katy makes the most solidly crafted Pop albums.She hasn’t had one bad album yet(If you’re in to pop).
    I still like “one of the boys&”Teenage Dreams” better than Prism though.Prism is decent though

  50. King_music October 26, 2013

    Lol effortlessly? Yeah that y 40 percent of those album sells went
    For .99 cents lol . U “monsters” really have me laughing only gaga
    Has to do antics to gain album sales .99?? But yet again her album
    Was worth about that much. Poor gaga 5 yrs into her career n so far her
    Biggest impact has been her “creative” costumes . Lol not her music .

  51. fridademonte October 26, 2013

    I’m a huuuuge Katy fan and I thought this album was boring. think all the promos and hype kind of made people want to buy it and i think sales will go down after people get the word out that the music is pretty bland… a step down from one of the boys/teenage dream for me 🙁

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