Katy Perry strut back onto the scene with her seventh studio album, ‘143.’
Named after the numerical translation for ‘love,’ the upbeat set saw the Pop star dart onto the dancefloor with unapologetic gusto.
Purposefully upbeat, the project was previewed by way of singles such as ‘Woman’s World,’ ‘Lifetimes,’ and ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’ with Deochii.
The journey to the LP’s release hasn’t been without its speedbumps, however.
Indeed, sans ‘Woman’s World,’ none of the follow-up offerings have managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
There has also been the omnipresent discourse surrounding Dr. Luke‘s contribution to the record given the headlines and legal drama that have plagued the producer in recent years. And, even though the hitmaker was never found liable for anything he stood accused of, the sour public sentiment appears to have spilled into corners of Perry’s campaign if online chatter is anything to go by.
Still, with the final numbers tallied, there’s been some reprieve.
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Per Billboard, ‘143’ has premiered in the top 10 of the coveted count.
Check out the official placement and sales:
Billboard 200 Position: #6
First-Week Sales: 48,000
Not quite the colossal comeback perhaps hoped for commercially (and a dip from the 50,000 opening from 2020’s ‘Smile’), but a top 10 is a top 10.
What’s more with Ms. Perry setting sail on the ‘Lifetimes Tour,’ it appears the era has more mileage.
Not bad for low streaming numbers and non charting singles. Not bad for a good album. Not bad for the hate train she’s been getting from mainstream media and people. time, she need to stay away from Dr. Luke and focus on her fun self music
Congrats Katy 😍✅
These are atrocious numbers. Several flop singles with a huge budget. This is a FLOP of epic proportions. No excuses.
They are. It’s all relative, though. In this day and age, it’s not uncommon for an album to chart so high with such low sales if everything else on the list isn’t doing much better. I’ve seen albums debut in the top 5 before with similar numbers. That’s simply a consequence of this generation preferring to stream music rather than buy it. I prefer purchasing an album over streaming, but that’s just me.
The reason these numbers are nothing to write home about it because there was a huge budget behind 143, so it should’ve performed better. To spend all that money on this album for it to sell only 37,500 pure sales and 48,000 sales overall is beyond underwhelming. It may have debuted in the top 10, but when everything else on the list isn’t doing massive numbers either, that’s hardly something to be proud of.
FLOP
Tbh I was expecting lower numbers, guess this is ok in today’s non-selling climate.
She did better than expected. She #2 in Album Chart and #6 in Billboard 200. We thought she’s getting g less than 40k. Not bad for an album without high charting singles.
Congratulations Katy 😉✅
She’s DONE.
Who’s Paula Abdul?
PURE SALES?????
37,500 pure sales. 48,00 total with 13.11 million on demand streams.
she outsold Lionking and Homecoming lol 😂
Who is going to tell Katy the truth about her music career in 2024?
She slayed Camilla, Chloe, Latto and Normani🤭
This was supposed to be her comeback…
Caution sold more, who’s good far a throwback now Katy?
Mariah Carey’s Caution released in 2018 sold 56k
Witness released a year before that sold 180k
🤷🏽♀️
Mariah was almost 30 years into her career loser!
Shall we compare The Emancipation of Mimi (15 years into her career) with 143 (15 years into Katy’s career)🤭
Irene you’re the loser. Witness outsold Caution 3x more so sit you aszzz down
Emancipation of Mimi (7x Platinum)
Teenage Dream (Diamond
Gurl bye!
not quite. Mariah’s last album caution only had 43,000 pure album sales for the first week, Katy is selling 5K more than Mariah so Katy wins,
LOL Not really. Mariah’s not looked at as a joke.
Katy is right tho, Mariah is good for a throwback. She’s not lying about that. That’s actually a good compliment.
Mariah’s last album caution only had 43,000 pure album sales for the first week, Katy is selling 5K more than Mariah so Katy wins,
LOL No, she doesn’t. Mariah can actually sing, and isn’t looked at as a joke. Katy is looked at as a joke that lasted way too long and has never been a great singer. Mariah STILL wins. Every “flop” album of Mariah’s is miles better than Katy’s BEST album. lol
She might be a joke for you but not for her fans. Katy is well loved and have successful career. Mariah is a legend but there’s many people that doesn’t like her style or music. She’s not selling anymore as she used to except Christmas.
143 pure sales 37500
Caution pure sales 43000
143 over all sales 48000
Caution over all sales 56000
To Katy’s one Diamond album Mariah has three. More than Whitney, more than Celine, more than Madonna.
Deal with it.
You should compare Caution with Witness as they are both released between 2017-2018. If Caution was released this year, it probably will sell less than 35k total sales first week.
Since you’re being salty and petty
Witness pure sales 162,000
Caution pure sales 43,000
Witness over all sales 180,000
Caution over all sales 56,000
Game over. Katy wins!
Their Best selling album From 2005-present
Teenage Dream (Diamond)
…….
Emancipation of Mimi
7x platinum
Katy wins!
Gurl bye!
She’s not just a joke TO ME. She’s a joke to the general public. Have you not been paying attention to the fact that the press has been mocking her for this album literally every day? Katy’s music was passable for its time, but a lot of her fans (if not most) have outgrown her brand of pop music. She hasn’t evolved with them, and she chose to work with a r*****, which is why she’s flopping.
I understand wanting to defend your fave, but let’s not act like Katy is actually respected in this business. She’s not, and she never has been. Critics have always hated her, even when she was at her peak and putting out bops. Teenage Dream is her best album, yet critics panned it at the time. Compare that to Britney, another pop superstar with a weak voice who was raked over the coals. Except, Oops…I Did It Again, In The Zone and Blackout were critically acclaimed. The critics never panned a Britney album the way they’ve panned Katy from the beginning.
Who are you?a troll hiding in the internet
Let’s see your picture and your accolades. And we will all judge, 🤡.
You tried. LMAO Stanning this hard for Katy isn’t going to make her notice you, you know. What accolades does Katy have? A VMA Video Vanguard award she didn’t earn simply because she showed up? LOL Oh, how AMAZING!!!!
@Jamie, stop hating on my girl Katy. Album is actually good. I didn’t like it first but it started growing on me now. Gimme Gimme, Gorgeous, crush, artificial and lifetimes are good bops.
Katy was projected to potentially miss the top 10 entirely, but “fans effects” apparently propelled her all the way to #6 with no hit singles and no deluxe version on streaming or physical. Impressive. congratulations 🎉
Gorgeous is best song on album.