Katy Perry Charts A New Top 10 Album

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentKaty Perry Charts A New Top 10 AlbumByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 09:43am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Katy Perry's The Ones That Got the Plays compilation earns the singer her second top 10 on one chart in the U.K. as it debuts. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - APRIL 23: Katy Perry performs onstage during the Katy Perry The Lifetimes Tour 2025 at CDMX Arena on April 23, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Katy Perry)Getty Images for Katy PerryFor several weeks now, Katy Perry's song "The One That Got Away" has been rising on charts globally. The tune, originally released as a single from her blockbuster album Teenage Dream more than a decade ago, went viral suddenly, and the singer didn't miss a beat when it came to making the most of the moment. She quickly released a director's cut of the music video, and then later an EP of several singles titled Thinking of the One That Got Away, which is, of course, centered around "The One That Got Away." More recently, the Grammy-nominated pop star dropped a compilation – something of a greatest hits – titled The Ones That Got the Plays. The set features 22 of her biggest hits, and "The One That Got Away" is the opening cut. That project launches on a pair of charts in the United Kingdom, while both Teenage Dream and "The One That Got Away" rise to never-before-seen highs on different rankings.Katy Perry’s The Ones That Got the Plays Debuts Inside the Top 10The Ones That Got the Plays becomes an immediate top 10 success on one of the two U.K. tallies where it launches this frame. The compilation opens at No. 7 on the Official Albums Streaming chart, which de...