Katy Perry Climbs To New Career Peaks On Several Charts At Once

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentKaty Perry Climbs To New Career Peaks On Several Charts At OnceByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 08:30am EDTFor the seventh week, Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" dances to never-before-seen peaks on Billboard's two global charts, years after its release. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Katy Perry attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKaty Perry released the song "The One That Got Away" nearly 15 years ago. The track served as the sixth and final single from her album Teenage Dream, though the deluxe edition would produce several more smashes. The song was the first from that blockbuster to fail to conquer the Billboard Hot 100, though it came very close to doing so. The catchy cut became the latest years-old tune to suddenly go viral on social media earlier this year, and for nearly two months now, "The One That Got Away" has been rising on two of Billboard's most competitive rankings, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The first of those tallies details the most-consumed tracks all around the planet, while the latter looks at every country that is not the United States, as its name suggests. Every frame, "The One That Got Away" climbs to new heights, and just when it seemed like Perry's hitmaking days may be limited, a decade-and-a-half-old song suddenly becomes her biggest career win on those lists.Katy Perry Sends "The One That Got Away" to New Highs"The One That Got Away" appears on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. for just the seventh time. The single did not debut on either list until earlier this y...