Katy Perry Albums Ranked

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name ‘Katy Perry’ (from her mother’s maiden name) and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007. Perry has nine U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one singles and has received various awards, including four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. She has been included in the annual Forbes lists of highest-earning women in music from 2011 to 2019. Her estimated net worth as of 2016 is $125 million. Perry is one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold over 18 million albums and 125 million singles worldwide. In the film, she released an autobiographical documentary titled Katy Perry: Part of Me in 2012, and voiced Smurfette in the 2011 film The Smurfs and its sequel in 2013. Her Super Bowl halftime show performance is the most-watched in history. Perry also began serving as a judge on American Idol in 2018. Here are all of Katy Perry’s albums ranked.

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7. MTV Unplugged, 2009

“Short but sweet MTV Unplugged session, featuring a jazz-influenced re-working of I Kissed a Girl as well as the beautiful ballad Thinking of You. The decision to cover the Fountains Of Wayne number Hackensack is strange – especially given its not that great and Hot n Cold isn’t included.”

6. Katy Hudson, 2001

“Katy Hudson is a seminal album for katycats everywhere , and an inspiring look at the talented musician who has made a lightning strike mark on the Pop music scene as Katy Perry . This is her DEBUT album , a Christian Rock album that gives us a clear and defined look at the character and personality of the woman behind the Pop Icon Katy Perry . Everything that has become a trademark style of katy Perry is here – positive and uplifting songs that convey such depth and emotion you find yourself marvelling that they were penned by a young girl of sixteen years of age . The vocals are clean , clear and strong – again belying the youthful innocence of the singer and sounding like a woman of mature grace and strength . The album resounds almost prophetically with songs such as ” Growing Pains ” a whimsical tune with some very dynamic thoughts that give you an inkling of the star that would soon come to rise and explode on the music scene like a firework .”

5. Smile, 2020

“Katy Perry’s back from her brief career “Swish Swish” crisis, back to the pop she makes best. Smile by Katy Perry is an excellent addition to her discography. The album is filled with great dance-pop hits, fun & uplifting songs & just a great summer type of feeling. It’s definitely a good pop album, and I’m not afraid to admit it.”

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4. Witness, 2017

“Witness. The album that you all probably forgot about, which is… understandable. This album wasn’t nearly as popular as her other 3 mainstream albums, really the only single that got successful in the mainstream was Chained To the Rhythm with its radio play. Which is something that kinda makes me confused because of how great this record is? And it seemed like everyone hated it. Maybe it was because of ‘pop’ music not being liked too much in general, so people went into this album thinking it was bad because Katy is one of the biggest pop stars.”

3. PRISM, 2013

“Such a great and meaningful album. I’ll admit I did not like her previous album at all, what got me into Katy Perry was her debut album which was such a different pop/rock album with many catchy and meaningful tunes. It’s definitely going down as one of my favorite albums of all time. This album is very different than the others, it has a lot of ballads, and I do mean a lot, but this album still remains great! My favorite songs on the album are: Walking on Air, Unconditionally, Legendary Lovers, Birthday, Dark Horse and Roar.”

2. One Of The Boys, 2008

“She was a fresh wind through the pop music of the late noughties with playful songs with gritty lyrics and colorful videos. I Kissed a Girl is not about about real Lesbians, but about teenage girls who experiment and practice kissing together. Waking Up in Vegas describes the confusion of the morning after a heavy party. Thinking of You is sung by someone whose mind is still with her previous boyfriend. Ur So Gay uses the politically incorrect language of high school culture. Hot n Cold describes the tribulations of a teenage love affair. These pop-rock party anthems are easy to sing along and have the humoristic approach and content to appeal to teenagers.

1. Teenage Dream, 2010

“It just takes you to a teenage headspace. Where love is color, friends are to be friends for life, sex is always crazy, heartbreak is for life. Everything is heightened. Everything shines. It’s a whirl, a twist and a shout. It’s “drive till nowhere in particular”, wind blowing as you get your head out the window. Life, it’s as you never took it for granted. It’s a hush, a push, and everything in between. It’s a fever dream. A Teenage Dream.”