Perry released *Teenage Dream*, the album that would later match Michael Jackson's record for five Hot 100 No. 1 singles.
On August 24, 2010, Katy Perry released her third studio album, Teenage Dream, through Capitol Records. The album would go on to become one of the most commercially and critically significant pop releases of the decade.
Teenage Dream eventually produced an unprecedented run of chart-topping singles, culminating in Perry becoming the first female artist—and only the second artist ever, after Michael Jackson with Bad—to generate five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 from a single album.
The album's sound, blending synth-pop, dance, and rock influences, defined the era's pop aesthetic and showcased Perry's evolution as a songwriter and vocalist. Singles including "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," "E.T.," and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" would each top the charts over the following two years.
Teenage Dream received a Diamond certification from the RIAA and multiple Grammy nominations, and it remains one of the best-selling albums of the 2010s. Its release date marks the beginning of what is widely considered Perry's commercial and cultural peak, a period during which she became one of the best-selling music artists in history.