Ke$ha 11th Female Solo Singer to Have Four Top 10 Singles from Debut Album

Will Ke$ha’s New Feat Keep Her On Top of the Music World?
The Singer-Songwriter 11th Female Solo Singer to Have Four Top 10 Singles from Debut Album

Written by: Karen Benardello



With the release of her new song ‘Take It Off,’ Ke$ha has become the 11th solo female artist to garner at least four Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 singles from a debut album, the chart’s website reported on September 13. During the chart’s 52-year history, other singers who have claimed that achievement include Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Beyonce.

The 23-year-old Ke$ha burst into the music scene in the beginning of 2010, when her debut single, ‘TiK ToK’ spent nine weeks at the top of the Hot 100, starting on January 2. The singer-songwriter’s second single, ‘Blah Blah Blah,’ featuring 3OH!3, debuted at number seven three weeks after ‘TiK ToK’s premiere. Ke$ha’s debut album, ‘Animal,’ debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 at the same time.

‘Your Love Is My Drug’ followed next, rising to the number four spot in June. While all of Ke$ha’s songs are catchy, they pale in comparison to her main rival, Lady Gaga. While Ke$ha is trying to emulate Gaga’s bizarre outfits and release similarly-themed songs, and definitely deserves credit for achieving such a unique feat, she doesn’t have as much staying power. Where Gaga is creative in both of her songs and style, Ke$ha just seems to be riding on the coattails of her crazy outfits.