PRISM
by Katy Perry

PRISM by Katy Perry
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-10-18
Overall rank: 9,205th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
53/100 (from 97 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (207th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (1,797th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,205th)

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PRISM is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Katy Perry on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Katy Perry is Teenage Dream which is ranked number 2598 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 612.

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Overall rank: 9,205th | 2010s rank: 1,797th | 2013 rank: 207th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
53/100 (from 97 votes)
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95/100
From 04/07/2018 04:33 | #212423
Fun and exciting songs largely make up for the minimal filler.
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50/100
Like all Katy Perry albums, it's careful melodic stiching and over-produced feel is more than apparent, but she has seemed to have expunged her worst tendecies as performer and songwriter even if she has only incremently grown on both fronts. More relaxed than her last album, tosses in the obligatory answer to "Firework" with "Roar" and "Dark Horse" is a softer "E.T" but otherwise it's more about the vibe than the Big Hit Tracks. Lacks any remarkable moments, but there are some unusually interesting experiments here and there (THOSE BOLLYWOOD CHIMES), though it's unlikely Katy Perry will ever rise above being an average songwriter and composer if this is the most she's capable of.
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Rating:  
100/100
The hit singles are cheeseball duds but Legendary Lovers, Unconditionally, By the Grace of God, and the bonus track It Takes Two are all fantastic
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I hate pretty much every pop album except this one. This one feels mature and listen-able. Best songs: Roar, Legendary Lovers, and Dark Horse.
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5/100
Missed the mark from her prior work. Weak melodies, weaker lyrics.
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40/100
From 01/13/2014 03:05 | #100533
Nothing to really get excited about, positively or negatively... It's OK.
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It's about 60/40 catchy songs/bland pop filler. What it lacks is a really great track like "Teenage Dream."
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From 11/09/2013 21:50 | #91544
I really don't like this album
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