Normally, it's hard to recover from one underperformance/flop in one era, but there have been some that have managed to stop the downward spiral of success:

B'DAY
Ring The Alarm #11; Irreplaceable #1

LOVE. ANGEL. MUSIC. BABY.
What You Waiting For #47; Rich Girl #7

ONE OF THE BOYS
Thinking of You #29; Waking Up In Vegas #9

PRISM
Unconditionally #14; Dark Horse #1

TALK THAT TALK
Talk That Talk #31; Where Have You Been #5

TEENAGE DREAM
The One That Got Away #3; Part of Me #1

Any others?

G.U.Y (next week) #1 on BB100

ARTPOP

DWUW #13; GUY #1









































Well, one can dream!

I'm Not Dead. Stupid Girls peaked #13, U + Ur Hand saved I'm Not Dead and lead P!nk to re release Who Knew.

Under My Skin
Don't Tell Me - 22
My Happy Ending - 9

Rated R

Teenage Dream

Rated R
Rude Boy

Chasing Lights
Work #22 >> Forever Is Over #2

Funny.

DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE:
Crazy in Love #1 (8wks); Baby Boy #1 (9wks)

Rated R with Rude Boy
Born This Way with Judas/The Edge Of Glory

Out of all albums since 2000, U + Ur Hand not only saved that era in the US, it saved her entire career.

And she's only gone up since

WTF with Teenage Dream ?!? Is #3 a flop now ?

GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
Don't Stop the Music #3; Take a Bow #1

If I Never See Your Face Again #51; Disturbia #1

Yes, for Katy's standards

artpop

In The Zone & Stripped to be honest.

'Madonna' debut era

Do What U Want #13; Dope #8