The Ones That Got the Plays

In 2026, Perry's song "The One That Got Away" (2011) began to experience a resurgence of popularity on the charts, due to going viral on social media.^[1][2] Perry subsequently released a director's cut version of the song's music video,^[3] as well as an extended play Thinking of the One That Got Away on 22 April, containing the standard and acoustic versions of "The One That Got Away" and "Thinking of You" (2009), as well as her song "Legendary Lovers" from Prism (2013).^[4][2]

On May 13, 2026, Perry announced the release of The Ones That Got the Plays on her social media, describing the project as a "legendary playlist".^[5] The compilation album was released on the same day on various streaming services.^[4][6][7] It comprises 21 tracks from her second studio album One of the Boys (2008), up until her sixth studio album Smile (2020), and the 2025 standalone single "Bandaids", marking its first appearance on a Perry album.^[8][9] Writing for AOL, Samridhi Goel described The Ones That Got the Plays as a collection "celebrating some of Perry's biggest hits".^[10]

The Ones That Got the Plays debuted at number 117 on the US Billboard 200 on the chart dated May 30, 2026,^[11] moving 13,000 album units. It marked Perry's eighth entry on the chart.^[12] With only two days of tracking, the record entered the Top 40 Album chart in New Zealand at number six.^[13] In its third week, it moved to number five,^[14] becoming her fifth top-five entry on the chart.^[15] In the United Kingdom, The Ones That Got the Plays debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart for the week ending May 21, 2026.^[16] The compilation sold 6,580 units and was the seventh most-streamed album during the tracking week.^[17][4] During its second week, the album rose to number 12 on the chart with 6,706 units sold.^[18]