Lady Gaga has made history once again. Her new album MAYHEM opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, achieving the highest first-week sales for a female artist since 2025. The numbers are impressive.
219,000 units sold, 136,000 were pure album sales, boosted by a strong demand for vinyl. The remaining 80,500 units came from streaming, totaling over 108 million streams, marking Gaga’s biggest streaming week ever. Notably, 74,000 units were from vinyl sales alone, showing her strong presence in digital and physical formats.
This success highlights the ongoing trend of vinyl’s comeback in the music industry. MAYHEM is Lady Gaga‘s seventh No. 1 album, following Chromatica and A Star Is Born. Globally, the album reached the top spot in markets like the U.K., Australia, Germany, and Italy.
On the United World chart, it sold over 362,000 copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of the week. Gaga used a clever release strategy to achieve this. Pre-release singles like Disease, Die With a Smile (featuring Bruno Mars), and Abracadabra built excitement.
Strong performances on Saturday Night Live and the Grammy Awards increased interest. A live-streamed press conference and exclusive interviews kept fans engaged right up to the release day.
