Jun 7, 2020

'Chromatica' Debuts at Number One on Billboard 200

'Chromatica' Debuts at Number One on Billboard 200

Lady Gaga's sixth studio album 'Chromatica,' has debuted at number one in the United States on the Billboard 200 chart with an opening of 274,000 units, according to Nielsen Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

This album has become Gaga's sixth album topping the first spot on the charts, with 205,000 units of pure copies sold, 87,16 million on-demand streams, and achieved the biggest release week sales for an album by the artist since 2011's Born This Way.

'Chromatica' has also topped the official charts in the U.K., Italy, Ireland, Australia, The Netherlands, as well as the Top 10 spots in many other countries and, scored the biggest first-week sales of 2020 for a female album, since Taylor Swift's 'Lover.'

Gaga also claimed the first spot on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated June 13) o become the top musical act in the U.S. for a fifth total week, and for the first time since October 2018.

Her first topped on the Artist 100, was back in November 2016 when her album Joanne opened atop the Billboard 200. She led again for a week in February 2017 (following the Super Bowl halftime show performance that year) and added two more weeks on top in October 2018 as her A Star Is Born soundtrack, with Bradley Cooper, ruled the Billboard 200.

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