Woman Gaga’s Mayhem has debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, marking her fifth chart-topping album in Australia.
The extremely anticipated launch stormed to the highest spot, reinforcing the singer’s enduring recognition Down Beneath.
Gaga’s newest album joins a powerful record of previous No. 1s on the ARIA chart, together with The Fame Monster, which spent three weeks at No. 1 again in 2010, Born This Method (2011), A Star Is Born soundtrack (2019-20), and Chromatica (2021). Mayhem additionally leads the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart this week, underscoring sturdy demand from collectors and followers alike.
It comes after Gaga hinted at impending Australian tour dates, which might mark her first within the nation since 2014.
She appeared on Australian radio community The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick program on March 6 to talk about the discharge of her nascent Mayhem document, whereas additionally offering a touch as as to if she is perhaps asserting her first Australian tour dates in over a decade.
“I can’t formally announce something, however I can let you know that I’m going to be asserting… some issues,” she responded with fun, earlier than reflecting on her time within the nation. “I miss my followers there a lot, I actually do. I’ve such fond recollections of being in Australia, it’s a phenomenal place and I actually do need to come again quickly.”
The Mayhem period has already confirmed to be a industrial success, with the album’s lead single, “Die With A Smile”—a collaboration with Bruno Mars—hovering to No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart this week after rebounding from No. 7. The observe’s resurgence follows the album’s launch, driving renewed curiosity in Gaga’s discography.
Elsewhere on the charts, BLACKPINK’s Jennie makes a powerful debut at No. 2 along with her first solo album Ruby, marking the second consecutive week {that a} BLACKPINK member has landed within the Prime 5. In the meantime, Rosé’s APT., a collaboration with Bruno Mars, holds the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for its 14th non-consecutive week, tying with ABBA’s 1976 hit Fernando because the fourth-longest-running No. 1 in ARIA historical past.
Different notable debuts embody American singer-songwriter Daniel Seavey, who enters the chart at No. 7 together with his first full-length album, Second Wind.
Moreover, Australian rock legends The Merciless Sea return with Straight Into The Solar, which lands at No. 18 and marks their first studio album in over 20 years.