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Old 08-10-2011, 16:24
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As "You and I" sold another 95,000 downloads last week, the song indeed passed the 1-million threshold.

Here's a rundown of the digital sales to-date of Gaga's singles:

6,388,000, "Poker Face"
6,348,000, "Just Dance"
4,939,000, "Bad Romance"
3,285,000, "Born This Way"
3,126,000, "Paparazzi"
3,011,000, "Telephone"
2,433,000, "LoveGame"
2,285,000, "Alejandro"
2,036,000, "The Edge of Glory"
1,003,000, "You and I"

... and, Lady Gaga's total album sales:

4,312,000, "The Fame"
1,827,000, "Born This Way"
1,510,000, "The Fame Monster"
249,000, "The Remix"


As for "Judas," the song is 178,000 downloads from reaching 1 million in digital sales. If it continues to sell 3,000 a week, as it has averaged the last two weeks (no guarantee, since interest in the song could wane, considering it was not at all a radio hit on the scale of all her other singles), it would reach the million mark approximately 14 months from now.
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/ch...2.story?page=2

Congratulations to Gaga but poor Judas
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Old 08-10-2011, 16:35
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Congratulations!

And Judas isn't bad, its close. So hopefully by the end of the year it'll be 11+
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Old 08-10-2011, 16:56
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Wow. That's a big acheivement (although I don't like most of those 10 songs ).

I wonder who has the most million-selling singles over there. I'd place my bets on Eminem or Rihanna or Lil Wayne.

If Judas makes 1 million aswell, that would probably make her one of the few artists to have all their singles sell over a million. Pretty much every artist I can think of, has had a few flops during their career. Lady Gaga still hasn't had a flop single yet really (although I guess Judas is close).

EDIT: I've found a list on ATRL of the artsists with most million sellers:

24, Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" (4.3)
19, Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
17, Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
15, T-Pain, "Low" (6)
14, Taylor Swift, "Love Story" (5.1)
12, the Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling" (7.5, the all-time best-selling download)
10, Britney Spears, "Womanizer" (3.2)
9, Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (4.7)
9, Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2.5)
9, Ke$ha, "TiK ToK" (6)
9, Lady Gaga, "Poker Face" (6.4)
9, Ludacris, "Break Your Heart" (3.5)

It looks a bit out of date, apart from the fact that I can't think of 9 Ke$ha songs that have sold a million.
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Old 08-10-2011, 17:12
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What, Lil Wayne has 24 singles selling a million?!

Poor Judas. To be fair to him, he had the space of like 3 weeks to shine before TEOG swooped in. He'll catch up one day.
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Old 08-10-2011, 17:16
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Good for her, that's pretty great Although there is a decline in singles sales lately, it's still a big achievement.At least there's one country that liked 'You And I' Honestly, considering that it charted since the very 1st week of the album's release due to strong digital sales, I bet that it would have sold 1,5-2 million there by now if the VMA's performance was better and if she hadn't already performed it a thousand times since 2010
I've found a list on ATRL of the artsists with most million sellers:

24, Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" (4.3)
19, Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
17, Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie" (5.1)
15, T-Pain, "Low" (6)
14, Taylor Swift, "Love Story" (5.1)
12, the Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling" (7.5, the all-time best-selling download)
10, Britney Spears, "Womanizer" (3.2)
9, Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (4.7)
9, Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (2.5)
9, Ke$ha, "TiK ToK" (6)
9, Lady Gaga, "Poker Face" (6.4)
9, Ludacris, "Break Your Heart" (3.5)

It looks a bit out of date, apart from the fact that I can't think of 9 Ke$ha songs that have sold a million.
Well, she had her 6 solo singles and also she is credited as a featured act on Flo Rida's 'Right Round', Britney's 'Till The World Ends' and 30h3's 'My First Kiss' (I doubt the latter has sold a million, but you never know )
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Old 08-10-2011, 17:17
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It looks a bit out of date, apart from the fact that I can't think of 9 Ke$ha songs that have sold a million.
that can't be true because she's only had six singles (Tik Tok, Blah Blah Blah, Your Love Is My Drug, Take It Off, We R Who We R and Blow) and three featured artist singles (Right Round, My first kiss and Dirty Picture and Dirty Picture wasn't released in the US and charted at 96).
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Old 08-10-2011, 17:48
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that can't be true because she's only had six singles (Tik Tok, Blah Blah Blah, Your Love Is My Drug, Take It Off, We R Who We R and Blow) and three featured artist singles (Right Round, My first kiss and Dirty Picture and Dirty Picture wasn't released in the US and charted at 96).
Well, 6 singles plus 3 featured singles does add up to 9.

Perhaps the Till the World Ends remix she did with Britney and Nicki sold a million. That would add up to 9.

Dirty Picture actally sold quite well, but charted so low due to not being a single, and hence getting next to no radio airplay, but it spent quite a long time in the top 100 on iTunes. But I also highly doubt its sold a million.
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Old 08-10-2011, 17:52
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Just 1.5 copies for Fame monster. Really? Is that all? Then again, it was considered a sole album in the US where as it was a joint album in other countries
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Old 08-10-2011, 19:12
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Just 1.5 copies for Fame monster. Really? Is that all? Then again, it was considered a sole album in the US where as it was a joint album in other countries
It was sold as a combo with the Fame and as an LP, so the combo's sales will have been counted as the Fame. The Fame Monster listed will be the 8-track LP.
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Old 08-10-2011, 19:28
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Good for her!
Not so much for Judas though.
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Old 08-10-2011, 19:31
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Very impressive. Congrats.
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Old 08-10-2011, 21:36
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Have you noticed her sales keep on getting lower and lower - gaga is on her way down - madonna queen of pop always

thanks for the information
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Old 08-10-2011, 21:38
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Have you noticed her sales keep on getting lower and lower - gaga is on her way down - madonna queen of pop always

thanks for the information
Apart from the fact... they're not...

Work on your reading comprehension.
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Old 08-10-2011, 21:39
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Have you noticed her sales keep on getting lower and lower - gaga is on her way down - madonna queen of pop always

thanks for the information
Considering that some of the songs have only been out for five months and one has only bee a single since August did you seriously expect them to have sold 3M+
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Old 08-10-2011, 21:44
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Apart from the fact... they're not...

Work on your reading comprehension.
6,388,000, "Poker Face"
6,348,000, "Just Dance"
4,939,000, "Bad Romance"
3,285,000, "Born This Way"
3,126,000, "Paparazzi"
3,011,000, "Telephone"
2,433,000, "LoveGame"
2,285,000, "Alejandro"
2,036,000, "The Edge of Glory"
1,003,000, "You and I"

... and, Lady Gaga's total album sales:

4,312,000, "The Fame"
1,827,000, "Born This Way"
1,510,000, "The Fame Monster"
249,000, "The Remix"




DUHHHH count the numbers ...she has hit her peak obviously by copying madonna ...now lets see if she has the

staying power that madonna has had for 30 years hee hee hee ..what number did you and i get to in the uk ? pmsl
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Old 08-10-2011, 21:51
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Good for her shame about Judas but it's not a surprise it didn't get a lot of airplay in America.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:00
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DUHHHH count the numbers ...she has hit her peak obviously by copying madonna ...now lets see if she has the

staying power that madonna has had for 30 years hee hee hee ..what number did you and i get to in the uk ? pmsl
"She has hit her peak obviously by copying madonna". Try again?

I put the singles in order of release for you, not just in descending order.

6,348,000, "Just Dance"
6,388,000, "Poker Face"
3,126,000, "Paparazzi"
2,433,000, "LoveGame"

4,939,000, "Bad Romance"
3,011,000, "Telephone"
2,285,000, "Alejandro"

3,285,000, "Born This Way"
2,036,000, "The Edge of Glory"
1,003,000, "You and I"

As you can see, yes they are decreasing which is natural, but it's not massively different. You'll also notice that bizarrely the lead single off each respective album has the most sales...and the following singles progressively lose sales.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:00
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judas is a absolute crap song and a attempt to sell records by shocking the way madonna did with like a prayer except when madonna did it , it worked
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:03
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judas is a absolute crap song and a attempt to sell records by shocking the way madonna did with like a prayer except when madonna did it , it worked
Honey, the song wasn't actually made about Judas the betrayer and there's nothing controversial about the song tbh.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:03
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Born this way only hit number one in america because she is preaching about equal rights and a lot of people can relate to the ripp off song - my point is lady gaga has hit her peak bring on the next wannabe madonna

dont be a drag be a madonna
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:05
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Honey, the song wasn't actually made about Judas the betrayer and there's nothing controversial about the song tbh.

I know it wasnt but it was a attempt to get attention in a way that madonna did many many years ago with like a prayer and issac ...she is such a copy cat
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:07
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Born this way only hit number one in america because she is preaching about equal rights and a lot of people can relate to the ripp off song - my point is lady gaga has hit her peak bring on the next wannabe madonna

dont be a drag be a madonna
Your posts are bringing nothing substitutional to this thread.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:07
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Bless.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:08
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judas is a absolute crap song and a attempt to sell records by shocking the way madonna did with like a prayer except when madonna did it , it worked
There's nothing shocking in Judas really and please give the Madonna comparisons a rest we get it.
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Old 08-10-2011, 22:12
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I think the reason Like a Prayer sold well and Judas didn't is because Like a Prayer is a good song and Judas is boring (well, the chorus is really boring, the verses aren't too bad). It has nothing to do with the lyrics, and nobody is copying anybody imo.
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