Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' Becomes 2025's Biggest Album Debut by a Female Artist

The pop icon's seventh No. 1 album achieves her best streaming and vinyl sales week ever, with 219,000 equivalent units sold in its debut week.

Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her seventh chart-topping album and her largest streaming debut to date.
'Mayhem' accumulated 219,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 136,000 in album sales and 108 million on-demand streams, the highest streaming week of her career.
The album achieved Gaga's best vinyl sales week ever, with 74,000 copies sold across 14 variants, contributing significantly to its success.
'Mayhem' is the biggest album debut by a female artist in 2025 and the largest since Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n’ Sweet' in September 2024.
The album's release was supported by extensive promotion, including multiple physical and digital editions, high-profile performances, and media appearances.