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Lady Gaga’s ‘The Dead Dance’ Debuts at No. 40 on Hot 100 as Dance Charts Jump

Powered by a Wednesday tie-in, a Mayhem deluxe reissue and a VMA medley, the single translated first-week buzz into broad chart traction.

Overview

  • Billboard reports a Hot 100 debut at No. 40 with 8.7 million U.S. streams, a 7.8 million radio audience and 5,000 sold for the Sept. 5–11 frame, per Luminate.
  • On dance-focused tallies, the track holds No. 1 on Dance Digital Song Sales, starts at No. 3 on Dance Streaming Songs and rises to No. 3 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
  • In the U.K., it reaches No. 2 on Official Singles Sales and Official Downloads, opens at No. 13 on the Official Singles Chart and lands at No. 26 on Official Streaming.
  • A taped medley performance with “Abracadabra” aired during the Sept. 7 MTV VMAs, which Billboard notes helped boost the song’s profile.
  • Released Sept. 3 with Netflix’s Wednesday and added to the Mayhem deluxe, the drop included two other tracks as “Kill for Love” entered U.S. Dance Digital Song Sales at No. 8.