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Lady Gaga’s ‘The Dead Dance’ Tops Dance Digital Sales as U.K. Launch Reaches No. 13

A Wednesday tie-in release with a Mayhem reissue drove multi-chart entries across both markets.

Overview

  • The single debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Digital Song Sales, giving Gaga her ninth career leader on the chart.
  • In the U.S., it opens at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales, No. 10 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, and enters Adult Pop Airplay and Pop Airplay at Nos. 37 and 40.
  • Luminate reports 3,500 U.S. sales in the initial, partial tracking period following a midweek release.
  • In the U.K., the track climbs to No. 2 on Official Singles Sales and Downloads and starts at No. 13 on the Official Singles chart, with “Golden” retaining the sales top spot.
  • Gaga’s Mayhem reissue adds three songs—“The Dead Dance,” “Kill for Love,” and “Can’t Stop the High”—with “Kill for Love” debuting at No. 8 on Dance Digital Sales as five Gaga tracks appear on U.K. charts.