Lady Gaga’s Mayhem debuts at No. 1 on the Top Dance Albums chart, giving her a record-breaking … More
Over the years, Lady Gaga has dominated pop, dance, and even jazz charts, demonstrating her musical versatility time and time again. Her latest album Mayhem is another blockbuster, topping multiple Billboard rankings this week as it starts. Beyond just another No. 1, the collection helps Gaga achieve an unprecedented showing in dance music history.
Lady Gaga Now Owns an All-Time Record
As Mayhem debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums chart, Gaga secures her eighth leader on the ranking. That total is enough to make her the most successful artist of all time on the tally, as she now stands alone with the most No. 1s.
Before this week, Gaga was tied with DJ and producer Louis DeVito, who previously set the all-time record with seven different chart-topping releases. He ruled the list — then known as the Top Dance/Electronic Albums list — multiple times throughout the early 2000s. Now, Gaga has surpassed him, and both acts have already pulled ahead of fellow dance heavyweights Daft Punk and The Chainsmokers, both of whom have six No. 1s to their credit.
Lady Gaga’s Domination Goes Back More Than a Decade
Gaga has been a powerhouse on the Top Dance Albums ranking since she first arrived on the scene. Her debut full-length, The Fame, didn’t just reach the summit — it became one of the defining albums of the genre. The set has now racked up an astonishing 193 weeks at No. 1, a total no other title has come close to matching.
For perspective, the closest competitor to that record is Beyoncé’s Renaissance. That Grammy-winning project has led for just under 90 frames. Gaga’s debut album has more than doubled that total.
The Fame Is Just One of Gaga’s Many Dance Chart Champions
While The Fame holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 on the Top Dance Albums chart, it’s far from Gaga’s only massive success on the tally. Chromatica, her 2020 release, controlled the ranking for 36 weeks, making it one of the 10 longest-running leaders in the chart’s history.
Meanwhile, Born This Way — the follow-up to The Fame and its deluxe edition, The Fame Monster — also spent months at No. 1, proving that Gaga’s dominance was no fluke.
