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Pitchfork has Garden of Eden as best new track!

#6 (-2) in the UK this week

Apple Music: 5 (+1) Die With A Smile 8 (+5) Abracadabra 37 (NEW) Garden Of Eden 48 (NEW) Vanish Into You 49 (NEW) Perfect Celebrity 57 (RE) Disease 74 (NEW) Zombieboy 75 (NEW) Killah (feat. Gesaffelstein) 96 (NEW) LoveDrug MOTHER

#1 on AM in 36 countries #1 Algeria #1 Armenia #1 Australia #1 Austria #1 Azerbaijan #1 Bahrain #1 Belgium #1 Brazil #1 Bulgaria #1 Croatia #1 Cyprus #1 Czech Republic #1 Estonia #1 Finland #1 France #1 Germany #1 Ireland #1 Italy #1 Kuwait #1 Latvia #1 Lebanon #1 Lithuania #1 Luxembourg #1 Netherlands #1 New Zealand #1 North Macedonia #1 Norway #1 Poland #1 Portugal #1 Romania #1 Serbia #1 Spain #1 Sweden #1 Switzerland #1 Tajikistan #1 United Kingdom

The first 5/5 stars from The Independent :clap: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lady-gaga-review-mayhem-tracklist-lyrics-b2710858.html

UK Apple Music: 5 (+1) Die With A Smile 13 (RE) Abracadabra – not really a re-entry but there’s been a glitch on Kworb 103 (RE) Disease 115 (NEW) Garden Of Eden 162 (NEW) Perfect Celebrity 196 (NEW) Vanish Into You

Garden of Eden, Perfect Celebrity and Vanish Into You appearing on UK Apple Music chart already! HITS!

CLASH (4/5): https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lady-gaga-mayhem/

PageSIx gives 3,5/4 and calls this "her best in 14 years" https://pagesix.com/2025/03/07/entertainment/lady-gaga-finds-her-sweet-spot-on-new-album-mayhem-review/

The album is #1 in 16 countries on AM: #1 Algeria #1 Australia #1 Austria #1 Brazil #1 Finland #1 France #1 Germany #1 Ireland #1 Italy #1 Kuwait #1 Netherlands #1 New Zealand #1 Norway #1 Poland #1 Portugal #1 Sweden

All the chart positions and discussion of charts can go here. Irish Apple Music is looking promising only after 8 hrs (in the morning) 9 (+2) Die With A Smile 11 (+5) Abracadabra 74 (NEW) Garden Of Eden 81 (NEW) Perfect Celebrity 99 (re) Disease 130 (NEW) Vanish Into You 162 (NEW) Killah (feat. Gesaffelstein) 173 (NEW) Zombieboy 184 (NEW) How Bad Do U Want Me 190 (NEW) LoveDrug

This is interesting because Gaga has always been blamed from hopping from genre to another and delivering albums that sounds like nothing that's out there and "popular" (ARTPOP, jazz, ASIB balladry) and when she reflects all eras and influences at once (except jazz lol) it's "same old"?

Decided to start the thread because the lyrics of Vanish Into You are just sublime imo: "Once in a blue moon, I forget you And once in your life, you'll be mine" What are your favourite lyrics on the album?

Slant gave 3/5 (not going to link that one because it misunderstood the whole point of the album lol and the reviewer clearly doesn't like pop music in general)

Garden of Eden seems to be the focus track in the US. Interesting! I adore both, that and VIY so not complaining!

Still #1 on Spotify (139 days) with 20% lead to #2 and the lead is going to even GROW this week.

It's crazy that she was able to write that great Taylor Swift track though!

All these songs are SO GOOD

My first listen starts... NOW!

Yeah, I haven't heard it, will listen to the album in 58 minutes to exact, but "Gaga doing Swift" doesn't sound like a good idea.

Based on the early reviews, How Bad Do U Want Me seems to be the only proper dud on the album.

Here's The Telegraph review: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/lady-gaga-mayhem-review/

The Guardian 4/5 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/06/lady-gaga-mayhem-review-abracadabra

All the reviews of her much anticipated album belong here in this thread. Let's start with Shatter the Standards which gives 4/5 stars: https://www.shatterthestandards.com/p/album-review-mayhem-by-lady-gaga?r=5ir73&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

I am also thinking 70k. Similar physical sales to Chromatica but better streams.