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The problem with the album charts stems from the fact they double count streams and it’s allowed greatest hits to have inflated units. Yet the other issue I’ve recently come to realise is artificially reducing the streaming units off the top two songs on a studio album is also adding to this. Most studio albums have a couple of bigger hits and one modest sized hit, rather than a runaway hit single. I think it’s too strict and would boost studio album sales and again help kick greatest hits out a bit. Also means actual popular albums get a decent run at the top and prevent these 1-out chart runs that are becoming more frequent and personally I find it so boring. Soundtracks also should be added back as well I think, they only took them out I assume due to greatest showman being so huge. It would add some good variety though every now and then.

I did think GOE should have been pushed alongside the album but now we are rolling into summer HBDYM is I think is the obvious choice as it just fits that summer vibe. In a perfect world I’d push HBDYM in June and then ZB in September with SOAM in January.

This will no doubt change as I can see some songs growing on my once my obsession dies down with the top 5. The top four are within a whisker of each other at this point. The production on this album is so on point it has to be said. Zombieboy Abracadabra How Bad Do You Want Me Garden of Eden Perfect Celebrity Killah Die With A Smile Disease Don’t Call Tonight Shadow of a Man Vanish Into You LoveDrug Blade of Grass The Beast

Ranking after a few listens; Disease - 8/10 Abracadabra - 10/10 Garden of Eden - 9/10 Perfect Celebrity- 8/10 Vanish into You - 6/10 Killah - 8/10 (love the way she says killah) Zombieboy - 10/10 (this has to be a single!) Love Drug - 6.5/10 How Bad Do You Want Me - 10/10 Don’t Call Tonight - 7/10 Shadow of a Man - 7.5/10 The Beast - 5/10 Blade of Grass - 5/10 Die with a Smile - 9/10 The first four tracks I think are the strongest she’s had on a studio album since BTW. I’m obsessed with how she says, Killahh. Zombieboy has to be my standout, it’s the most catchy song she’s done in a long time and those stranger things vibed chimes at the end give me the chills. Has hit written all over it. HBDYWM gives me the feels though and GoE is equally brilliant. I love how there’s so many potential singles off this album, she could have a long era with this if she wanted too.

Really hope Mayhem can have a couple of tracks that take off. I’m glad they are pushing Garden but Zombieboy is a hit waiting to happen, absolute 80s vibed banger!

First impressions are this is a great album, it’s rare I hear an album and love it right away but I can tell this is going to grow on me a lot. Surprised at how funky this is which I really like along with the 80s vibe. Also she’s underrated with rocky edgy numbers, she really suits it. Garden of Eden, Perfect Celebrity, Zomebieboy and How Bad Do You Want Me are my standouts at the moment. All of those would be brilliant singles. I’m glad they are pushing Garden though, it’s so catchy and I can see it doing well.

Three from one album which she hasn’t done since Born This Way. I’m starting to think she could well challenge for No.1 next week, hopefully she gets a good jump in streaming over the weekend.

Ah thanks for confirming, maybe that’s why I don’t remember if it was just for day haha.

It’ll be interesting to see how Gaga does over the weekend and with the playlist support. I suspect it’s update today will creep up slightly but fingers crossed there’s a bit more of a jump over the weekend. Am I right in thinking Gaga has never been No.1 on Spotify ever? I feel Shallow and ROM both peaked at No.2, I don’t know Apple Music wise where’s she’s peaked there.

G’won Gaga!! Also great to see PPC, really hope both can go top 10 next week!

I went for top 20 debut, I reckon it’ll be top 15 tbh. I can see it peaking around 4-5 but hanging around in the top 10 for a few weeks.

I went for top 20 debut, I reckon it’ll be top 15 tbh. I can see it peaking around 4-5 but hanging around in the top 10 for a few weeks.

Brilliant debut for Gaga considering the timing, hope it holds up and builds the next few days and sneaks into the top 10 singles next week.

I haven't posted in here before but I just had to, Abracadabra is an absolute banger!! It's like Telephone and Judas mashed together and video is Gaga back to her creative best, does give throwback vibes to 2010-11. Best song she's done in years! I think this will be a bigger hit than disease in the long run but I'm not sure she'll get a good debut in comparison. I really hope it surprises everyone and smashes it though. People have said about the timing of its release but to be honest, I'm questioning why the hell was this not released in October instead of Disease, this should have been the LG7 lead.

I feel it might be a big Q1-2 again next year, there’s already 2-3 big names dropping between February and March. I suspect we’ll get releases from; Beyoncé Bruno mars Chappel Roan Ed Sheeran Harry Styles George Ezra Lana Del Ray Lady Gaga Miley Cyrus Noah Khan Raye Robbie Williams Sam Fender Sam Smith Taylor Swift (and I mean TS12) The 1975 The Weeknd Other predictions/hopes Harry Styles will have a huge album era One Direction release a one off single Ed Sheeran kicks off a new era of themed named albums but isn’t a big as he was. Taylor will release TS12 in December (following reputation re-release) or in early 26 A well known artist who’s been around 10-20 years will score a surprise top 10/No.1 and have a successful comeback. Lady Gaga smashes it and scores a multi-week No.1 with the second single (I can hope) Adele drops a farewell single before her hiatus (very much a longshot).