This week, according to Billboard.com, Lady GaGa becomes only the third artist in the 16-year history of the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart to score three number-one hits on a debut album when "LoveGame" officially goes to number one this week.
"LoveGame," the third single from last October's The Fame, follows "Just Dance" and "Poker Face," and puts her in some interesting company: In 2002 and '03, Canadian Sk8er girl Avril Lavigne squeezed three no. 1s from her debut, Let Go: "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," and "I'm With You."
Way back in 1993 and '94, Swedish quartet Ace Of Base hit the same trifecta with its debut The Sign: "All That SheWants," the title song, and"Don't Turn Around" (I knew the last one was a hit for U.K. reggae act Aswad back in 1988, but Wikipedia also says it was originally written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond, dad of Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., for Tina Turner, which is kind of blowing my mind right now.)
So if we want to get technical about it, GaGa, a.k.a. the artist formerly known as Upper West Side Catholic-schooler Stefani Germanotta, is the only American to ever pull off this hat trick. Are you surprised, Music Mixers?
Who else would you peg to be first-album three-hitters? Do you think GaGa will stand the test of time, or waft away gently into musical-footnote history, a la some of our international friends listed here?
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Yo – I’d say the Jackson 5! 4 Number Ones in a row, their first 4 releases, weren’t they from a single/debut album? Maybe not… but worth a check! And they’re American!
I love lady gaga! but what about Christina Aguilera when she first started? her debut album saw number ones for “genie in a bottle,” “what a girl wants,” and “come on over.” That was only nine to ten years ago!
Christina Aguilera did have number ones on the hot 100, but this info pertains to the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Different charts.
GAGA!!!!!!!!!!
I love me some Lady Gaga but didn’t Mariah Carey hit #1 with her first 4 singles from her debut album? As I recall and allmusic.com confirmed this, Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, Someday, I don’t wanna cry, all hit #1.
Didn’t Mariah Carey’s debut album have four #1 singles? “Vision of Love”, “Love Takes Time”, “Someday” and “I Don’t Wanna Cry”?
Christina, Mariah, the Jackson 5 and Fergie all had 3 or more number one singles on the Hot 100 with their debut albums; Gaga only has 2 (LoveGame has not cracked the top 2 yet on that chart).
This is just the Mainstream Top 40. Other artists have accomplished similar feats on other charts (such as the Hot 100, which Gaga might be able to do too).
Seriously?? We’re not done with this flash-in-the-pan yet??
Nice ass….
And remember that the Mainstream Top 40 chart has only been in effect for 16 years. Mariah Carey, Jackson 5 all had debut albums way before that.
she looks beautiful
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What ever happened to Mariah’s first three #1′s?
Lady GaGa rocks!
i love LOVEGAME! it’s the ultimate gay dance club song!