^But airplay is a completely irrelevant factor in Japan. Japanese don't listen to the radio like Americans do. There's even been studies on it. That's the problem with Billboard Japan. It acts just like its American counterpart without looking at how the market over there really works and the importance of each factor. There are songs that are complete flops (example: any of Crystal Kay's recent singles) that have made top 10 on the Japan Hot 100 because their label payed for airplay but have been complete sales duds. It's basically irrelevant to what songs are actually hits with the public. That's why some songs end up looking major on the Billboard charts in Japan but don't make any sort of dent on the Oricon chart or digital chart.
Having said that I'm sure Gaga's single well sell decently when the CD is released but that doesn't make the Japan Hot 100 any more relevant. Make a thread when she has an actual hit.
Yes. Get the girls together. Some of them do the absolute most by either not understand music chart from other countries or dictating how other countries should weigh their charts
who the hell is this Avril stan coming for Gaga's huge success in japan anyways congrats to Gaga hopefully it goes to #1 when it is officially released there
Anyways, you must take into account that in Japan, physical copies are EVERYTHING. And you can't buy physical copies of these songs yet, hopefully Gaga will get the fourth #1 from a Western artist with Applause, only western artist with 2 #1 songs in Japan and having the third and fourth western #1 in the biggest music market in the world would be amazing.
Japanese don't listen to the radio like Americans do. 
anyways congrats to Gaga hopefully it goes to #1 when it is officially released there 
