Summertime Sadness went Platinum in Germany, Applause didn't even go Gold
Summertime Sadness 4x Platinum in Australia, Applause 1x Platinum
Summerime Sadness went Platinum in the UK, Applause Silver
Both were 2x Platinum in the US and Canada and Gold in Mexico
Applause spent 12 weeks in the Top 10 in the US, the biggest market. The only major market missing from the OP is Japan, where Applause peaked at 18 and Summertime Sadness failed to chart.
Isn't Japan the biggest music market in the world (technically?) failing to chart is kind of a big deal then ?
She loses on VEVO (225 million combined views for Applause, 188 million for SS), Radio, Hot 100 peak & longevity, overall sales USA & worldwide and wins only on spotify.
Isn't Japan the biggest music market in the world (technically?) failing to chart is kind of a big deal then ?
Applause wins imo!!
Applause "only" went Gold in Japan. The amount that Lana has outsold Gaga in Australia 4:1 which means, 210k copies more.
Not even mentioning Germany where Summertime Sadness went Platinum with 600k