Lady Gaga debuts #1 on Japanese Oricon charts with the highest debut of the year, and i believe in the last 2 years(I don't understand the article fully) for an international artist

Oricon Japan:
1 (NE) - Born This Way - Lady Gaga - 184,000


Source http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/88250/

"'the Japanese article basically says she hit #1 with 184.000 sales; she is the first western solo artist to hit #1 since MJ's This Is It in 2009; and the first western female artist to hit #1 since Madonna's Hard Candy in 2008"

Certainly not the highest debut of the year or the past two years. However it may be both those things for an international artist.

one more thing BORN THIS WAY- BORN TO SLAY

edited

I used google translate so sorry if some of its wrong
http://translate.google.com/translat...sic%2F88250%2F

Incredible sales!

i tried that it's not translated properly but ty anyway

Can't believe it

Good sales! I think she will reach 450k+ eventually.

Damn. I can't read Japanese.

That's great for an international artist, though! Asia is a tough continent to crack for international artists.

Gaga

Selling like a native

Get those sales baby

for Yoü and I moving so many copies