Originally posted by Darren-5-08
TD didn't really have huge single success WW, though. I mean she was successful, but the success of the singles on a WW scale certainly wasn't hugely greater than Gaga's.
I mean if you were to compare the two on average positions:
Born This Way - 21x#1, 5x#2, 2x#3, 1x#4, 1x#8 Average: 1.63
California Gurls - 10x#1, 4x#2, 4x#3, 2x#4, 3x#5, 1x#6, 2x#8, 1x#10, 1x#12, 1x#17 Average: 3.93
BTW > CG
Judas - 1x#1, 1x#2, 5x#3, 3x#4, 1x#5, 5x#6, 2x#7, 3x#8, 3x#10, 1x#12, 1x#23, 1x#24 Average: 7.11
Teenage Dream - 6x#1, 4x#2, 1x#4, 3x#5, 2x#6, 2x#8, 1x#9, 1x#12, 1x#13, 2x#14, 1x#15, 1x#19, 1x#21, 1x#22 Average: 7.44
Judas > TD
The Edge of Glory - 2x#1, 5x#2, 6x#3, 1x#4, 1x#5, 4x#6, 2x#7, 2x#8, 1x#10, 1x#14, 1x#19, 1x#36 Average: 6.33
Firework - 3x#1, 5x#2, 7x#3, 4x#4, 2x#5, 1x#7, 1x#8, 2x#14, 1x#15, 1x#18, 1x#46 Average: 6.50
TEOG > Firework
You and I - 1x#3, 2x#5, 1x#6, 2x#8, 1x#10, 1x#14, 2x#18, 2x#19, 1x#21, 1x#23, 1#x24, 1x#26, 2x#32, 1x#83, 1x#98, 2x#104 Average: 30.89
E.T. - 3x#1, 2x#3, 3x#5, 1x#7, 2x#9, 2x#10, 1x#12, 1x#13, 1x#14, 1x#15, 1x#24 Average: 8.17
E.T. > Y&I
Marry The Night - 1x#1, 2x#4, 1x#7, 1x#8, 1x#9, 2x#11, 1x#13, 1x#16, 1x#17, 2x#24, 1x#28, 1x#29, 1x#34, 1x#37, 1x#38, 1x#50, 1x#51, 1x#80 Average: 23.62
Last Friday Night - 4x#1, 1x#2, 1x#4, 3x#5, 4x#7, 2x#9, 1x#15, 1x#20, 2x#22, 1x#25, 1x#33, 1x#34, 1x#38, 1x#56 Average: 14.00
LFN > MTN
That, said, a lot of Gaga's hits were immediate impact then fell off the charts. Also this was just to illustrate that she hasn't been extortionately more successful in the singles department.
Also, much of Katy's WW singles success is based on her US numbers, which isn't entirely fair either when making a WW comparison.
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