I was about to post this on another thread, but I'll post it here because I don't need any Warning Points.
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
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Gaga is the Queen of Pop according to Forbes' Magazine, TIME Magazine, Rolling Stones Magazine, Cher and Selena Gomez.
Gaga is the most famous person on the entire planet according to Guinness' World Record Book.
ARTPOP is the most anticipated album according to Billboard and numerous other sources.
Gaga has sold a whopping 14 million more albums than Katy Perry did worldwide, of which 4 million in the US.
Gaga has sold more singles worldwide despite releasing less.
Gaga has 2 tours that have grossed over 100 million dollars, and those 2 tours grossed over 150 million dollars.
Gaga holds the record for highest debut tour of all time.
According to Google Trends, the interest in Gaga is still bigger than the interest in Katy at the moment [
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Born This Way, despite being considered Gaga's downfall, scored 20 points higher on Metacritic, sold 1 million copies more, was ~40% more successful and had a tour that grossed 125 million higher than the tour that accompanied Katy's era.
The Born This Way Era made more money in only one and a half year time while the Teenage Dream era lasted almost 3 years to make much less than Gaga's era.
Next to that, Gaga is a global phenomenon. Gaga has fans ALL over the world, and is the most liked artist on Facebook in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan for example.
Gaga sold out 2 stadium shows in a row only 2 years into her career.