"The lead singles from Gaga's previous two solo pop albums both logged higher entrances than "Illusion" on the Hot 100. "Applause," from ARTPOP, started at No. 6 in 2013, before peaking at No. 4, and "Born This Way," the title cut from her 2011 album, opened at No. 1, where it spent its first six weeks, marking the longest reign of her three leaders (as well as the 1,000th Hot 100 No. 1 all-time). "Applause" began with 218,000 downloads sold and "Born," 448,000 (the latter sum representing the seventh-best digital sales week for a song to that point, and the third-biggest debut)."
They're shady for that.
