[Lyrical.]

Originally posted by Rivington Reject

Can we stop with the bulls**t excuses like "yeah it's a hit but not for Gaga's standards" or "It's not the kind her fans were expecting"

Just shut up. It's been on the top ten for six weeks, it went platinum, and it's smashing on radio. It's a damn hit. Just move one. Stop trolling. Seethe that Gaga got a hit when y'all prayed Applause would flop.

It's not smashing a la Roar or Wrecking Ball but it's a damn hit. Stop trying to twist it.

Calm down and breathe, sis...

[iV•X]

#nah

[WFL]

Originally posted by Phoenixstar

Because your country is irrelevant and doesn't even have iTunes.

Lol, she used to be big here. She is a nobody since BTW. Pressed that your fave is slowly losing relevancy around the world?

And we have iTunes here.

[Shaliydah88]

I guess.

[Vato]

Originally posted by Teen Idle

Erotica and Bedtime Stories underperformed both album and single wise except take a bow in the us and like a prayer sold a LOT less than true blue yet Madonna is the queen of pop. Though if you think Rihanna's the queen of pop youve probably never heard of impact involvement imagery and touring and instead just look at charts

This thread is not about who's the queen of pop though (Rihanna clearly is, and the world agrees). It's about Applause being a hit or flop, and, as stated before, I'm definitely inclined to say it's leaning on the flop side.

[♚ PRiNCE HiGH ♚]

Originally posted by Monkey_Juice

For Lady Gaga = NO

For a first single = NO

For somebody as global as yall claim her to be = NO

It's more of a sleeper hit, doing okay chart wise but Nobody is talking about it or listening to it or playing it at the club.

Do you even know what does the word 'nobody' mean?
Cause I don't think you do

[Clump]

Originally posted by Monkey_Juice

For Lady Gaga = NO

For a first single = NO

For somebody as global as yall claim her to be = NO

It's more of a sleeper hit, doing okay chart wise but Nobody is talking about it or listening to it or playing it at the club.

Didn't it just go #1 on the dance/club airplay charts?

[HERMES]

The fact it's up for question tho...

[Mrnoniee]

no. moderate

[♚ PRiNCE HiGH ♚]

Originally posted by Benjamin

It's technically a hit, but no one should be proud of its success or even attempt to use receipts from it to prove anything positive about Gaga's career.

I COMPLETELY disagree.
I am SO proud at the fact that a Gaga single is doing this good especially when she's coming from an era like BTW.
All of us expected it to slay even harder but I guess Applause showed us how badly the damage BTW era (musically and in terms of her imagery) did to her.

[Swine]

Originally posted by Swag

Local moderate hit maybe for a lead single of someone in only their 3rd album, not a WW hit tho

Wikipedia says otherwise, and it's actually growing in European markets atm thanks to physical release

Greece 1
Hungary 1
Lebanon 1
South Korea 1
Spain 1
Italy 2
Bulgaria 3
France 3
Germany 3
Luxembourg 3
Canada 4
US 4
Belgium 5
Hungary 5
Mexican 5
Scotland 5
UK 5
Austria 6
Denmark 6
Japan 6
New Zealand 7
Switzerland 7
Ecuador 8
Norway 8
Portugal 8
Ireland 9
Belgium 10
Finland 10
Israel 10
Venezuela 10

You can come with EU+Asian iTunes receipts now but those barely matter in Europe/Asia/Latin America. They only matter in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Next to that, eventhough it's chart position is #19 in my country atm (will probably rise next week due to physical release), everybody knows the song which makes it a hit.

[Teen Idle]

Originally posted by Vato

This thread is not about who's the queen of pop though (Rihanna clearly is, and the world agrees). It's about Applause being a hit or flop, and, as stated before, I'm definitely inclined to say it's leaning on the flop side.

You mentioned ha status as the closest to the queen of pop since Madonna

And Rihanna's tour would have a decent gross if the 'world agreed' that shes the queen of pop.

[Scuba_Dive]

Originally posted by Swine

Wikipedia says otherwise, and it's actually growing in European markets atm thanks to physical release

Greece 1
Hungary 1
Lebanon 1
South Korea 1
Spain 1
Italy 2
Bulgaria 3
France 3
Germany 3
Luxembourg 3
Canada 4
US 4
Belgium 5
Hungary 5
Mexican 5
Scotland 5
UK 5
Austria 6
Denmark 6
Japan 6
New Zealand 7
Switzerland 7
Ecuador 8
Norway 8
Portugal 8
Ireland 9
Belgium 10
Finland 10
Israel 10
Venezuela 10

You can come with EU+Asian iTunes receipts now but those barely matter in Europe/Asia/Latin America. They only matter in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Next to that, eventhough it's chart position is #19 in my country atm (will probably rise next week due to physical release), everybody knows the song which makes it a hit.

Looks like a global hit to me.

[mandym]

I wouldn't consider it a flop

[Teen Idle]

Not to mention that Applause would have been #1 in Sweden based on sales but their chart is p much 90% streaming

[RihannaLoverrr]

A moderate hit

[abrahamjmr]

Yes, it is an US hit, a moderate worldwide hit.

[HausOfA-M]

Originally posted by Rivington Reject

!!!!!

It would be hypocritical if we considered Alejandro,Telephone, and LoveGame hits but not Applause.

What? They all were much bigger, besides Lovegame which was a 3rd single and did basically just as well.

Anyway, yes, it is a hit.

[abrahamjmr]

Originally posted by Swine

Wikipedia says otherwise, and it's actually growing in European markets atm thanks to physical release

Greece 1
Hungary 1
Lebanon 1
South Korea 1
Spain 1
Italy 2
Bulgaria 3
France 3
Germany 3
Luxembourg 3
Canada 4
US 4
Belgium 5
Hungary 5
Mexican 5
Scotland 5
UK 5
Austria 6
Denmark 6
Japan 6
New Zealand 7
Switzerland 7
Ecuador 8
Norway 8
Portugal 8
Ireland 9
Belgium 10
Finland 10
Israel 10
Venezuela 10

You can come with EU+Asian iTunes receipts now but those barely matter in Europe/Asia/Latin America. They only matter in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Next to that, eventhough it's chart position is #19 in my country atm (will probably rise next week due to physical release), everybody knows the song which makes it a hit.

How did it hit #10 in Venezuela when we don't have an official chart? Proof of Wikipedia ain't a reliable source.

[HausOfA-M]

Originally posted by Twai

It is one of her biggest radio hits. Bigger than Alejandro, Telephone, LoveGame, and quickly closing in on Just Dance. Would you say all of the above weren't hits?

It's not a bigger radio hit (yet). All of those were top5 on Pop (LG and Telephone #1) and had bigger audience when you consider the panel expanded a lot. Not to mention how they were much bigger WW (besides LG).