But wait at 45S being country and about drinking hence a sure success

But truth is Applause did stay in the top ten longer, Applause is an EDM song, Applause received more promo. Fact is Applause was released 5 years into Lady Gaga's career, five years into her career Rihanna was the first person to have a second single top the chart followed by the debut single afterwards.
Final fact, Artpop era was a flop and no matter how many singles the little mosters will try to compare Applause to, move on.