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Lady Gaga's Decade-Old Single Debuts On Multiple Billboard Charts

Lady Gaga's Decade-Old Single Debuts On Multiple Billboard Charts

Forbes03-05-2025
Lady Gaga's Coachella performance revives 'Judas,' which debuts on Billboard's global charts over a ... More decade after release, driven by renewed interest and streaming. INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS) Lady Gaga performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo byfor Coachella)
After headlining both weekends of Coachella, Lady Gaga experienced substantial gains on streaming platforms and in terms of pure sales of her songs and albums. The singer first saw her music climbing on Spotify and iTunes, and then later, on the Billboard charts, following weekend one of the event. She returned for the second weekend and once again promoted not only her new album Mayhem to the massive crowd, but also highlighted some older tunes – the classics that made her a superstar.
Following the second weekend of the music festival, Gaga once again enjoys a significant growth on a number of charts. Her back-to-back performances have helped earn her another global hit — not with something brand new or even a tune featured on her latest full-length, but rather a single she dropped well over a decade ago.
'Judas' is Gaga's sole new hit on Billboard's worldwide rankings this frame. It opens at No. 147 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and kicks off its run on the Billboard Global 200 at No. 195, narrowly managing to sneak onto the latter tally.
The difference between the similarly-named rosters is that the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., as its name suggests, omits all sales and streaming data from America in an effort to reflect what the rest of the planet is listening to.
Gaga has claimed nearly the same number of hits on both tallies. 'Judas' is her eighteenth placement on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., and she has now scored nineteen wins on the Billboard Global 200.
As it arrives, 'Judas' becomes Gaga's lowest-peaking track on the Billboard Global 200, a distinction previously held by 'Don't Call Tonight' from her latest full-length, which topped out at No. 183. 'Judas' is her second-lowest performer on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., narrowly beating 'Bad Romance' by just two spaces, as that Grammy-winning cut stalled at No. 149.
'Judas' was released as the second single from Gaga's Born This Way, her sophomore full-length, which arrived in May 2011. The promotional cut dropped just a few weeks prior, following the title track, which became another huge smash for the singer.
A heavy electro banger, the track divided listeners. Some enjoyed its thumping beat, while others were concerned by its religious iconography and themes. Despite some controversy, it became a top 10 hit in numerous nations, including the U.S., where it peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100, giving Gaga another placement inside that competitive tier.
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