Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ Debuts at No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart

Mother Monster now boasts five chart-toppers on the list throughout her career

Mar 14, 2025 - 19:20

Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ Debuts at No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem has stormed to No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart to give the pop icon her fifth chart-topper (March 14).

The new LP now joins The Fame (2009), Born This Way (2010), Artpop (2013) and Chromatica (2020) as No. 1 hits in the U.K. 2018’s A Star Is Born film soundtrack also hit the top spot on upon release, but is credited as a cast recording, according to the Official Charts Company.

The triumph follows a flurry of activity on release week from the U.S. star, which included pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live March 8, and the announcement of tour dates in Singapore and Mexico over the coming months. She’s also set to play a huge free concert in Brazil on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on May 3.

Two singles from the record, “Die With a Smile” and “Abracadabra,” have peaked at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart during the album’s rollout.

Speaking to Billboard’s Stephen Daw, Lady Gaga discussed the carefree approach to making Mayhem and defying industry expectations. “I do think that I felt a lot of pressure, over the years, to prove myself as a musician,” she said. “And that sometimes stopped me from having fun. So, I tried to have a lot of fun making this record.”

Elsewhere on this week’s charts, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet falls one place to No. 2 as her U.K. and Ireland tour comes to a close, while her 2022 LP Emails I Can’t Send rises 27 spots to No. 40, the first time the album has made it into the top 40.

BLACKPINK member JENNIE’s debut solo album, Ruby, finishes the week at No. 3, and is the highest charting solo LP by any of the group’s members. ROSÉ’s 2024 record, rosie, finished at No. 4, and LISA’s recent Alter Ego peaked at No. 20.

Tate McRae’s So Close To What rises two places to No. 4, and Sam Fender’s People Watching stays strong for a third consecutive week in the top five, ending the week at No. 5.