Lady Gaga's 8 Best-Selling Albums Worldwide (And How Many Copies Were Sold)

Lady Gaga's music career launched with the release of her first album The Fame in 2008. Her debut album spawned a ton of hit singles and her success continued with The Fame Monster a year later. Her second album, Born This Way brought her continued success before her collaborative albums with Tony Bennett brought her music to a new audience. Gaga's soundtrack (and role) to A Star Is Born was massive and her return to dance-pop with Chromatica was another huge hit.

Throughout her career, Gaga has watched her albums shoot to number one and sell millions of copies worldwide. Her career has seen a lot of success, but which one of her albums has sold the most?

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Here are Lady Gaga's eight best-selling albums around the world.

8 Cheek to Cheek (With Tony Bennett)

Release Date: 2014

When Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett first collaborated in 2011, Bennett wasn't shy about expressing his respect. Nor was Gaga. The two became friends and a collaborative album was discussed in the press.

Toward the end of the promotional cycle for Gaga's 2013 album Artpop, the roll-out for Cheek to Cheek began. With her covers of jazz standards, Gaga was seen in a new light by many people. Her talent was beginning to take center stage in the eyes of many for the first time.

7 Joanne

Release Date: 2016

Gaga worked heavily with Mark Ronson and Bloodpop on this album. After the Artpop album failed to live up to many's expectations, Gaga took an entirely different approach to this record. She tossed the dance-pop sound she became known for aside. Gaga adopted a rock and folk-influenced sound that lent itself to her musical talents.

Gaga made a more personal album with Joanne, naming the project after her father's sister who died of lupus.

The single Million Reasons climbed the charts after Gaga performed it during her Super Bowl halftime show in 2017.

6 Chromatica

Release Date: 2020

Following the incredible success Gaga achieved with A Star Is Born and its soundtrack, Gaga went back into the studio to make her next album. Unfortunately, it would prove to be a challenging time for her.

Gaga spoke about having a difficult time with her mental health and decided to pour her feelings into these songs. The album was delayed due to the pandemic and was released in May 2020.

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The single Rain on Me featured Ariana Grande and became one of the biggest songs of the year. This album saw Gaga return to her dance-pop roots, the first time since 2013's Artpop.

5 Artpop

Release Date: 2013

When Gaga was on her Born This Way Ball Tour she talked a lot about her next album, Artpop. The title was revealed way before it was ready to be released. It was an album Gaga eventually released in 2013, after a hip injury forced her to cancel the remainder of the tour.

The album's first single Applause did well and Gaga performed the song at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. However, the album didn't live up to the high standards Gaga set with her previous releases.

Due to public perception, the album is considered a flop and a low point in Gaga's career. In reality, the album did fairly well considering the competition at the time.

4 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack, With Bradley Cooper)

Release Date: 2018

Gaga spoke about getting to work with Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born as early as 2016. The film was highly anticipated and people were excited for the soundtrack as well.

Gaga's performance in the film earned her rave reviews and the soundtrack was a huge success. It was the first time Gaga seemed to be experiencing a comeback after the disappointing reception Artpop received years earlier.

The song Shallow was a massive hit, climbing the charts and winning nearly every award it was nominated for. This included the Academy Award for Best Original Song, which was Gaga's first Oscar win.

3 Born This Way

Release Date: 2011

After experiencing her initial burst of fame, Gaga noticed a great amount of young people in her audience. These young people identified with her outrageous style and unique image. They would share their experiences of feeling like an outsider and Gaga could relate. This caused Gaga to reflect on her own experiences growing up and it helped inspire her next album.

Born This Way has themes about self-acceptance, bullying, sexuality, and politics within its lyrics. It spawned several hit singles, including The Edge of Glory, which Gaga wrote about her grandfather passing away.

The song features the late Clarence Clemons on saxophone, who also plays on Hair.

2 The Fame Monster

Release Date: 2009

This album was originally intended to be a deluxe edition of Gaga's debut album The Fame with some new material. However, Gaga had more new material than she originally planned. After realizing the material would have to be spread across two CDs, she decided to release the new material by itself as an EP. The new songs were also released in a 2CD package along with Gaga's debut album.

The songs talk about Gaga's fears and anxiety, inspired by her experiences on the road. It features the hit single Bad Romance, which went on to become one of Gaga's biggest hits.

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1 The Fame

Release Date: 2008

Gaga's debut album remains the best-selling album of her career. The album was preceded by her first single Just Dance. The song was one of the first dance songs to receive airplay on radio after a long period of dance music not being popular.

Gaga helped bring dance music back to the mainstream, something that would come to fruition in the early 2010s. She teamed up with RedOne and made hits that would forever define her. Poker Face, Lovegame, and Paparazzi would all go on to be massive records for Gaga. This was the album that took Gaga from obscurity to stardom.