Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” hits new peaks on two of Billboard’s global charts and returns to multiple … More
More than 15 years ago, Lady Gaga released “Bad Romance” and redefined what was possible in pop music. The track was heralded not just as another hit or proof she wasn’t a one-album wonder, but as a massive leap forward for her artistry. The tune received critical acclaim and was a global hit when it dropped in 2009, and in the years since, it has remained a fan favorite and. In some quantifiable ways, the cut is now bigger than ever.
“Bad Romance” Appears on Four Billboard Charts
This week, “Bad Romance” appears on to four Billboard charts. Two of them are based entirely on U.S. consumption, while the others measure global performance. Excitingly, the Grammy-winning cut is back on the domestic tallies and reaches new peaks on the international rankings, so it’s a busy frame for the title on each and every list where it can currently be found.
“Bad Romance” Returns to Dance-Focused Tallies
“Bad Romance” rocks its way back onto two of Billboard’s dance-focused rankings. The The Fame Monster single reappears at No. 14 on both the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales rosters. It has previously cracked the top 10 and even led the purchase-only tally, throughout the more than 200 weeks it has spent on these genre-specific lists.
“Bad Romance” is a Global Smash
“Bad Romance” made its way back onto both U.S. and global charts recently, as the tune has been surging in popularity for weeks following Gaga’s high-profile performance at Coachella and her history-making concert in Brazil, where she played to more than two million people. As a result, a number of her classics have been climbing on planet-spanning rankings, and some have become bigger successes – at least in terms of placement on several charts – than ever before.
This time around, “Bad Romance” soars on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The track improves by dozens of spaces on each list at the same time. On the former, it jumps from No. 175 to No. 81. On the latter, it rockets from No. 148 to No. 55. In both cases, these are new peak positions for the tune.
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