Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' dominates the Billboard 200 albums chart with her biggest debut numbers on streaming platforms to-date.

Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem" is a beautifully chaotic collage of songs sonically inspired by David Bowie, Prince, Nine Inch Nails and more to create a more mature version of her debut studio album entitled "The Fame" or "The Fame Monster" deluxe.

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).

She dances on the line between clever self-referentiality and less inspired rehashing on her new LP, committing to the over-the-top excess that first made her a star.

Lady Gaga’s Harlequin underperformed commercially, but it still has a chance at a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Mar. 22, we look at whether the latest album from one of the century's greatest pop stars will return her to the top of the chart for the first time in five years.

On Popcast, a discussion about the singer’s latest “return to form” album and whether her aggressive promotion of it adds up to anything new.