Thriller by Michael Jackson was #10 in UK and #4 in US and this song is fucking legendary

Yes its all about the music,and not about being successful with it!

it's not important so why post it?

Bravo thnx for sharing this info

only time will tell!

monsters,honestly,this list actually reminda me of marry the night which was hell classical!! applause is getting the sucess it needs,honestly,it doesnt really deaerves as much as marry the night or other gagas singles.....

Well, it's the past. It's different from now, charts are important.

MY HEART IS BIGGER NOW :')

Edge of Glory only made it to #3 but is her best song so far IMHO. The piano arrangement will be played in spaceport bars 1,000 years from now.

Definitely agree with this. Its about the tune and not chart sucess

fuck yeah David Bowie <3

screw charts!! she's #1 in our hearts!

FINALLY!!! This will make up people! Thank you for this post!

Absolutely

lol applause is like number 6/9 mostly, people like the video, sing it, talk about it. it may not be a smash hit like poker face, bad romance etc... but its a hit! is it a flop? hell no! Are there better songs on the album? I really think so!

maybe uk charts just dont matter! lol jkjk

After reading this i feel so much more relieved about Gaga's chart performance. Numbers dont matter! Thanks fellow Monster! *Paws Up*

Applause will soon get its recognition that it deserves. Everybody is starting to enjoy it at my school and there not even littler monsters

Well, it's complicated. In one hand, numbers aren't an indicative of quality, as your examples pointed out. There are many, many classic albums that didn't do very well on the shelves, but are considered masterpieces nowadays. On the other hand, today's market, with internet and the possibility of counting every digital and physical copy sale, has made numbers relevant. They sort of measure one's popularity and acceptance on the market, and, like it or not, music is a product, as is the artist (at least partially), so the more one artist sells the bigger the budgets (s)he will get and the more space on TV, Internet, Radio will be at his (her) disposal.

Prince u.u