New Zealand Year-end Charts (2025)

#2 The Life of a Showgirl

#15 TTPD

#32 Mayhem

This is during certain pop girl "mania"

What happen ?

Congrats to both of them for doing so well.

Also shoutout to Kpop Demon Hunters for actually topping the list lol.

Why do you make more threads about Gaga than your own fave is the real question here

Mayhem barely avoided Flop status because of DWAS units. It's free-falling everywhere and OUT of the charts in many countries.

TTPD and Showgirl are actual smash albums

I'm more shocked that TLOAS isn't #1 tbh.

Wait at HMHAS at #8

The Excel sheet stans still not getting that Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

It's a combination of many things that have created such a global frenzy around Gaga these past few months: Yes, it's also the chart success, including the biggest hit of all time as per UWC, but it's also the universal acclaim of her music (which not everyone has), it's her being the frontrunner to win AOTY, it's the cultural ubiquity of Mayhem, Abracdabra, the tour, DWAS, it's literally the biggest live concert by a female artist in history, it's the most acclaimed festival show ever performed, it's the tour being a viral sensation… it's all these things working together that have created a Gagamania-type phenomenon.

Edited December 18, 2025Dec 18 by Feanor

5 minutes ago, CaptainMusic said:

I'm more shocked that TLOAS isn't #1 tbh.

The soundtrack from KDH is the only 2x platinum album in New Zealand released this year having a few more months to accumulate numbers compared to TLOAS, while TLOAS did pretty good having reached platinum in two and a bit months. Olivia Dean is the pop girl smashing in New Zealand at the moment and her album will probably smash into next year as well.

1 minute ago, Feanor said:

Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

1 minute ago, Feanor said:

It's the chart success

6 minutes ago, Feanor said:

The Excel sheet stans still not getting that Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

It's a combination of many things that have created such a global frenzy around Gaga these past few months: Yes, it's also the chart success, including the biggest hit of all time as per UWC, but it's also the universal acclaim of her music (which not everyone has), it's her being the frontrunner to win AOTY, it's the cultural ubiquity of Mayhem, Abracdabra, the tour, DWAS, it's literally the biggest live concert by a female artist in history, it's the most acclaimed festival show ever performed, it's the tour being a viral sensation… it's all these things working together that have created a Gagamania-type phenomenon.

Complete and utter delusion

I think it's undeniable that Gaga had a great year. Huge tour, successful album for such a mature artist, and the biggest hit of the century. Also an artistic slam dunk and absolutely a return to form. By far her best studio effort in over 10 years.

It's stupid of Swifties and Monsters to pit Gaga and Taylor against one another commercially. And I've done it, too! Always in retaliation, but it's just dumb all around. They like and respect one another, and Gaga and Taylor just aren't competing commercially. No one is competing with Taylor. Monsters look delusional and Swifties look insecure.

Also not everyone has to have everything. The only "mania" of the 21st century is Taylor's 2020s run. The media, other musicians, and even the remaining Beatles themselves have talked about it. Taylor moved more album units in 2023-2025 than Gaga has in her entire career. She also outgrossed the lifetime touring gross of every female artist without dynamic pricing which her direct touring peers Gaga and Beyonce enabled.

Gaga had an amazing year that was very impressive this deep. But Mayhem isn't on the level of Madonna's Ray of Light, Music, or Confessions commercially and no one was calling those eras a Beatles-like mania. Besides, by far the closest Gaga got to any type of "mania" was her early career and it's much more so than now.

Edited December 18, 2025Dec 18 by DevilsRollTheDice

6 minutes ago, DevilsRollTheDice said:

the biggest hit of the century.

Can you all stop calling it the biggest hit of the century when it's not. Shape of you says hello.

Lorde wasn't feeling it

1 minute ago, Calvin said:

Can you all stop calling it the biggest hit of the century when it's not. Shape of you says hello.

Idk, I think you can make a real case for it. Immortal chart run and early recurrent stats seem really strong, too. Whether it's Shape of You, Blinding Lights, or DWAS, they're all incredibly massive.

37 minutes ago, Feanor said:

The Excel sheet stans still not getting that Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

It's a combination of many things that have created such a global frenzy around Gaga these past few months: Yes, it's also the chart success, including the biggest hit of all time as per UWC, but it's also the universal acclaim of her music (which not everyone has), it's her being the frontrunner to win AOTY, it's the cultural ubiquity of Mayhem, Abracdabra, the tour, DWAS, it's literally the biggest live concert by a female artist in history, it's the most acclaimed festival show ever performed, it's the tour being a viral sensation… it's all these things working together that have created a Gagamania-type phenomenon.

3 minutes ago, DevilsRollTheDice said:

Idk, I think you can make a real case for it.

Not really. SOY has huge lead on youtube, digital sales, apple music and it has excellent recurring stats.

45 minutes ago, Feanor said:

The Excel sheet stans still not getting that Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

Bold coming from you

48 minutes ago, Feanor said:

Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

None of the "manias" are about the stats. The difference between the alleged Gagamania and others is that it cannot be represented by any objective data. It exists solely in the vibes of fans.

47 minutes ago, Feanor said:

The Excel sheet stans still not getting that Gagamania isn't just about chart stats

It's a combination of many things that have created such a global frenzy around Gaga these past few months: Yes, it's also the chart success, including the biggest hit of all time as per UWC, but it's also the universal acclaim of her music (which not everyone has), it's her being the frontrunner to win AOTY, it's the cultural ubiquity of Mayhem, Abracdabra, the tour, DWAS, it's literally the biggest live concert by a female artist in history, it's the most acclaimed festival show ever performed, it's the tour being a viral sensation… it's all these things working together that have created a Gagamania-type phenomenon.

So for some artists it's called vibes, but for Gaga, it's called Gagamania.

The biggest hypocrites on here

26 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

Lorde wasn't feeling it

GP ditch her since the Solar Power era

Oh KPop Demon Hunters ate her up

Tate at #7 omg - global chanteuse!

Avril's Greatest Hits making top 50 wow

Wait TLOSG was blocked? This just shows how massive KPop Hunters are.

what Gagamania LOL who made that up??

Full chart?

Tate has been smashing hard in Oceania