The Fame

The Fame is the debut album by American pop singer-songwriter Lady GaGa, released in Canada and some European countries in August 2008 by Interscope Records. A revised edition with new tracks and different track listing was released in Australia on November 15, 2008, in the U.S. on October 28, 2008. The track listing was revised yet again for release in Ireland on January 9, 2009 and in the UK on January 12, 2009. The album reached number four on the Billboard 200, as well as reaching number one on Billboards Top Electronic Albums and in several other countries. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for album shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States.

The Fame is the debut album by American pop singer-songwriter Lady GaGa, released in Canada and some European countries in August 2008 by Interscope Records. A revised edition with new tracks and different track listing was released in Australia on November 15, 2008, in the U.S. on October 28, 2008. The track listing was revised yet again for release in Ireland on January 9, 2009 and in the UK on January 12, 2009. The album reached number four on the Billboard 200, as well as reaching number one on Billboards Top Electronic Albums and in several other countries. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for album shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States.

The first two singles from The Fame were both international smash hits. The first single, Just Dance, topped the charts in over ten countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The next single, Poker Face, was an even greater success, reaching number one in over twenty countries. Other singles released include Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say), LoveGame, and Paparazzi.