Chart-Topping Success: Lady Gaga's Dominance in Dance/Electronic Music in 2025
Lady Gaga made a triumphant return to her dance-pop roots with the release of her seventh studio album, MAYHEM, in 2024. The album's success propelled Gaga to the top of Billboard's 2025 year-end Top Dance/Electronic Artists ranking, marking the fifth time she has achieved this feat in her career. Her single "Abracadabra" also topped the Top Dance/Pop Songs list for the year.
MAYHEM debuted at No. 1 on the Top Dance Albums chart and maintained a top-three position throughout the 2025 tracking period. While it finished at No. 2 on the year-end Top Dance Albums ranking, it was only behind Charli xcx's 2024 hit album, Brat, which held the top spot for the second consecutive year.
Billboard's year-end music recaps are based on aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label, and music contributor from October 26, 2024, to October 18, 2025. Gaga's success on the year-end charts was further bolstered by her albums "The Fame" and "Born This Way," which ranked at No. 3 and No. 7, respectively, on the Top Dance Albums list.
Lady Gaga's dominance in the dance/electronic music scene is evident as she has now topped the year-end Top Dance/Electronic Artists ranking six times, surpassing the Chainsmokers. Additionally, her single "Abracadabra" led the inaugural year-end Hot Dance/Pop Songs ranking, solidifying her position as a chart-topping artist.
Charli xcx's album, Brat, continued its success into 2025, becoming the first project to lead the year-end Top Dance Albums ranking in consecutive years since the Chainsmokers' "Memories… Do Not Open." Gaga's album, "The Fame," also achieved this milestone in 2009, 2010, and 2021, showcasing her enduring popularity in the dance/electronic genre.
Marshmello and Kane Brown's collaboration, "Miles On It," dominated the year-end Hot Dance/Electronic Songs tally, spending 31 weeks at No. 1 on the chart. This marks Marshmello's second time at the top of the year-end chart, following his success with "Happier" in 2019. The song's historic run solidified its place as one of the longest-leading hits in the chart's history.
In conclusion, Lady Gaga's triumphant return to her dance-pop roots with MAYHEM, along with the success of her single "Abracadabra," solidified her position as a chart-topping artist in the dance/electronic music genre. With multiple albums and singles topping the year-end charts, Gaga's influence and popularity in the music industry remain unmatched.