To compare Gaga to Britney is just stating the fact that Britney is still relevant and the person to beat. If she isn't, then why even compare Gaga to her? Second, HIAM was never promoted the way BTW was. Britney's song was played according to people calling in, while Gaga's song was already programmed to play every hour. There's a difference when people want to listen to a song rather than just being played for the hype of it. Third, fans bought the Gaga song on iTunes without even listening to the song, and some even bought it several times. Trust me, I received 3 gifts from friends (I even think that iTunes should send an email to sender that the recipient has been gifted the same song already). Fourth, there is no denial that HIAM is a much better song than BTW, according to both ladies' fans and critics. Fifth, Gaga has to be grateful that Britney did not perform during the Grammys because her performance was a lackluster. I'm not the only one saying that. Critics and viewers are with me, except the little monsters. Sixth, no matter how big Gaga is right now, she can never erase the fact that Britney still has millions of followers that have been loyal to her since day 1. She may be more popular now, but Britney has withstood time. So, why 6 reasons? Because that's how many albums Gaga still has to debut at #1 because she can really say that she's bigger than Britney. With 13 million copies sold for both her albums for over 2 years, that's nothing compared to a 13X Platinum that HMBOMT sold. And if you really want to argue that it's because people are stealing now, then little monsters are just not as loyal to their mother monster then. Gaga may be the queen now, but she'll never be The Queen. Madonna is nowhere to be seen because she's outraged right now, and it's not ladylike to be calling Gaga a thief. I don't doubt she's artistic, but it seems that all her tricks under her sleeve ran out after doing The Fame Monster.