Madonna doesn't need to sell 700k the first week to prove herself. Gaga sells 700k out the box, and it stalls at 2.1 US and 5.4 WW. I'm not impressed.

Madonna has 2 RIAA certified DIAMOND albums and 3 of her albums sold over 20 million worldwide. Has Gaga seen numbers like THAT? Nope. Did Born the Way sell as much as Madonna's sophomore album did? Nope.