Exceeded all hater and fans expectations :) and by far (most were saying not even 100k before release week).

I don´t understand why there are one or two Beyonce fans so amd in this post and then the other two chart obsessed Rihanna fans (all they can cling to, and not really that much).
Beyonce fans: why mad? Gaga is a talent, you girl is cool with her and viceversa, your girl is doing great. Why mad?
The couple of delusional Rihanna fans: You can talk all you want about singles charts and Rihanna is basic, has been her whole career and keeps being. Despite huge genre change and one of the biggest ahte campaigns ever, Lady Gaga is selling as many album as Rihanna as these first week numbers prove once again (Joanne vs Anti), and without hit singles. Rihanna is nothing without hit singles. 2nd best selling artist of all time my ass LOL you mean a person whose team releases 7 singles per year since 2005 and pretty safe oll of them. You mean that, right? You think she is bigger selling power than... Whitney? Mariah? Celine? LMAO Celine Dion at 50 years old outsold Rihanna first week last month with France and Canada sales alone. How is Rihanna going to be 2nd biggest seller ever? :) :) :) Lady Gaga sells the same (nowadays, before it was much more) without radio, hits or easy pop. Girl is just basic and her team has been smart enough to create this singles winning streak as the basis of her career. That´s all. When that fades, it will fade hard.