Gaga album notches 1.1m sales

Lady Gaga sold more than 1.1 million copies of her new album 'Born This Way' and set a digital sales record last week – with an assist from Amazon.com.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2011 - 08:59

Lady Gaga sold more than 1.1 million copies of her new album 'Born This Way' and set a digital sales record last week – with an assist from Amazon.com.

Billboard announced that 'Born This Way' debuted at number one on its Billboard 200 album chart, becoming just the 17th album to sell a million copies in its first week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991 and the top-selling digital debut.

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