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Stefani Germanotta, worldwide known as Lady Gaga, is a famous singer, songwriter, and actress. Who could imagine that a young girl singing at open mic nights would become one of the world's best-selling artists? According to Time, she was titled one of the most influential people in the world in 2010 and 2019. In April 2021, Lady Gaga entered the Guinness World Records list, overtaking Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry. And, the singer won lots of prominent awards, like BAFTA, Billboard, Oscar, and Grammy. Today, she's the first woman who sold four songs 10 million times!

So, apart from succeeding in the music industry, Lady Gaga is known for her extravagant style; she was placed on Time's All-Time 100 Fashion Icons list. And, she definitely knows how influential she is, which is why she uses her voice in activism and philanthropy on mental health issues and LGBT rights. But, this article will be about the Guinness World Records list, and here they are.

Just Dance (2008)

Just Dance is the debut single that brought Gaga into fame. She co-wrote the song with its producer, RedOne and Akon. It's the lead single from Gaga's debut studio album, The Fame, which, by the way, includes two more songs that had high sales. So, once Just Dance was released, the song reached the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2008 and, five months later, became #1 on the list in January 2009 for three weeks.

Poker Face (2008)

The second single from The Fame album that the world greeted with praise. The song became the best-selling single in 2009 worldwide - it made more than 9.5 million sales that year. In addition, Poker Face was nominated in the 52nd Grammy Awards for Song of the Year. Eventually, it won Record of the Year on the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

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Bad Romance (2009)

This song from the 2009 album, The Fame Monster, was showcased in October at Alexander McQueen's fashion show at the Paris Fashion Week. Bad Romance won two Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Also, it's been certified platinum 11 times by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and Rolling Stones included it in its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021. That's not the end; Billboard chose it as the best music video of the 21st century!

Shallow (2018)

The fourth best-selling song, Shallow, is performed by Lady Gaga and a famous actor and film director, Bradley Cooper. If you watched the romantic musical film, A Star Is Born (2018), you could hear the song three times throughout the film. Shallow is a lead single to the movie. The song won many charts and awards, e.g., the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Song Written for Visual Media, Record of the Year and Song of the Year of the Grammy Awards.

Lady Gaga started her career on a high note. She was "Most downloaded female act in a year (USA)," selling 11.1 million downloads in the US in 2009. Apart from that, Lady Gaga is the "Most viewed Wikipedia page for a musician (female)," her Wiki page was viewed 80 million times between 2007 and 2016. Today, Gaga's the first female artist who got four 10-million-selling singles. And, on top of that, she's succeeding in her acting career. Currently, Lady Gaga's net worth is about $320 million, and she continues to impress her fans with her noticeable style and unique music.

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Sources: Thethings.com, Billboard.com