Within the A Star Is Born cinematic universe, is it safe to presume that Jackson Maine has topped the Billboard charts at one point or another? Or that Ally, after her fast ascent to stardom, has had a few chart-topping albums of her own, cementing her place in pop history with ample booty bops and ballads? Either way, we can now rest assured knowing that their real-world counterparts—Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, as if you didnt know—just landed a top album of their own. The soundtrack to A Star Is Born has debuted at No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, according to the music outlet, marking Gagas fifth No. 1 album this decade and, shocker, Coopers first-ever.
Gagas new record makes her the top female artist to achieve that many No. 1 albums this decade, bumping out Taylor Swift (who has four). The album moved the equivalent of 231,000 units in the week of Oct. 5 to Oct. 11; of that sum, 162,000 were in album sales. Per Billboard, its the biggest release week for a soundtrack in more than three and a half years, beating a record previously held by the first Fifty Shades of Grey album, which debuted at No. 2 in 2015 with 258,000 units. According to Billboard, A.S.I.B. is already the third-biggest-selling soundtrack of the year, trailing behind the absolutely insane successes of The Greatest Showman (which, though released in 2017, has sold a staggering 1.26 million units in 2018, of a total 1.35 million) and Black Panther: The Album (which sold 223,000 units).
In a nice historical nod, this is also the second A Star Is Born soundtrack to go No. 1. The 1977 version, starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, was the top album for six weeks from Feb. 12 to March 19, 1977, Billboard notes.
Cooper and Gagas version has held up the historic series quite nicely, earning critical acclaim and, thus far, $135 million at the worldwide box office. Its already the anticipated front-runner in a slew of categories at next years Oscars, including best actress, best actor, best original song (presumably for “Shallow,” though the ballad “Ill Never Love Again” has potential), and—duh—best picture. The film has also earned this earnest and extremely long Instagram caption from Anne Hathaway, which is a prize in and of itself. Its the film to beat in every way!
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October 4, 2018
Gaga brought more modern glamour to late night T.V., wearing a strapless blue and black dress by her friend, Marc Jacobs, for her appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Photo: From Gotham/GC Images.
September 28, 2018
Gaga took a break from promoting her film, but still maintained her ultra-chic style in a leather trench coat and a black turtleneck while out during Paris Fashion Week. The singer/actress sat front row at Hedi Slimanes first show for Celine.Photo: By Marc Piasecki/WireImage.
September 27, 2018
For the films London premiere, Gaga revisited the avant garde in an Elizabethan-era inspired gown by Alexander McQueen. During Gagas early career, she was a muse for the designer, often wearing his designs to award shows and for her music videos.Photo: By Dave Benett/WireImage.
September 26, 2018
While leaving her hotel in London, Gaga wore a black leather look by Gareth Pugh to sign photos and pose with fans.Photo: By Ricky Vigil M/GC Images.
August 31, 2018
The next time we saw her, she went for an understated look in vintage Alaïa, looking like a modern-day Marilyn Monroe with her bleached-blonde hair and bold eyebrows.Photo: By Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images.
August 30, 2018
Gaga made her Venice Film Festival arrival in style: sitting on the edge of a boat, wearing a black Jonathan Simkhai dress. Her pinup hair and makeup, along with the corset style of the dress, was a fair warning to all of us that she was prepared to show the world that not only could she play the role of a classic movie star, she could very well look the part, too.Photo: By Jacopo Raule/GC Images.
September 9, 2018
Gaga wore a Ralph & Russo gown for the films Toronto after-party. Many of the actresss press looks have been pulled from couture shows, which most celebrities will save for larger events like the Oscars. For Gaga, though, putting on a couture gown as her fourth look of the day for a post-screening red carpet is all part of the movie-star gig.Photo: By George Pimentel/Getty Images.PreviousNext
October 4, 2018
Gaga brought more modern glamour to late night T.V., wearing a strapless blue and black dress by her friend, Marc Jacobs, for her appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.From Gotham/GC Images.
September 28, 2018
Gaga took a break from promoting her film, but still maintained her ultra-chic style in a leather trench coat and a black turtleneck while out during Paris Fashion Week. The singer/actress sat front row at Hedi Slimanes first show for Celine.By Marc Piasecki/WireImage.
September 27, 2018
For the films London premiere, Gaga revisited the avant garde in an Elizabethan-era inspired gown by Alexander McQueen. During Gagas early career, she was a muse for the designer, often wearing his designs to award shows and for her music videos.By Dave Benett/WireImage.
September 26, 2018
While leaving her hotel in London, Gaga wore a black leather look by Gareth Pugh to sign photos and pose with fans.By Ricky Vigil M/GC Images.
September 24, 2018
It should have come as no surprise that Gaga would pull out all the stops for the films Los Angeles premiere. But still: what she wore raised the red carpet bar. She stunned in a custom silver Givenchy Haute Couture gown with matching cape, along with Bulgari jewels. To say it had an Old Hollywood vibe is, at this point, unnecessary.By Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
September 9, 2018
At last, the day of the premiere, with a full day of press leading up to it. She wore a velvet dress by Ralph & Russo to a press conference earlier in the day. The one-shoulder look is a continuation of Gagas love for classic textures and silhouettes.By Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
September 9, 2018
For the main red carpet premiere, Gaga went for a dramatic, black Armani Privé gown. The lace shawl also doubled as a veil for Gaga and her director-co-star Bradley Cooper to pull off a photo op that looked for all the world like a a faux wedding in the middle of the red carpet. The red carpets at TIFF typically arent the showstopping spectacles of their European counterparts, like Cannes and Venice. Gagas presence changed that entirely.By Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
September 9, 2018
There was maybe an hour between her red carpet arrival and the beginning of the film screening, and during that time, Gaga made time for a costume change—a glittering, strappy dress, which, in this context, counted as more casual. She even nodded to her Old Hollywood-inspired style by keeping the sequined pillbox hat and pinned-back curls from her earlier look.By Eric Charbonneau/REX/Shutterstock.
September 8, 2018
A few days after Venice, Gaga arrived in Toronto for press obligations and the films premiere. At a Saturday night event hosted by Entertainment Weekly, she wore this slinky silver Armani Privé gown. Once again, no party or carpet is too small for Gagas closet of couture.By Michael Loccisano/Getty Images.
August 31, 2018
Gaga stunned at the films Venice premiere in a feather couture creation from Valentino. While Venice is no stranger to over-the-top fashion, Gaga created a new level of spectacle at the premiere of A Star Is Born. The gown, which stole the show when Kaia Gerber wore it on the runway in July, was elevated in its star-studded setting. And though it looks nothing like something Judy Garland would have worn, it was true to Gagas out-there fashion origins, proving that Lady Gaga, the actress, isnt such a different person, after all.By Maria Moratti/Contigo/Getty Images.
August 31, 2018
The next time we saw her, she went for an understated look in vintage Alaïa, looking like a modern-day Marilyn Monroe with her bleached-blonde hair and bold eyebrows.By Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images.
August 30, 2018
Gaga made her Venice Film Festival arrival in style: sitting on the edge of a boat, wearing a black Jonathan Simkhai dress. Her pinup hair and makeup, along with the corset style of the dress, was a fair warning to all of us that she was prepared to show the world that not only could she play the role of a classic movie star, she could very well look the part, too.By Jacopo Raule/GC Images.
September 9, 2018
Gaga wore a Ralph & Russo gown for the films Toronto after-party. Many of the actresss press looks have been pulled from couture shows, which most celebrities will save for larger events like the Oscars. For Gaga, though, putting on a couture gown as her fourth look of the day for a post-screening red carpet is all part of the movie-star gig.By George Pimentel/Getty Images.
Yohana DestaYohana Desta is a Hollywood writer for VanityFair.com.
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