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Lady GaGa Takes Slow And Steady Route To The Top [100 And Single]

Apr 3, 2009, 4:00pm

Lady GaGa Takes Slow And Steady Route To The Top [100 And Single]

" Lady GaGa Scores Hot 100 Milestone," a Billboard headline trumpeted yesterday upon the release of the new Hot 100 . What could this milestone be? you might ask yourself. Biggest self-aggrandizer since 50 Cent to reach the top slot? Most similar-sounding pair of hits since Rick Astley? Most successful pantsless act? As it happens, GaGa's achievement has to do with her Billboard batting average: two chart hits, two No. 1's. This week, "Poker Face" follows January's smash "Just Dance" into the top [...]

Artists: Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Ciara, Creed, Dolly Parton, Justin Timberlake, Kings Of Leon, Lady GaGa, Randy Travis

Tags: Top, Kings Of Leon, Dolly Parton, Ciara, Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, justin timberlake, creed, feature, 100 and single, chris molanphy, lady gaga, Randy Travis

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