Lady Gaga's Mayhem has debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, marking her fifth chart-topping album in Australia. The highly anticipated release stormed to the top spot, reinforcing the singer's enduring popularity Down Under.

During her interview with The New York Times published on March 8, the "Rain on Me" singer revealed that her fiancé Michael Polansky talked her out of making Mayhem a "grunge" album.

Her new album is a work of self-citation, rummaging around in Gaga’s own past for inspiration. It’s also, somehow, the freshest collection of songs she has released in years.