Lady Gaga live album tops Brazil charts

Lady Gaga’s “Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem” was sitting at No. 1 on Apple Music Brazil’s Top 200 albums chart as of Thursday, May 21, according to Apple Music’s Brazil charts page. Apple Music’s Brazil album listing identifies the project as a 42-track live release running 2 hours and 14 minutes, issued in 2026. Apple Music and Lady Gaga’s official site describe the set as a filmed and recorded live performance from The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Public chart pages reviewed Thursday did not disclose streaming totals. ### What exactly is “MAYHEM Requiem”? Apple Music describes “Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem” as a live album built around Gaga’s “MAYHEM” era, with new arrangements performed at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The Brazil album page says Gaga performs much of the show at piano or synthesizers and reworks songs including “Abracadabra,” “Disease” and “Die With A Smile.” (music.apple.com) Lady Gaga’s official website says the performance was “filmed live at The Wiltern in Los Angeles” and calls it a “sonic reimagination” of the album. Variety reported last week that the concert film was set to debut on Apple Music and screen for one night in select AMC theaters. ### What do the Brazil charts show? (music.apple.com) Apple Music’s Brazil Top 200 albums page showed “Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem” at No. 1 when reviewed Thursday. The same Apple Music Brazil charts hub says its Top 200 albums ranking is updated daily. A fan-run post on X said Thursday that the album had held the top spot in Brazil for seven straight days. (ladygaga.com) Reuters could not independently verify the full seven-day sequence from archived daily snapshots, but Apple Music’s current Brazil chart page confirmed the album was No. 1 on May 21. ### What details has Apple disclosed about the release? (music.apple.com) Apple Music’s album page lists 42 tracks and a total length of 2 hours and 14 minutes. The track list includes live versions of “Disease,” “Abracadabra,” “Garden Of Eden,” “Killah,” “LoveDrug,” “The Beast,” “Blade Of Grass” and “Die With A Smile” with Bruno Mars. (music.apple.com) Apple Music’s related playlist page also shows video components tied to the release, including performance clips and a “Behind the Scenes of Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM Requiem” feature. Apple Music’s Brazil artist page lists the live album among Gaga’s 2026 releases and surfaces several songs from it as popular tracks. (music.apple.com) ### Why is Brazil getting attention in this chart run? Apple Music’s country-specific charts make Brazil one of the clearest public signals of the album’s early reception because the ranking is visible without any disclosed stream count. Third-party chart tracker Kworb also showed the album at No. 1 in Brazil in a snapshot reviewed this week, though Apple Music’s own chart page is the primary source for the ranking. (music.apple.com) Brazil has long been one of Gaga’s strongest fan markets online, and the Apple Music Brazil chart gives that support a visible platform. Apple Music did not publish listening totals, market share data or comparative week-one figures on the chart pages reviewed Thursday. ### What comes next on the chart? Apple Music says its Brazil Top 200 albums chart is updated daily, making the next chart refresh the immediate marker for whether “MAYHEM Requiem” extends its run. (music.apple.com) The album remains available on Apple Music’s Brazil and U.S. services, and Gaga’s official site continues to direct listeners to the release. (music.apple.com)