The Fame has sold over 4.5 billion copies.
The Fame is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga .. Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19 , 2008 through Interscope Records .. Interscope. Interscope Records. Interscope Records. Interscope Records. After joining Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008 , Gaga began working on the album with different producers , primarily RedOne , Martin Kierszenbaum and Rob Fusari .. Kon Live. Kon Live Distribution. Cherrytree. Cherrytree Records. Rob Fusari. Rob Fusari. Martin Kierszenbaum. Martin Kierszenbaum. RedOne. RedOne. Kon Live Distribution. Kon Live Distribution. Cherrytree Records. Cherrytree Records. Musically , The Fame is a synthpop and dance-pop album that has influences of pop music from the 1980s .. dance-pop. dance-pop. synthpop. synthpop. pop music. pop music. Lyrically , the album visualizes Gaga 's love of fame in general while also dealing with subjects such as love , sex , money , drugs and sexual identity .. Promotion was primarily through The Fame Ball Tour and multiple television appearances .. The Fame Ball Tour. The Fame Ball Tour. The Fame was included as a bonus disc on the deluxe edition of the extended play , The Fame Monster -LRB- November 18 , 2009 -RRB- .. The Fame Monster. The Fame Monster. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who commended the album 's lyrical content and Gaga 's musicianship and vocal ability .. vocal. vocals. The album was a commercial success , topping the charts in different countries worldwide , including the United Kingdom , Canada , Germany , Ireland , Poland and Switzerland .. In the United States , it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 , while topping the Dance / Electronic Albums chart for 106 non-consecutive weeks .. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Billboard 200. Dance / Electronic Albums. Dance / Electronic Albums. The Fame became the fifth best-selling album of 2009 .. It has sold 4.7 million copies in the United States as of April 2016 and is the seventh best-selling digital album in history .. The album sold 15 million copies worldwide as of November 2010 .. The first two singles from The Fame -- `` Just Dance '' and `` Poker Face '' -- gained international success , topping the charts in several countries worldwide , including the United States , United Kingdom and Australia .. Just Dance. Just Dance ( song ). Poker Face. Poker Face ( Lady Gaga song ). singles. single ( music ). Subsequent single `` LoveGame '' and `` Paparazzi '' , were commercial successes as well , charting within the top ten of more than ten countries worldwide .. LoveGame. LoveGame. Paparazzi. Paparazzi ( Lady Gaga song ). `` Eh , Eh -LRB- Nothing Else I Can Say -RRB- '' had a limited release , while `` Beautiful , Dirty , Rich '' was a promotional single .. The Fame has won multiple awards since its release .. multiple awards. List of awards and nominations received by Lady Gaga. It was nominated for a total of five Grammy Awards at the 52nd Grammy Awards , including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year .. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. 52nd Grammy Awards. 52nd Grammy Awards. Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic / Dance Album and the Best Dance Recording for the single `` Poker Face '' .. Poker Face. Poker Face ( Lady Gaga song ). Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Grammy Award for Best Electronic / Dance Album. Grammy Award for Best Electronic / Dance Album. Best Dance Recording. Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. It also won Best International Album at the 2010 BRIT Awards .. 2010 BRIT Awards. 2010 BRIT Awards. In 2013 , Rolling Stone named The Fame as one of the `` 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All-Time '' .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone