Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” Mystery: LG6, LG7, or LG10? The Album Count Debate That’s Dividing Fans
For months, the world has been on the edge of its seat, waiting for Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated album Mayhem. But in true Gaga fashion, controversy has erupted—not over the music itself, but over its place in her legendary discography. Is Mayhem her sixth studio album? Her seventh? Or could we be looking at LG8, LG9, or even LG10? The chaos is real, and the Little Monsters are deep in debate.
The Birth of LG7—Or So We Thought
Gaga first teased Mayhem last August with a cryptic social media post: “WHILE YOU WAIT TILL LG7 …” Fans latched onto the label immediately, branding her next project with the hashtag #LG7 and declaring it the next official era. The buzz intensified when Vogue ran a cover story cementing LG7 in print. Even Gaga played along, cheekily referring to her Joker: Folie à Deux companion album Harlequin as “LG6.5.” But was Mayhem really her seventh album? Or had we all fallen into a numerical illusion?
The Math Doesn’t Add Up
For years, Gaga herself fueled the album-counting tradition. Back in 2019, she dismissed pregnancy rumors with an iconic tweet: “Rumors I’m pregnant? Yeah, I’m pregnant with #LG6.” The numbers made sense: Joanne was LG5, Cheek to Cheek was LG4, ARTPOP was LG3, Born This Way was LG2, and The Fame was LG1. Then came Chromatica, which was universally accepted as LG6. So logically, Mayhem should be LG7. Right? Wrong.
A Discography in Disarray
The confusion erupted when fans started scrutinizing her entire catalog. What about Love for Sale, her second jazz album with Tony Bennett? If Cheek to Cheek was counted as LG4, shouldn’t Love for Sale be LG7? Would that make Mayhem LG8?
And what about The Fame Monster? Some argue that it deserves its own album status, given Gaga’s original 2009 claim that it was “a full new album’s worth of material.” If that’s true, then Mayhem jumps to LG9. And if we’re counting The Fame Monster, shouldn’t Dawn of Chromatica, the Chromatica remix project, be considered as well? Now we’re looking at LG10.
The Final Verdict—The Real LG6?
Clearly, Gaga’s album order is a Rorschach test for fandom. Some die-hards will defend LG7 to the grave, while others argue that deluxe editions, remix projects, and jazz collaborations should never count.
It’s time to set the record straight: If we strip away the reissues, remix albums, and collaborations, Mayhem is officially LG6.
Will Gaga confirm or debunk this? Probably not. But one thing is certain: The Mayhem is already living up to its name.
