( EW.com ) -- All 's well that ends well , as they say : After a multi-platform promotional blitz , Lady Gaga 's ARTPOP is the number one album in the country this week . Billboard reports that Gaga 's new album sold about 258,000 copies in its first week of release , giving her the second chart-topping debut of her career . As previously discussed , it 's a long way from the numbers she did with Born This Way back in 2011 , though it still gives her the third biggest debut for a woman in 2013 behind Katy Perry 's Prism and Miley Cyrus ' Bangerz . EW : Lady Gaga will close New York 's legendary Roseland Ballroom . ARTPOP narrowly bested Eminem 's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , which sold 210,000 copies in its second week of release . Three other albums made their debuts in the top 10 this week : Now 48 ( no . 3 with 114,000 ) , the Beatles On Air : Live at the BBC Vol . 2 ( no . 7 , with 37,000 ) , and JhenÃ© Aiko 's Sail Out EP ( no . 8 with 34,000 ) . The next big chart question is , `` When will Lorde 's 'Royals ' be dethroned ? '' Though we wo n't know what song is on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 until later today , it looks an awful lot like Eminem 's `` The Monster '' could make a run at the top . EW : Why is n't Lady Gaga 's 'ARTPOP ' getting a sales boost from her 'SNL ' appearance ? The track is the top-selling digital song of the week ( it moved 243,000 copies ) , and the track has been embraced by both hip-hop and pop radio thanks to Rihanna 's hook . `` The Monster '' was the number two song in the country last week , and looks primed to make the move to knock `` Royals '' off its seven-week perch . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Gaga 's new album sold about 258,000 copies in this week . It 's a long way from the numbers she did with `` The Marshall Mathers LP 2 '' `` The Marshall Mathers LP 2 '' narrowly bested Katy Perry 's 's `` Born This Way ''