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Originally Posted by MichaelSpears

Wrong. Again. If someone wanted to listen to the song for the first time, they wouldn't buy on iTunes, they would listen for free on YouTube and then decide.

And official charts:
Australia - #1
Canada - #1
Finland - #1
Ireland - #1
Netherlands - #1
New Zealand - #1
South Korea - #1
Spain - #1
Russia - #1
Switzerland - #1
US - #1 (First song since 2000 to stay at #1 for a second week after a #1 debut)

yep a much shorter list this time!

and its not just about listening to it. They couldnt obtain it before either. When a song is put out there weeks prior to release then many will DL it at some point for free. Gaga wouldnt have sold half that amount if the song had been leaked weeks prior. Of that I'm sure.