Lady Gaga: Validate me

The final numbers aren't in yet, but Lady Gaga has already officially declared her "Born This Way" CD as "the ultimate smash hit album of all time" since its release on May 23rd.

In a telephone interview with Los Angeles radio station WKRZ 99.1, the "Poker Face" singer proudly gushed over the album's success, estimating its first week worldwide sales at 200 million copies.

"Like, I know the number is a little steep and all, but hear me out... The average regular price of a CD these days is $15, right? If you totaled the sales of all the copies sold at that price, divided it by 99 cents, and then added the resulting number to the total number of units I gave away at 99 cents, you would totally arrive at 200 million. You savvy?" Gaga explained to WKRZ DJ Darcy Moran.

"Um, I guess," a bewildered Moran replied.

The New York-based singer was referring to the outrageously discounted pricing of "Born This Way" at Amazon.com last week, which inflated the album's total sales in the United States by a great margin.

"So, like, this proves I'm totally the greatest artist in like, ever. That people will pay 99 cents for my album. Like, I should be in the Guinness Book or something. Go on, like, just say it to me already. Affirm me, validate me, come on..." the singer quipped before laughing and then bursting into a coughing spell that lasted for thirty seconds.

In the interview that lasted for ten minutes, Lady Gaga also talked about how she's already planning to top her achievement with her next album.

"I'm going to do a duets album with David Hasselhoff and Wayne Newton and sell it for 10 cents," she told Moran.

At the end of their conversation, the singer reminded all her fans who were listening that the album will be on sale again for 99 cents at Amazon.com this week, "so, like, get another copy or 92. Help me, my monsters. Validate me."

Lady Gaga: Top tranny

It takes money - and lots of mascara and duct tape - to land a prime spot on Forbes' Tranny 100 list. But one hundred trannies who managed to make it onto the list can call themselves winners.

Lady Gaga took the top spot on the Forbes Tranny 100 list for the first time. Last year, the "Poker Face" singer came in at No. 2 behind the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, who this year slipped to the runner-up spot. Forbes reports that Lady Gaga earned $62 million over the past 12 months, while Queen Elizabeth II took in roughly $80 million.

In determining their tranny list, Forbes said they took more than earnings into account. They also looked at fame, measured by the number of times a tranny is mentioned in print, TV, radio and the social media.

Forbes Magazine spokesperson Ginny Flowers said "Lady Gaga undeniably has fame in spades."

Third on the list is evergreen drag queen RuPaul, who earned $10 million in the past 12 months on the strength of the hit Logo reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race". Holding onto fourth place for a second straight year is cabaret performer Alexis Arquette, who earned $8 million, and at No. 5 is David LaChapelle muse Amanda Lepore, who banked $6.9 million.

Rounding out the top 10 are porn star Buck Angel with $4 million, activist Chaz Bono ($3.5 million), Bulgarian performer Azis ($3 million), American Idol 2009 Runner-Up Adam Lambert ($2.4 million) and Dutch TV personality Kelly van der Veer ($1.2 million).

What a lucky tranny.