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Technically, she released her debut album in 2008, but 2009 was a great year to be Gaga.

Lady Gaga, who’ll be playing two shows in Miami on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, has seen her already rising profile shoot into the stratosphere this year.

She had already seen two singles from her debut, The Fame, hit No. 1 in several countries, as “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” became ubiquitous. Though she wouldn’t quite hit those heights again, Lady Gaga parlayed that exposure and became the face of dance pop.

She hit the top 10 in the U.S. again with “LoveGame”, then “Paparazzi” and finally “Bad Romance”. Her first tour, The Fame Ball Tour, gained strong notices, including her show in Fort Lauderdale in April.
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Kings of Leon's 'Only By The Night' led the iTunes album download charts for 2009.

The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes album charts for 2009.

The Nashville, Tenn., rock group have the top-selling CD with “Only by the Night.” They are followed by the “Twilight” soundtrack, Lady Gaga’s “The Fame” and Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.”

The Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” is iTunes’ best-selling single. Other songs in the top 10 include Flo Rida’s “Right Round,” Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and another Black Eyed Peas’ hit “I Gotta Feeling.” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” is No. 7 on the singles list.

“The Essential Michael Jackson” is No. 6 in the album top 10. ITunes declared Jackson its artist of the year.

ITunes released its year-end data — taken from December 2008 to this December — on Tuesday.

OK, let’s see.

Christopher Walken.

Dramatic reading.

Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”.

Here we go:

(Thanks for the tip, Best Week Ever!)

OK, that title — I know, it’s making me sound a little rock-ist. Like I’m not giving a chance to dance-oriented musicians.

But when you first hear Lady Gaga’s smash hit “Poker Face”, her voice doesn’t necessarily stick out. It’s the beats, the electronic blips that make up the music.

But yeah, the girl’s got a voice. Check out this clip from a Japanese talk show:

Couple of thoughts here. First off, yeah, that’s an elephant on her head. Secondly, thanks to my better half for first finding this…