Combined with The Fame Monster, the album had sold over 18 million copies worldwide as of August 2019. The Fame became the fifth best-selling album of 2009, and has sold over 4.9 million copies in the United States as of January 2019. It has since been certified six-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, and also topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 175 non-consecutive weeks, the most time on top in history. It was a commercial success, topping the charts in several countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Switzerland. The album received generally favorable reviews from critics, who commended its lyrical content, Gaga's musicianship and vocal ability. The album was primarily promoted through The Fame Ball Tour and multiple television appearances, and was reissued as a deluxe edition with The Fame Monster on November 18, 2009. Lyrically, it visualizes Gaga's love of fame in general, while also dealing with subjects such as love, sex, money, drugs, and sexual identity.

Musically, The Fame is an electropop, synth-pop, and dance-pop record that displays influences from 1980s music. After joining KonLive Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different producers, primarily RedOne, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Rob Fusari. It was released on August 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. The Fame is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga.

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