As Lady Gaga‘s beloved fans (affectionately called #LittleMonsters) impatiently await the late October release of the first single from her 7th studio album, she tided them over with ‘LG6.5’ – better known as ‘Harlequin.’

Inspired by ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ the September 27-released project acts as a companion album of sorts for the film due to storm theaters on October 4.

Themed after her iconic character in the movie, “Harley Quinn,” the 13-track effort sees Gaga put her unique spin on showtunes like ‘Good Morning’ and ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’ while also debuting two new tracks: ‘Happy Mistake’ and ‘Folie a Deux.’

Pounding the promo trail over the last week in support of the musical effort and its parent film, the GRAMMY and OSCAR-winning diva left few stones unturned in building awareness for the duo of projects – an endeavor that’s set to pay off handsomely for her.

See how inside.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Harlequin’ 

Predicted First-Week Sales (SPS):  26,000 units

Predicted Billboard 200 Debut:  #15-#20

According to HDD, ‘Harlequin’ will launch in the Billboard 200’s top quadrant thanks to total sales around the 26,000 units mark (comprised of 16,000 pure sales).

And while the numbers represent the lowest sum attached to any Gaga project yet (and threatens to be her lowest debut on the all-genre chart to date), the pure sales figure – should the prediction ring true – still gives her enough to be the week’s top-selling new project.

In fact, ‘Harlequin’ is projected to be the only new effort to chart in the top 20!

Among all efforts, however, only Chappell Roan‘s ‘The Rise and Fall of the Midwest Princess’ can boast a higher week of pure sales thanks to the 20,000 units it shifted over the last tracking period.

Keep it locked to That Grape Juice for the official chart news once the updated Billboard drops on Sunday (October 6).

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