Commercial Reception
American Life debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 241,000 copies sold in its first week. It was Madonna's second consecutive number one debut, and her fifth number one overall in the US On July 7, 2003 just months after the release it was certified Platinum, signifying sales of one million copies in the US alone. In Canada the album topped the charts, and gained a Platinum certification in June 2003. In Japan the album peaked at number four on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, and went on to gain a Gold certification that same year. In Oceania the album entered the top three in both regions, in Australia the album peaked at number three and gained a Platinum certification, whilst in New Zealand the album peaked at number two.
In European countries the album fared well topping charts in at least nine countries consisting of; Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom. Overall in European countries it gained a Platinum certification signifying sales of over one million copies. In the United Kingdom the album was certified Platinum just months after the release, in France this was also the case, after the album topped the chart and was certified Platinum that same year. Worldwide it gained Gold certifications in countries including; Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Japan and the Netherlands, as well as gaining Platinum certifications in countries such as; Australia, Canada, France, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Overall in 2003 the album became the 32nd bestselling album of the year with worldwide sales over four million copies. In addition to this the album gathered several other accolades and nominations. In 2004, American Life was nominated at the 46th Grammy Awards in two categories "Best Short Form Music Video" and "Best Dance Recording", both for the song "Die Another Day". It was nominated for "Best Video from a Film" at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
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