Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 97 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10 |
| Stylus | A− |
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The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending 14 June 2003 at number 1, with sales of 154,000 copies. It remained on the chart for 16 weeks. It was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on 30 June 2003. The album became the first Led Zeppelin album since 1979's In Through the Out Door to reach the No. 1 position. As of 2008 it has sold 818,000 units, making it one of the worst selling No. 1 albums. How the West Was Won is tied with Smile by Brian Wilson, and Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn as the best reviewed album of all time by Metacritic, with an average score of 97%.
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