Commercial Performance
The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 and at number six on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with more than 58,000 units sold within its first week of release, making it Kelis' best-charting album to date. Nevertheless, sales declined soon and the album fell quickly off the chart after its sixth week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Kelis Was Here has sold 160,000 copies in the United States as of June 2008.
The album did not have much better success internationally, although it was ceritifed silver by the British Phonographic Industry on September 29, 2006 for shipping over 60,000 copies within the United Kingdom.
Despite low sales, the album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Although not her first nomination, it was Kelis' first album to be nominated for a Grammy Award (her 2004 nomination was for her song "Milkshake" in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category).
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