Music of The Sun - Commercial Performance

Commercial Performance

In the United States, Music of the Sun debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the chart issue dated September 17, 2005. The album spent a total of 35 weeks on the chart. Music of the Sun debuted on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number six in the same chart issue, and spent a total of 44 weeks on the chart. After five months of release, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 1, 2006, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies. As of July 23, 2010, the album had sold 593,000 copies in the United States. In Canada, Music of the Sun debuted and peaked at number seven on the Canadian Albums Chart in the chart issue September 17, 2005, but dropped out of the top ten the following week. After four months of release, the album was certified platinum by Music Canada for shipments of over 100,000 copies.

Outside of the United States and Canada, Music of the Sun failed to achieve a comparable level of chart success. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted and peaked at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart in the chart issue October 10, 2005. In its second week charting, Music of the Sun fell by three positions to number 38, and dropped out of the Official UK Top 40 the following week. On May 12, 2006, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) denoting shipments of over 100,000 copies. Elsewhere in Europe, the album debuted on the Swiss Albums Chart at number 46 in the chart issue September 11, 2005, and peaked at number 38 four weeks later. In Austria, Music of the Sun debuted on the Austrian Albums Chart at number 61 in the chart issue September 18, 2005, and peaked at number 45 the following week. The album debuted and peaked at number 93 on the French Albums Chart in the chart issue September 24, 2005. In The Netherlands, Music of the Sun debuted and peaked at number 98 on the Dutch Albums Chart in the chart issue April 29, 2006, and spent one week on the chart. In New Zealand, the album debuted on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number 40 in the chart issue September 26, 2005. Between September 29 and October 10, 2005, Music of the Sun dropped out of the top-40 albums chart, but made a re-entry at number 40 on October 10, 2005. In its fourth week charting, the album peaked at number 26.