Chart Performance
Due to the album's release being so close to Mother's Day in the United Kingdom, the album peaked at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. It debuted at #4 on the Irish Albums Chart, before peaking at #1 on its second week of release. It also peaked at #1 in Australia. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number sixteen, jumping to number one the following week. The album spent three weeks at number one and was certified Platinum, selling over 15,000 copies.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Irish Albums Chart | 1 (1w) | Platinum | 15,000+ |
UK Albums Chart | 1 (2w) | ||
Australian Albums Chart | 1 (4w) | Platinum | 70,000+ |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 (3w) | Platinum | 15,000+ |
Danish Albums Chart | 2 | ||
Norwegian Albums Chart | 7 | ||
Dutch Albums Chart | 8 | ||
World Albums Top 40 | 9 | ||
Swiss Albums Chart | 13 | ||
Germany Albums Chart | 14 | ||
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 14 | ||
South African Albums Chart | 17 | ||
Austrian Albums Chart | 34 |
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