The Fame - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

In the United States, The Fame debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard 200 with sales of 24,000 on the issue dated November 15, 2008. After fluctuating down the charts, the album reached number ten on the issue dated March 7, 2009. It then reached a peak of number four on the chart. The album also topped Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart; it stayed at the number-one spot for 106 non-consecutive weeks. On March 2010, the album was certified three-times platinum for shipments of three million copies, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Fame has sold over 4.4 million copies in the United States and is the fourth best-selling digital album, selling 1.01 million digital copies. With the release of The Fame Monster, which was also combined with The Fame as a deluxe edition, the album jumped from thirty-four to six on the Billboard 200 with sales of 151,000. It reached it's highest sales week on the issue dated January 9, 2010 with 169,000 copies sold. On the issue dated January 16, 2010, The Fame moved to a new peak of two on the Billboard 200 after being on the charts for sixty-two weeks. By the end of 2009, The Fame became the fifth best-selling album of the year.

In Canada, the album reached number-one, and has been certified seven times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipment of 560,000 copies, and sold 476,000 copies as of March 2011. The album debuted at number six, and peaked at number two in New Zealand as well as being certified double platinum. In Australia, the album debuted at number twelve and peaked at number three. The album has been certified three times platinum in Australia, by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 210,000 copies.

The Fame debuted in the United Kingdom at number three. After spending ten weeks in the top ten, it replaced Ronan Keating's Songs for My Mother at the top position. Since then, the album spent four consecutive weeks at the number-one spot. It has since been certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and has sold 2.8 million copies as of January 2012. It has also become the first album to reach the platinum certification based on digital sales after selling 300,000 units in the UK. In France, The Fame debuted at number-seventy-three and reached a peak at number-two for five weeks. It has been certified diamond status by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique and, as of February 2012, has sold 620,000 copies. In Ireland, the album entered the charts at number-eight, and in its fifth week climbed to number-one for two consecutive weeks. In mainland Europe, the album peaked at number one on the European Top 100 Albums, the Austrian Albums Chart and the German Album Chart. In Germany, it became the fourth most downloaded album ever. It also reached the top twenty in Mexico, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Switzerland. Worldwide, the album has sold 15 million copies.