Popularity in The United States
Macdonald has moderate success in the United States music market. She has appeared on several US talk shows such as The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2008), where she performed "Mr. Rock and Roll" and also The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2008) where she performed her hit single, "This Is the Life".
Her debut album, This is the Life, reached #92 on the US Billboard 200. The single, "This is the Life" reached #25 on the US Billboard Triple-A radio airplay charts.
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