Commercial Performance
In the United States, Most Wanted debuted at number one, with sales of over 208,000 units. It became her first album to debut at the top, and her second album to top the chart after Metamorphosis (2003). It stayed at the same position in its second week of release, after a 40% drop in sales. In September 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA) for shipments of over one million copies. By January 13, 2007, the album had sold over 1,400,000 copies in the United States. In Canada, the album became Duff's third consecutive album to debut at number one, selling 45,000 units in its initial week. In December 2005, it was certified two times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of over 200,000 copies. In Australia, the album debuted at number three and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies. In New Zealand, it debuted at number 17 and two weeks later, peaked at number 10 becoming Duff's first and only top 10 entry in New Zealand, to date.
Overseas, in the United Kingdom, Most Wanted debuted at number 31, with first-week sales of 10,661 copies, and stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 100,000 copies in January 2006. The album peaked at number eight on the Irish Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for eighteen weeks, with its final appearance on the chart at number sixty-nine. It was certified gold by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) denoting sales/shipments of 7,500 copies. In Japan, the album debuted at number three on the Oricon charts, with sales of 38892 units. It stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Most Wanted also peaked within the top 10 in Italy and Ireland, and the top fifty in Mexico and Spain. Due to its appearance on many European charts, it peaked at number 59 on the European Albums Chart, as compiled by Billboard's Music & Media.
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