Chart Performance
My December, in its debut, not only was one of the best selling albums of the week, but sold faster than Clarkson's previous album, Breakaway (which peaked at number three). The album debuted at number two in the U.S. with sales of approximately 291,000 copies — a mere 6,000 copies less than Clarkson's debut hit Thankful sold in its first week. It came behind Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, which sold about 326,000 copies that week.
The album debuted at number two in the U.K. selling 40,509 copies, eventually falling to number nine in its second week, and number twenty in its third week.
The album was certified platinum in the United States by RIAA on the 12 December 2007. My December, made it to number 66 on the album year-end-chart of 2007, while Clarkson was the sixty-third top selling artist of the year.
The album debuted and peaked at number four on the Australian ARIA Charts, falling off the Top 20 in five weeks. It fell off the charts after eighteen weeks.
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