Commercial Performance
One week after its release, The Notorious K.I.M. debuted atop the U.S. Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number four on the official Billboard 200, with a successful first week sales of 230,000 copies — more than half as much as her previous debut effort, Hard Core (1996), and ultimately a little over spent 25 weeks on that chart. While it became Kim's first album to reach the top of the R&B Albums Chart, it also scored her her highest peak position on the Billboard 200. Due to the success, the number one single, "Lady Marmalade" (which featured Mýa, Pink, and Christina Aguilera), the album re-entered the official Billboard 200 on June 1, 2001, it spent another 12 weeks on the charts, accumulating a total of 37 weeks on the Billboard 200. It received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.4 million copies in the United States.
Outside the States, it opened at number 67 in the United Kingdom and spent 11 weeks on the charts. It also peaked at number 70 in France and number 85 in Netherlands. In Canada, it debuted at number 11 and spent 8 weeks on the Canadian charts. It received a gold certification by the CRIA. The album has sold over 3.2 million copies worldwide.
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