Sales
To Venus and Back, priced higher than Amos' previous releases because of its two-disc format, sold 112,000 copies in the US in its first week and debuted at # 12 on the Billboard 200, # 18 on the Top Canadian Albums, and # 22 on the UK Top 40, breaking her run of three consecutive UK Top 10 albums.
Two months after its release in November 1999, the album achieved RIAA Certification, reaching Gold and Platinum sales status simultaneously, due to the release being a double CD set. To Venus and Back remained on the Billboard 200 for 11 weeks, with its final position at # 189 for the week of January 8, 2000, before falling off the chart. As of May 2008, the album has sold 458,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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