Cameron Adams of the "Herald Sun" gave a rating of three and a half stars, comparing it to the 1990s albums "Zooropa", "Pop", and "Original Soundtracks 1" while stating "This is no blockbuster ... It's the least immediate U2 album in years, but one that diehard fans will enjoy living with". Madeleine Chong of MTV Asia wrote that, "Although U2 should be lauded for their efforts at constant reinvention and pushing the envelope in the rock genre, ["No Line on the Horizon"] possesses neither the iconic qualities of "The Joshua Tree" or the radical yet relevant magnetism of "Achtung Baby"." "Toronto Star" music critic Ben Rayner called the songs boring, adding that the ambience introduced by Eno and Lanois was "often all these vague, hook-deficient songs have going for them." Rob Harvilla of "The Village Voice" gave the album a mixed review and wrote that its songs "will remind you of other, much better songs, but in a way that only makes you want to go and listen to those other songs instead." "Time" magazine also gave it an unfavourable review, calling the effort "unsatisfied" and "mostly restless, tentative and confused." "No Line on the Horizon" was nominated in the Best Rock Album category at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010. The song "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song. The cut song "Winter" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards for its role in the film "Brothers". "Rolling Stone" ranked "No Line on the Horizon" the best album of the year and the 36th-best album of the decade, and "Moment of Surrender" as the best song of the year and the 36th-best song of the decade. The "Irish Independent" placed it fourth on their list of the year's top Irish albums, while "Time" listed the song "No Line on the Horizon" as the third-best of 2009. "No Line on the Horizon" opened with strong sales, debuting at number one in thirty countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Within one week of release, the album was certified platinum in Brazil, a record for the country.