However he did go on to criticize the albums's ballads. "Slant Magazine" writer Sal Cinquemani felt that if "the Pussycat Dolls really want to make their mark in the giant litter box that is popular music today, they need more of the big band burlesque of 'Right Now' and less of Diane Warren." In his consumer guide for "MSN Music", Robert Christgau gave the album a "one-star honorable mention", commenting that the group is "sexier than your average prefab sexpots, but no fabber." Elysa Gardner of "USA Today" wrote that despite their superficiality and "insipid lyrics" acknowledged that "lead singer Nicole Scherzinger and at least a couple of her fellow Dolls have supple voices." In a more negative review, Raymond Fiore of "Entertainment Weekly" commented that "not even B-squad urban cabaret pop from A-list production heavyweights can arouse our interest for a whole 45 minutes." Darryl Sterdan, when reviewing the album for "Jam!", described the covers as "embarrassing" and the ballads as "overcooked". A reviewer of "The Ledger" wrote that the album is "essentially a solo release" from Scherzinger while noting songs like "Right Now" "make it clear that she really needs to keep around those dancing, singing/not-singing gals." "PCD" won the award for Best Album — International at the 2006 TMF Awards, where the group was also nominated for Best Pop — International. "PCD" debuted at number five on the US "Billboard" 200 after having sold 99,000 copies during the first week. On its 45th week, while remaining within the top 50 of the "Billboard" 200 chart, the album rebounded back to the top ten with 3% sales increase after having sold 43,000 copies. "PCD" has sold 2.9 million copies by September 2008 and in January 2011 the record was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 2,000,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, "PCD" debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 23,900, registering the second highest entry. The release of the album's fourth single "Buttons" helped the album increase sales for six consecutive weeks, setting a new peak of seven. As of May 5, 2009 "PCD" 1,246,769 copies in the United Kingdom and was certified quadruple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in July 2013.