in the united kingdom, "thrift shop" entered at number twenty four on the uk singles chart. however, it was available as a single via itunes since august 1, 2012. the next week, the single rose twenty-two positions to number two. two weeks after entering the chart, the song rose one place to a peak of number one on february 10, 2013. this made macklemore and ryan lewis only the second act to get a number one in britain with a self-released single. as of july 2013, "thrift shop" has sold 680,000 copies in the uk.