the album debuted at number one on the "billboard" 200 the week of october 12, 2002 with more than 500,000 copies sold according to nielsen soundscan. it was the largest sum the chart had seen since dixie chicks bowed five weeks ago with 780,000 units, it also was the largest sales week for an archival album since the beatles' "1". by october, 2003 the album had sold 3,000,000 units in the united states according to nielsen soundscan. the album was presley's first album to debut at no. 1 on the "billboard" 200 and was his first number one since 1973. the album helped elvis to have the longest span of number one albums on the "billboard" 200. the album remained on the chart for one hundred and twelve weeks. it also topped the top country albums chart. it was certified six times platinum by the riaa on march 8, 2018 denoting shipments of six millions.