"hall of fame" debuted at number three on the us "billboard" 200, with first-week sales of 72,000 copies in the united states. that was a 17% decline in sales from his debut studio album "finally famous", which also debuted at number three on the "billboard" 200 and sold 87,000 copies in its first week. david drake of "complex" named the album an example of a sophomore slump. in its second week, the album dropped to number 24 on the chart, selling an additional 18,000 copies. as of february 2015, the album has sold 155,000 copies according to nielsen soundscan. on october 25, 2017, the album was certified gold by the recording industry association of america (riaa), for over 500,000 combined sales and album-equivalent units in the united states.