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=== Commercial performance ===
The album was a commercial success in the United States, debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart with over 555,200 copies sold in its first week of release.<ref name=":0" /> On August 5, 2003, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. On April 30, 2010, the album was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for sales of 100,000 in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]]<ref name="BPI"/> In addition, ''Lateralus'' was certified double platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] and [[Music Canada|MC]].<ref name="ARIA"/><ref name="MC"/>