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===Commercial performance===
''Script for a Jester's Tear'' was a commercial success, reaching number seven in the United Kingdom and spending 31 weeks on the charts, the second-longest album chart residency for Marillion.<ref name="UK albums"/> It was awarded a platinum certification by British Phonographic Industry on 5 December 1997 for over 300,000 copies sold.<ref name="BPI certification"/> In the United States, it failed to make any impact, peaking at number 175 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="Billboard 200"/>

The album generated two hit singles in the United Kingdom. The first single, "[[He Knows You Know]]", preceded the release of ''Script for a Jester's Tear'' and launched the group into the top 40, reaching number 35. The second single, "[[Garden Party (Marillion song)|Garden Party]]", was released on 6 June 1983 and peaked at number 16.<ref name="Marillion"/> "He Knows You Know" gained some airplay in the United States and reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Marillion/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820053947/https://www.billboard.com/music/Marillion/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 August 2018 |title=Marillion Chart History (''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>