Editing Country Grammar (section)

==Commercial performance==
''Country Grammar'' entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] on the week of July 15, 2000, at number 3, selling 235,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard 200: Week of July 15, 2000|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-07-15/billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title='Nellyville' Boots Eminem Out Of No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75207/nellyville-boots-eminem-out-of-no-1|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> The album remained within the top 10 for several weeks before topping it on the week of August 17, 2000, selling 235,000 copies and passing 1.5 million in sales that week.<ref name="ew second-week">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/08/17/nelly-scores-this-weeks-no-1-album/|title='Grammar' Lesson|date=August 17, 2000|first=Craig|last=Seymour|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=June 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629170618/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85459,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-17-ca-5745-story.html|title=Nelly Puts St. Louis on Nation's Rap Map; Janet Jackson Zooms|date=August 17, 2000|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put the album's sales down to its support by its lead single, "[[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)]]", as well as the lack of releases from other music artists during that period.<ref name="ew second-week"/> The album sold 235,000 copies again the following week, continuing to stay atop the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432616/nelly-still-on-top-album-heap.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112011755/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432616/nelly-still-on-top-album-heap.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2014|title=Nelly Still On Top Of Album Heap|date=August 23, 2000|first=Robert|last=Mancini|website=[[MTV News]]|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> ''Country Grammar'' topped US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for six consecutive weeks.<ref name="R&BUSalbum">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Nelly|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums}}|title=Nelly Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> On October 30, 2000, the album had sold three million copies, and was certified three-times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), denoting shipments of three million copies.<ref name="jet">{{cite journal|date=October 30, 2000|title=Jet|journal= [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|volume=98|issue=21|page= 40|issn=0021-5996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HcQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> On June 29, 2002, ''Country Grammar'' had sold 7.7 million copies, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="billboard mag">{{cite magazine|date=June 29, 2002|title=Billboard|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=26|page=88|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> On July 21, 2016, the album was certified Diamond by the RIAA, denoting shipment of ten million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nellys-country-grammar-certified-diamond-news.23097.html? |title=Nelly's Country Grammar goes diamond |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |website=HNHH |date=July 26, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref>

''Country Grammar'' entered the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]] on the week of September 24, 2000, at number 5.<ref name="nz chart">{{cite web|title=charts.nz – Nelly – Country Grammar|url=http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Nelly&titel=Country+Grammar&cat=a|website=Charts.nz|access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> It reached its peak at number 3, for twenty-eight weeks after its debut on the chart, where it remained there for two non-consecutive weeks.<ref name="nz chart"/> It stayed on the chart for forty-two weeks before dropping out.<ref name="nz chart"/> The album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipments of 45,000 units. On the [[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]], ''Country Grammar'' debuted at number 45.<ref name="aus chart 2">{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com – Nelly – Country Grammar|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nelly&titel=Country+Grammar&cat=a|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> It re-entered the chart five times, and reached its peak at number 4 on the week of October 7, 2001.<ref name="aus chart 2"/> The album remained on the chart for thirty-three weeks, and was certified Triple platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref name="aus chart 2"/> ''Country Grammar'' reached at number 7 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], and stayed on the chart for twenty-five weeks before dropping out.<ref name="Canada Charts"/> It was certified Triple Platinum by [[Music Canada]] (MC), denoting shipments of 300,000 copies. On the [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]], the album peaked at number 8.<ref name="ultratop50"/>

On the [[UK Albums Chart]], ''Country Grammar'' reached at number 14, and stayed on it for 31 weeks.<ref name="ukchart"/> It was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), for shipments of 100,000 units. The album peaked within the top thirty on the [[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders), [[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish Albums Chart]] and [[IFPI Denmark|Danish Albums Chart]].<ref name="ultratop50"/> It reached number 45 on the [[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]], remaining on it for 43 weeks. It peaked on the [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]] and [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]] at numbers 90 and 109 respectively.<ref name="ultratop50"/> ''Country Grammar'' topped the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart in 2000.<ref name="R&BUSalbum Year end">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Nelly|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums}}|title=Nelly Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Year end)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>