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==Legacy== With sales of over 2.5 million, ''Performance and Cocktails'' is the Stereophonics' second best-selling album (after ''[[Just Enough Education to Perform]]'', which has sold over 3.5 million).{{efn |Sales figures are based on certifications only.}}<ref name="p&c uk sales"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2002 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] |date=2002 |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> The record has been certified 5Γ Platinum in the UK and Platinum in Europe.<ref name="tsort">{{cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/a9px4c.htm |title=Album artist 832 - The Stereophonics |publisher=Tsort |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref> It has spent a total of 101 weeks in the UK top 100 charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/stereophonics/ |title=STEREOPHONICS Albums |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> The album is seen as one of the best British rock albums of the 1990s. At the ''[[Kerrang!]]'' awards in 1999, ''Performance and Cocktails'' won the "Best Album" award and Stereophonics further won "Best British Band" the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intro.de/news/newsfeatures/23000291/the-winner-takes-it-all-kerrang-awards-gewinner# |title=The Winner takes it all |language=de |publisher=Intro |date=17 August 1999 |access-date=21 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105114532/http://www.intro.de/news/newsfeatures/23000291/the-winner-takes-it-all-kerrang-awards-gewinner |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On their "Albums of the Year" list, the record was placed at number five.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216032059/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 February 2006 |title=Albums Of The Year 1999 |website=Kerrang! |publisher=Rock list |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> Listeners at [[Absolute Radio]] voted for their album of the decade and ''Performance and Cocktails'' ranked at number 27. On the radio's shortlist it was included as one of the albums that helped define the sound of the 90s along with ''[[Word Gets Around]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/djs_shows/absolute_90s/poll.html |title=Album of the 90s |publisher=[[Absolute Radio]] |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> At the [[Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize]] awards, the album was nominated for the 1999 prize but was only listed as a "Shortlisted nominee."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com/awardmer.html |title=Mercury Music Prize award 1999 |publisher=everyHit |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> "Pick a Part That's New" was used in a [[BT Group|BT]] advert for their unlimited broadband deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvadmusic.co.uk/2013/03/bt-totally-unlimited-broadband/ |title=BT β Totally Unlimited Broadband |last=Paul |publisher=TV Ad Music |date=6 March 2013 |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>
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