Editing Break the Cycle

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Break the Cycle
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Staind]]
| cover      = Staind_Break_the_Cycle.jpg
| alt        = The album cover features a tree against a cloudy sky on grass. In the image we see "Staind" and "Break the Cycle".
| released   = May 8, 2001<ref name="RIAA"/>
| recorded   = August–December&nbsp;2000<ref>{{cite web |last1=Halbersberg |first1=Elianne |title=STAIND |url=https://www.mixonline.com/live-sound/staind-367748 |website=www.mixonline.com|date=September 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Guitar World - Mike Mushok August 2001 Interview |url=http://www.staind-online.com/articles/gw.htm |website=staind-online.com}}</ref>
| venue      =
| studio     = [[NRG Recording Studios|NRG]] (Los Angeles, CA), [[Long View Farm Studios|Long Farm View]] ([[North Brookfield, Massachusetts|North Brookfield, MA]]), Southbeach ([[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach, FL]]) and [[Electric Lady Studios|Electric Lady]] ([[New York City|New York City, NY]])
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Nu metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title = The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|date = April 2022}}</ref><ref name=NME></ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/August2001/reviews21545.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010828111108/http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/August2001/reviews21545.asp | archive-date=August 28, 2001 | title=Dotmusic - Album Review }}</ref><ref name="Yahoo"></ref>
* {{nowrap|[[alternative metal]]}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vh1.com/?id=1444121&ai_id=503257 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234235/http://www.vh1.com/?id=1444121&ai_id=503257 | url-status=live | archive-date=November 27, 2018 | title=VH1 &#124; Celebrity Reality Television Series }}</ref>
* [[post-grunge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/rhapsody-university-post-grunge-101 |title=University: Post-Grunge 101 |publisher=Rhapsody |date=September 1, 2014 |accessdate=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113943/http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/rhapsody-university-post-grunge-101}}</ref>
}}
| length     = 50:49
| label      = {{flatlist|
* [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip]]
* [[Elektra Entertainment|Elektra]]
}}
| producer   = [[Josh Abraham]]
| prev_title = [[Dysfunction (album)|Dysfunction]]
| prev_year  = 1999
| next_title = [[14 Shades of Grey]]
| next_year  = 2003
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Break the Cycle
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[It's Been Awhile]]
 | single1date = March 20, 2001
 | single2     = <!--- Please don't remove "May 17, 2001" as this date is officially confirmed by the discogs. We have a acknowledge that Staind released their 3rd studio album Break The Cycle on May 8, 2001, while Discogs states it was released on 16th May 2001, but Staind's Fade was released as a promotional single along with Break The Cycle, so let's assume that Fade was released on 17th May 2001. Please leave the information as it is. Thank you  .--->
[[Fade (Staind song)|Fade]]
 | single2date = May 17, 2001<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7292111-Staind-Break-The-Cycle?srsltid=AfmBOoqoHVQ5ZBq4JcB0C8TGMvqqqwSDJAsoNUWcYftSP_-pYFse5MAp|title=Staind – Break The Cycle|website=[[discogs]]|date=May 2001}}</ref> 
 | single3     = [[Outside (Staind song)|Outside]]
 | single3date = November 26, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whatrecords.co.uk/items/outside/3137.htm|title=Outisde [CD Single] by Staind (2001-11-26)|website=[[whatrecords]]|date=November 26, 2001}}</ref>
 | single4     = [[For You (Staind song)|For You]]
 | single4date = December 19, 2001
 | single5     = Epiphany
 | single5date = August 2002
}}
}}

'''''Break the Cycle''''' is the third studio album by American rock band [[Staind]], released through [[Flip Records (1994)|Flip Records]] and [[Elektra Entertainment]] on May 8, 2001. It is Staind's most successful album to date and was the album that broke them into the mainstream. It was a huge international success for the band, as it spent three weeks at number-one position in the U.S. album charts and many weeks in the top-10 album charts of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the UK and New Zealand. It sold at least 4&nbsp;million copies in 2001. The album was certified [[Music recording certification#Certification_thresholds|5× platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for sales of over five million units in the U.S on September 8, 2003.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url= https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=staind&ti=break+the+cycle&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref>

==Background==
A total of five singles were released from this album—"[[It's Been Awhile]]", "[[Fade (Staind song)|Fade]]", "[[Outside (Staind song)|Outside]]", "[[For You (Staind song)|For You]]" and "Epiphany"—all of which did incredibly well. There were videos made for each of these songs (some of which can be found on Staind's 2002 DVD ''MTV Unplugged''). The first four singles had varying degrees of success in the UK, "It's Been Awhile" charting the highest of the four released in both countries. The album also includes a track called "Waste", dedicated to a teenage fan who committed suicide. Like Staind's previous album, ''[[Dysfunction (Staind album)|Dysfunction]]'' (1999), ''Break the Cycle'' has [[alternative metal]]/[[nu metal]] sounds. However, the album also shows the band's softer [[post-grunge]] sound, an element that the band wished to progress further with more acoustic and soft [[ballad]] tracks. This included an acoustic rendition of the entire album as a second disc, but this was not finalized.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

There is also a bonus track on the album. In the United States, the bonus track is an acoustic version of "It's Been Awhile". However, on the Australian and European editions, the bonus track is a live acoustic version of "Outside", performed with [[Fred Durst]] in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], on the [[Family Values Tour 1999]].

==Sales==
{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}}
Because of the record's high recording budget of $800,000, there were many worries about whether the album would be successful, and the album almost had to top charts internationally just to break even with studio costs. ''Break the Cycle'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of at least 717,600 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-31-ca-4517-story.html|title=Staind Helps Hard Rock Get Rolling Again|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 31, 2001|accessdate=August 30, 2021}}</ref> It remained at the top the following week, with 329,299 copies. In the third week it was number one again, with 244,698 copies. In the fourth week it dropped to number two, with 221,179 copies. It sold over 1&nbsp;million copies in the first three weeks. The album sold 4,900,000 copies in the US and was certified 5× platinum by the [[RIAA]]. ''Break the Cycle'' also topped charts in the UK, where it was certified platinum; in New Zealand; and in Canada, where it had multiplatinum status. In 2001 the album was the tenth best-selling globally, selling 5.6&nbsp;million copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=Dido, Linkin Park Lead the Global 20 of 2001|last=White|first=Adam|date=February 16, 2002|access-date=May 13, 2022|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|page=42|volume=114|issue=7}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 55/100<ref name="metacritic"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic |first=Michael |last=Gallucci |class=album |id=break-the-cycle-mw0000587620 |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Unfortunately, the production smoothes down the band's sharp edges to an overly polished finish. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.116]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[E! Online|E!]]''
| rev3score = B<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010611015303/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2316,00.html|title=Staind - Break the Cycle|website=[[E! Online]]|date=22 May 2001|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = C<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281207,00.html |title=Break the Cycle Review |last=Morgan |first=Laura |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 11, 2001 |access-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421132746/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281207,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Dotmusic]]''
| rev5score = 7/10<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music|Yahoo! Music UK]] |title=Staind - 'Staind - Break The Cycle (EastWest)' |first=Lisa |last=Oliver|date=August 20, 2001 |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21545.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103000729/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21545.html |archive-date=November 3, 2004 |access-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev6score = 4/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/2693/reviews/2080-|title=Staind - Break the Cycle|website=[[Drowned in Sound]]|last=Bezer |first=Terry|date=22 May 2001|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev7Score = {{nowrap|{{Rating|2|5}} {{small|(2001)}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shiels |first=Liam |date=May 19, 2001 |title=Dirty Deeds {{!}} Albums |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=853 |publisher=[[EMAP]] |page=46}}</ref>}}<br />{{nowrap|
{{Rating|4|5}} {{small|(2011)}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Garner |first=George |date=November 2011 |title=Staind: Break the Cycle |journal=[[Kerrang!]]: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die! |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |page=109}}</ref>}}
| rev8 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev8Score = 2/10<ref name=NME>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/staind/5560|title=Album Reviews - Staind : Break The Cycle|last=Pattison|first=Louis|magazine=[[NME]]|date=August 10, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>All this introspection wouldn't be so bad if Stained put a bit of oomph behind it, but the musical changes lack dynamism and frame the groaning vocals almost reverentially. [#180, p.111]</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |title=Staind: Break The Cycle: Music Review|first=Barry|last=Walters|issue=RS 870|date=June 7, 2001|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/staind/albums/album/259150/rid/6067362/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416123253/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/staind/albums/album/259150/review/6067362 |archive-date=April 16, 2008|url-status=dead |access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
Initial critical response ranged from mixed to average. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 55, based on nine reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/break-the-cycle/staind/critic-reviews | title=Break the Cycle (2001): Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CNET Networks, Inc |access-date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> Michael Gallucci of [[AllMusic]] gave ''Break the Cycle'' three out of five stars, saying, "Cycle is ultimately no more than 50 minutes of standard-issue desolation" and "Staind wraps up all this pain in deceivingly melodic packages, sort of like [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s "[[All Apologies]]" without the depth."<ref name="AllMusic" />

==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
| title1        = Open Your Eyes
| length1       = 3:50
| title2        = Pressure
| music2        = {{hlist|[[Staind]]|[[Josh Abraham]]}}
| length2       = 3:22
| title3        = [[Fade (Staind song)|Fade]]
| length3       = 4:03
| title4        = [[It's Been Awhile]]
| length4       = 4:24
| title5        = Change
| length5       = 3:36
| title6        = Can't Believe
| length6       = 2:47
| title7        = Epiphany
| music7        = [[Aaron Lewis (musician)|Aaron Lewis]]
| length7       = 4:19
| title8        = Suffer
| length8       = 4:00
| title9        = Warm Safe Place
| length9       = 4:36
| title10       = [[For You (Staind song)|For You]]
| length10      = 3:25
| title11       = [[Outside (Staind song)|Outside]]
| music11       = Lewis
| length11      = 4:53
| title12       = Waste
| length12      = 3:56
| title13       = Take It
| length13      = 3:37
| total_length  = 50:49
| all_lyrics    = [[Aaron Lewis]]
| all_music     = [[Staind]] except where noted
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = U.S. edition + bonus track
| total_length  = 55:19
| title14       = It's Been Awhile
| note14        = Acoustic
| length14      = 4:30
}}

{{Track listing
|headline = Australian and European edition + bonus track
| total_length = 56:29
|title14 = Outside |note14=Family Values Version 1999
|length14 = 5:40
}}

== Personnel ==
{{div col}}
'''Staind'''
*[[Aaron Lewis (musician)|Aaron Lewis]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
*[[Mike Mushok]] – lead guitar
*Johnny April – bass, backing vocals
*Jon Wysocki – drums

'''Additional musicians'''
*[[Fred Durst]] – additional backing vocals on "Outside" (live version)
*Mike Kezner – sitar on "Warm Safe Place"

'''Artwork'''
*Craig Howell – art direction, illustration
*Gayle Boulware – art direction
*Clay Patrick McBride – photography
*John Baptiste – styling

'''Technical personnel'''
*[[Josh Abraham]] – production
* Joseph Bogan  – assistant engineers
* Paul Conaway – assistant engineers
*Steve Sisco – assistant mixing engineer
*[[Jordan Schur]] – executive producer
*[[Vlado Meller]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*[[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Dave Dominguez – recording
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Break the Cycle''
! Chart (2001)
! Peak <br/> position
|-
{{Album chart|Australia|18|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|6|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Flanders|27|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Staind|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Metal Albums ([[Luminate Data|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/METAL.html|title=Canadian Metal Albums - Top 50|publisher=[[Jam!|Jam! Canoe]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801115029/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/METAL.html|archivedate=August 1, 2003|access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{Album chart|Denmark|5|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|36|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums - September 22, 2001|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=19|issue=39|page=10|date=September 22, 2001|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
| 6
|-
{{Album chart|Finland|26|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|France|48|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|5|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|id=3787|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Ireland2|1|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Italy|13|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|23|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20010826|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 46
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|9|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|Switzerland|18|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|1|artist=Staind|album=Break the Cycle|date=20010901|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Staind|rowheader=true}}
|}
{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+2001 year-end chart performance for ''Break the Cycle''
!Chart (2001)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2001|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|94
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212202406/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|archivedate=December 12, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate= March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|22
|-
! scope="row"|European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums 2001|date=December 22, 2001|access-date=November 17, 2021|work=Music & Media|page=15|via=World Radio History|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823190032/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|49
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|76
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2001-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2001|publisher=The Official NZ Music Charts|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|-
!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2001&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2001|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|94
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20010107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|58
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
! scope="row"| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2001.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003957/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2001.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|8
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2002 year-end chart performance for ''Break the Cycle''
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name = "CANALTYE02">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| 90
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|title=Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|42
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2002|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|77
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|56
|}

=== Decade-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Decade-end chart performance for ''Break the Cycle''
!Chart (2000–2009)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=The Decade in Music - Charts - Top Billboard 200 Albums|date=December 19, 2009|via=World Radio History|magazine=Billboard|page=162|access-date=November 14, 2021}} ''Digit page 166 on the PDF archive.''</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|41
|}
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== Certifications ==

{{Certification Table Top
|caption=Certifications for ''Break the Cycle''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|access-date=May 17, 2017|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|access-date=May 17, 2017|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|number=2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|access-date=August 22, 2023|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|id=2001-09-21|source=newchart|access-date=November 20, 2024|number=2}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Break the Cycle |artist=Staind |type=album |region=Sweden |award=Gold |relyear=2001 |certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|access-date=May 17, 2017|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|id=1060-87-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Staind|title=Break the Cycle|access-date=May 17, 2017|relyear=2001|award=Platinum|number=5|salesamount=4,900,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/staind-deftones-secure-top-spots-on-next-week-s-billboard-chart/ |title=-Staind, Deftones Secure Top Spots On Next Week's Billboard Chart |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=May 28, 2003 |access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref>}}
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[[Category:2001 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Josh Abraham]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Long View Farm]]
[[Category:Elektra Records albums]]
[[Category:Flip Records (1994) albums]]
[[Category:Staind albums]]