Reception
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On its initial release in 2001, J.E.E.P. reached #1 in the UK charts where it stayed for two weeks, it topped the charts for another two weeks in the second week of January 2002, nine months after its initial release. The album then went on to re-enter the charts several times: it peaked at #27 during June 2002, #37 in July 2003 and #34 in August 2003, until finally disappearing from the top 100. In 2001 J.E.E.P. was the 4th biggest selling album in the UK, and in 2002 it was the 24th biggest selling album in the UK, as well as being the 39th biggest selling album of the decade. It went on to be certified 5x platinum in the UK.
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