Reception
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During the first week of its release, Once entered the German, Finnish, Norwegian and Greek charts as number one, selling over 80,000 copies in Germany alone. It was also the first Nightwish album to chart in the U.S., reaching #42 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It was also the band's first album to chart in UK, reaching #8 on the Rock Chart.
Once has sold triple platinum in Finland, platinum in Germany, gold in Sweden and later reached #1 also in the Hungarian and European album charts. The single "Nemo" topped the charts in Finland and Hungary, and reached the top ten in three additional countries. "Nemo" therefore remains their most successful single ever, and Once is in number #47 of the best of all time albums in Finland. The total sales of the album have been more than 1 million copies.
The success of the album allowed them to perform the Once Upon a Tour, which enabled them to play in many countries the band had never visited before. Nightwish performed at the opening ceremony of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, held in Helsinki, highlighting acclaim the band has recently gained.
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