Chart Performance
The album debuted at #1 on both the Top Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200, after selling 874,000 copies in its first full week of release. On its second week, it remained at the top spot on both charts, selling 623,000 copies. During its third week, sales were still strong to top both charts again, selling more than 317,000 copies, beating Tim McGraw's Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors which held the number two spot in a second consecutive week after selling over 250,000 copies, and Mariah Carey's Charmbracelet. Its fourth week sales were enough to keep her on #1 on its fourth week, this time selling more than 373,000 copies. Its last reign on the All Genre chart was during its fifth week, as it sold more than 459,000 mill units. The albums five-week total alone stands at an estimated 2,646,000 units. The RIAA certified the album at 11× platinum, denoting shipments of 5.8 million in the United States; the RIAA counts each disc separately for certification purposes. As of 2007, Up! has sold 20 million copies worldwide. It stayed in the Top 100 of the Billboard chart for more than 60 weeks.
The album was also certified diamond in Canada 17 days after its release date.
In 2007, the album's cover was listed on Maxim's Sexiest Album Covers.
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