MONKEY BUSINESS by THE BLACK EYED PEAS - Sales & Charts

Updated: October 16, 2021

MONKEY BUSINESS by THE BLACK EYED PEAS has sold 6,592,434 copies. MONKEY BUSINESS sold best in the United States (3,000,000 copies), Europe (IFPI) (2,000,000 copies) and the United Kingdom (900,000 copies).

SALES RANKINGS

RANK IN 2005

RANK IN 2000s

OVERALL RANK

429

MONKEY BUSINESS certifications and sales

Country	Sales	Certification	Date	Source
Argentina	40 000	1x Platinum	2005-05-30	[1] CAPIF
Australia	420 000	6x Platinum	2007-01	[2] ARIA
Austria	15 000	1x Gold	2005-09-21	[3] IFPI Austria
Belgium	100 000	1x Platinum + 1x Platinum		[4] BRMA / ULTRATOP
Brazil	50 000	1x Gold	2006	[5] Pró-Música Brasil
Canada	600 000	6x Platinum	2006	[6] Music Canada
France	200 000	2x Gold	2005	[7] SNEP
Germany	200 000	1x Platinum	2006	[8] BVMI
Grecce	10 000	1x Gold
Hungary	5 000	1x Gold	2006	[9] MAHASZ
Ireland	30 000	2x Platinum	2005	[10] IRMA
Japan	250 000	1x Platinum	2005-08	[11] RIAJ
Korea	17 434	RIAK Year End Chart	2005-12
Mexico	150 000	1x Platinum + 1x Gold	2006-07-06	[12] AMPROFON
New Zealand	60 000	4x Platinum		[13] Recorded Music NZ
Poland	40 000	1x Platinum	2007	[14] ZPAV
Portugal	40 000	2x Platinum
Russia	80 000	4x Platinum	2005	[15] NFPF (НФПФ)
Singapore	5 000	1x Gold	2020	[16] RIAS
Spain	100 000	1x Platinum	2006	[17] PROMUSICAE
Sweden	30 000	1x Gold	2006-11-06	[18] IFPI Sverige
Switzerland	80 000	2x Platinum	2006	[19] IFPI Schweiz
United Kingdom	900 000	3x Platinum	2006-04-21	[20] BPI
TIMELINE
	600 000	2x Platinum	2006-03-24	[20] BPI
	300 000	1x Platinum	2005-09-23	[20] BPI
	100 000	1x Gold	2005-07-08	[20] BPI
United States	3 000 000	3x Platinum	2005-12-21	[21] RIAA
TIMELINE
	1 000 000	1x Platinum	2005-07-14	[21] RIAA
Europe (IFPI)	2 000 000	2x Platinum	2006	[22] IFPI Europe
Total sales:	6 592 434	Сountries: 25

Year-end chart performance for MONKEY BUSINESS

Chart 2005	Rank	Sales
Australian Albums (ARIA)	5	>280,000
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	35
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	32
French Albums (SNEP)	30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	34
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)	42
Italian Albums (FIMI)	68
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	45	294,599
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)	55
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)	17
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)	21	17,434
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	14
UK Albums	24	690,000
UK Artist Albums	21	689,000
US Albums (Billboard 200)	18
US Albums (Soundscan)	5	3,037,251
Worldwide Albums (IFPI Global Music Report)	4	6,800,000
Chart 2006	Rank	Sales
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	67
French Albums (SNEP)	17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	62
Greek Albums (IFPI Grecce)	46
Italian Albums (FIMI)	50
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)	2
Russian International Albums (Inter Media)	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	42
UK Albums (Charts Plus)	61
US Albums (Billboard 200)	14
US Albums (Soundscan)	52	1,023,000
Worldwide Albums (IFPI Global Music Report)	28	2,400,000

Decade-end chart performance for MONKEY BUSINESS

Chart 2000's	Rank	Sales
Australian Albums (ARIA)	27	>420,000
US Albums (Billboard 200)	67

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