Just Enough Education to Perform until finally disappearing from the top 100. In 2001 it 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 5× platinum in the UK. As of 2009 it has sold 83,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. In France it has sold 43,700 copies. Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney has the album's name tattooed in a design on his right forearm. Rooney is a
Music Has the Right to Children and the sleek electronic sheen of the future." "Pitchfork Media" stated that the group "tapped into the collective unconscious of those who grew up in the English speaking West and were talented enough to transcribe the soundtrack." Since its release, the album has frequently been included in lists of greatest albums of all time. "Music Has the Right to Children" featured at number 35 on "Pitchfork"s "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" list, as well as number 2 on their "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list released in 2017. It was ranked number 91 in "Mojo" magazine's "100