The album debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, selling 618,000 copies in its first week. It became Keys' second consecutive number-one debut in the United States and spawned three top-ten singles. Upon its release, "The Diary of Alicia Keys" received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned Keys three Grammy Awards at the 47th Grammy Awards. The album has sold over eight million copies worldwide. "The Diary of Alicia Keys" is the thirty-first best-selling album of the 2000s decade.