The focus on the alternative rock scene helped bring attention to "Social Distortion". The singles "Story of My Life" and "Ball and Chain" were able to find an audience on alternative rock radio and on MTV. "Social Distortion" was one of the band's most successful albums to date, and their first to enter the "Billboard" 200; the release peaked at number 128. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States. By 1996, "Social Distortion" had sold at least 250,000 copies, becoming the band's second best-selling album in the United States (their next album "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" sold 296,000 copies).