LaFace released "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" on April 26, 1994. On May 14, it peaked at number 20 on the US "Billboard" 200. The album ultimately spent 26 weeks on the chart. It also reached number three on the "Billboard" Top R&B Albums, remaining on the chart for 50 weeks. By June, the album had sold 500,000 copies. The album's sales increased after Outkast's appearance at the 1995 Source Awards in January. On April 5, 1995, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" was certified platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of one million copies in the US. By August, it had sold 715,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was reissued by LaFace in September 1998.