In the United States, "Taking Chances" debuted at number three selling 215,000 units. Later, it fell to number eight and remained at that position for two weeks with sales of 128,000 and 93,000 copies, respectively. For the next four weeks, the album stayed inside top twenty on the "Billboard" 200, selling 84,000 (number twelve), 92,000 (number fifteen), 134,000 (number eighteen) and 50,000 units (number twenty), respectively. "Taking Chances" was certified Platinum by the RIAA in February 2008 and has sold 1.1 million copies there as of May 2010.