"Romance" sold over seven million copies worldwide, his bestselling record in his music career. In the United States, it spent 32 weeks at number one on the "Billboard" Latin Pop Albums chart, and was the first Spanish-language album by a non-crossover Latin artist to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); it was also certified gold in Brazil and Taiwan, firsts for a Spanish-speaking artist. "Romance" is the third-bestselling album of all time in Mexico, and the bestselling record in Argentina by a non-native artist. The album was noted by critics as reviving interest in bolero music. Its success encouraged Miguel to release three more bolero records: "Segundo Romance" (1994), "Romances" (1997) and "Mis Romances" (2001).