"Synchronicity" reached number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US "Billboard" 200, and sold over eight million copies in the US. The album was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation. "Rolling Stone" described "each cut on "Synchronicity" not simply a song but a miniature, discrete soundtrack". It has since been included in the magazine's lists of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" and the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2009, "Synchronicity" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.