"Glitter" became Carey's least commercially successful album to that point. It debuted at number seven on the "Billboard" 200 with first-week sales of 116,000 copies, but far from the first-week sales of 323,000 with her previous release, "Rainbow" in 1999. "Glitter" became Carey's lowest peaking album in the United States, with her second album "Emotions" (1991), coming in at number four. It remained in the album's chart for only eight weeks, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 500,000 units; and as it fell from the charts, received platinum certification, denoting shipments of 1 million in the US. As of November 2018, Nielsen SoundScan estimates sales of the "Glitter" album at 666,000 copies in the United States. In Canada, the album peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart. "Glitter" entered the Australian Albums Chart at its peak position of number thirteen, during the week dated September 9, 2001. Remaining in the chart for only three weeks, the album made its exit at number forty on September 23. Similarly in Austria, "Glitter" peaked at number fourteen, remaining on the albums chart for only four weeks.