"J.Lo" entered the US "Billboard" 200 and the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number one for the week ending January 31, 2001. It sold 272,300 copies in its opening week, which was described by "Rolling Stone" as "somewhat modest", given the "publicity machinery behind the album". Lopez ended The Beatles' eight-week run at number one with their greatest hits album "1" (2000). Lopez became the first female solo artist under Epic Records to reach the number one spot of the "Billboard" 200, joining other Epic artists such as Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone among others. Additionally, "J.Lo" was the first number one album of the year 2001. During its second week, the album slipped to number two on the "Billboard" 200. In its third week, "J.Lo" sold 134,000 copies and fell to number four. MTV News reported its sales after three weeks of availability to have exceeded 586,000 copies. The following week, the album sold 130,000 copies, remaining in the chart's top five. For the "Billboard" issue of March 17, 2001, "J.Lo" dropped out of the chart's top ten, falling to number 17. For the week of April 7, 2001, "J.Lo" fell out of the "Billboard" 200's top 40.