Following several months of steady radio airplay coupled with the Daddies' extensive touring schedule, "Zoot Suit Riot" eventually climbed to the #1 spot on "Billboard's" Top Heatseekers chart, going on to become the first album of the swing revival to crack the top 40 of the "Billboard" 200 and peaking at #17, spending an ultimate total of 53 weeks on the charts. In June 1998, the album achieved gold status after surpassing sales of 500,000 copies, reaching platinum status of over one million records sold two months later on August 25. On January 28, 2000, "Zoot Suit Riot" was awarded double platinum status after selling over two million copies.