Commercial Performance
Seventh Tree debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number two, selling 46,945 copies in its first week. It remained on the chart for thirteen weeks and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry within four days or release, on 29 February 2008. It sold 177,000 copies as of late 2008. As of 27 March 2010, the album had sold 200,062 copies in the UK. The album reached the top twenty in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. Seventh Tree became Goldfrapp's second release to chart on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, where it debuted at number forty-eight with first-week sales of 15,000 copies. Additionally, the album reached number four on the Tastemakers chart, number seventeen on the Top Internet Albums chart, number twelve on the Top Alternative Albums and number fourteen on the Top Rock Albums chart. In Canada, the album reached number twenty-eight.
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