Is This It

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Is This It was a commercial success and entered the UK Albums Chart at number two after first week sales of 48,393copies. [66] The record was listed at number71 on the UK Albums Chart for 2001 and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry after charting continuously from its release in August to the end of the year. [67] In the US, Is This It entered the Billboard200 at number74 after selling 16,000units in the first week. [68] 20,000copies were shipped in America per week from October 2001 to January 2002, when a performance by the Strokes on the nationwide TV show Saturday Night Live caused a temporary rise in sales. [69] A 60%increase allowed the album to reach a peak of number33 on the Billboard200 from its previous high of 63. [70] Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald argues that, although Is This It provided substantial musical influence, its biggest success was in revamping the music industry and making A&R delegates scout and promote alternative bands. [86] Gunn links the success of alternative music in British charts throughout the 2000s to the album, but notes that "the copyists" could never match the attention to detail and heartfelt emotion of the Strokes. [81] Mulholland adds that even the pop stars of that decade who rediscovered disco, electro, and synthpop owe a debt to the record, because its commercial success "made every forgotten art-pop experiment of the late 70s and early 80s instantly hip and ripe for reinvention". [79] Hamish MacBain of NME writes that "the western world has moved on, and is now swinging to the tune of Is This It", [87] while Pitchfork 's Joe Colly suggests that "you only capture this kind of a lightning in a bottle once". [88] Gunn concludes that, while the status of the album as the 2000s' most influential guitar record may be "a double-edged sword" because of poor quality copyists, its status as the decade's best pop album should not be in doubt. [81] Accolades [ edit ] Music's Raw Power, Both Old and Young". The New York Times. December 23, 2001. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. a b Miles, Barry; Scott, Grant; Morgan, Johnny, eds. (2008). The Greatest Album Covers of All Time. Anova Books. p.251. ISBN 978-1-84340-481-1. Dimery, Richard, ed. (2008). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. ISBN 978-1-84403-624-0.Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011.

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The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade: 10–01". NME. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016 . Retrieved November 17, 2009. After completing the album, the Strokes embarked on a promotional world tour before its release. The album was released progressively to coincide with their tour dates, with it being released in Japan on August 22 and the United Kingdom on August 27. The album's cover photograph was deemed too sexually explicit for the US market, and was replaced there. D'Angelo, Joe (October 9, 2002). "Elvis, Stones Top Billboard Albums Chart: What Year Is This?". MTV. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002 . Retrieved November 20, 2009.

ARIA Charts: Accreditations– 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007 . Retrieved November 23, 2009. The Guardian in 2007, on the importance of Is This It to guitar bands and alternative music during the 2000s a b Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (September 21, 2001). "Dave Matthews Band, Strokes, Sheryl Crow Rethink Their Music". MTV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. Willman, Chris (September 14, 2001). "Hear & Now". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. Soma: 9/10. Very underrated song. They barely ever play it live for some reason. It's still a solid song, though.