Nearly 11 years later, in June 2011, it was certified by the RIAA for shipments of over 10 million, the late rapper's first RIAA Diamond award. On October 16, 2000, it was certified 9× platinum. It has spent 319 weeks on the Billboard 200. In January 1999, the album reached its peak at number three on the chart. Greatest Hits debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 268,000 copies in its first week.