Claim: A Ghost Is Born reached the 8th rank in the US Billboard which makes it the highest position that this album has ever reached, and the second-highest position was when it entered the 24th position in the Norwegian Albums (VG-lista).
Evidence: In its debut week, A Ghost Is Born peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 81,000 copies, the highest US chart peak and best sales week ever attained by the band at that time. Chart performance for A Ghost Is Born Chart (2004) 24