"Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans" debuted (and peaked) at number three on the "Billboard" 200, with sales of 55,000 on its October 13, 2010, issue date in the United States. It topped "Billboard"s Top Catalog Albums chart; it remained at number one for 11 weeks, surpassing Bob Marley and the Wailers’ compilation album "Legend" (1984) for the most weeks at number one in 2013. The album had the second-longest stretch at number one for a male artist, behind Michael Jackson’s 2003 greatest-hits album "Number Ones" (19 weeks). During the week of February 5, 2014 (after Mars's Grammy appearance and performance at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show), sales of "Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans" increased by 303% and it rebounded to number 19 on the "Billboard" 200. The album was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and sold 2,626,000 million copies in the United States by July 2017. As of January 6, 2021, "Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans" spent 500 weeks on the "Billboard" 200, becoming the ninth title to reach the aforementioned weeks. "Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans" is also the longest-running debut album on the aforementioned chart. According to the RIAA, the album was the ninth highest certified album of the 2010s decade.