The retail release topped the UK Albums Chart and the US "Billboard" 200, and by October 2008 "In Rainbows" had sold over three million copies worldwide. It received critical acclaim, winning Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, and was ranked one of the best albums of the year and the decade by various publications. "Rolling Stone" ranked "In Rainbows" on its updated lists of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time at number 336 in 2012 and number 387 in 2020.