Contemporary critics received "Speak Now" with generally positive reviews, with praise centered on Swift's songwriting craftsmanship and matured perspectives. The album debuted atop the US "Billboard" 200 with first-week sales of over one million copies, claiming the biggest one-week sales tally ever for an album by a female country artist. The album spent six weeks at number one and has sold over 4.71 million copies in the United States. It also peaked atop the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. At the 54th Grammy Awards, "Speak Now" was nominated for Best Country Album, while "Mean" won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. "Rolling Stone" featured "Speak Now" in their 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time".