Complex sentence: The album debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200, selling 173,000 album-equivalent units and 139,000 copies in the first week, and was later became a certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Split into simpler sentences: The album debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200, selling 173,000 album-equivalent units and 139,000 copies in the first week. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).