 Control debuted at number 102 on the Billboard 200 and Top R & B Albums Chart on February 22, 1986, after twenty weeks on the chart it topped the Billboard 200 and the Top R & B / Black Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) first certified Control gold in April, 1986, denoting 500,000 units shipped within the United States. Two months later, in June, 1986, the album was RIAA certified platinum, denoting 1 million units shipped. Three years later, Control was RIAA certified fivefold platinum in October, 1989. Since its debut, Control has sold over fourteen million copies worldwide.
