On November 15 , 2015 , Straight Outta Compton was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for exceeding sales of 3 million copies in the US .
A week before release of the 2015 biopic film Straight Outta Compton , the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 173 ; a couple of weeks later it rose to number 30 due to the popularity of the film , surpassing its original peak position back in 1989 when it peaked at number 37.  The album peaked at number 4 following the opening weekend of the movie.
Straight Outta Compton