number nine. In total, the album spent 87 weeks in the UK top 100, during three separate periods. Other regions in which the album peaked in the top ten include France (#5), Norway (#8) and the Netherlands (#9). In 1999, Billboard reported that Big Willie Style had been the 39th best-selling pop album of the period between 1990 and 1999. By July 2000, Big Willie Style had been certified nine times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating nine million shipped units in United States. According to Nielsen, US sales stand at six million sold copies, as of 2013. The album is also certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, indicating Australian sales of over 35,000 units, double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, indicating sales in the UK of over 600,000 units, and six times platinum by Music Canada, indicating Canadian sales of over 600,000 units. Critical Media response to Big Willie Style was mixed. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of website AllMusic awarded the album four out of five stars, praising Smith's "trademark ... friendly, humorous pop-rap" style, which he pointed out had been modernised since his releases with DJ Jazzy Jeff. In particular, Erlewine highlighted the songs "Gettin' Jiggy wit It", "Candy", "I Loved You" and "Men in Black" as "among his best" songs. Rolling Stone writer James Hunter was similarly positive, describing the album as "wickedly well-conceived", praising the album's "delicious party jams" and noting "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Yes Yes Y'All" as particular highlights. He concludes by praising the lyrical themes of the album, dubbing Big Willie Style "an exceptional megacelebrity album". Entertainment Weekly writer Jim Farber, however, slated the album, describing it as being full of "nonstop pop-rap clichés" and claiming that "The musical world suffered no great loss when Will Smith ditched rapping for acting". Village Voice critic Robert Christgau categorised the singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It", "Just the Two of Us" and "Miami" as "good [songs] on an album that isn't worth your time or money". NME writer Andy Crysell also gave the album a negative review, calling Will Smith "the Cliff Richard of rap", as well as saying that the album was "explicitly awful" with "nary a redeeming feature on show". Accolades and awards Big Willie Style earned Smith recognition at a number of music industry awards ceremonies. At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video for