CD containing eight tracks entitled Perfecto Presents: Another World Sampler was released before the album. It was only released as a promotional disc sent to radio stations to promote the album. Similarly, another promotional sample CD entitled Selections from Perfecto Presents: Another World, featuring the first four tracks from both discs, was released after the album in October 2000. After the album was released in the United States, Perfecto Presents: Another World soon became the biggest-selling DJ mix album of all time, and once the Top Electronic Albums chart (later renamed the Dance/Electronic Albums chart) was launched in June 2001, the album appeared in the top 50. Critical reception The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. The album holds a 62/100 score on Metacritic from six reviews. John Bush of Allmusic rated the album two and a half stars out of five, saying "Except for these stylistic detours (two tracks from Blade Runner, with one each from Dead Can Dance and the group's vocalist Lisa Gerrard), Another World is the same old trance album. There are a few intriguing anthems that manage to wear out their welcome over the course of seven minutes and up, plenty of breakdowns to maintain attention on the dancefloor, and an overall pleasant sound that simply floats by without making much of a positive impact." Spin awarded the album a half-perfect score and stated "the human element is a diva parade that skates by like Lilith Fair on (dry) ice: opera-lite from Jan Johnston, squishy spiritualism from Dead Can Dance, the dread Sarah McLachlan belting the coda of DJ Tiesto's remix of Delerium's "The Silence"." More positive reviews came from Rolling Stone, who rated the album with three and a half stars out of five, stating "Oakenfold steers the ultra-European, classical-minded pulse of trance toward syncopated rhythms, drum-free interludes and actual songs." Wall of Sound gave the album an 8.3/10 score, saying that "working from a crate stuffed with quality cuts that blur the lines between trance, techno, and tribal house, Oakenfold deliberately showcases selections that err on the melancholy or contemplative side... Contrasted against the sometimes formulaic feel of Oakenfold's other comps, this is a stellar reminder of why he's remained a superstar for so long in a genre that's notorious for its short attention span." Oakenfold continued the Perfecto Presents series with his final two instalments for the series, Perfecto