 Love . Angel . Music . Baby. debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 , selling 309 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . On the issue dated June 18 , 2005 , the album climbed to a new peak position of number five with 83 @,@ 000 copies sold . The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) certified the album triple platinum that December , and had sold four million copies by May 2009 . 
