 The album had similar success in Europe . After entering the UK Albums Chart at number 14 with sales of 45 @,@ 484 copies , Love . Angel . Music . Baby. peaked at number four in its 25th week on the chart , on May 15 , 2005 , selling 21 @,@ 271 copies . The album was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) on September 16 , 2005 , and has sold 1 @,@ 068 @,@ 242 copies in the United Kingdom as of March 2016 . The album was listed as the 20th best @-@ selling album of 2005 in the UK . It also reached the top 10 in Denmark , Finland , Ireland , Norway , and Sweden , and the top 20 in Austria , Belgium , France , Germany , Netherlands , and Switzerland . The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) certified the album platinum in May 2005 , denoting sales in excess of one million copies across Europe . 
