 In Australia and New Zealand , In the Zone debuted at number ten and twenty @-@ five in the official charts , respectively . It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) indicating shipments of 70 @,@ 000 units . The album debuted at number three on the Oricon weekly album chart in Japan , selling around 59 @,@ 128 copies . In Mexico , In the Zone was certified platinum on December 17 , 2003 , by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas ( AMPROFON ) for shipments of 150 @,@ 000 copies . The album was also certified platinum in Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers ( CAPIF ) for shipments of 40 @,@ 000 copies in total . In the Zone debuted at number fourteen on the UK Albums Chart , staying on the chart for forty @-@ three weeks and jumping to its peak of number thirteen on its thirty @-@ fourth week in the chart . It was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) for shipments of 300 @,@ 000 copies . The album also debuted at the top of the charts in France . In April 2004 , it was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) for shipments of a million copies in Europe . In the Zone was the eighth best selling album of 2003 . 
