 In Minogue 's native country Australia , Fever entered and peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart on the week of 21 October 2001 , and spent a total of five weeks at the position . In this region , Fever was certified seven @-@ times platinum for shipments of 490 @,@ 000 units by the Australian Recording Industry Association . The success of the album in Australia was such that it was listed in the top @-@ ten highest selling albums of the country in both 2001 and 2002 , appearing at numbers five and four , respectively . It also became the best selling dance album in the country in both 2001 and 2002 . In the United Kingdom , Fever entered and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 13 October 2001 , spending a total of two weeks on the position . The album spent a total of 70 weeks inside the top 40 of the chart . In this region , the album was certified five @-@ times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 1 @,@ 500 @,@ 000 units . 
