The album sold 78,000 copies in its first week , debuting at number two on the '' Billboard '' 200 , and at number one on the '' Billboard '' Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , while entering the Canadian Albums Chart at number four . The album received generally positive reviews from critics . On January 26 , 2014 , it won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album , where it was also nominated for Album of the Year and earned Macklemore and Ryan Lewis the award for Best New Artist . As of early 2016 , the album has sold 1,490,000 copies in the United States
Grammy Award
56th Annual Grammy Awards
The Heist (album)