▁of ▁ 1 6 , 5 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁It ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week ▁than ▁her ▁previous ▁effort . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁a ▁Gold ▁cert ification ▁from ▁the ▁C RI A , ▁for ▁sales ▁exceed ing ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁chart ▁entry ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Albums ▁Chart , ▁entering ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁itself . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁album ▁deb uted ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four teen ; ▁it ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁The ▁record ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁eight ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁more ▁successful ▁in ▁international ▁territ ories . ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Albums ▁Chart , ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁s elling ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁also ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁eight ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁Pl atin um ▁cert ification ▁in ▁the ▁country