▁a ▁# 1 ▁hit ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁N iel sen ▁Company ▁reported ▁that ▁up ▁until ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁had ▁sold ▁ 1 0 , 2 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁ 4 th - best ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁By ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁had ▁sold ▁ 1 0 , 8 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁being ▁E min em ' s ▁best ▁s elling ▁album ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁country . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁sold ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁has ▁sold ▁ 2 1 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁A ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁album , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁ 2 , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁At ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁reviews ▁from ▁main stream ▁publications , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 8 , ▁based ▁on