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==Commercial performance==
In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number-one on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts, with first-week sales of 281,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 6, 2001 |title=Creed Makes It Two In A Row At No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creed-makes-it-two-in-a-row-at-no-1-77527/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 30, 2022, the album was certified four times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for selling 4,000,000 units in the US alone.

The album reached number 30 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] and number 6 on the Canadian R&B Albums charts, and by June 27, 2002 was received platinum certification by [[Music Canada|Canadian Recording Industry Association]] for the sales of 100,000 copies in Canada.

In the United Kingdom, ''Word of Mouf'' peaked at number 57 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], number 12 on the UK R&B Albums, and also number 74 on the Scottish Albums charts. It was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] on July 22, 2013, selling 100,000 copies in the UK.