Motion debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 37,325 copies in its first week. In the United States, it entered the Billboard 200 at number five with first-week sales of 35,000 copies, marking Harris's first top-10 album on the chart, as well as his best sales week in the US. It also became his second album to top the Billboards Dance/Electronic Albums chart, following 18 Months (2012). As of January 2015, the album had sold 66,000 copies in the US. The album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart with 7,300 copies sold in its first week.
