In the United States, X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 on 20 October 1990. Similar to the United Kingdom, the album spent a total of 43 weeks in the charts. Less than two months after its release, X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 13 November 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album became double platinum on 16 December 1997 for sales of two million copies in the United States. X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units.
