Confessions was sold in the United States.
Confessions (Usher album) . The album became an instant commercial success in the United States , selling 1.1 million copies in its first week . The album has been regarded by music writers as Usher 's greatest work , and according to Billboard , is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States . With over eight million copies sold in 2004 , the album 's commercial success was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the US , following three years of decline .