 "Year of the Gentleman" debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with 250,000 copies sold making his first album not to debut at number one on the chart.The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, giving Ne-Yo his highest-charting album in the UK, beating "Because of You," which debuted at number six in 2007.In Japan, the album debuted at number one and has thus far sold over 200,000 copies and in the UK 100,000 copies in its first week.