In the United Kingdom,
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center reached position 40 on the official album charts, which contains the summary of digital downloads and physical album sales. In addition, the release positioned itself on number 91 on the download album chart and peaked at number 34 on the physical album sales chart. In the United States, the collaboration effort peaked at number 31 on
Billboard magazine's Top 200 album chart, selling more than 18,000 copies in the first week. While on the American album chart in 2011, the album sold 40,000 copies in total.
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center also reached number one on the Blues albums sales chart, which is also compiled by the
Billboard magazine. In
New Zealand, the live album reached number 40 on the Recorded Music NZ chart. The release was awarded with several
certification awards worldwide, gaining gold presentations for outstanding album sales in
Brazil,
Spain and
Sweden, and becoming a platinum album in
Croatia,
Germany and
Poland with a double platinum sales award. For the video release,
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center was certified with a platinum presentation award record breaking sales in Brazil,
Macao and
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