Music for Men received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69, based on 26 reviews.[4] The album's production was criticized due to its "loud" sound quality.[15] In 2010, Music for Men earned Gossip a nomination for Outstanding Music Artist at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[16]
Commercial performance
Music for Men was successful in Europe, with sales of 280,000 copies in France alone, where it spent 138 weeks on the chart.[17][18] It sold 42,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012.[19]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.