The album has been certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 1,500,000 copies.

Later was certified Platinum by ARIA, denoting shipments of 70,000 units within the country.

It was certified platinum by 18 December 2012, denoting shipments of 50.000 copies in the region.

The album was certified Gold on December 14, 2009 denoting shipments of over 500,000 units.

"Don't Stop the Music" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie denoting shipments of 100,000 copies.

The single was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA denoting shipments of 3,000,000 copies.

The album was certified double platinum, denoting shipments of 140,000 copies, and became the second highest-selling Australian album of 2009.

On January 25, 2011, Loud was certified platinum in the United States, denoting shipments of over one million.

The album debuted at No. 1, and was certified 7x Platinum in the United States, denoting shipments of seven million copies.

It was certified Platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association, denoting shipments of 15,000 units in the country alone.