No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls

No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls, is the first album of the Punk band Simple Plan, it was released on March 19, 2002. The band released four singles from the album. In the band's native, Canada, the album peaked at No. 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified Double Platinum. The album peaked at No. 35 on the United States , and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 US catalog albums chart. In Australia it reached No. 29, with a certification of platinum in that region. It reached No. 1 in Japan and was certified Double Platinum. Despite not charting well in the UK, it still received a Gold status. The album features two collaborations, with Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 The record was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Assiciation of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of two million copies.