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'''''Memories...Do Not Open''''' is the debut studio album by American [[electronic music]] duo [[the Chainsmokers]],<ref>{{Cite
== Background ==
[[File:The Chainsmokers.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The Chainsmokers performing at the American Airlines Arena for their [[Memories Do Not Open Tour|"Memories...Do Not Open" tour]]]]
[[Chris Martin]] of [[Coldplay]] had first tweeted about the album, prompting the Chainsmokers to confirm it.<ref>{{Cite
== Singles ==
The lead single, "[[Paris (The Chainsmokers song)|Paris]]",<ref>{{cite
The second single, "[[Something Just Like This]]", which is a collaboration with British [[alternative rock]] band [[Coldplay]], was released on February 22, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album. The single peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. During the week of March 18, 2017, "Something Just Like This", "Paris", along with "[[Closer (The Chainsmokers song)|Closer]]", were simultaneously within the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making the Chainsmokers the third group to have three simultaneous top 10 hits.<ref>{{Cite
The third single, "[[Honest (The Chainsmokers song)|Honest]]", was sent to top 40 radio on July 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.name/chr-available-for-airplay/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620021441/http://fmqb.name/chr-available-for-airplay/|archivedate=June 20, 2017|title=CHR Available for Airplay|website=FMQB}}</ref> The single peaked at number 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
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A promotional single, titled "[[The One (The Chainsmokers song)|The One]]", was released on March 27, 2017, and reached number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>
Another promotional single, a remixed version of "[[Young (The Chainsmokers song)|Young]]"
== Critical reception ==
{{
| ADM = 4.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8622/The-Chainsmokers-MemoriesDo-Not-Open.aspx|title=Memories...Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers reviews|website=
| MC = 43/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/memories-do-not-open/the-chainsmokers|title=Reviews and Tracks for Memories: Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/memories-do-not-open-mw0003025408|title=Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers|website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = C+<ref name="EW">{{cite
| rev3 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/809dc53a-1f20-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories . . . Do Not Open — 'effective formula'|website=[[Financial Times]]|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=July 9, 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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| rev5Score = 4.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23148-memoriesdo-not-open/|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories...Do Not Open|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|author-link=Philip Sherburne|date=April 11, 2017|accessdate=April 11, 2017}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite
| rev7 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="SlantMagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories...Do Not Open|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref>
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| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2017/04/19/chainsmokers-memories-not-open/|title=The Chainsmokers: Memories… Do Not Open|website=Spectrum Culture|last=Bromfield|first=Daniel|date=April 19, 2017|accessdate=July 9, 2019}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.
}}
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 43, based on eight reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="Metacritic
Damien Morris of ''[[The Observer]]'' gave a two-out-of-five star review, describing the group's music as, "instantly memorable yet completely forgettable", comparing the album to US President [[Donald Trump]], "shallow, always betraying its influences, with a third-grade vocabulary and ambition that runs no further than emptying the nearest wallet."<ref name="Guardian" /> In ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Barry Walters highlighted the duo's commercial success, describing their style as, "smoothed-out, mid-tempo, nearly easy-listening formula", but opined it sounds, "as if you're playing the radio instead of one solitary album". He considered "Break Up Every Night" as the only dance cut, while "the other cuts are basically ballads with beats — modernized [[Moby]] without the soul-searching or gospel samples."<ref name="EW" />
Sal Cinquemani from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave the album two stars out of five, criticizing Taggart's lack of personality and vocal ability. Additionally, Cinquemani stated, "the downside to the wild success of that approach is that Taggart and Pall have been forced to discover their creative voices in front of the whole world. And unfortunately, the sound they've settled on is parked firmly in the middle of the road."<ref name="SlantMagazine" /> On [[AllMusic]], Neil Yeung also gave a two-out-of-five star review, calling ''Memories...Do Not Open'' a, "calculated dose of millennial escapism that peddles the same sounds as their far more engaging EP work."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Maeve McDermott of ''[[USA Today]]'' questioned, "is this the worst album of 2017?", calling Taggart's vocals "hilariously bad".<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/07/chainsmokers-review-memories-do-not-open-worst-album-2017-trump/100175836/ |title=The Chainsmokers' Memories': Is this the worst album of 2017? |website=[[USA Today]] |last=McDermott |first=Maeve |date=April 7, 2017 |accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> Philip Sherburne of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' claimed that, "The debut album from the celebrity production duo is a somber departure from their EDM days—a lifeless, anodyne pop record that wallows in basic feelings of regret and narcissism."<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Along with comparing the album to 2014 single "[[selfie (song)|#SELFIE]]", Sherburne wrote, "None of it sounds anything like '#SELFIE,' but its worldview is barely any bigger than that song's narrow perspective".<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Jon Caramanica from ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the album a "savvy success that cannily toys with expectations" with its songs veering from the "usual gut punch" approach for its [[Drop (music)|drops]], but felt that the record is a "meaningless concept" in the "big-festival dance music" where the duo thrived in. He also commented on Taggart's "capable but unexciting" vocal performance and his "shockingly" few lyrical ideas, with most of the album's songs "[moaning] about brittle young relationships".<ref name="NewYorkTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/arts/music/chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review.html|title=Review: The Chainsmokers Find That Pop Is an Awkward Fit|website=[[The New York Times]]|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=April 12, 2017|accessdate=April 15, 2017}}</ref> Jordan Sargent of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' observed the monotony of the record, stating: "The Chainsmokers have one song, and if you don’t want to hear 12 versions of it, please do not un-click the latch holding this box closed." He noted Taggart's "unique" vocal accessibility for listeners, but felt that his charm dissipated as the album wears on which resulted in a "series of songs that bleed endlessly into each other".<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review/|title=Review: You Know Exactly What The Chainsmokers' Memories...Do Not Open Sounds Like|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=April 10, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref>▼
▲Sal Cinquemani from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave the album two stars out of five, criticizing Taggart's lack of personality and vocal ability. Additionally, Cinquemani stated, "the downside to the wild success of that approach is that Taggart and Pall have been forced to discover their creative voices in front of the whole world. And unfortunately, the sound they've settled on is parked firmly in the middle of the road."<ref name="SlantMagazine" /> On [[AllMusic]], Neil Yeung also gave a two-out-of-five star review, calling ''Memories...Do Not Open'' a, "calculated dose of millennial escapism that peddles the same sounds as their far more engaging EP work."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Maeve McDermott of ''[[USA Today]]'' questioned, "is this the worst album of 2017?", calling Taggart's vocals "hilariously bad".<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/07/chainsmokers-review-memories-do-not-open-worst-album-2017-trump/100175836/ |title=The Chainsmokers' Memories': Is this the worst album of 2017? |website=[[USA Today]] |last=McDermott |first=Maeve |date=April 7, 2017 |accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> Philip Sherburne of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' claimed that, "The debut album from the celebrity production duo is a somber departure from their EDM days—a lifeless, anodyne pop record that wallows in basic feelings of regret and narcissism."<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Along with comparing the album to 2014 single "[[selfie (song)|#SELFIE]]", Sherburne wrote, "None of it sounds anything like '#SELFIE,' but its worldview is barely any bigger than that song's narrow perspective".<ref name="Pitchfork" /
Jon Caramanica from ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the album a "savvy success that cannily toys with expectations" with its songs veering from the "usual gut punch" approach for its [[Drop (music)|drops]], but felt that the record is a "meaningless concept" in the "big-festival dance music" where the duo thrived in. He also commented on Taggart's "capable but unexciting" vocal performance and his "shockingly" few lyrical ideas, with most of the album's songs "[moaning] about brittle young relationships".<ref name="NewYorkTimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/arts/music/chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review.html|title=Review: The Chainsmokers Find That Pop Is an Awkward Fit|website=[[The New York Times]]|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=April 12, 2017|accessdate=April 15, 2017}}</ref> Jordan Sargent of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' observed the monotony of the record, stating: "The Chainsmokers have one song, and if you don’t want to hear 12 versions of it, please do not un-click the latch holding this box closed." He noted Taggart's "unique" vocal accessibility for listeners, but felt that his charm dissipated as the album wears on which resulted in a "series of songs that bleed endlessly into each other".<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/the-chainsmokers-memories-do-not-open-review/|title=Review: You Know Exactly What The Chainsmokers' Memories...Do Not Open Sounds Like|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=April 10, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref>
On Metacritic, ''Memories...Do Not Open'' stands as the lowest ranked album of 2017.<ref name="MetacriticWorst2017">{{cite web|title=Album Releases By Score|url=http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/year/all?sort=desc&year_selected=2017&page=12|website=Metacritic|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
== Commercial performance ==
''Memories...Do Not Open'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 221,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 166,000 were pure album sales.<ref name="Memories Billboard">{{cite
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition<ref name="iTunes US">{{cite web|title=Memories...Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers |url=https://
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 43:19
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| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B06W57YW99/ref=pd_sim_15_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=27KMKKAFRY23XYVA0FFZ|title=Amazon.co.jp: メモリーズ...ドゥー・ノット・オープン|website=[[Amazon.com]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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'''Design and managerial'''
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*James
*Olivia Smith – package design
*Adam Alpert – management
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*KIN – co-production {{small|(2)}}
*Mac & Phil – co-production {{small|(2)}}
*Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – additional production {{small|(3, 7, 9, 11)}}, vocal production, mixing, recording {{small|(
*Chris Gehringer – mastering
*Emily Lazar – mastering {{small|(5)}}
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== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
|-▼
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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!scope="row"|Japan Hot Albums ([[Billboard Japan]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2017&month=04&day=17|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums|language=Japanese|work=Billboard Japan|accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
|3
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! scope="row"| Latvian Albums ([[Latvian Music Producers Association|LaIPA]])<ref>{{cite web |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Combined albums chart for the Week 48, 2017 {{ndash}} Ending November 30, 2017 |url=https://tv3cdn.lv/2017/12/kad-atskaidrosies-piekap-par-kadu-muziku-maksa-latvijas-iedzivotaji-5a325aac9a16f.xlsx |access-date=April 8, 2025 |publisher={{Ill|TV3.lv|lv|tv3.lv|lt=Skaties.lv}} |language=en}}</ref>
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{{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=The Chainsmokers|album=Memories... Do Not Open|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 14, 2017}}
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{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20170414|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
|-▼
! scope="row"|Slovak Albums ([[IFPI|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2453|title=Slovak Albums – Top 100|work=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]]|access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| South Korean Albums International ([[Gaon Album Chart|Gaon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=14&nationGbn=E |title=2017년 14주차 Album Chart |language=Korean |website=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |accessdate=April 16, 2017}}</ref>
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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|+2018 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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|+2019 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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|+2020 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
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! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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|+2021 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
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! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite
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|+2022 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/dance-electronic-albums/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2023 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/dance-electronic-albums/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 year-end chart performance for ''Memories...Do Not Open''
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/dance-electronic-albums/|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=The Chainsmokers|title=Memories...Do Not Open|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|artist=The Chainsmokers|title=Memories...Do Not Open|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|id=1201|access-date=December 4, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=The Chainsmokers|title=Memories|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CertificacionesAmprofon/photos/a.1293366120787996/1314240858700522|title=Certificados Musicales Amprofon (in Spanish)|publisher=[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]]|access-date= {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|artist=The Chainsmokers|title=Memories...Do Not Open|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=The Chainsmokers|title=Memories…Do Not Open|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|access-date=August 31, 2017|refname=RIAA}}
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