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{{Short description|2002 studio album by Avril Lavigne}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Let Go
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Avril Lavigne]]
| cover        = Let Go cover.png
| alt          = 
| released     = {{start date|2002|6|4}}
| recorded     = May 2001{{snd}}March 2002
| studio       = * Big Baby Recording (New York City)
* Blue Iron Gate Studio (Santa Monica, California)
* Boulevard Recording Studios (New Milford, New Jersey)
* Decoy Studios (Valley Village, California)
* Jsm Studios (New York City)
* Real Music Studios (Los Angeles, California)
* Signet Sound Delux Studios (Hollywood, California)
* Top Floor Studios (New York City)
| genre        = <!--Sourced in the Musical style section and organized the order that the genres are in. Do not add unsourced genres  -->
* [[Pop-punk]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[post-grunge]]
| length       = {{duration|m=48|s=37}}
| label        = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| producer     = * [[Curt Frasca]]
* [[Clif Magness]]
* [[The Matrix (production team)|the Matrix]]
* [[Peter Zizzo]]
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = [[Avril Lavigne: My World]]
| next_year    = 2003
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Let Go
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]
 | single1date = 11 March 2002
 | single2     = [[Sk8er Boi]]
 | single2date = 9 September 2002
 | single3     = [[I'm with You (Avril Lavigne song)|I'm with You]]
 | single3date = 18 November 2002
 | single4     = [[Losing Grip]]
 | single4date = 24 March 2003
 | single5     = [[Mobile (song)|Mobile]]
 | single5date = 8 May 2003
}}
}}

'''''Let Go''''' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter [[Avril Lavigne]], released on 4 June 2002, by [[Arista Records]]. Critics have described ''Let Go'' as a [[pop-punk]] and [[alternative rock]] album with a [[grunge]]-oriented sound. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, making it Lavigne's highest-selling album to date and [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|the best selling album of the 21st century]] by a Canadian artist.{{r|twn}}

Upon release, ''Let Go'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album was credited as the biggest pop debut of 2002. According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', the album was the 21st-best-selling album of the decade. It was certified [[RIAA certification|7× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in the United States, and it received a [[Canadian Recording Industry Association#Album certifications|diamond certification]] from [[Music Canada]]. The album reached multi-platinum in many countries around the world, including the UK, in which she became the youngest female solo artist to have a number-one album in the region. The album was further promoted by the [[Try to Shut Me Up Tour]] between December 2002 and June 2003.{{r|billboarddecadeend}} The album and its singles earned Lavigne eight [[Grammy Award]] nominations including [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], twice for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]].

Widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of the early 2000s, ''Let Go'' is credited with helping integrate pop-punk into the mainstream and contributing to the rise of both female-fronted pop-punk acts and female singer-songwriters, marking a shift away from the [[Bubblegum music|bubblegum pop]] sound that had dominated the era. A ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' readers' poll named ''Let Go'' the fourth best album of the 2000s.{{r|fourthbestrolling}}  On 18 March 2013, ''Let Go'' was re-released as a [[Double album|double disc-set]] paired with her second studio album, ''[[Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album)|Under My Skin]]'', which is released under [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-go-under-my-skin-mw0002491013/releases|title=Let Go/Under My Skin|work=AllMusic}}</ref>

==Background==
In November 2000,{{r|mtvrealdeal}} Ken Krongard, an [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] representative, invited [[L.A. Reid|Antonio "L.A." Reid]], then head of [[Arista Records]], to producer [[Peter Zizzo]]'s Manhattan studio to hear Lavigne sing. Her 15-minute audition "so impressed" Reid that he immediately signed her to Arista with a deal worth $1.25&nbsp;million for two albums and an extra $900,000 for a publishing advance.<ref name="ewwillman">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/01/avril-lavigne-anti-britney/|title=Avril Lavigne The Anti-Britney|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=1 November 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=14 March 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090425184951/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,384096,00.html| archive-date= 25 April 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="unofficialbiog">{{cite book|last=Thorley|first=Joe|title=Avril Lavigne: the unofficial book|publisher=Virgin|location=London|year=2003|isbn=1-85227-049-7|access-date=28 March 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhtC8pnQ1l0C}}</ref> By this time, Lavigne had found that she fit in naturally with her hometown high school's skater clique, an image that carried through to her first album, but although she enjoyed [[skateboard]]ing, school left her feeling insecure. Armed with a record deal, she dropped out to focus on her music career,{{r|mtvrealdeal}} but she still had to inform her parents of her decision. "I wasn't going to turn [the record deal] down. It's been my dream all my life. They knew how much I wanted this and how much I've put into it."<ref name="canadianpress">{{cite web|url=http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20020603/ctvnews869776?hub=MontrealHome949|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501090553/http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20020603/ctvnews869776?hub=MontrealHome949|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2011|title=Cdn. teen Avril Lavigne climbing the pop charts|date=3 June 2002|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|access-date=8 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="mirrorquigley">{{cite news|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/62651020/They-think-Im-a-tomboy--but-Im-looking-forward-to-a-white-wedding-like-any-other-girl-AVRIL-DREAMS-OF-FALLING-IN-LOVEONE-DAY(News)|title=They think I'm a tomboy .. but I'm looking forward to a white wedding|last=Quigley|first=Maeve|date=7 September 2003|work=[[Sunday Mirror]]|access-date=1 June 2010}}</ref>

Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, where she collaborated with songwriter and producer [[Clif Magness]], who gave her ample creative control in the writing process. Lavigne and Magness wrote "[[Losing Grip]]" and "Unwanted", songs that she deemed reflective of her vision for the entire album.{{r|EliscuSmells}} However, Arista was not thrilled with the heavy-guitar laden songs that Lavigne was writing, prompting the label to look for other producers to match their demands.{{r|JacksonVocals}}

Now two years since she signed the deal, Lavigne, who was then unknown, came to the attention of the three-piece production team [[The Matrix (production team)|the Matrix]]. Arista could not find the right direction for Lavigne, so the team's manager, Sandy Roberton, suggested that they work together: "Why don't you put her together with the Matrix for a couple of days?"{{r|BuskinMatrix}} According to member [[Lauren Christy]], they had been listening to Lavigne's early songs and felt they contained "a [[Faith Hill]] kind of vibe". As soon as they saw Lavigne coming into their studio, the Matrix felt that her musical direction was incongruous to her image and attitude.{{r|BuskinMatrix}} After talking to Lavigne for an hour, "we cottoned on that she wasn't happy but couldn't quite figure out where to go."{{r|BuskinMatrix}} The Matrix played her songs with Faith Hill influences, because these were the kinds of songs the label wanted Lavigne to sing. But Lavigne dismissed it, saying she wanted songs with [[punk rock]] inclinations.{{r|WillmanAnti}} Lavigne played the Matrix a song that she had recorded and really loved, a track with sounds evocative of the rock band [[System of a Down]]. Fortunately, prior to forming the Matrix, its members' early projects were in the pop-rock vein, so they readily figured out what Lavigne wanted to record and knew exactly what to do with her. They told her to come back the following day. In the meantime, they wrote a song that evolved into "[[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]" and another song called "Falling Down" (which appears on the ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' soundtrack). They played these for Lavigne when she returned the following day; the songs ultimately allowed her to visualize the path she should take.{{r|BuskinMatrix}}

When Josh Sarubin, the A&R executive who signed Lavigne to the imprint, heard "Complicated", he knew it was right for her. Lavigne presented the song to Reid, who approved of the musical direction Lavigne and the Matrix were taking, and set "Complicated" as the album's [[lead single]].{{r|BuskinMatrix}} Reid sent Lavigne back to the Matrix to work with them, initially for a month.{{r|WillmanAnti|JacksonVocals}} Arista gave the team ''[[wikt:carte blanche|carte blanche]]'' to write and produce ten songs, which took them two months.{{r|BuskinMatrix}} The album was originally titled ''Anything but Ordinary'', after the track of the same name that the Matrix produced, but Lavigne asked Reid for the album to be called ''Let Go'' instead.{{r|EliscuSmells}}

The album cover was taken in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]] at the intersection of [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and [[Canal Street (Manhattan)|Canal Street]].<ref name="20th_anniversary_cover">{{cite web|url=https://boweryboogie.com/2022/06/avril-lavigne-marks-20th-album-anniversary-on-canal-street/|title=Avril Lavigne Marks 20th Album Anniversary on Canal Street|date=30 June 2022|work=boweryboogie.com|access-date=20 August 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820205006/https://boweryboogie.com/2022/06/avril-lavigne-marks-20th-album-anniversary-on-canal-street/|archive-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Lavigne visited the same place and recreated the cover in a short video for the 20th anniversary of the album.<ref name="20th_anniversary_cover" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/avril-lavigne-recreates-classic-let-go-album-cover-in-nyc/|title=Avril Lavigne Recreates Classic 'Let Go' Album Cover in N.Y.C.: '20 Years Later...'|date=29 June 2022|work=People|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>

==Writing and recording==
With the Matrix, Lavigne recorded tracks in Decoy Studios, situated in a Los Angeles suburb known as Valley Village.{{r|JacksonVocals}} She also worked with producer-songwriter [[Curt Frasca]] and [[Peter Zizzo]], whose Manhattan studio Lavigne was checked in prior to securing a record deal with Arista, and where Lavigne also recorded some of the tracks.{{r|PakDeal|WillmanAnti}} The Matrix member Scott Spock was their principal [[audio engineering|engineer]] for the project, while [[Tom Lord-Alge]] was assigned to [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]] the tracks.{{r|JacksonVocals}} Lavigne recorded complete takes "against the largely finished [[instrumental]] tracks". Spocks revealed Lavigne normally recorded each song in five or six takes, "and probably 90 percent of what was finally used came from the first or second takes." The Matrix also contributed backing vocals.{{r|JacksonVocals}}

Introduced as a singer-songwriter, Lavigne's involvement produced significant issues. Lavigne has implied that she is the primary author of the album. In an article published in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, Lavigne stated that while working with the Matrix, one member would be in the recording studio while they were writing, but did not write the guitar parts, lyrics, or the [[melody]]. According to Lavigne, she and Christy wrote all the lyrics together. Graham would come up with some guitar parts, "and I'd be like, 'Yeah, I like that,' or 'No, I don't like that.' None of those songs aren't from me."{{r|EliscuSmells}}

The Matrix, who produced six songs for Lavigne, five of which appear in the album,{{r|JacksonVocals}} had another explanation of how the collaboration went. According to them, they wrote much of the portions in the three singles: "[[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]", "[[Sk8er Boi]]", and "[[I'm with You (Avril Lavigne song)|I'm with You]]", which were conceived using a guitar and piano. Christy said, "Avril would come in and sing a few melodies, change a word here or there."{{r|EliscuSmells}} Reid complemented the issue over the credits: "If I'm looking for a single for an artist, I don't care who writes it. Avril had the freedom to do as she really pleased, and the songs show her point of view. ... Avril has always been confident about her ideas."{{r|EliscuSmells}}

Although she needed pop songs "to break" into the industry, Lavigne felt "Complicated" does not reflect her and her songwriting skills. Nonetheless, she was grateful for the song because it successfully launched her career. She favours more "[[Losing Grip]]", because "it means so much more when it comes straight from the artist".{{r|EliscuSmells}}

==Musical style==
''Let Go'' was heralded as a [[pop-punk]] gem,<ref name="Guitar.com 2022">{{cite web |url=https://guitar.com/reviews/album/the-genius-of-let-go-by-avril-lavigne/ |last=Solomon |first=Rosie |date=October 5, 2022 |title=The Genius Of… Let Go by Avril Lavigne |website=[[BandLab Technologie|Guitar.com]] |quote=''Let Go'' comprises 13 tracks of pure unadulterated teenage angst, and shaped the world of pop-punk into what it is today. |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> the album is considered to have transformed the pop-punk music scene, integrating the genre to the mainstream and contributing to the rise of female-driven, punk-influenced pop music.<ref name="AUXTV2016">{{cite web |date=5 December 2016 |title=6 Canadian albums that changed pop punk forever |url=http://www.aux.tv/2016/12/cancon-poppunk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215023911/http://www.aux.tv/2016/12/cancon-poppunk/ |archive-date=15 February 2017 |access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> ''Let Go'' has also been described as [[alternative rock]],<ref name="BostonTheater">{{cite web |title=Backstreet Boys & Avril Lavigne |url=http://www.boston-theater.com/theaters/xfinity-center/backstreet-boys-avril-lavigne.php |publisher=Boston Theater |quote=Let Go was the alt. rock, grungy soundtrack...}}</ref><ref name="pitchforkreview" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Jeffrey |date=2022-06-10 |title=Avril Lavigne's 'Let Go' Is an Angsty Classic 20 Years Later |url=https://www.popmatters.com/avril-lavigne-let-go-atr20 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Pop Matters |language=en-US}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref name=":17" />  [[post-grunge]]<ref name=":17" /> and mainstream [[Rock music|rock]],<ref name="allmusicreview" /> with elements of [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="WaPo2002">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/06/12/avril-lavigne-simple-truths-of-a-complicated-girl/930dac0d-5815-4397-a29e-60d3f68a9bcd/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205074427/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/06/12/avril-lavigne-simple-truths-of-a-complicated-girl/930dac0d-5815-4397-a29e-60d3f68a9bcd/ |last=Werde |first=Bill |date=June 12, 2002 |title=Avril Lavigne: Simple Truths of A 'Complicated' Girl |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=December 5, 2019 |access-date=January 22, 2025 }}</ref><ref name="Stereogum2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2187856/avril-lavigne-let-go-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/ |last=Rettig |first=James |date=June 2, 2022 |title=''Let Go'' Turns 20 |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> and [[grunge]].<ref name="BostonTheater" /><ref>* {{cite news |last1=Liss |first1=Sarah |date=20 June 2002 |title=Avril Lavigne, New and Notable Releases |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/avril-lavigne-2002-06-20/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123175946/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/avril-lavigne-2002-06-20/ |archive-date=23 November 2019 |access-date=15 November 2018 |newspaper=Now Toronto |quote=...a proclivity for punk and big, slightly grungy guitars.}}
* {{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=J.D. |date=28 December 2002 |title=Avril and the selling of punk lite |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/avril-and-the-selling-of-punk-lite/article4142979/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |quote=Sure, the guitars are loud and a bit grungy}}
* {{cite news |last1=Alexovich |first1=Ariel |date=8 September 2009 |title=The Buddy System |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-09-08-0909080037-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |quote=Lavigne's grungy angst rock}}
* {{cite web |date=18 November 2013 |title=Album Review: Avril Lavigne's self-titled album combines old and new |url=http://gcmag.org/album-review-avril-lavignes-self-titled-album-combines-old-and-new/ |publisher=Grand Central Magazine |quote=Her music was grungy and real}}
* {{cite news |last1=Maitri |first1=Dyota |date=11 March 2014 |title=Avril Lavigne Returns to Jakarta for Another Concert |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/avril-lavigne-returns-to-jakarta-for-another-concert/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311061947/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/avril-lavigne-returns-to-jakarta-for-another-concert/ |archive-date=11 March 2014 |newspaper=Jakarta Globe |quote=Her grungy sound...}}</ref> Clare Gehlich of ''[[The Statesman (Stony Brook)|The Statesman]]'' said the album blends pop-punk, alternative rock and [[teen pop]], musical genres that distinguished her work from those of her peers at the time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Gehlich |first=Clare |date=April 21, 2024 |title=The impact of Avril Lavigne’s debut album "Let Go" on modern music |url=https://sbstatesman.com/126809/arts/the-impact-of-avril-lavignes-debut-album-let-go-on-modern-music/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315213858/https://sbstatesman.com/126809/arts/the-impact-of-avril-lavignes-debut-album-let-go-on-modern-music/ |archive-date=March 15, 2025 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=[[The Statesman (Stony Brook)|The Statesman]]}}</ref> Lyrically, it explores themes such as self-expression, resilience and empowerment.<ref name=":1" />

The album contains a variety of musical influences.<ref name="allmusicreview" /> [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] observed in 2018 that ''Let Go'' "boasts a handful of genre-changing smashes and mood swings that’d put a high school sophomore to shame."<ref name="pitchforkreview" /> The diversity came partly from Lavigne's wide-ranging interests, and partly because her label and producers were pushing her in different directions. The five songs she wrote with Magness in 2001, including "Losing Grip" and "Unwanted", had a hard-rocking alternative sound which worried her label. Lavigne told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2003 that "Arista was drop-dead shit afraid that I would come out with a whole album" sounding like these songs;<ref name="EliscuSmells" /> they wanted her to go in a more radio-friendly direction. For this purpose, Arista assigned her the production team the Matrix, who wrote the pop rock song "Complicated" with minor help from Lavigne. Half the album was co-written with the Matrix, and the other half with Magness.<ref name="pitchforkreview" /> Sarah Manavis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' said some of Lavigne's early country influences, and her original artistic direction, can still be heard in some of the album's "twangy cadences and narrative storytelling".<ref name=":9" />

==Release and promotion==
[[File:AvrilShow.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Lavigne in concert for the album's promotion]]
The album was released on 4 June 2002, in Canada and the United States. Later, on 22 July, ''Let Go'' hit record stores worldwide, and on 26 August in some parts of Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland. A [[DataPlay]] version of the album was released in September 2002. Arista had established a deal with DataPlay earlier in 2002 and included ''Let Go'' alongside albums by rock singer [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] and singer [[Whitney Houston]] in the release.{{r|DataPlay}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Techmoan |title=DataPlay: The futuristic optical disc format that time forgot |url=https://youtube.com/uEISYaWgCRg?t=821 |via=YouTube |access-date=4 April 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Although Lavigne was targeted to the teen audience, a marketing strategy credited with the successful launch of her career;{{r|EliscuSmells|WillmanBoy}} Lavigne performed on a host of radio-sponsored multi-artist holiday shows throughout the United States,{{r|headlining}} a marketing strategy that induced higher sales of the album during the season. She embarked on her first headlining tour, the [[Try to Shut Me Up Tour]], which took place on 23 January 2003, and ended on 4 June 2003. Lavigne toured with her band—drummer Matthew Brann, bassist Mark Spicoluk, and guitarists Jesse Colburn and [[Evan Taubenfeld]]—which she had grouped after signing the deal.{{r|PakDeal}} In the tour, she included all songs off ''Let Go'', and [[cover (music)|cover versions]] of "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]" by [[Bob Dylan]] and "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]" by [[Green Day]].{{r|covers}}

Lavigne filmed her performance in [[Buffalo, New York]], on 18 May 2003, the final date of her five-week headlining North American tour. The tour DVD ''[[My World (video)|My World]]'' was released on 4 November 2003, on joint venture by Arista Records and [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]. The DVD features the concert, a behind-the-scenes featurette, five music videos and a six-song bonus audio CD that includes an unreleased track "Why".{{r|myworld}}

===Singles===
"[[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]" was released by Arista as the album's [[lead single]], which was seen as an across-all-age-groups introduction to Lavigne.{{r|WillmanAnti}} Thought to produce wide cross-[[demography|demographic]] appeal, however, the music video for the single features Lavigne and her band wreaking havoc in a mall, "the sort of imagery that might have grown-ups thinking 'Clean that mess up!' more than clamoring for the record."{{r|WillmanBoy}} The song topped the charts in several countries and was nominated for two [[Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref name=Grammy>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/avril-lavigne/9267 |title=Avril Lavigne Nominations |website=Grammy.com |access-date=January 22, 2025 }}</ref>

The second single, "[[Sk8er Boi]]", was aimed at pop-punk-oriented kids.{{r|WillmanAnti}} The release of "Sk8er Boi" created disagreement among many [[radio programming]] directors. However, their impressions were diverted as listeners helped change their minds; early rotation of the single proved successful, showing it was as popular with post-collegiate listeners as with teens. The song reached number one on US mainstream radio.{{r|WillmanBoy}}

"[[I'm with You (Avril Lavigne song)|I'm with You]]" was released in late November 2002, close to Christmas holidays to remind parents about the album to, if not to buy it themselves, to purchase it for any children in their family.{{r|WillmanAnti|WillmanBoy}} The song became another success for Lavigne reaching number four in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number one on mainstream radio and the top 10 in the UK and Canada. It was not officially released in Australia but received radio and television airplay. To date, ''Let Go'' is Lavigne's only album to produce multiple top-ten singles in the US. The song was also nominated for two Grammy Awards the same categories as "Complicated". The release arrangement of the album's singles, with "I'm with You" being served as the third, was regarded as "controversial", given that "I'm with You" was "thought by some to be the biggest potential smash on the album", and could have established Lavigne as a more mature artist if it was released first.{{r|WillmanBoy}} According to Reid, "Some people just really didn't get that. And with the first video, there was some concern that maybe because it's so young and so playful, it might alienate more serious music lovers."{{r|WillmanBoy}}

"[[Losing Grip]]" was released as the fourth single from the album, "to act as a bridge into her next album", which Lavigne stated would be "harder-rocking" than her debut.{{r|WillmanBoy}} In 2004, it was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]].<ref name="radioblog">{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/01/15/top-avril-lavigne-songs/|title=Top 10 Avril Lavigne Songs|last=Cheung|first=Nadine|work=[[AOL Radio]]|access-date=15 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118004157/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/01/15/top-avril-lavigne-songs/|archive-date=18 January 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

"[[Mobile (song)|Mobile]]" was released in New Zealand in May 2003, as the fifth single. It was later used in 2003's ''[[The Medallion]]'', the 2004 film ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'', and a brief appearance in the film ''[[Just Married]]''. In 2011, a music video for the song leaked onto the Internet made from official footage that was never finished.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

===20th anniversary edition===
A new edition of ''Let Go'', newly remixed by [[John Feldmann]], was released on 3 June 2022, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original album's release.

A new recording of "[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)|Breakaway]]" is featured on the re-release. Lavigne originally wrote the song in 2001, then passed it to American singer [[Kelly Clarkson]] who recorded it for ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'' soundtrack. The original demo version by Lavigne had previously leaked online in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a561734/avril-lavignes-original-version-of-kelly-clarksons-breakaway-leaks/|title=Avril Lavigne's original version of Kelly Clarkson's 'Breakaway' leaks|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=1 April 2014|work=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avril-lavigne-let-go-anniversary-breakaway-new-version-1362549/|title=Avril Lavigne Drops New 'Breakway' Version, Unearths Rarities for 'Let Go' Anniversary|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=3 June 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=3 June 2022}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=3 June 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne Celebrates 'Let Go' 20th Anniversary With Expanded Edition, Including New Recording of 'Breakaway' |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary-edition-1235283741/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102105430/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary-edition-1235283741/ |archive-date=January 2, 2025 |accessdate=3 June 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |quote=In celebration of the acclaimed album}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
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| MC = 68/100
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| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
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| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3Score = B−{{r|entertainmentreview}}
| rev4 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
|rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{r|melodicreview}}
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev5Score = 6.6/10{{r|pitchforkreview}}
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
|rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{r|metaLetGo}}
| rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev7Score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{r|RobertChristgauReview}}
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{r|rollingstonereview}}
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
|rev9Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{r|slantreview}}
| rev10 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
|rev10Score = B{{r|stylusreview}}
}}
''Let Go'' received mostly positive reviews from critics,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Fidel |date=June 22, 2022 |title=20 years of 'Let Go' Revisiting Avril Lavigne's iconic pop-punk debut |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/20-years-of-let-go-revisiting-avril-lavigne-iconic-pop-punk-debut-album-20th-anniversary-complicated-sk8er-boi-legacy-classic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603093741/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/20-years-of-let-go-revisiting-avril-lavigne-iconic-pop-punk-debut-album-20th-anniversary-complicated-sk8er-boi-legacy-classic |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=Bandwagon Asia}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Charlotte |date=January 12, 2022 |title=An ode to Avril Lavigne and the OG punk pop princesses |url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/music/avril-lavigne-now/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313144210/https://heatworld.com/entertainment/music/avril-lavigne-now/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]] |quote=Her debut album Let Go ... was released in June to universal acclaim}}</ref> earning a metascore of 68 over 100 on [[Metacritic]], which is based on the collated reviews from 9 publications.{{r|metaLetGo}} ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's music critic Pat Blashill wrote that the album "comes fully loaded with another dozen infectious hymns of ''[[Total Request Live|Total Request]]'' angst". Blashill complimented Lavigne on having a "great voice", adding she crafted the album with "a qualified staff of hitmakers".{{r|rollingstonereview}}  Christina Saraceno of [[AllMusic]] noted that Lavigne "handles a variety of styles deftly", while also complimenting her as "a capable songwriter with vocal chops". Nonetheless, Saraceno opined that "at her age, one imagines, she is still finding her feet, borrowing from the music she's grown up listening to".{{r|allmusicreview}} John Perry of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine summarized ''Let Go'' into an "outstanding guitar-pop debut".{{r|blenderreview}} A review in ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine praised Lavigne for displaying "a musical guile way beyond her years".{{r|metaLetGo}} Kaj Roth of ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]'' felt that Lavigne "sings lovely and some of the songs goes in the [[Alanis Morissette]] {{sic}} vein".{{r|melodicreview}} For [[Jon Caramanica]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine (who gave the album a B−), "Lavigne's monochromatic debut set of unimaginative guitar rock is saved only by the earnestness of her songs."{{r|entertainmentreview}}

Some reviewers had similar sentiments toward the quality of the lyrics to some songs in the album. Saraceno said that Lavigne "still has some growing up to do lyrically", asserting "Sk8er Boi" shows her "lyrical shortcomings" and calling the phrasing in "Too Much to Ask" "awkward and sometimes silly".{{r|allmusicreview}} Perry noted the lyrics to "Sk8er Boi" as "endearingly naive".{{r|blenderreview}} Some critics also argued that the album was not as angsty or authentic as it was claiming to be.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mandel |first=Leah |date=June 3, 2022 |title=How Avril Lavigne's Let Go Broke The Mold For '00s Teens |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/avril-lavigne-let-go-album-20-anniversary |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref>

===Accolades===
The album earned Lavigne numerous awards from organizations around the world. The success of the album's commercial performance led Lavigne to be named Best New Artist at the [[2002 MTV Video Music Awards]].{{r|2002vma}} She won three awards—Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Breakthrough Artist, and the Style Award—the most of any performer at the 2003 MTV Asia Awards.{{r|AsiaAwards}} She received five nominations for the album at the [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003 Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]]. The album's singles "Complicated" and "I'm with You" were nominated [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] at the 2003 and [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004 ceremony]], respectively, accumulating eight nominations for the album.{{r|nominees|grammy}} Lavigne was nominated for six categories at the [[Juno Awards of 2003|2003 Juno Awards]]—which were presented in [[Ottawa]]—winning four including Best Album and Best New Artist.{{r|JunoAwards}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+Awards for ''Let Go''
|-
!scope=col class="sortable"| Year
!scope=col class="sortable"| Organization
!scope=col class="sortable"| Award
!scope=col class="sortable"| Result
!scope=col class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| {{center|2002}}
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[2002 Radio Disney Music Awards|Radio Disney Music Awards]]
| Best Album
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SZKQYrB3DMC&q=%222002+Radio+Disney+Music+Awards%22&pg=PA108|title=Avril Lavigne wins Radio Disney Music Awards 2002|date=23 August 2006 |isbn=9780203894606|access-date=29 December 2011|last1=Kotarba|first1=Joe|last2=Vannini|first2=Phillip|publisher=Taylor & Francis }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="9"| {{center|2003}}
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[45th Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/04/list.grammy.nominations/index.html|title=List of major Grammy nominees|date=4 December 2003|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
| Top Ten Best Selling Foreign Albums
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpihk.org/www/main.php|title=Golden Disc Awards IFPI Hong Kong Group|access-date=1 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426134633/http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/index01e.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Hungarian Music Awards]]
| Foreign Modern Rock Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|year=2003|title=Jelöltek 2003|url=http://www.fonogram.hu/jeloltek-2003|access-date=1 December 2019|work=fonogram.hu}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Japan Gold Disc Award]]
| Rock & Pop Album of the Year
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0">{{cite web|year=2003|title=The 17th Japan Gold Disc Award 2003|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2003.html|access-date=21 November 2009|work=Riaj|archive-date=13 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913163933/http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2003.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Juno Awards of 2003|Juno Awards]]
| [[Juno Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/nominees/printer-friendly/|title=Nominees & Winners 2003|access-date=19 October 2019|work=The JUNO Awards|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423141221/https://junoawards.ca/nominees/printer-friendly/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year|Pop Album of the Year]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards Japan|MTV Video Music Awards Japan]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Videos Awards Japan 07|url=http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2007/videos/2003.html|website=mtvjapan.com|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823020917/http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2007/videos/2003.html|archive-date=23 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Premios Oye!]]
| Main English Female Record
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/noviembre/16/ultima-la17.html|title=Ana Torroja, David Bisbal, Bacilos y Maná ganadores de los "Oye!"|date=16 November 2003|publisher=nacion.com|language=es|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[2003 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Music: Album
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Billboard>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70551/2003-teen-choice-awards-nominees|title=2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 June 2003|access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
|}

==Commercial performance==
''Let Go'' was commercially successful in the United States, gaining praise from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine as one of the biggest pop debut albums of 2002.{{r|WillmanBoy}} According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', as of 2022, ''Let Go'' is one of the 15 best-performing 21st-century albums without any of its singles being number-one hits on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|date=23 June 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-albums-21st-century-number-ones/britney-spears-oops-i-did-it-again-2000/|title=15 of the Biggest 21st Century Albums That Never Scored a Hot 100 No. 1 Hit|magazine=Billboard|access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> The album debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number eight on the strength of 62,000-unit sales and later peaked at number two. Its high debut was fuelled by the success of "Complicated", which was in [[heavy rotation]] on MTV.{{r|heavyrotation}} Increasing weekly sales allowed the album to stay inside the chart's top 10 for 37 weeks.{{r|top10}} The album sold at least 100,000 copies every week straight until late 2002, easily accumulating over 2-million-unit sales.{{r|WillmanAnti}} In a December 2002 report by ''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine, it was stated that the album had sold 3.9&nbsp;million copies, becoming the third top-selling album of 2002 in the United States.{{r|whiteamerica}} Year-end figures released by Nielsen SoundScan revealed that ''Let Go'' had sold over 4.1&nbsp;million copies in the United States, accumulated in 30 weeks of the album's release.{{r|30weeks|8mile}} ''Let Go'' was certified [[double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].{{r|doubleplat}} This earned ''Let Go'' the distinction of being the highest-shipped debut of 2002 and best-selling album by a female artist.{{r|highestdebut}} On 30 April 2003, the RIAA certified the album six-times platinum, denoting shipments of over six million units.{{r|RIAA}} It remains Lavigne's best-selling album to date, with 6.9&nbsp;million copies sold in the United States and over 16 million worldwide.<ref name="dailyrecord"/>

Chartwise, the album reached higher peak positions notably during and after the holidays. Following her show-opening performance at the [[2002 Billboard Music Awards|2002 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], ''Let Go'' continued to be one of the holiday's top sellers with sales that week of 272,000.{{r|holidaysales}} It reached its highest sales week on the issue dated 4 January 2003, with 363,000 copies sold. Although it had peaked at number two in September 2002, ''Let Go'' rose from three to two on the ''Billboard'' 200 on the issue dated 1 February 2003.{{r|number2}} The increase of sales was the offshoot to Lavigne's appearance on 11 January in ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as the show's musical guest. There were accusations of lip-synching but in an interview at the time she tells she has never lip-sung or ever plans to. During this time also, Lavigne received much media coverage due to her nominations at the 2003 Grammy Awards and for embarking on her first North American tour.{{r|coverage}} In the United Kingdom, the album took longer to reach the summit of the [[UK Albums Chart]]. In its 18th week of release, reached on the chart year 2003, the album hit number one, rising to the top spot over the holiday, making Lavigne breaking a record becoming the youngest female singer to top the chart at 17 years and nine months old. However, the record was broken by [[Joss Stone]] in October 2004, when her album ''[[Mind Body & Soul]]'' debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart when she was 17 years and five months old.<ref name="MW-record">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/index.php/news/read/stone-album-sets-chart-record/027034 |title=Stone album sets chart record |work=[[Music Week]] |date=4 October 2004 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126213705/http://www.musicweek.com/index.php/news/read/stone-album-sets-chart-record/027034 |archive-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

The album's international sales upsurge was attributed to the continuing success of "Sk8er Boi".{{r|AvrilSkates}} ''Let Go'' is the 12th best-selling album of 2003 in the United Kingdom.{{r|BestSelling}} The album has been certified six-times platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]].<ref name="BPI"/>

''Let Go'' was also selling well in Canada, surpassing sales of over one-million-unit sales in less than a year. The [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] certified the album [[Music recording sales certification|diamond]] in May 2003.<ref name="CRIA">{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0503_g.php |title=Avril Lavigne presented with Diamond |date=May 2003 |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |access-date=14 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212002313/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0503_g.php |archive-date=12 February 2009}}</ref> In Australia, ''Let Go'' had been certified seven-times platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] in 2003, based on the sales of over 490,000 units from wholesalers to retailers.<ref name="ARIA"/>

==Impact and legacy==
''Let Go'' is regarded as a defining album in early 2000s pop and pop rock music,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kedem |first=Maia |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne has officially been wondering why things are so 'Complicated' for 20 years |url=https://www.audacy.com/national/music/avril-lavigne-20-years-of-things-being-complicated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506180014/https://www.audacy.com/national/music/avril-lavigne-20-years-of-things-being-complicated |archive-date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 2, 2025 |work=[[Audacy]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Giles |first=Sophie |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Avril Lavigne Changed Our Lives With Her Debut Album Let Go So Of Course We Welcome Her Comeback Single With Open Arms |url=https://goat.com.au/avril-lavigne/we-will-always-have-a-special-place-in-our-hearts-for-avril-lavigne-since-her-2002-debut-album-let-go-gave-us-youth-defining-hits/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222034832/https://goat.com.au/avril-lavigne/we-will-always-have-a-special-place-in-our-hearts-for-avril-lavigne-since-her-2002-debut-album-let-go-gave-us-youth-defining-hits/ |archive-date=February 22, 2025 |access-date=May 2, 2025 |work= |publisher=[[Nova Entertainment|GOAT]]}}</ref> offering an alternative to the dominant teen pop sound of the time period.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":2" /> According to [[CBC.ca]], the album's [[Crossover music|fusion of genres]] appealed to a broad audience and contributed to the growing popularity of pop-punk among younger listeners, while its lyrics were embraced by youths for their relatability.<ref name=":2" /> Izzy Copestake of ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' noted that the album resonated particularly strongly with [[millennials]], calling it "one of the most iconic albums of the millennium".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Copestake |first=Izzy |date=June 8, 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne’s ‘Let Go’ Is Turning 20. What Do Teens Make of It Today? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/avril-lavignes-let-go-is-turning-20-what-do-teens-make-of-it-today/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007221411/https://www.vice.com/en/article/avril-lavignes-let-go-is-turning-20-what-do-teens-make-of-it-today/ |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref> Charlotte Oliver of ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' said the tracks seamlessly straddled mainstream pop and alternative rock, making it equally consumable by fans of both.<ref name=":11" /> Its commercial success demonstrated a strong demand for Lavigne's sound, but also prompted discussions about genre classification, with critics debating whether ''Let Go'' qualified as a punk, pop-punk, or mainstream rock record.<ref name=":2" /> However, the singer has stated that she never described herself as punk artist, dismissing the designation as a label she had been given by the public.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Let Go at 20 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/musicinteractives/features/Avril-Lavigne-Let-Go-anniversary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213004011/https://www.cbc.ca/musicinteractives/features/Avril-Lavigne-Let-Go-anniversary |archive-date=February 13, 2025 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=[[CBC.ca]]}}</ref> Retrospectively, some music publications have ranked it among the greatest debut albums.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Aimee |date=October 13, 2022 |title=The most defining debut albums of the 21st century (so far...) |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3427284/the-most-defining-debut-albums-of-the-21st-century--so-far--/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202190906/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3427284/the-most-defining-debut-albums-of-the-21st-century--so-far--/ |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Gigwise]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Fan poll: 5 best debut albums of all time |url=https://www.altpress.com/fan-poll-best-debut-albums/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422034408/https://www.altpress.com/fan-poll-best-debut-albums/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alt Press]]}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Matt |date=September 4, 2023 |title=The 100 Greatest Debut Albums of the 21st Century |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/debut-albums/100-greatest-debut-albums-since-2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220030037/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/debut-albums/100-greatest-debut-albums-since-2000 |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref> One such outlet, [[CBC Music]], said Lavigne's debut followed in the footsteps of [[Alanis Morissette|Alanis Morisette]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Celine Dion]], and [[Shania Twain]] by proving that "Canadian women could make some of the bestselling albums in mainstream pop music".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Godmere |first=Emma |date=June 16, 2017 |title=25 best Canadian debut albums ever |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/25-best-canadian-debut-albums-ever-1.4999147 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802200243/https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/25-best-canadian-debut-albums-ever-1.4999147 |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[CBC Music]]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Let Go'' the 225th best album of the 21st century,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Georgi |first=Maya |date=January 10, 2025 |title=The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-21st-century-1235177256/earl-sweatshirt-some-rap-songs-2-1235177560/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501184112/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-21st-century-1235177256/earl-sweatshirt-some-rap-songs-2-1235177560/ |archive-date=May 1, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' named it one of the most important Canadian albums of the 2000s.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |last=Assaly |first=Richie |date=February 15, 2025 |title=From Avril Lavigne to Feist, these 17 monumental Canadian albums shaped the sound of the 2000s |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/from-avril-lavigne-to-feist-these-17-monumental-canadian-albums-shaped-the-sound-of-the/article_e01c5210-e8b7-11ef-b6a6-db4ce089eebd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216125228/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/from-avril-lavigne-to-feist-these-17-monumental-canadian-albums-shaped-the-sound-of-the/article_e01c5210-e8b7-11ef-b6a6-db4ce089eebd.html |archive-date=February 16, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

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The album is considered to be one of the works that transformed the pop-punk music scene, helping integrate the genre into the mainstream by contributing to the rise of female-driven pop-punk bands and music.<ref name="AUXTV2016" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Lam |first=Han |date=January 11, 2022 |title=20 years after Let Go, punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne still reigns supreme |url=https://bazaarvietnam.vn/nhan-vat/avril-lavignes-2022-takeover/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915192756/https://bazaarvietnam.vn/nhan-vat/avril-lavignes-2022-takeover/ |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Harper's Bazaar Vietnam]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanley |first=Laura |date=April 10, 2025 |title=The best Canadian musicians, from 2000 to the present |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/best-canadian-artists-2000-present-1.7499185 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |work=[[CBC Music ]]}}</ref> It ultimately contributed to reshaping the sound of pop music,<ref name=":1" /> with Matt Mitchell of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' saying it "cemented the [[Post-punk revival|rock revival of the 2000s]] as an unbreakable, undeniable monolith of excellence".<ref name=":13" /> [[Apple Music]] wrote that, in retrospect, ''Let Go''<nowiki/>'s legacy extends beyond "pushing alt-rock further into the pop space ... it's the way Lavigne balanced her angsty side ... with the drama and sensitivity of a conventional singer-songwriter".<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=Let Go |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/let-go/315025768 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823062145/https://music.apple.com/au/album/let-go/315025768 |archive-date=August 23, 2025 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |publisher=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> The album's genres distinguished Lavigne from peers such as [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], and [[NSYNC]], and the [[Bubblegum pop|bubblegum pop music]] that dominated radio at the time.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12" /> However, it also drew criticism from some [[Rockism and poptimism|purists]] who questioned Lavigne's authenticity and accused her of [[Poseur|posing]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Gormely |first=Ian |date=February 26, 2019 |title=The Complicated Life and Times of Avril Lavigne |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_complicated_life_and_times_of_avril_lavigne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819061823/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_complicated_life_and_times_of_avril_lavigne |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Regarded as a [[Fashion icon|style icon]],<ref name=":8" /> Lavigne's signature [[Skater fashion|skater]]-[[punk fashion]] throughout the album cycle was widely imitated by fans,<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lanham |first=Tom |date=August 14, 2016 |title=Trend-setting Avril marches boldly toward adulthood |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2004/05/21/trend-setting-avril-marches-boldly-toward-adulthood/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508075540/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2004/05/21/trend-setting-avril-marches-boldly-toward-adulthood/ |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[East Bay Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Leahey |title=Avril Lavigne Biography by Andrew Leahey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/avril-lavigne-mn0000762885#biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225012527/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/avril-lavigne-mn0000762885#biography |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> who embraced it as an antithesis to the glamorous, hyperfeminine, and sexualized image that was then considered the industry standard for young female artists.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Manavis |first=Sarah |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne: ‘I moved out of my parents’ house and straight into a tour bus with no rules’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/31/avril-lavigne-let-go-turns-20-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402223303/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/31/avril-lavigne-let-go-turns-20-interview |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 26, 2021 |title=Avril Lavigne |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/avril-lavigne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102110022/https://www.biography.com/musician/avril-lavigne |archive-date=January 2, 2025 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |work=[[Biography.com|Biography]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mardon |first=Austin |last2=Au-Yeung |first2=Joshua |date=April 25, 2025 |title=Avril Lavigne |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Avril-Lavigne#ref1304694 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318114259/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Avril-Lavigne#ref1304694 |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref> AllMusic biographer [[Andrew Leahey]] said she emerged as "a new kind of superstar, one whose appeal didn't rely on sexy videos or suggestive music".<ref name=":15" /> The album and Lavigne's rebellious public persona led to media publications nicknaming her the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Pop Punk Princess]]" since her early career.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Cliff |date=June 4, 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne’s Let Go at 20: Reclaiming the pop-punk princess’s complicated legacy |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625192553/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary/ |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref>

''Let Go'' established Lavigne as a cultural phenomenon and mainstream female artist in a male-dominated genre.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2022 |title=From 'Let Go' to 'Love Sux': Avril Lavigne's Rise To Pop Punk Royalty |url=https://warnermusic.co.nz/news/avril-lavigne-history-pop-punk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501151637/https://warnermusic.co.nz/news/avril-lavigne-history-pop-punk |archive-date=May 1, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Warner Music Australia]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Jeffrey |date=June 10, 2022 |title=Avril Lavigne’s ‘Let Go’ Is an Angsty Classic 20 Years Later |url=https://www.popmatters.com/avril-lavigne-let-go-atr20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722075347/https://www.popmatters.com/avril-lavigne-let-go-atr20 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> Although Lavigne was not the first act to cultivate the sound,<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":4" /> her debut album's success informed the musical directions of artists such as [[Liz Phair]], [[Ashlee Simpson]], [[Kelly Clarkson]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Bradley |first=Jonathan |date=October 19, 2018 |title=‘It’s Not Like We’re Dead’: The Fascinating Evolution & Non-Linear Maturation of Avril Lavigne, Motherf–king Princess |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/avril-lavigne-career-retrospective-8480753/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114121812/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/avril-lavigne-career-retrospective-8480753/ |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> [[Fefe Dobson|FeFe Dobson]],<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lau |first=Melody |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Fefe Dobson revisits her debut album 20 years later: 'I'm very proud of the younger version of myself' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/fefe-dobson-2003-debut-album-20th-anniversary-interview-1.7039598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426084627/https://www.cbc.ca/music/fefe-dobson-2003-debut-album-20th-anniversary-interview-1.7039598 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[CBC Music]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Assaly |first=Richie |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Avril Lavigne has been appointed to the Order of Canada. Here’s why Canada’s pop-punk princess still matters |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/avril-lavigne-has-been-appointed-to-the-order-of-canada-heres-why-canadas-pop-punk/article_6e4c5d62-34a1-11ef-a474-579331242b6a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217211858/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/avril-lavigne-has-been-appointed-to-the-order-of-canada-heres-why-canadas-pop-punk/article_6e4c5d62-34a1-11ef-a474-579331242b6a.html |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025 |work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Lindsay Lohan]],<ref name=":11" /> [[Katy Rose]], [[Skye Sweetnam]],<ref name="pitchforkreview" /> and [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref name=":16" /> ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Jonathan Bradley observed that [[Disney Channel]] stars [[Hilary Duff]], [[Miley Cyrus]], and [[Demi Lovato]] each channeled ''Let Go'' over the output of Spears, Aguilera, and [[Justin Timberlake]] when they were first transitioning from acting to music careers.<ref name=":3" /> Richie Assaly of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' said the album "helped pave the way for a wave of popular pop-punk bands like [[Simple Plan]] and [[Good Charlotte]]",<ref name=":7" /> and ''[[Exclaim!]]''<nowiki/>'s Ian Gormley said it replaced teen pop's reign" with "an era of female singer-songwriter influenced pop" and "a new generation of young artists".<ref name=":8" /> In the decades since its release, ''Let Go'' has been cited by various artists as a musical influence, and is retrospectively considered to be part of a broader movement that returned guitar-driven pop to mainstream focus.<ref name=":2" /> The album has inspired the works of contemporary artists such as [[Olivia Rodrigo]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Maggie Lindemann]],<ref name=":1" /> [[Beabadoobee]],<ref name=":12" /> [[Snail Mail (musician)|Snail Mail]], and [[Soccer Mommy]].<ref name=":16" /> ''Let Go'' also played a significant role in launching The Matrix’s career, helping establish the trio as sought-after producers and songwriters for other major artists.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buskin |first=Richard |date=April 2006 |title=The Matrix |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/matrix |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501181622/https://www.soundonsound.com/people/matrix |archive-date=May 1, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[Sound on Sound]]}}</ref> They often reused ''Let Go''<nowiki/>'s formula, which ''Pitchfork''<nowiki/>'s Jamieson Cox described as "clean, spiky riffs, punchy live drums, sparkling background atmospherics".<ref name="pitchforkreview" /> However, they did not collaborate with Lavigne again after ''Let Go'', with the end of their working relationship attributed to creative differences and disagreements over the extent of Lavigne's songwriting contributions.<ref name="pitchforkreview" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=January 14, 2009 |title=Still complicated: Avril Lavigne: 'I’ve had to fight people on this journey' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/14/still-complicated-avril-lavigne-ive-had-to-fight-people-on-this-journey |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |quote=Lavigne and Matrix disagree about the level of her input on the album}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dixon |first=Guy |date=July 7, 2007 |title=Has Avril lost her song cred? |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/has-avril-lost-her-song-cred/article689348/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812064928/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/has-avril-lost-her-song-cred/article689348/ |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=April 10, 2007 |title=What's ''The Best Damn Thing'' for Avril Lavigne? |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/04/10/whats-best-damn-thing-avril-lavigne/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501182719/https://ew.com/article/2007/04/10/whats-best-damn-thing-avril-lavigne/ |archive-date=May 1, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>

To commemorate its 20th anniversary in 2022, [[CBC Music]] featured commentary from 15 musicians and writers reflecting on the album's cultural relevance.<ref name=":2" /> In 2024, Clare Gehlich of ''[[The Statesman (Stony Brook)|The Statesman]]'' observed that the resurgence of 2000s culture and pop-punk music highlights the "enduring impact" of the album, which she believes transcended debut album status by continuing to "shape the musical landscape two decades after its release".<ref name=":1" /> Per Manavis, its 20th anniversary coincided with "a reappraisal of [[Y2K aesthetic|Y2K culture]] by a generation too young to remember it".<ref name=":9" /> Similarly, Aimee Phillips of ''[[Gigwise]]'' mentioned that the album "captured the teenage world so succinctly that it still resonates to this day, proving that it wasn’t just a millennial album but one that has penetrated [[Generation Z|Gen Z]]’s consciousness too".<ref name=":12" />

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| total_length = 48:37
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1       = [[Losing Grip]]
| writer1      = {{hlist|[[Avril Lavigne]]|[[Clif Magness]]}}
| extra1       = Magness
| length1      = 3:53
| title2       = [[Complicated (Avril Lavigne song)|Complicated]]
| writer2      = {{hlist|Lavigne|[[Lauren Christy]]|[[Scott Spock]]|Graham Edwards}}
| extra2       = [[The Matrix (production team)|The Matrix]]
| length2      = 4:05
| title3       = [[Sk8er Boi]]
| writer3      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra3       = The Matrix
| length3      = 3:23
| title4       = [[I'm with You (Avril Lavigne song)|I'm with You]]
| writer4      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra4       = The Matrix
| length4      = 3:44
| title5       = [[Mobile (song)|Mobile]]
| writer5      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Magness}}
| extra5       = Magness
| length5      = 3:31
| title6       = Unwanted
| writer6      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Magness}}
| extra6       = Magness
| length6      = 3:40
| title7       = Tomorrow
| writer7      = {{hlist|Lavigne|[[Curt Frasca]]|Sabelle Breer}}
| extra7       = Frasca
| length7      = 3:48
| title8       = Anything but Ordinary
| writer8      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra8       = The Matrix
| length8      = 4:12
| title9       = Things I'll Never Say
| writer9      = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra9       = The Matrix
| length9      = 3:44
| title10      = My World
| writer10     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Magness}}
| extra10      = Magness
| length10     = 3:27
| title11      = Nobody's Fool
| writer11     = {{hlist|Lavigne|[[Peter Zizzo]]}}
| extra11      = Zizzo
| length11     = 3:57
| title12      = Too Much to Ask
| writer12     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Magness}}
| extra12      = Magness
| length12     = 3:46
| title13      = Naked
| writer13     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Frasca|Breer}}
| extra13      = {{hlist|Frasca|Magness}}
| length13     = 3:27
}}

{{Track listing
| headline     = Japanese edition (bonus track)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14      = Why
| writer14     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Zizzo}}
| extra14      = Zizzo
| length14     = 4:00
| total_length = 52:37
}}

{{Track listing
| headline     = Japanese special edition (bonus tracks)
| title15      = Complicated
| note15       = TV track version
| length15     = 4:05
| title16      = Sk8er Boi
| note16       = TV track version
| length16     = 3:24
| title17      = I'm with You
| note17       = TV track version
| length17     = 3:46
| title18      = Losing Grip
| note18       = TV track version
| length18     = 3:53
| total_length = 67:45
}}

{{Track listing
| headline     = 20th anniversary edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14      = Why
| writer14     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Zizzo}}
| extra14      = Zizzo
| length14     = 3:54
| title15      = Get over It
| writer15     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra15      = The Matrix
| length15     = 3:29
| title16      = [[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)#Avril Lavigne version|Breakaway]]
| writer16     = {{hlist|Lavigne|[[Bridget Benenate]]|[[Matthew Gerrard]]}}
| extra16      = {{Hlist|Dylan McLean|[[John Feldmann]]|Gerrard|Scot Stewart}}
| length16     = 3:44
| title17      = Falling Down
| note17       = from the [[Sweet Home Alabama (film)#Soundtrack|''Sweet Home Alabama'' soundtrack]]
| writer17     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra17      = The Matrix
| length17     = 3:58
| title18      = I Don't Give
| note18       = from the [[American Wedding#Soundtrack|''American Wedding'' soundtrack]]
| writer18     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| extra18      = The Matrix
| length18     = 3:39
| title19      = Make Up
| writer19     = {{hlist|Lavigne|Christy|Spock|Edwards}}
| length19     = 3:15
| extra19      = The Matrix
| total_length = 70:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese limited tour edition (bonus DVD)
| title1   = Complicated
| note1    = video
| title2   = Sk8er Boi
| note2    = video
| title3   = I'm with You
| note3    = video
| title4   = A Day in the Life – N.Y.C.
| note4    = EPK
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Asian tour edition (bonus disc)
| title1   = Get over It
| note1    = audio
| title2   = Why
| note2    = audio
| title3   = Unwanted
| note3    = live audio
| title4   = I'm with You
| note4    = live audio
| title5   = Nobody's Fool
| note5    = live audio
| title6   = Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage
| note6    = video
| title7   = Complicated
| note7    = video
| title8   = Sk8er Boi
| note8    = video
| title9   = I'm with You
| note9    = video
| title10  = Losing Grip
| note10   = video
}}

;Notes
* <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup>The thirteen standard edition tracks, track 15 and tracks 17–19 are remastered with additional remixing by [[John Feldmann]], for the ''20th Anniversary Edition''.
* "Why" is an alternate take on the original that both versions were recorded in 2002 with the alternate take being put on the "20th Anniversary Edition".
* "Breakaway" is a new recording on the ''20th Anniversary Edition'', while the other songs retain their original recording session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.target.com/p/avril-lavigne-let-go-20th-anniversary-edition-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-86794673|title=Avril Lavigne - Let Go (20th Anniversary Edition) (Target Exclusive, Vinyl)|website=www.target.com|accessdate=26 June 2025}}</ref>
* The standard thirteen tracks on the 20th anniversary edition are similar or different lengths than the original mixes on the standard edition.

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Let Go''.
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'''Musicians'''
* [[Avril Lavigne]] – lead vocals, background vocals (11), guitar (11)
* [[The Matrix (production team)|The Matrix]] – additional vocals (2–4, 8–9)
* [[Clif Magness]] – bass (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13), guitar (1, 5–6, 10, 12), keyboards (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13)
* Suzie Katayama – cello (4)
* Jeff Allen – bass (11)
* Joe Bonadio – drums (11)
* [[Josh Freese]] – drums (1, 5–6, 10, 12)
* Matthew Brann – drums (4)
* Alex Elena – drums (7, 13)
* [[Victor Indrizzo]] – drums (2–3)
* [[Gerry Leonard]] – guitar (11)
* [[Corky James]] – guitar (2–4, 8–9)
* [[Peter Zizzo]] – guitar (11)
* [[Curtis Frasca|Curt Frasca]] – multi instruments (7), guitar (3)
* Dennis Johnson – beats & scratching (11)
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'''Production'''
* The Matrix – producer (2–4, 8–9), arranger (2–4, 8–9)
* Clif Magness – producer (1, 5–6, 10, 12–13), programming (1, 5–6, 10), drum looping (13), sequencing (13)
* Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12–13), programming (13)
* [[L.A. Reid|Antonio "LA" Reid]] – executive producer
* Rick Kerr – engineer
* [[Leon Zervos]] – mastering
* Curt Frasca – producer (7, 12), programming (7)
* Peter Zizzo – producer (11), arranger (11), [[Pro Tools|Pro-Tools editing]] (11), programming (11)
* Jen Scaturro – Pro-Tools editing (11), programming (11)
* Avril Lavigne – art direction
* [[Tom Lord-Alge]] – mixing (1–9, 11)
* Randy Staub – mixing (10)
* David Leonard – mixing (12–13)
* Sabelle Breer – vocal arranger (7, 13), additional vocal production (7, 13)
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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Let Go''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002–2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|2|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|7|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|9|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Czech Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mam.cz/c1-12443870-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-10-tyden-2003 |title=Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 10. týden 2003 |website=Marketing & Media |language=cs |date=10 March 2003 |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501184930/https://mam.cz/c1-12443870-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-10-tyden-2003 |archive-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
| 7
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|6|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61 |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=115 |issue=3 |date=18 January 2003 |page=61 |issn=0006-2510 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{album chart|Finland|9|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|France|13|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|2|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|id=4165|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref name="GRE"/>
| 2
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|11|year=2003|week=6|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|1|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 April 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|6|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/300502/ranking/cd_album/ |script-title=ja:アヴリル・ラヴィーンのアルバム売り上げランキング |trans-title=Avril Lavigne album sales ranking |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=25 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630155659/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/300502/ranking/cd_album/ |archive-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>{{efn-ua|The standard edition and the Japanese limited edition peaked at number six on the Japanese chart, while the special bonus edition peaked at number 28 and the Japanese edition at number 241.}}
| 6
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|3|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Poland|23|id=135|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|10|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20030105|access-date=22 February 2015|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Singaporean Albums ([[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html|title=RIAS CHART FOR WEEK ENDING 24 January 2003|access-date=14 November 2023|archive-date=6 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030206011702/http://www.rias.org.sg:80/chart.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|align="center"| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Sweden|6|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|2|album=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20030105|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Avril Lavigne|access-date=2 May 2018|rowheader=true}}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2002 year-end chart performance for ''Let Go''
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2002.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2002 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2002 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2002 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2002 – Albums |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a |title=Rapports Annuels 2002 – Albums |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812030723/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2002.html|archivedate=12 August 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=4 December 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top20.dk/chart/2002 |title=Chart of the Year 2002|publisher=TOP20.dk |access-date=26 February 2021|language=da|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222193241/http://top20.dk/chart/2002 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002 |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf |title=Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2002 |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=21 |issue=2/3 |date=11 January 2003 |page=15 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2002 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums:
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/kotimaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2002 |language=fi |publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat]] |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210830/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/kotimaiset/albumit |archive-date=2 May 2018}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/ulkomaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2002 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819082840/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/ulkomaiset/albumit |archive-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002 |title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2002 |language=fr |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2002 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2002 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20021 |title=Best of 2002 – Albums |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-annuali/archivio-classifiche-per-anno/?tipo=11&anno=2002 |title=Classifica Annuale 2002 (dal 31.12.2001 al 29.12.2002) – Album & Compilation |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |language=it|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2002a.html |script-title=ja:2002年 アルバム年間TOP100 |trans-title=Year-End Albums Chart of 2002 |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2 May 2018 |via=[[GeoCities]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108044523/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2002a.html |archive-date=8 January 2008}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2002-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 2002 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2002&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album – År 2002 |language=sv |publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2002&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2002|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20020106/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131053020/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=dead | access-date=October 3, 2025}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Worldwide Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2002.pdf |title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117214939/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2002.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2009}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2003 year-end chart performance for ''Let Go''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2003.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2003 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2003 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2003 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2003 – Albums |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
| 26
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a |title=Rapports Annuels 2003 – Albums |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top20.dk/chart/2003 |title=Chart of the Year 2003|publisher=TOP20.dk |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=da|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001141124/http://top20.dk/chart/2003 |archive-date=1 October 2012 }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2003 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
| 38
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! scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA65 |title=Europe's Top Albums of 2003 |magazine=Billboard |volume=115 |issue=52 |date=27 December 2003 |page=65 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
| 5
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! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2003 |title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2003 |language=fr |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2003 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
| 20
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! scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2003 |title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján – 2003 |language=hu |publisher=MAHASZ |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20031 |title=Best of 2003 – Albums |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
| 13
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-annuali/archivio-classifiche-per-anno/?tipo=11&anno=2003|title=Classifica Annuale 2003 (dal 30.12.2002 al 28.12.2003) – Album & Compilation|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/ranking/year_album1.html |script-title=ja:2003 付 CDアルバム BEST100 |trans-title=Best Albums of 2003 |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040209024634/http://www.oricon.co.jp/ranking/year_album1.html |archive-date=9 February 2004}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2003-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 2003 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
| 18
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!scope="row"|South Korean International Albums (MIAK)<ref name="KoreaCert">{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2003_2h.htm|title=2003년 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart|MIAK]]|language=Korean|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717174459/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2003_2h.htm|archive-date=17 July 2007|access-date=3 May 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2003&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album – År 2003 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2003/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20030105/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>
| 11
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429053521/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums/ |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |url-status=dead | access-date=October 2, 2025}}</ref>
| 5
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! scope="row"| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf |title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117214946/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2009}}</ref>
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===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for ''Let Go''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/end-of-decade-albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums of the 00's |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>
| 14
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Noughties' Official UK Albums Chart Top 100 |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=30 January 2010 |page=19 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="billboarddecadeend">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/billboard-200-albums |title=Decade End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |year=2009 |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204062700/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/billboard-200-albums |archive-date=4 February 2011}}</ref>
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===All-time charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+All-time chart performance for ''Let Go''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Irish Female Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-50-biggest-female-artist-albums-of-all-time-in-ireland__25728/|title= Ireland's Top 50 biggest female artist albums|publisher=The Official Charts Company |access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235254/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-50-biggest-female-artist-albums-of-all-time-in-ireland__25728/}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums |title=Greatest of All Time: Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''Let Go''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=1&PerDesde_AA=2000&PerHasta_MM=12&PerHasta_AA=2007&interprete=avril+lavigne&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227091607/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=1&PerDesde_AA=2000&PerHasta_MM=12&PerHasta_AA=2007&interprete=avril+lavigne&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-date=27 December 2007 |title=Discos de oro y platino |language=es |access-date=1 April 2022 |publisher=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Avril Lavigne|title=Let Go|award=Platinum|number=7|certyear=2003|relyear=2002|refname="ARIA"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Austria|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|digital=true|relmonth=6|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Belgium|award=Gold|certyear=2003|relyear=2002|digital=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2003|relyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Canada|award=Diamond|relyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|certyear=2018|relyear=2002|number=3|id=7510}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Finland|award=Gold| certyear=2003|relyear=2002|digital=true|salesamount=16,256}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Avril Lavigne|title=Let Go|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|access-date=21 May 2021|refname="SNEP"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Germany|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=2002|digital=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Greece|award=Gold|id=20030806115611|relyear=2002|relmonth=6|refname=GRE}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Hungary|award=Gold|relyear=2002|relmonth=6|certyear=2003}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Italy|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|id=12355|note=sales since 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Let Go|type=album|artist=Avril Lavigne|award=Million|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|certmonth=2|salesamount=1,300,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWxbO-SGG7AC&dq=Nippon&pg=RA9-PA14|title=Nippon Express|magazine=Billboard|access-date=25 January 2023|date=4 September 2010|page=14|first=Rob|last=Schwartz}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Netherlands|award=Platinum|certyear=2003|relyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=5|id=2006-02-17|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Norway|award=Platinum|relmonth=6|relyear=2002|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Poland|award=Gold|relyear=2002|relmonth=6|certyear=2005|date=29 June 2005}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318161559/http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?qano=2003&top=topalbuns&sem=15|archive-date=18 March 2012|id=200315}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|type=album|artist=Avril Lavigne|title=Let Go|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2019|access-date=24 December 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=209,459|salesref={{efn-ua|In South Korea, "Let Go" sold 177,731 copies until May 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200305.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623050326/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200305.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2004|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다. - 2003.05월 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association Korea|language=ko}}</ref> and the repackaged version of the album sold 31,728 copies until August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200308.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623050407/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200308.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2004|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다. - 2003.08월 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association Korea|language=ko}}</ref>}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Spain|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|certweek=41|relyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Let Go|artist=Avril Lavigne|type=album|region=Sweden|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2003}}
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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<ref name="twn">{{cite web|url=http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=45518&cat=16|title=Avril Lavigne Ends North American Run of Shows with Two Dates in Washington Beginning May 9|date=4 May 2008|publisher=transworldnews.com|access-date=29 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205061155/http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=45518&cat=16|archive-date=5 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="fourthbestrolling">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-decade-end-readers-poll-20091208|title=Rolling Stone The Decade-End Readers' Poll |date=8 December 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=31 May 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="PakDeal">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lavigne_avril/news_feature_071202/index.jhtml |title=Avril Lavigne: The Real Deal |last=Pak |first=SuChin |author2=D'Angelo, Joe |publisher=MTV |access-date=14 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312053148/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lavigne_avril/news_feature_071202/index.jhtml |archive-date=12 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="WillmanAnti">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/01/avril-lavigne-anti-britney/|title=Avril Lavigne The Anti-Britney|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=1 November 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=14 March 2009|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010182607/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,384096,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EliscuSmells">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/avril_lavigne_five_feet_one/page |title=Little Miss Can't Be Wrong |last=Eliscu |first=Jenny |date=20 March 2003 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=16 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324020441/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/avril_lavigne_five_feet_one/page |archive-date=24 March 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="BuskinMatrix">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr06/articles/matrix.htm|title=The Matrix: Writing & Producing in LA|last=Buskin|first=Richard|date=April 2006|publisher=SOS|access-date=18 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="JacksonVocals">{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/recording/applications/audio_recording_vocals/|title=Recording Vocals|last=Jackson|first=Blair|date=1 November 2002|work=Mix (magazine)|access-date=16 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312092730/http://mixonline.com/recording/applications/audio_recording_vocals/|archive-date=12 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="DataPlay">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74688/santana-whitney-lavigne-head-to-dataplay |title=Santana, Whitney, Lavigne Head To DataPlay |last=Brian |first=Garrit |date=5 August 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921045647/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74688/santana-whitney-lavigne-head-to-dataplay |archive-date=21 September 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="WillmanBoy">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/06/how-avril-lavigne-risked-being-seen-too-young/|title='Boi,' Oh Boy|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=5 November 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=16 March 2009|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109114540/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,387458,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="headlining">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73254/avrils-first-headlining-trek-to-begin-in-europe |title=Avril's First Headlining Trek To Begin in Europe |last=Carpenter |first=Troy |date=4 December 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624203104/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73254/avrils-first-headlining-trek-to-begin-in-europe |archive-date=24 June 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="covers">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/live_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1878573 |title=Avril Lavigne / 15 April 2003 / Cleveland (CSU Convocation Center) |last=Benson |first=John |date=1 May 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="myworld">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69039/foxarista-prep-avril-neptunes-dvds |title=Fox/Arista Prep Avril, Neptunes DVDs |last=Sporich |first=Brett |author2=The Hollywood Reporter |author3=Carpenter, Troy |date=18 September 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920064353/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69039/foxarista-prep-avril-neptunes-dvds |archive-date=20 September 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-go-r591514|title=Let Go: Avril Lavigne|last=Saraceno|first=Christina|website=AllMusic|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="blenderreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/52202/let-go.html |title=Avril Lavigne: Let Go |last=Perry |first=John |work=Blender |access-date=14 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502165226/http://www.blender.com/guide/new/52202/let-go.html |archive-date=2 May 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="entertainmentreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/06/14/let-go/|title=Let Go (2002)|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=14 June 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|page=100|access-date=24 February 2011|archive-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701132630/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,260313,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="melodicreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=581|first=Kaj|last=Roth|title=Avril Lavigne – Let Go|work=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|access-date=6 March 2012|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215717/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=581|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="metaLetGo">{{Metacritic album|access-date=7 October 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="RobertChristgauReview">{{cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=avril+lavigne|title=CG: Avril Lavigne|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="rollingstonereview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/let-go-20020702|title=Avril Lavigne: Let Go|last=Blashill|first=Pat|date=2 July 2002|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="AsiaAwards">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459667/20030124/lavigne_avril.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030126094747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459667/20030124/lavigne_avril.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2003|title=Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park Win Big at MTV Asia Awards|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|date=24 January 2003|publisher=MTV|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="slantreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/avril-lavigne-let-go/|first=Sal |last=Cinquemani|title=Review: Avril Lavigne, ''Let Go''|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|access-date=26 August 2025|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606085113/http://www.slantmagazine.com/oldurlredirect.php?type=music&ID=109|archive-date= 6 June 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="stylusreview">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/avril-lavigne/let-go.htm|title=Avril Lavigne Let Go|magazine=Stylus|date=September 1, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118184454/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/avril-lavigne/let-go.htm|archive-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="nominees">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/2003_Grammy_Award_Nominees_Announced/1703700|title=Let the Music Play: 2003 Grammy Nominees Announced|last=Cadorette|first=Guylaine|date=3 January 2003|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=16 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="grammy">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/grammys/2004/nominees/awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040115031317/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/grammys/2004/nominees/awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2004|title=46th Annual Grammy Awards|publisher=VH1|access-date=16 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="JunoAwards">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71651/avril-nabs-four-juno-awards |title=Avril Nabs Four Juno Awards |last=LeBlanc |first=Larry |date=7 April 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722152245/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71651/avril-nabs-four-juno-awards |archive-date=22 July 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="heavyrotation">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75438/eminems-show-still-on-top-of-the-chart |title=Eminem's 'Show' Still on Top of the Chart |last=Ellis |first=Michael |author2=Martens, Todd |date=13 June 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116212212/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75438/eminems-show-still-on-top-of-the-chart |archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="top10">{{cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=2002&resultpage=7&id=0F3BE96A-01F7-3F8D-2100-731417AB2808|title=Nothing 'Complicated' About It...Avril Is Double Platinum!|date=4 September 2002|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=16 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324070610/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=2002&resultpage=7&id=0F3BE96A-01F7-3F8D-2100-731417AB2808|archive-date=24 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="whiteamerica">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/31/eminem-show-years-top-selling-cd/|title=White America|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=27 December 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=15 March 2009|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109114200/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,402667,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="30weeks">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72827/eminem-ends-year-on-top-but-album-sales-tumble |title=Eminem Ends Year on Top, But Album Sales Tumble |last=Conniff |first=Tamara |date=3 January 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124002538/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72827/eminem-ends-year-on-top-but-album-sales-tumble |archive-date=24 November 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="8mile">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73008/8-mile-back-atop-the-billboard-200 |title='8 Mile' Back Atop The Billboard 200 |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=3 January 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004193748/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73008/8-mile-back-atop-the-billboard-200 |archive-date=4 October 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="highestdebut">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73025/eminem-leads-2002-riaa-certifications |title=Eminem Leads 2002 RIAA Certifications | date=31 December 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 July 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922100639/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73025/eminem-leads-2002-riaa-certifications |archive-date=22 September 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Avril%20Lavigne&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Gold and Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=13 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827162101/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Avril%20Lavigne&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=27 August 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="holidaysales">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73092/holiday-sales-keep-shania-up-on-top |title=Holiday Sales Keep Shania 'Up' On Top |last=Todd |first=Martens |date=18 December 2002 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121030237/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73092/holiday-sales-keep-shania-up-on-top |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="number2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-02-01/billboard-200 |title=The Billboard 200: Let Go |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927170118/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-02-01/billboard-200 |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name="coverage">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72591/norah-jones-remains-on-top |title=Norah Jones Remains on Top |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=22 January 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624193032/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72591/norah-jones-remains-on-top |archive-date=24 June 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="AvrilSkates">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72796/avril-skates-to-no-1-in-the-uk |title=Avril Skates To No. 1 in the U.K. |last=Sexton |first=Paul |date=6 January 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609222551/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72796/avril-skates-to-no-1-in-the-uk |archive-date=9 June 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="BestSelling">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/pdf/BestSellingAlbums01-05.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224821/http://www.bpi.co.uk/pdf/BestSellingAlbums01-05.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2007|title=Bestselling Albums 2003|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|access-date=15 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="2002vma">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092656/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="doubleplat">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0F3BE96A-01F7-3F8D-2100-731417AB2808&|title=Nothing 'Complicated' About It...Avril Is Double Platinum!|date=4 September 2002|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113818/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0F3BE96A-01F7-3F8D-2100-731417AB2808&|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="pitchforkreview">{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/avril-lavigne-let-go/ |title=Avril Lavigne: Let Go Album Review |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=16 December 2018 |access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>

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* {{Metacritic album|title=Let Go}}

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