The album was released during the Summer of 2001 on different dates in different territories to coincide with or capitalise on live performances: Australia (July 30, 2001), Japan (August 22), UK (August 27). Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched, STERLING stamped): MPO 07863-68045-1A RJ STERLING RTRADE LP 030 A

Strokes Come To T!". NME. July 5, 2001. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013 . Retrieved December 7, 2020. a b Miles, Barry; Scott, Grant; Morgan, Johnny, eds. (2008). The Greatest Album Covers of All Time. Anova Books. p.251. ISBN 978-1-84340-481-1. Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004 . Retrieved March 23, 2022. The Stylus Decade: Top Albums 20–01". Stylus. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010 . Retrieved January 13, 2010.a b Phares, Heather. "Is This It – The Strokes". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. Uncut. "Uncut's Greatest Albums of the Decade". NME. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009 . Retrieved November 17, 2009. D'Angelo, Joe (November 5, 2003). "Outkast Reclaim The Throne; Strokes Make Big Debut On Albums Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on June 24, 2004 . Retrieved November 20, 2009.

The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: The Strokes, 'Is This It' ". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012 . Retrieved August 27, 2012. Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004 . Retrieved November 25, 2015. Willman, Chris (September 14, 2001). "Hear & Now". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. a b c d Eliscu, Jenny (April 11, 2002). "The Strokes of Genius". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010 . Retrieved November 20, 2009.ARIA Charts: Accreditations– 2002 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007 . Retrieved November 23, 2009. Betts, Stephen. " 'Entertainment!' – The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016 . Retrieved January 28, 2016. Twelve Favorites From Our 2001 CD rotation". The New Yorker. January 7, 2002. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008 . Retrieved November 30, 2009.

Different Strokes!". NME. June 24, 2001. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017 . Retrieved December 7, 2020. a b "The Strokes 'Explain' All". NME. April 27, 2001. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011 . Retrieved December 7, 2020. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003 . Retrieved March 26, 2022. Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". Spin. June 20, 2005. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009 . Retrieved November 23, 2009. After 9/11, "New York City Cops" was replaced with "When It Started" on the US CD version. They didn't press more US vinyl copies for several years (there were just the original ~5,000 floating around), but when they did start re-pressing vinyl copies years later, they kept "New York City Cops" and used the same catalog number/bar code as the 2001 vinyl version.

a b "CRIA: Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009 . Retrieved September 15, 2009. Note: User search required. The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade: 10–01". NME. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016 . Retrieved November 17, 2009. a b Browne, David (September 24, 2001). "Is This It". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016 . Retrieved February 18, 2021. Roach, Martin (2003). This Is It... The First Biography of The Strokes. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9601-6.

American album certifications – The Strokes – Is This It". Recording Industry Association of America. Made in the EU, Sony Music Entertainment International Services, PO Box 510, 33311 Gütersloh, Germany RIAA: Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015 . Retrieved May 18, 2008. Note: User search required. Williamson, John (December 29, 2001). "2001, for the record". The Herald. p.15. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021 . Retrieved December 12, 2014. The Official UK Albums Chart: 2001". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special Issue, January 2002): 5.New Zealand album certifications – The Strokes – Is This It". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved June 2, 2019. Gundersen, Edna (December 27, 2001). "Dylan shares a new 'Love'; J. reaches a new 'Lo' ". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 24, 2002 . Retrieved November 20, 2009. The bonus DVD portion of the reissue contains the music videos for the album's three singles and two previously unreleased live performances of the Strokes on MTV2. a b "100 Best Albums of the Decade". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011 . Retrieved December 10, 2011.