With the breakthrough of third wave ska into the American mainstream by late 1996, "Zoot Suit Riot" found regular rotation on stations such as Los Angeles' influential KROQ-FM, helping establish swing music in the mainstream. After release of the 1988 video, the Daddies had emerged as one of the most successful bands of the swing revival, having been declared the "leaders" of the movement by Rolling Stone magazine. After climbing to number one on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, Zoot Suit Riot became the first album of the swing revival to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 17 and spending an ultimate total of 53 weeks on the charts. In June 1998, the album had sold 500,000 copies in the United States, going on to surpass sales of 1.4 million by August and 2 million copies in the U.S. by the time the swing revival's mainstream popularity had finally declined.