Chart Performance
As the first single ever from American Idol, much pressure was put on "A Moment Like This" to perform well. The debut single from Will Young, the winner of Britain's Pop Idol (the forerunner to American Idol), sold 1.2 million copies in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling British debut single of all time; however, critics argued that the American singles market was different from the British market. The single became a hit in the U.S., reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It sold 236,000 in its first week. Sales of the commercial single also helped the song (as evidenced by its number-one peak on the Hot 100 Singles Sales) break records. With the release of the single, the song broke The Beatles' record for the biggest leap ever to number one, from 52, in the history of the Hot 100 Chart, a record that would stand for five years. She would break the record again when her new song "My Life Would Suck Without You" jumped 96 spots from 97 to 1 in 2009.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard) | 4 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 4 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard) | 27 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 58 |
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