Hung Up - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Hung Up" peaked at number one in charts of 41 countries and earning a 2007 place in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the song topping the charts in most countries. It also remains one of the best-selling singles of all time, with sales of over nine million copies worldwide. In the United States, "Hung Up" debuted at twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 5, 2005. It became her highest opening position since "Ray of Light" entered the chart at five in 1998. The same week the song entered the Hot Digital Songs chart at number six and became the highest debuting single of the week on the Pop 100 Airplay, where it debuted at 38. On the issue dated December 7, 2005, the song entered the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 at seven, which became its peak, jumping from position 14 of the previous week. The song became the chart's greatest digital gainer for that week and claimed the top position on the Hot Digital Songs chart. It also tied Madonna with Elvis Presley for 36 top ten hits, which was subsequently broken by Madonna's 2008 song "4 Minutes", which peaked at three on the Hot 100. "Hung Up" debuted at numbers 25 and 10 on the Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts respectively ultimately reaching the top of both charts. It became the most successful dance song of the 2000s in the United States, by topping the Dance/Club Play Songs Decade-end chart. The song also reached a peak of seven on the Pop 100 chart. On August 18, 2008, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling at least a million copies in paid digital downloads. As of April 2010, the song has sold 1.2 million digital units in the United States.

In Australia, the song debuted atop the chart for the issue dated November 14, 2005, breaking her tie with Kylie Minogue as the female artist with most number-one singles in Australian chart history. It was present on the chart for 23 weeks. The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 70,000 copies. It peaked atop Canadian Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, for sales of 320,000 copies. "Hung Up" debuted at 67 in the French singles chart and made a major jump the next week to number one. In Ireland, the song debuted at number two on the chart dated November 10, 2005 becoming the highest debut of the week. In New Zealand, the song debuted at 13 for the issue dated November 14, 2005. The next week the song reached its peak position of two, becoming the weeks greatest gainer, but was kept from the top spot by Kanye West's single "Gold Digger".

In the United Kingdom, "Hung Up" debuted at number one on the issue dated November 13, 2005 thus giving Madonna her 11th number one single on this chart. It remained in the chart for 29 weeks. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 560,000 copies there. The song also peaked Billboard's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart where it soared from 73 to the top of the chart on the issue dated November 21, 2005. The song was able to peak the charts in almost all the European nations including Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.