Irreplaceable - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Irreplaceable" entered various charts worldwide, and became the most successful single released from B'Day. The single debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on November 4, 2006 at number eighty-seven. It climbed the charts rapidly because of its radio airplay, and it was Greatest Airplay Gainer certification for six consecutive weeks in early December 2006. Three weeks after the release of "Irreplaceable", B'Day re-entered the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. The single reached number one on December 16, becoming Knowles' fourth number one single as a solo artist, and her second in 2006, following "Check on It" (2005). The single spent ten consecutive weeks at number one and was replaced by Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" on February 24, 2007. The feat was achieved after Kanye West's 2005 single, "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx, spent ten weeks at the top spot. "Irreplaceable" outperformed "Baby Boy"'s nine-weeks at number one. Knowles' former group Destiny's Child's 2000 single "Independent Women Part I" remained at number one for eleven weeks late in 2000 and early in 2001. "Irreplaceable" remained on the chart for thirty weeks, and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of two million downloads, It was additionally certified triple-platinum, denoting sales of three million master ringtones. It has sold over 3,139,000 paid digital downloads in the US as of October 2012, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

According to Mediabase "Irreplaceable" passed the 200 million audience impressions mark on December 11, 2006. Another single of Knowles, "Check on It" previously passed this mark on January 31, 2006. Consequently, Knowles became the second singer to achieve this in the United States; the first being, Mariah Carey whose two singles, "We Belong Together" (2005) and "Shake It Off" (2005), passed the same audience impressions mark in 2005. "Irreplaceable" stayed at number one on the US Hot 100 Airplay for eleven consecutive weeks, and was the best-performing US single of 2007, topping the Billboard Top Hot 100 Hits. "Irreplaceable" installed Knowles at third place for the most number one singles by a female song-writer, overtaking Janet Jackson and Carole King and tying Diane Warren for nine number-one singles. Knowles received three song-writing credits in one year, the only woman to achieve this since King in 1971 and Carey in 1991. In February 2010, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed "Irreplaceable" as the highest certified master ringtone of the 2000s decade by a female solo artist. By August 2011, the single had sold over three million digital downloads in the United States. "Irreemplazable" charted equally well, peaking at number four on the Hot Latin Songs. The EP appeared on the Latin Pop Albums at number two, Top Latin Albums at number three, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number forty-one and on the Billboard 200 at number 105.

"Irreplaceable" debuted at number-eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and peaked at number one for three consecutive weeks, becoming Knowles' first number one single in Australia. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipment of 70,000 copies. "Irreplaceable" appeared twice on the ARIA year-end charts, reaching number twenty-three in 2006, and number forty-two in 2007. "Irreplaceable" debuted at number three on November 6, 2006, on the New Zealand Singles Chart, the song's highest entry on any chart. It peaked at number one, and remained on the chart for eighteen weeks. "Irreplaceable" peaked within the top fifteen in several European singles charts. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, spending 12 weeks in the top 20 and 25 weeks on the chart. It was Knowles' fifth longest-charting single, and spent more weeks on the chart than her number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Déjà Vu" but slightly less than her recent hits "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams". On the UK iTunes chart, "Irreplaceable" is currently Beyoncé's most downloaded non I Am... Sasha Fierce single and still ranks in the top 30 of R&B/Soul songs. Due to a performance of "Irreplaceable" at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival by Knowles on June 26, 2011, the song made a re-entry in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, entering at number thirty-three. As of 2007, "Irreplaceable" had sold more them 4.6 million digital copies worldwide.