Chart Performance
The song was a commercial success, and it one of Lopez's most successful songs to date. In the United States, "Love Don't Cost a Thing" debuted at 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, winning the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week, the week ending December 9, 2000. Within three weeks, the single had reached the top twenty, and most notably rose from 10-4 on the Hot 100 the week of January 27, 2001, as the airplay of the single maximized, reaching 3 on the Airplay Chart. Despite becoming the first of four number one Hot 100 Airplay hits for Lopez, "Love Don't Cost a Thing" peaked at number three for two consecutive weeks, unable to break the stride of stronger singles from Shaggy and Joe.
In Asia, the song topped the MTV Asia Hitlist for seven weeks, the longest stay at number one for a Lopez single. Since its debut, airplay increased rapidly, but fellow Latin artists Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's duet "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" prevented the song for staying at the top spot for three weeks, by gaining more airplay. Thus, Lopez's single peaked at number two for three weeks, before descending the top twenty. In the United Kingdom, the song became (as of May 2011) the first of three UK number ones for Lopez, topping the charts for a week in January 2001.
The song also reached number one in Canada, Netherlands, Finland, Italy and New Zealand, and reached four in Australia.
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