Milkshake (song) - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Milkshake" debuted at number 73 on the September 6, 2003, chart of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and peaked at number four on January 3, 2004. In October 2003, it debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was Kelis' second entry on the chart, following "Caught out There", which spent twelve weeks on the chart between December 1999 and February 2000. In its thirteenth week on the chart, "Milkshake" reached its peak of number three, and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. The song charted on the Hot 100 for twenty-two weeks, and was certified Gold on October 25, 2004, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Milkshake" also spent a week at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in December 2003. The song has sold 883,000 paid digital downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was listed at number ten on the 2004 year-end chart of the Hot 100, and number fourteen on the year-end chart of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2004, "Milkshake" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

The song performed well internationally, reaching the top ten on many charts. In Ireland, it debuted at number fifteen and topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. Due to the success, it was listed at number four on the year-end chart of 2004 by the Irish Recorded Music Association. The song performed well in the United Kingdom, as it charted at number two for four consecutive weeks and was it was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In Australia, it was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and peaked at number two on the singles chart for five non-consecutive weeks. It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), and peaked at number three on the singles chart. The song also peaked inside the top five in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.