Nothing Really Matters - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

The song first debuted at number twenty-five on the US Pop Songs, and after six weeks, it debuted at number ninety-three on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date May 8, 1999. The song however descended the way, only present for two weeks on the chart. The song has became Madonna's lowest charting single in the US to date. The song did, however topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs, two months before it charted on the Pop Songs and Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart. Many fans in the U.S. blamed Warner Bros. Records' marketing strategy for the song's poor charting. It was first believed it did not perform well because the single did not gain any airplay in the US and was a poor timing for the single to be released.

The song managed to have modest success worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the song entered at seven on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated March 13, 1999, staying in for nine weeks. It then re-entered at seventy-five on its ninth week. According to The Official Charts Company, "Nothing Really Matters" has sold 128,137 copies in the United Kingdom, as of August 2008. "Nothing Really Matters" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies there. In Australia, the song achieved moderate success, entering at fifteen on the issue dated March 14, 1999 and descended the way out. In New Zealand, it was more successful, entering at number seven for two consecutive weeks, until descending the way out. It managed to stay in the charts for nine weeks. Across Europe, the song managed to be a top forty hit in most countries including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Japan, The Netherlands, Sweden and Swizerland.