What A Girl Wants (song) - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

In Europe the song became a number one single in Spain after debuting at number three the single topped the chart in its second week on the issue date of January 29, 2000 where it spent just one week before returning to number three and spent eight weeks on the chart. In the United Kingdom the song debuted and peaked at number three on the issue date of February 26, 2000, the song spent two weeks inside the top ten and thirteen weeks on the chart. In Sweden the song was certified Gold after spending twelve weeks on the chart and in its seventh week it made its peak at number 24 where it spent two weeks before falling out of the chart four weeks later. The song was also certified Gold in Belgium after debuting at number 40 on the Flanders chart on the issue date of January 1, 2000 and after spending six weeks on the chart it entered the top ten at number nine before making its peak of number eight were it remained for three weeks. On the Wallonia charts the song also debuted at number 40 and on its sixth week in the chart it made its peak of number 16 spending just that one week inside the top 20.

In the United States the song spent 24 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 during which time it topped the chart becoming her second consecutive US number one single after topping the chart on the issue date of January 15, 2000 for two consecutive weeks. On the Billboard component charts the song peaked at number one on the US Pop Songs chart where it spent 26 weeks and the track also peaked at number 18 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart where it spent 11 weeks on the chart and that year it was certified Gold by the RIAA. it has sold over 600,000 copies in the USA. In Oceania the single performed well, in Australia the track debuted at number 21, on the issue date of January 9, 2000 where it stayed for a further week, for the next two weeks the single rose up the charts before making its peak at number five on the charts. The track spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart, five of which were spent within the top ten. In New Zealand the single debuted at number 39 on the singles chart, before jumping to number two the following week. In its third week the track topped the chart on the issue date of February 6, 2000, the single fell to number two the following week, before making its second run at number one on February 20, 2000 and once again falling to number two. On the issue date of March 3, 2000 the track made its third run at number one spending three weeks atop the chart before falling to number three spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart.