If I Were A Boy - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

For the week ending October 25, 2008, "If I Were a Boy" debuted at number one-hundred on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, based solely on airplay. In its third charting week, the song rose from number sixty eight to number three on the Hot 100 chart as its digital download counterpart debuted at the top of the US Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 190,000 units. It became Knowles' fourth number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart, following "Check on It" (2005), "Irreplaceable" (2006), and "Beautiful Liar" (2007). "If I Were a Boy" also became her tenth top-ten single on the Hot 100 as a solo artist. On November 15, 2008, the song fell to fifth, where it stayed for one further week. However, it regained its number three position on November 29, 2008, as it returned to the top spot of the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 170,000 units. "If I Were a Boy" sold 654,000 digital downloads in four weeks. The following week, the song fell to number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 44,000 less copies than "Single Ladies", which debuted at number one. "If I Were a Boy" maintained its position at number three on the Hot 100 chart while "Single Ladies" soared to number two on the chart. Knowles became the seventh female to have two songs in the top five positions of the Hot 100 chart. On October 13, 2009, "If I Were a Boy" was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over two million copies. As of October 2012, the song had sold 2,844,000 digital units in the US.

On November 2, 2008, "If I Were a Boy" was the highest debut of the week on the Australian Singles Chart, entering at number twelve. The song peaked at number three for three non-consecutive weeks during the same month. It was certified triple-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling over 210,000 copies. "If I Were a Boy" debuted at number eight in New Zealand on October 27, 2008, and peaked at number two for four non-consecutive weeks in November and December 2008. In its twelfth charting week, it was certified platinum after twelve weeks by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), representing shipment of 15,000 copies. The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, selling 64,554 downloads on November 15, 2008. The following week, it fell to number three with sales of 57,917 copies. On November 23, 2008, it rebounded to number one, selling 47,949 copies, becoming Knowles' fourth number-one single in the UK as a solo artist; it was her sixth including her career with Destiny's Child. "If I Were a Boy" remained in the top five until the end of 2008 and was the 16th highest-selling single of that year. The ballad was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipping over 400,000 copies. It was the 68th highest selling single of the 2000s in the UK, where it is Knowles' highest-selling solo single, with sales of 683,083 units as of December 2011.