Commercial Performance
"Oops!... I Did It Again" peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 17, 2000, becoming Spears's third top ten single. However, Jive Records considered its sales to be a disappointment in the U.S., largely due to its release as an airplay single rather than the traditional CD single. Nonetheless, the song was the album's highest-peaking single on the chart. It reached number eight on the Hot 100 Airplay list, peaked atop the Pop Songs chart, and made into the top ten on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Top 40 Tracks charts. As of June 2012, "Oops!... I Did It Again" has sold 57,000 physical copies and 465,000 paid digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Internationally, "Oops!" peaked within the top five in all European countries, including France, where it was certified gold for shipments of over 250,000 copies in both nations by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique and Germany, where it was also certified Gold the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. "Oops!… I Did It Again" topped the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles for six consecutive weeks, and became Spears' third number one single in the United Kingdom, being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 423,000 units. "Oops!... I Did It Again" debuted at number one in the Australian Singles Charts and got a Platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 70,000. In New Zealand, "Oops!… I Did It Again" debuted at number 39 on the week of May 21, 2000, and ascended to the top spot two weeks later on June 4, 2000. It stayed there for a week. After selling over 15,000 units, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand certified it Platinum. It spent 18 weeks on the chart.
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