Commercial Performance
Despite the single receiving minor airplay in the U.S., "The Greatest" received much play in clubs and so it debuted at number fifty-four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart before eventually peaking at number one – becoming Williams' second consecutive, top 5 hit on the chart. "The Greatest" also peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Global Dance Tracks chart. The song was listed at number thirty-nine on Billboard's decade-end (2000–2009) Hot Dance Club Songs chart, just behind "Lose My Breath" which Williams recorded as a member of Destiny's Child five years prior.
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