Independent Women - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Independent Women" was a chart success in the United States. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, during which Charlie's Angels just filled North American movie theaters. The feat gave the group their third number-one single in the country. The single hold to the top position in the following week, which was seen as buoyed by the strong box office performance of the film and the heavy rotation it received. The song had a massive radio airplay, staying almost ten weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, significantly contributing to the performance of the single on the main chart. Subsequently, the single spent eleven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 top position. During its tenth week at the top spot, the music press had expected that the single would fall off the top position because of strong competition at retail; however, it sustained due to the high sales of the single's maxi version, released in December 2000. It was in the 2000-2001 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for longest-running song by a female group. "Independent Women" also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks, becoming Destiny's Child fourth number one single on this chart.

In the United Kingdom, "Independent Women" debuted at number one, becoming the group's first number-one single in the country. The British Phonographic Industry has certified the single gold for sales of over 400,000 physical singles. It also reached the number one position in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. It is also Destiny's Child's most successful single to date.