Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles Song) - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Sweet Dreams" debuted at number seventy-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated August 9, 2009. It peaked at number ten for two non-consecutive weeks on the charts issued dated November 7, and November 21, 2009. The song became Knowles' thirteen top ten Hot 100 single as a solo artist during 2001–10, and tied her with Ludacris and T-Pain for second-most top tens on the chart since 2000; Knowles' husband Jay-Z leads with fourteen in that period. Knowles' is the third song titled "Sweet Dreams" to reach the top ten of the Hot 100 chart, following "Sweet Dreams" by Air Supply in 1982 and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics in 1983.

"Sweet Dreams" peaked at number forty-eight on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making I Am... Sasha Fierce the first album of the 21st century to have seven entries on that chart. For the week ending September 12, 2009, it topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart; it became Knowles' eleventh number-one song, and was the fourth song from I Am... Sasha Fierce to top that chart. "Sweet Dreams" tied Knowles with Kristine W for second-most number one songs on the Hot Dance Club Songs during 2001-10. The song peaked at number five for three consecutive weeks on the US Pop Songs chart in November 2009. "Sweet Dreams" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipment of one million digital copies. As of October 2012, it had sold 1,691,000 digital downloads in the US.

"Sweet Dreams" also performed well outside the US. In the UK, the song initially entered the UK Singles Chart more than a month before its physical release, on July 5, 2009, at number one hundred and eighty-nine. The following week, it rose to number fifty-two, and thereafter continuously ascended the chart; it peaked at number five on August 9, 2009, and became Knowles' sixth top five single in the UK as a solo artist. The song was last seen on the UK Singles Chart on January 17, 2010, after spending 26 weeks in the top 100. On July 16, 2009, "Sweet Dreams" debuted at number seventeen on the Irish Singles Chart and climbed to its peak position at number four in its fourth charting week. The single stayed in top ten for eight weeks and left the chart after spending nineteen consecutive weeks on it.

For the week ending June 18, 2009, "Sweet Dreams" was the most added song on Australian radio stations. On August 9, 2009, it peaked at number two on the Australian Singles Chart, and became the highest charting single from I Am... Sasha Fierce in Australia. The song spent thirty-eight consecutive weeks in the top 100, where it last charted on March 1, 2010; it was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping 70,000 copies. In New Zealand, "Sweet Dreams" debuted at number thirty-nine, and peaked at number one for three consecutive weeks. It was the most added song on New Zealand radios as from September 21, 2009 to November 2, 2009. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), representing shipment of 15,000 copies.