North America "FourFiveSeconds" debuted at number 37 on the US
Mainstream Top 40 chart before the end of two days of airplay.
Nielsen Music attributed the quick debut to hourly plays on radio stations owned by
iHeartMedia. The song garnered 1,000 plays on 100 reports, with an audience reach of 7.4 million. "FourFiveSeconds" is Rihanna's 40th entry on the chart, while it is McCartney's first since the chart's launch in 1992. For the week dated January 31, 2015, the song debuted at number 54 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart. and became the chart's top new entry. Subsequently, it debuted at number 12 on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On the
Billboard Hot 100, it moved to number 15 with sales of over 138,000 digital downloads in its second week. It became McCartney's highest-charting single since 1986 when his single "
Spies Like Us" reached number seven on the chart. The same week, it moved ten places from number 12 to number two on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. The same week, it topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and became Rihanna's fourth number one, while West's seventh. It was McCartney's second number-one song on the chart following his 1983 duet with
Michael Jackson, "
The Girl Is Mine". In the song's fourth week on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song moved two places and peaked at number four. The song became West's highest-charting single on the
Billboard Hot 100 since "
Heartless", which peaked at number two in 2009. It also became McCartney's first top-five hit in 31 years, one month, and one week; his last top-five hit was his 1983 collaboration with Jackson, "
Say Say Say", which became his ninth solo number-one single. For the issue dated March 7, "FourFiveSeconds" moved to number 10 on the Pop Songs chart with an audience impression of over 70 million. With the achievement, Rihanna tied
Mariah Carey for most top 10 songs on the chart; each of them has 23 top 10 singles. Although it did not chart on the US
Hot Country Songs chart, it has received airplay on a number of country stations in major metropolitan areas. As of July 2015, "FourFiveSeconds" has sold 1,868,000 copies in the United States. In Canada, "FourFiveSeconds" debuted at number 65 on the
Canadian Hot 100 for the week dated February 7. The next week it jumped 56 places to number nine with the biggest gain in digital sales and radio airplay for that issue. In its third week it peaked at number four on the chart. "FourFiveSeconds" reached its peak of number three on the chart in its sixth week, for the issue date March 14.
Oceania and Europe In Australia, "FourFiveSeconds" debuted at number 13 on the singles chart for the week dated February 8, 2015. The next week it jumped to number three and became Rihanna's 28th top-ten song on the chart. For the week dated February 16, the song topped the chart and became Rihanna's ninth song to reach number one. It also became West's second chart-topper and McCartney's third (post
Beatles). With the feat, McCartney became the oldest artist at age 72 to reach number one on the chart, a record which was previously held by American singer
Cher; she was 52 when her single "
Believe" topped the chart. Furthermore, "FourFiveSeconds" also peaked at number one on the Australian Urban Singles Chart. The next week it reached a peak of number four and sold 41,535 digital downloads. On March 8, 2015, the track reached a new peak of three on the chart. As of September 2017, the song was the 311th best-selling song of all time in the UK (including streaming equivalent sales). In Ireland, the song debuted at number fourteen on the
Irish Singles Chart for the week dated January 29. On March 19, in its eight-week on the chart, it reached number one. The single debuted at number 39 in the sixth week of the
Norwegian Singles Chart and the next week it fell off it. In its tenth week, the song re-entered at number 11. In the twelfth week of the chart, "FourFiveSeconds" topped the chart and became Rihanna's eighth, McCartney's third, and West's first chart-topper in the country. The single reached number four in both Italy and Spain. In the former it was certified gold by the
Federation of the Italian music industry (FIMI) denoting sales/streams of 25,000 copies. On the
Swiss Singles Chart, the song peaked at number three and stayed on the position for seven consecutive weeks. It was certified gold by the
IFPI Switzerland for selling over 15,000 copies in the country alone. "FourFiveSeconds" was also successful in France, where it peaked at number two on the
singles chart after previously debuting at number 18. == Music video ==