Released to American mainstream rock and active rock radio on June 26, 2000, [2] "Loser" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 76 on the chart dated October 21, 2000. [3] It spent 20 weeks on this chart, peaking at number 55 on December 2 of the same year. [4] On the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the song spent 21 weeks at number one (from September 9, 2000, to January 27, 2001), becoming the chart's longest-running number one hit, and it is among the songs that spent the most weeks on the listing, remaining on the chart for 53 weeks. [5] [6] In addition, it reached number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 36 on the Adult Top 40. [7] [8] The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the record a platinum disc on December 9, 2024, for sales and streams of over 1,000,000. [9] In Canada, it peaked at number four on the RPM Top 30 Rock Report in September 2000. [10]
Beginning in early 2001, "Loser" began to chart in other countries outside North America. In Germany, it debuted at number 99 on January 8, rose to its peak of number 78 the following week, then spent three more weeks on the Media Control chart before falling off. [11] It spent three weeks on the Dutch Single Top 100 in February, peaking at number 67 during its second week in. [12] In neighboring Belgium, the track appeared on Flanders' Ultratip Bubbling Under listing, peaking at number nine on March 10. [13] Later the same month, it debuted at number 42 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and rose to number 37, its peak, on April 1. [14] On the Australian Singles Chart, the song topped off at number 68 on May 7. [15] "Loser" experienced withstanding popularity in Portugal, not reaching the top 10 until April 2003, when it climbed to number five on the AFP ranking. [16]
