Mambo No. 5 the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Bob the Builder's second number-one single there after "Can We Fix It?". The song experienced major success in Australia and Ireland. In the former country, the song debuted at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart on 4 November 2001 and reached number two on 18 November, held off the top spot by Alien Ant Farm's cover of "Smooth Criminal". After staying at number two for another week, the song began to leave the chart, spending nine more weeks in the top 50. In Ireland, the song first
One Moment in Time Songs (formerly "Hot Black Singles") at number 78, the issue dated September 17, 1988, and six weeks later reached a peak of 22, her lowest position on the R&B chart at the time. On the issue date of November 5, 1988, the single peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it her seventh number-one single on the chart, and stayed on the top for two weeks. It ranked number 89 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Year-End chart of 1988. Worldwide, it was a big hit. In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles