Prior to the official release of the song, it started receiving airplay in US radios due to public demand, as noted by Paul Bryant, program director at WHTZ (Z100) station in New York. There was equal anticipation regarding retail sales of the track. On August 12, 2000, "Music" entered at number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming the second-highest debuting single based solely on radio play. Fred Bronson from "Billboard" noted that it was Madonna's highest-debuting single on the Hot 100 since "The Power of Good-Bye" entered at number 24 in October 1998. The song debuted at number 38 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, garnering an audience of 38 million. "Music" continued ascending up the Hot 100 and following the commercial release, it jumped from number 14 to number two on the chart dated September 9, 2000. The CD maxi and 12-inch vinyls sold a combined 62,500 copies, leading it to debut at number three on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Silvio Pietroluongo from "Billboard" observed that only Madonna's "This Used to Be My Playground" single had debuted with more sales, 76,000 copies in August 1992.