"Homesick" debuted at number 35 on the "Billboard" Hot Christian Songs chart for the chart week of November 13, 2004, advancing to number 6 four weeks later. The song held that spot for three weeks before advancing to its peak position of number 3 for the chart week of January 1, 2005. "Homesick" dropped to number 11 the next week, but returned to the top ten and, after spending two weeks at number 5 and number 7, respectively, "Homesick" spent ten consecutive weeks in the top five of the chart. After dropping out of the top five, the song spent nine more weeks on the chart before dropping out. In all, the song spent a total of thirty weeks on the chart.