"Breakdance" debuted on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated March 24, 1984, and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks, during which time it peaked at number 8. On other pop singles charts, the song hit number 4 in South Africa, 10 in Canada, 19 in Australia, 20 in Sweden and Switzerland, 25 in New Zealand, 53 in West Germany, and 88 in the UK. In Billboards April 7 issue, the song made its first appearance on the magazine's Black Singles chart, where it reached number 23 over the course of 12 weeks.. That issue also marked the first of 10 weeks for the 12-inch single on the magazine's Dance/Disco Top 80 chart, where it got as high as number 13..
