debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart at number 42. A week later, it debuted on the Modern Rock Tracks at number 19. The same week, the song climbed to number 11 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, On the issue of November 28, 1998, "Thank U" topped the Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Thank U" peaked at number 17, on the issue date December 5, 1998. In Canada, "Thank U" topped the RPM Top Singles chart for three consecutive weeks (six weeks if counting the holiday period in which no charts were published), becoming her fifth number-one single there. "Thank U" was also successful in the Oceania region. In Australia, it debuted at number 20 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming the album's only single that charted there. In New Zealand, the song proved to be more successful, debuting at number six and peaking at number two, becoming Morissette's highest charting-single in New Zealand, until "Hands Clean" peaked at number one in 2002. In Austria, it peaked at number 10, becoming her last top-ten single, while in Norway, "Thank U" was her highest charting-single, peaking at number three. In the United Kingdom, the song was the highest charting-single of Morissette's career, peaking at number five. It is her second highest-selling single there, only behind "Ironic", which reached number 11. Accolades "Thank U" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards, but lost to Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You". Morissette was nominated for a Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year (for writing the songs "So Pure", "Thank U" and "Unsent") at the 2000 edition. Additionally, the song entered About.coms "Top 10 Alanis Morissette Lyrics" list at number 3, with Bill Lamb picking the lyrics, "How about me not blaming you for everything/How about me enjoying the moment for once/How about how good it feels to finally forgive you/How about grieving it all one at a time" as the best. ReDigi website also listed the "Top 10 Alanis Morissette Songs", picking "Thank U" as her third best song, writing that, "Most of the attention might have been focused on its revealing video, but the angst-ridden melancholy of 'Thank You' works just as well without images of Alanis wandering the streets in her birthday suit." Music video The music video for the