 Besides its success in the United States , " We Belong Together " achieved strong charting throughout Europe and Australia . On the ARIA Charts , the song debuted atop the singles chart in Australia during the week dated July 3 , 2005 . The following week , it held the number one spot for a second week , and stayed on the chart for a total of eleven weeks . To date , " We Belong Together " was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , denoting shipments of 70 @,@ 000 units . The song finished at number seventeen on the 2005 Australian Year @-@ End Chart . In both Flemish and Wallonian territories in Belgium , " We Belong Together " peaked at numbers twelve and twenty @-@ four , spending a total of fifteen and fourteen weeks fluctuating in the singles chart , respectively . The song finished at number forty @-@ seven on the Flemish Year @-@ End Chart of 2005 . " We Belong Together " made its debut at number fifteen on the Danish Tracklisten chart during the week of August 7 , 2005 , eventually peaking at number three . In France , the song peaked at number twelve , and spent nineteen weeks fluctuating within the French singles chart . On the Dutch Top 40 chart , " We Belong Together " reached number one in its fourth week , and spent a total of sixteen weeks in the chart , four of which were at the number two position . The song finished at number forty @-@ one on the Dutch Year @-@ End Chart of 2005 . In New Zealand , the song spend three weeks at number two on the singles chart , and a total of twelve before making its exit on October 3 , 2005 . At the end of 2005 , " We Belong Together " finished at number thirty @-@ six , and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand ( RIANZ ) . In both Norway and Spain , the song peaked at number nine and three , and spent nine and seven weeks within the charts . In Switzerland , the song peaked at number four on the official singles chart , and charted for thirteen weeks . During mid @-@ week predictions in the United Kingdom , " We Belong Together " was positioned to become Carey 's third UK number one single . However , it wound up debuting at number two on the UK Singles Chart . In its second week , the song dropped to number three , before re @-@ surfacing to number two in its third week , this time blocked by James Blunt 's " You 're Beautiful " . The song spent a total of eighteen weeks within the singles chart , and has estimated sales of over 240 @,@ 000 units in the United Kingdom . 
