 " Breakaway " also made an appearance on the US Adult Contemporary at number thirty on the week ending September 18 , 2004 . The song fell out of the chart after its debut , before re @-@ entering the chart at the same position of number thirty in its second week . Six months later , " Breakaway " topped Billboard Adult Contemporary , dethroning Los Lonely Boys ' " Heaven " on the week ending March 12 , 2005 . The song spent twenty consecutive weeks at number one on the chart before being dethroned by Michael Bublé 's " Home " . However , the song returned to top the Billboard Adult Contemporary for the twenty @-@ first week on the week ending August 6 , 2005 . With this achievement , " Breakaway " tied the record with Celine Dion 's " A New Day Has Come " as the longest @-@ running Adult Contemporary chart @-@ topper by a female artist . " Breakaway " is also the longest @-@ running chart @-@ topper to come from a film in Billboard Adult Contemporary history , surpassing the nineteen @-@ week record held jointly by Phil Collins 's " You 'll Be in My Heart " from Tarzan and Celine Dion 's " Because You Loved Me " from Up Close & Personal . It remains as Clarkson 's longest @-@ running number one in her career . As of October 2012 , " Breakaway " has sold 1 @,@ 850 @,@ 000 paid digital downloads . Internationally , " Breakaway " was a commercial success . In Australia , " Breakaway " debuted at number fourteen on the week ending September 26 , 2004 before peaking at number ten , three weeks later . It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) for shipments of over 35 @,@ 000 units . In New Zealand , " Breakaway " entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number nineteen on the week ending October 18 , 2004 . Six weeks later , the song ascended to a new peak of number twelve . On July 8 , 2006 , the song debuted and peaked at number twenty @-@ two in the United Kingdom . In Ireland , it debuted and peaked at number twelve on the week ending June 29 , 2006 . Elsewhere in Europe , " Breakaway " peaked at number six in Belgium , number eight in Austria , as well as number nine in the Netherlands . 
