In France, "Stronger" reached number twenty, making it the lowest chart position for the song worldwide. In Australia, the song peaked at number thirteen, and was later certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of more than 70,000 units of the single. On the week of December 16, 2000, "Stronger" debuted at number seven in the The Official Charts Company from the United Kingdom, falling to number eleven in the following week. "Stronger" also achieved commercial success worldwide, reaching number four in Austria and Sweden, six in Ireland and Switzerland, and eight in Finland, while reaching the top twenty in several European countries. It is Spears' third best-selling physical single in the country. As of June 2012, "Stronger" has sold 415,000 physical units, with 270,000 paid digital downloads in the United States. "Stronger" also peaked at number two on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales component chart, and number thirty-seven on Rhythmic Top 40. It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the United States, "Stronger" managed to peak at number eleven on Billboard Hot 100 and number seventeen on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. Why she's panting at the end of the bridge is anybody's guess." A review by the NME staff compared "Stronger" to songs recorded by ABBA, saying, "there's the deranged helium synth pop of 'Stronger' with the huge ABBA chord change in the chorus that sounds scarier and more robotic than the Backstreet Boys." Andy Battaglia from online magazine Salon said "Stronger" "could crush the entire self-help industry with its melody alone." Hopkins of Barnes and Noble, while reviewing the album, said, "Spears shines on the tongue-in-cheek lead single, the triumphant 'Stronger'." David Veitch of Calgary Sun considered "Stronger" to be as "another boom-bastic upbeat track", while saying the song is "notable for its foghorn synth, fabulous rhythm track and heavy effects applied to Britney's voice.
Stephanie McGrath of Jam! considered the song "the best dance track" of Oops!, deeming the song "every bit as good as *NSYNC's 'Bye, Bye, Bye' or The Backstreet Boys' 'The One'." Tracy E.
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