Triple J listeners voted for "Zombie" as No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1994 chart,[61][63] one of the largest public music polls in the world,[64] establishing for the first time ever that a female vocalist won the Triple J Hottest 100.[61] On 18 December 1994, the song reached No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, where it remained for seven consecutive weeks.[65][66] The single peaked at No. 1 and spent twenty eight weeks on the Official German Charts.[67] On 25 December 1994, the single debuted at No. 27 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40, and climbed to No. 2, where it stayed for eight weeks.[68] "Zombie" debuted on the French SNEP Top 100 at No. 4 on 25 February 1995.