CSPC: Cher Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 7

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between albums and digital singles.

Believe (1998) – 292,500 equivalent albums

Believe – 1,500,000
Strong Enough – 300,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000

Living Proof (2001) – 15,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 100,000

Burlesque (2010) – 360,000 equivalent album

Express – 400,000
Show Me How You Burlesque – 800,000
Remaining tracks – 1,200,000

Closer To The Truth (2013) – 60,000 equivalent album

All tracks – 400,000

Orphan Album – 99,000 equivalent album

Dead Ringer for Love – 60,000
The Shoop Shoop Song – 500,000
All tracks – 100,000

Naturally, Believe is Cher‘s biggest hit in download sales. The gap isn’t that big over I Got You Babe and If I Could Turn Back Time though. In fact, all three songs sold similar amounts in the US. The 1998 powerhouse edges ahead thanks to a wider impact globally.

In total, Cher, including her catalog with Sonny, sold 12 million copies in downloads and ringtones, an awful result in line with her low presence from 2005 to 2013.