CSPC: Paul Simon Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between one album and one digital single.

Paul Simon (1972) – 100,000 equivalent albums

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard – 540,000
Remaining tracks – 125,000

There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973) – 31,000 equivalent albums

Kodachrome – 110,000
Remaining tracks – 95,000

Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) – 56,000 equivalent albums

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover – 280,000
Remaining tracks – 90,000

One-Trick Pony (1980) – 11,000 equivalent albums

Late in the Evening – 70,000
Remaining tracks – 5,000

Hearts and Bones (1983) – 5,000 equivalent albums

Hearts and Bones – 30,000
Remaining tracks – 5,000

Graceland (1986) – 302,000 equivalent albums

The Boy in the Bubble – 90,000
Graceland – 220,000
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes – 280,000
You Can Call Me Al – 1,090,000
Remaining tracks – 335,000

The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) – 17,000 equivalent albums

The Obvious Child – 90,000
Remaining tracks – 25,000

Songs from The Capeman (1997) – 0 equivalent albums

All tracks -0

You’re the One (2000) – 0 equivalent albums

All tracks – 0

Surprise (2006) – 18,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 120,000

So Beautiful or So What (2011) – 9,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 60,000

Stranger to Stranger (2016) – 7,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 45,000

Orphan – 5,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 35,000

Downloads and ringtones haven’t been a positive sales avenue for Simon. Unsurprisingly, songs from Graceland lead the way with over 2 million units combined, more than half of his total. You Can Call Me Al is far and away his best remembered song with more than 1 million digital sales.