Cher :: Charts & Sales History

[alfiebot]

Living proof sold very well Despite #46. Very underrated. Still mystery to me how its underperformed

I do love 'The Music's No Good Without You' but it's not a typical dance song and perhaps would have worked better as a 2nd single. 'Song For the Lonely' or 'Different Kind of Love Song' would have been much better choices to start the era with. Agree that it's underrated as it is a great pop album!

[StephenN17]

Living proof sold very well Despite #46. Very underrated. Still mystery to me how its underperformed

The album was released during Xmas and sold about 60k, it was certified as Gold based on shipments.
If the label released Song for the Lonely the album most likely would have re-entered much higher and I believe Song for the Lonely would have been a top 5 hit.

[gorgonzola]

Living proof sold very well Despite #46. Very underrated. Still mystery to me how its underperformed

[StephenN17]

It's great that I Got You Babe and The Shoop Shoop Song are close to a million!

[Carlocc71]

Update December 2022 ~ Cher / Sonny & Cher ~ estimated singles sales in the UK:

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• Believe : 2,550,000
• I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher) : 980,000
• The Shoop Shoop Song : 900,000
• If I Could Turn Back Time : 850,000
• Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves : 540,000
• Strong Enough : 410,000
• Dead Ringer For Love (with Meat Loaf) : 380,000
• Love Can Build A Bridge (with Neneh Cherry, Chrissie Hynde and Eric Clapton) : 300,000
• Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) : 290,000
• I Found Someone : 270,000
• Walking In Memphis : 240,000
• Little Man (Sonny & Cher) : 235,000
• Just Like Jesse James : 220,000
• All I Ever Need Is You (Sonny & Cher) : 195,000
• Fernando (with Andy Garcia) : 190,000
• Super Trouper (Cher with the Mamma Mia 2 cast) : 170,000
• One By One : 165,000
• Baby Don't Go (Sonny & Cher) : 135,000
• All I Really Want To Do : 125,000
• What Now My Love (Sonny & Cher) : 110,000
• Love And Understanding : 110,000
• All or Nothing : 110,000
• The Music's No Good Without You : 95,000
• But You're Mine (Sonny & Cher) : 90,000
• Save Up All Your Tears : 70,000
• You Haven't Seen the Last of Me : 70,000
• I Hope You Find It : 60,000
• Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) : 60,000
• After All (with Peter Cetera) : 60,000
• The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher) : 55,000
• Stop Crying Your Heart Out (BBC Radio2 All Stars) : 55,000
• Welcome to Burlesque : 50,000
• SOS : 45,000
• Dov'e l'amore : 40,000
• Dark Lady : 40,000
• Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore : 35,000
• Heart Of Stone : 35,000
• Oh No Not My Baby : 30,000
• Sunny : 25,000
• Not Enough Love In The World : 25,000
• We All Sleep Alone : 25,000
• Love Hurts : 25,000
• Could've Been You : 20,000
• Living For You (Sonny & Cher) : 20,000
• You Wouldn't Know Love : 15,000
• Many Rivers To Cross : 15,000
• I Got You Babe (with Beavis and Butt-head) : 15,000
• I Feel Something In The Air : 10,000
• Have I Stayed Too Long (Sonny & Cher) : 10,000
• Woman's World : 10,000
• Whenever You're Near : 5,000

Total : 10,585,000

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Sources: Haven UK charts forum, Dave Taylor, Official Charts Company and BPI 2019 / 2020 / 2022 updates

Believe doing very well!

[alfiebot]

Update December 2022 ~ Cher / Sonny & Cher ~ estimated singles sales in the UK:

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• Believe : 2,550,000
• I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher) : 980,000
• The Shoop Shoop Song : 900,000
• If I Could Turn Back Time : 850,000
• Dead Ringer For Love (with Meat Loaf) : 640,000
• Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves : 540,000
• Strong Enough : 410,000
• Love Can Build A Bridge (with Neneh Cherry, Chrissie Hynde and Eric Clapton) : 300,000
• Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) : 290,000
• I Found Someone : 270,000
• Walking In Memphis : 240,000
• Little Man (Sonny & Cher) : 235,000
• Just Like Jesse James : 220,000
• All I Ever Need Is You (Sonny & Cher) : 195,000
• Fernando (with Andy Garcia) : 190,000
• Super Trouper (Cher with the Mamma Mia 2 cast) : 170,000
• One By One : 165,000
• Baby Don't Go (Sonny & Cher) : 135,000
• All I Really Want To Do : 125,000
• What Now My Love (Sonny & Cher) : 110,000
• Love And Understanding : 110,000
• All or Nothing : 110,000
• The Music's No Good Without You : 95,000
• But You're Mine (Sonny & Cher) : 90,000
• Save Up All Your Tears : 70,000
• You Haven't Seen the Last of Me : 70,000
• I Hope You Find It : 60,000
• Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) : 60,000
• After All (with Peter Cetera) : 60,000
• The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher) : 55,000
• Stop Crying Your Heart Out (BBC Radio2 All Stars) : 55,000
• Welcome to Burlesque : 50,000
• SOS : 45,000
• Dov'e l'amore : 40,000
• Dark Lady : 40,000
• Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore : 35,000
• Heart Of Stone : 35,000
• Oh No Not My Baby : 30,000
• Sunny : 25,000
• Not Enough Love In The World : 25,000
• We All Sleep Alone : 25,000
• Love Hurts : 25,000
• Could've Been You : 20,000
• Living For You (Sonny & Cher) : 20,000
• You Wouldn't Know Love : 15,000
• Many Rivers To Cross : 15,000
• I Got You Babe (with Beavis and Butt-head) : 15,000
• I Feel Something In The Air : 10,000
• Have I Stayed Too Long (Sonny & Cher) : 10,000
• Woman's World : 10,000
• Whenever You're Near : 5,000

Total : 10,845,000

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Sources: Haven UK charts forum, Dave Taylor, Official Charts Company and BPI 2019 / 2020 / 2022 updates

[alfiebot]

Cher's UK BPI certifications update:

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=Albums=
Cher - Gold
Heart of Stone - Platinum
Love Hurts - 3x Platinum
Cher’s Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 - 3x Platinum
It’s a Man’s World - Gold
Believe - 2x Platinum
The Greatest Hits - 2x Platinum
Living Proof - Gold
The Very Best of Cher - Gold
Gold - Silver
Icon - Silver
Closer To The Truth - Silver
Dancing Queen - Silver

3,940,000

=Singles=
I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher) - Silver
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves- Silver
Dead Ringer for Love (Meat Loaf with Cher) - Silver
If I Could Turn Back Time - Platinum
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Gold
Love Can Build a Bridge (Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton) - Silver
Walking in Memphis - Silver
Believe - 4x Platinum
Strong Enough - Gold

4,850,000

=Videos (Longform)=
Live in Concert - Platinum
The Farewell Tour - Platinum

100,000

Total certified records: 8,890,000

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Bonus:

*Mermaids OST - Silver
*Burlesque OST - Gold
*Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again OST - 2x Platinum

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UK DISC Magazine certifications (1959-1973):

I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher) - Silver
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves - Silver

Total: 500,000

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[StephenN17]

TBT is pretty much at 850k, but Gypsies,Tramps & Thieves sold around 550k. According some estimates I've seen on Haven, it sold 300k in 1971, and about 40-50k in 1972.

That's even better about Gypsies then! Still no Fernando or Super Trouper yet!

[alfiebot]

TBT is pretty much at 850k, but Gypsies,Tramps & Thieves sold around 550k. According some estimates I've seen on Haven, it sold 300k in 1971, and about 40-50k in 1972.

[alfiebot]

UK

Cher If I Could Turn Back Time Geffen Platinum Single 16.12.2022

Cher Gypsies Tramps & Thieves Mca Silver Single 16.12.2022

Amazing news and totally unexpected! There was a performance by the Cher Show cast on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing last week (they performed a medley of Gypsies/I Found Someone?Strong Enough/Believe) so it probably helped a bit!

[StephenN17]

^Beat me to it, Turn Back Time has reached Platinum much quicker than I thought and I didn't realise Gypsies had sold that much either!

Turn Back Time must be about 850k and Gypsies about 450k.

[AndiIversen]

UK

Cher If I Could Turn Back Time Geffen Platinum Single 16.12.2022

Cher Gypsies Tramps & Thieves Mca Silver Single 16.12.2022

[D3nner]

Most streamed 80s songs by a female artist

1.Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody - 860,813,757
2.Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 756,978,602
3.Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 742,030,582 (+1)
4.Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - 610,362,014 (-1)
5.Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - 592,646,854 (MERGE)
6.Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It - 540,252,559 (MERGE)
7.Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - 513,848,545
8.Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 - 403,137,373
9.Irene Cara - What A Feeling - 384,392,174 (MERGE)
10.Madonna - Material Girl - 339,375,956 (MERGE) [+2]
11.Tina Turner - The Best - 338,536,208 (MERGE) [-1]
12.Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth - 338,786,066 (-1)
13.Madonna - Like a Prayer - 324,342,023 (MERGE)
14.Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero - 323,595,299 (MERGE)
15.Whitney Houston - How Will I Know - 299,355,606 (MERGE)
16.Diana Ross - Endless Love (with Lionel Richie) - 264,381,966
17.Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - 262,820,832 (+1)
18.Dolly Parton - Island in the Stream (with Kenny Rogers) - 259,241,066 (-1)
19.Madonna - La Isla Bonita - 242,133,292 (MERGE) [+1]
20.Madonna - Like a Virgin - 241,148,112 (MERGE) [-1]
21.Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You - 228,315,835
22.Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll - 225,750,297 (+2)
23.Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody - 222,055,853 (-1)
24.Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time - 220,953,739 (-2)
25.Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out - 213,325,852
26.Sade - Smooth Operator - 202,834,982
27.Laura Branigan - Self Control - 189,861,979 (+1)
28.Gloria Estefan - Conga - 189,140,825 (-1)
29.Cyndi Lauper - True Colors - 186,584,045
30.Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - 180,539,270
31.Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now - 170,321,202
32.Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart - 163,385,638
33.Madonna - Holiday - 149,214,567 (MERGE)
34.Enya - Orinoco Flow - 145,225,668
35.Kim Wilde - Kids in America 141,667,403 (+1)
36.Diana Ross - Upside Down - 141,462,390 (-1)
37.Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All - 140,330,698
38.Laura Branigan - Gloria - 137,552,503
39.Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout a Revoulation - 134,352,871
40.Sade - Your Love Is King - 125,045,754
41.Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love - 124,917,374 (+1)
42.Pat Benatar - We Belong - 124,827,085 (-1)
43.Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy - 119,208,414
44.Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You - 118,991,594 (+1)
45.Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You - 118,695,188 (-1)
46.Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For - 115,210,911
47.Kate Bush - Babooshka - 112,337,232
48.Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield - 103,191,390
49.Madonna - Papa Don't Preach - 97,108,066 (MERGE)
50.Madonna - Into the Groove - 96,119,130 (MERGE)

I merged identical versions.
Feel free to correct if there's someone missing

Most streamed 80s songs by a female artist

1.Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody - 886,406,478
2.Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 824,991,913 (+1)
3.Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 783,621,563 (-1)
4.Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - 626,909,308
5.Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - 610,263,977 (MERGE)
6.Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It - 555,177,585 (MERGE)
7.Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - 534,649,636
8.Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 - 417,114,752
9.Irene Cara - What A Feeling - 392,396,466 (MERGE)
10.Madonna - Material Girl - 353,127,614 (MERGE)
11.Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth - 350,138,670 (+1)
12.Tina Turner - The Best - 349,308,646 (MERGE) [-1]
13.Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero - 335,766,691 (MERGE) [+1]
14.Madonna - Like a Prayer - 335,021,105 (MERGE) [-1]
15.Whitney Houston - How Will I Know - 313,444,571 (MERGE)
16.Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - 277,625,597 (+1)
17.Diana Ross - Endless Love (with Lionel Richie) - 271,984,807 (-1)
18.Dolly Parton - Island in the Stream (with Kenny Rogers) - 268,930,103
19.Madonna - La Isla Bonita - 253,551,669 (MERGE)
20.Madonna - Like a Virgin - 248,526,498 (MERGE)
21.Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll - 240,296,415 (+1)
22.Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You - 237,990,346 (-1)
23.Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody - 228,105,006
24.Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time - 227,324,123
25.Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out - 218,844,950
26.Sade - Smooth Operator - 211,309,120
27.Laura Branigan - Self Control - 198,385,337
28.Gloria Estefan - Conga - 194,743,533
29.Cyndi Lauper - True Colors - 191,894,107
30.Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - 187,952,033
31.Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now - 175,654,502
32.Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart - 168,544,563
33.Madonna - Holiday - 153,629,837 (MERGE)
34.Enya - Orinoco Flow - 149,385,672
35.Diana Ross - Upside Down - 146,493,762 (+1)
36.Kim Wilde - Kids in America 146,327,050 (-1)
37.Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All - 144,929,506
38.Laura Branigan - Gloria - 142,221,751
39.Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout a Revoulation - 139,049,938
40.Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love - 129,523,805 (+1)
41.Sade - Your Love Is King - 129,350,048 (-1)
42.Pat Benatar - We Belong - 128,632,584
43.Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You - 123,006,663 (+1)
44.Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You - 122,925,755 (+1)
45.Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy - 122,871,419 (-2)
46.Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For - 119,087,595
47.Kate Bush - Babooshka - 117,566,250
48.Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield - 106,684,144
49.Madonna - Papa Don't Preach - 100,740,412 (MERGE)
50.Madonna - Into the Groove - 99,691,318 (MERGE)

I merged identical versions.
Feel free to correct if there's someone missing

[alfiebot]

Official Charts 70th Anniversary: The Official Top 10 best-selling singles from the 1990s

6. Believe
Artist: Cher
Released: 1998
Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1
Total UK sales: 1.85 million
Written off as a frivolity in its time, arguably no other song on this list has been as influential on modern music as Cher's Believe - being the first recorded instance of Auto-Tone on a commercially successful pop track.

But to write Believe off as just a technological gimmick does an injustice to Cher, who takes this surprising mid-career gift and runs with it. Believe became her first solo Number 1 hit since 1991, and has been the roadmap for every pop girl's comeback tour ever since.

Fun-fact: Brian Higgins, the writer of the track, would go on to help re-define the boundaries of British pop music with production house Xenomania and their most palpable muses, the mighty Girls Aloud.

[alfiebot]

The UK's Official Top 300 most-streamed songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s:

#115  BELIEVE - CHER  

It's the #10 solo female single on the list!

[D3nner]

Most streamed 80s songs by a female artist

1.Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody - 860,813,757
2.Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 756,978,602
3.Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - 742,030,582 (+1)
4.Tracy Chapman - Fast Car - 610,362,014 (-1)
5.Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - 592,646,854 (MERGE)
6.Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It - 540,252,559 (MERGE)
7.Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - 513,848,545
8.Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 - 403,137,373
9.Irene Cara - What A Feeling - 384,392,174 (MERGE)
10.Madonna - Material Girl - 339,375,956 (MERGE) [+2]
11.Tina Turner - The Best - 338,536,208 (MERGE) [-1]
12.Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth - 338,786,066 (-1)
13.Madonna - Like a Prayer - 324,342,023 (MERGE)
14.Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero - 323,595,299 (MERGE)
15.Whitney Houston - How Will I Know - 299,355,606 (MERGE)
16.Diana Ross - Endless Love (with Lionel Richie) - 264,381,966
17.Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - 262,820,832 (+1)
18.Dolly Parton - Island in the Stream (with Kenny Rogers) - 259,241,066 (-1)
19.Madonna - La Isla Bonita - 242,133,292 (MERGE) [+1]
20.Madonna - Like a Virgin - 241,148,112 (MERGE) [-1]
21.Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You - 228,315,835
22.Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll - 225,750,297 (+2)
23.Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody - 222,055,853 (-1)
24.Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time - 220,953,739 (-2)
25.Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out - 213,325,852
26.Sade - Smooth Operator - 202,834,982
27.Laura Branigan - Self Control - 189,861,979 (+1)
28.Gloria Estefan - Conga - 189,140,825 (-1)
29.Cyndi Lauper - True Colors - 186,584,045
30.Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - 180,539,270
31.Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now - 170,321,202
32.Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart - 163,385,638
33.Madonna - Holiday - 149,214,567 (MERGE)
34.Enya - Orinoco Flow - 145,225,668
35.Kim Wilde - Kids in America 141,667,403 (+1)
36.Diana Ross - Upside Down - 141,462,390 (-1)
37.Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All - 140,330,698
38.Laura Branigan - Gloria - 137,552,503
39.Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout a Revoulation - 134,352,871
40.Sade - Your Love Is King - 125,045,754
41.Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love - 124,917,374 (+1)
42.Pat Benatar - We Belong - 124,827,085 (-1)
43.Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy - 119,208,414
44.Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You - 118,991,594 (+1)
45.Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You - 118,695,188 (-1)
46.Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For - 115,210,911
47.Kate Bush - Babooshka - 112,337,232
48.Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield - 103,191,390
49.Madonna - Papa Don't Preach - 97,108,066 (MERGE)
50.Madonna - Into the Groove - 96,119,130 (MERGE)

I merged identical versions.
Feel free to correct if there's someone missing

[LostAvenger]

Cher on the TikTok charts worldwide:

Strong Enough

TikTok:
#30 Belarus
#63 Ukraine
#72 United Kingdom
#93 Poland

If I Could Turn Back Time

TikTok:
#52 United Kingdom

Believe

TikTok:
#80 Colombia

[alfiebot]

Billboard Canadian Digital Song Sales (Week of October 8, 2022)

28 (RE) 3 Believe - Cher

New peak!

[alfiebot]

Can you do the same for her albums and DVDs please

It will be tricky to do that for the DVDs and the earlier albums as there were no official updated numbers posted, but I could do an estimate I guess.

[Choley]

Some Cher / Sonny & Cher singles and their eligible RIAA certifications, from 5 different decades as Choley pointed out

Can you do the same for her albums and DVDs please

[alfiebot]

Some Cher / Sonny & Cher singles and their eligible RIAA certifications, from 5 different decades as Choley pointed out

'60s:

All I Really Want To Do - Gold

I Got You Babe - 3xPlatinum

Baby Don't Go - Platinum

What Now My Love - Gold

But You're Mine - Gold

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me Down) - Platinum

The Beat Goes On - Platinum

You Better Sit Down Kids - Gold

'70s:

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - 2xPlatinum

The Way of Love - Platinum

All I Ever Need Is You - Platinum

A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Platinum

Half Breed - Platinum

Dark Lady - Platinum

Take Me Home - Platinum

'80s:

I Found Someone - Platinum

We All Sleep Alone - Gold

After All - Platinum

If I Could Turn Back Time - 2xPlatinum

Just Like Jesse James - Platinum

'90s:

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In his Kiss) - Gold

Love and Understanding - Gold

Believe - 4xPlatinum

Strong Enough - Gold

'10s:

You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me - Gold

[alfiebot]

'Believe" was listed at #23 on 'The 250 Best Songs of the 90s' list by Pitchfork:

Cher: “Believe” (1998)
“Believe” marked a new era, for Cher and for popular music. For the first time on Top 40 radio, Auto-Tune—producers’ open-secret weapon for perfecting vocal takes—was laid bare for all to hear, on purpose, a reversal of its typical clandestine use. As she sings about trying to regain her footing after heartbreak, Cher’s voice warbles with synthetic oscillation. Warner executives initially scoffed at the effect, but “Believe” became one of Cher’s biggest career hits, reaching No. 1 in the United States and more than a dozen other countries. Just as the song’s production revealed the guts of its operation, Cher’s wide-open vocals exposed her own emotional vulnerability. She isn’t too good to admit she’s not hurting, and she powers through toward salvation, declaring “I don’t need you anymore” as the song hits its peak. And coming from Cher—a confident, charismatic, and massively talented woman who’d been subjected to frequent public ridicule over her personal life—”Believe” took on an extra survivalist edge. Nearly 25 years later, it still dazzles in its defiance.

[StephenN17]

Finally! Update for YHSTLOM and it's eligible for Gold!

You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me - Sales Plus Streaming: 530,000

Last update was in July 2013 - 172,465 (only downloads)

Fantastic news!

[likeidogoldlink]

Finally! Update for YHSTLOM and it's eligible for Gold!

You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me - Sales Plus Streaming: 530,000

Last update was in July 2013 - 172,465 (only downloads)

Do you have any info on other Burlesque songs?

[Choley]

So now she has eligible single certifications for at least 5 diffrent decades in the US.Her longevity is legendary especially for a woman