artist stats Whitney's Sleep Xmas Best-Seller

[LesFleur]

"Do You Hear What I Hear?"

recorded for the 1987 A Very Special Christmas, produced by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records

 

#1 Gospel Digital Songs Sales for 39 weeks! ("I Look to You" was #1 for 6 weeks)

#1 Gospel Streaming Songs for 15 weeks!

 

Appeared on every Gospel Digital Songs YEAR-END chart from 2013-21

 

Spotify: 22M

YouTube: 9.4M

31.4M streams = 209,333 units (WW)

 

 

To estimate its digital sales, I'll use a quote from Billboard in 2015

Spoiler

'Lastly, a surprise live performance of Michelle Williams’ “Say Yes” — with her fellow Destiny’s Child members Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland — spurs a 233 percent sales gain for the song. The trio reunited to perform the track at the Stellar Awards (which aired April 5 on TV One but was taped March 28). It was the group’s first performance together since the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show. “Say Yes” rises 10-2 on Gospel Digital Songs (see Billboard.com) with 3,000 sold.'

 

If 3,000 sold in 1 week was enough for #2 on the same chart, let's assume 3,500 for #1.

 

3,500 x 39 weeks at #1 = 136,500 units (US)

 

 

[Elusive Chanteuse]

Her voice was really made for gospel music.

[Thinking Of You]

Wait, I thought the song came out in the mid-90s

[LesFleur]

1 minute ago, Thinking Of You said:

Wait, I thought the song came out in the mid-90s

1987 compilation album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Special_Christmas_(album)

 

It was also featured on the Exhale EP in the mid 90s.

[GreatestLoveofAll]

I never even paid attention to it's stats tbh- to answer your question from the Whitney thread yes I do think it will go gold eventually especially with the aid of the Pentatonix remake