"Faith" is one of the best-selling albums of all time having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1996. The album won several awards, including Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. Michael won three awards at the 1989 American Music Awards: &lt;a href="American%20Music%20Award%20for%20Favorite%20Pop/Rock%20Male%20Artist"&gt;Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="American%20Music%20Award%20for%20Favorite%20Soul/R%26amp%3BB%20Male%20Artist"&gt;Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Male Artist&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="American%20Music%20Award%20for%20Favorite%20Soul/R%26amp%3BB%20Album"&gt;Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Album&lt;/a&gt; for "Faith". He was also honoured with the MTV Video Vanguard Award. Often ranked as one of the best albums of the 1980s, "Faith" was ranked number 472 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In a revised list in 2020, it was listed at number 151.