"Faith" earned Michael numerous accolades, including Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. Michael was awarded 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. "Faith" was the best-selling album of 1988 in the United States, and eventually reached Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Nielsen SoundScan, current sales of the album stand at 11 million copies, making it the 52nd bestselling album in the United States. "Faith" has sold around over 25 million copies worldwide.