"Sexual Healing" won several music industry awards. At the 1983 Grammy Awards, the song won Gaye two Grammys, including Best Male R&amp;B Vocal Performance and Best R&amp;B Instrumental Performance. Gaye's performance of the song later made it into the compilation album, "Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I", in 1994. The American Music Awards recognized the track for Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Single. "Sexual Healing" sold over two million units in its standard 45 RPM single format and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The digital sales of "Sexual Healing" reached 500,000 downloads and was certified as a Gold single in 2005. Also issued as a mastertone, this format was certified Platinum in 2007.