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. Chart performance "Sexual Healing" reached number one on Billboards Hot R&B Singles chart, staying at the top spot for ten weeks. The success was similar on the Hot 100 where it peaked at number three, becoming his 18th and last top 10 hit. This peak at three made Gaye the second artist in the history of the Hot 100 chart (after Aretha Franklin) to have hit songs peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. The song also was a success on Billboards other component charts, reaching number 12 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 34 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. The song reached number one on Canada's RPM chart. It also peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and Australia's Kent Music Report. On Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart, the song reached number two. It also reached number one on New Zealand's RIANZ chart, where it stayed at the top spot for six weeks. It reached number three on the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands and also reached number seven on the Irish Singles Chart in Ireland. In other countries, success was more modest: West Germany's Media Control Charts, Switzerland's Swedish Singles Chart, and Italy's Italian Singles Chart, where it reached numbers 23, 17, and 37. It ultimately sold over four million worldwide. Charts Weekly charts {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1982–1983) !Peakposition |- |Australia (Kent Music Report) |align="center"|4 |- |- |- |Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) |align="center"|12 |- |France (IFOP) |align="center"|17 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |US Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|3 |- |US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]) |align="center"|34 |- |US Hot Black Singles (Billboard]]) |align="center"|1 |- |US Hot Dance Club Play ([[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard) |align="center"|12 |- |US Cash Box Top 100 |align="center"|5 |- |- |} Year-end charts Certifications Soul Asylum version "Sexual Healing" was covered in 1993 by Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum for the charity compilation No Alternative. Despite not being promoted as a single, the song managed to peak at number ten on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks. It was included in the compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Soul Asylum. Charts Max-A-Million version In