Believe cemented Cher's position as a pop culture icon with its massive popularity.
Believe (Cher song) . Commercially , the song attained immense global success , reaching number one in almost every country it charted , including Australia , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , the United Kingdom , Spain , France , Germany , Italy and the United States . It also became the highest-selling single by a solo female artist in the United Kingdom . `` Believe '' remains one of the best-selling singles of all time with sales of over 11 million copies worldwide . They also credited `` Believe '' as the song which restored the singer 's popularity and cemented her position as a pop culture icon .