George Michael / discography
George Michael (2006)
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilations | 2 |
Soundtracks | 1 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 49 |
Video albums | 6th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British singer George Michael . According to the sources, he has sold more than 100 million records in his career, making him one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . The most successful release by George Michael is the album Faith with around 14 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1987 | Faith |
DE3
gold
(46 weeks)DE |
AT3 (38 weeks) AT |
CH4th × 2
(32 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(92 weeks)UK |
US1
diamond
(96 weeks)US |
First published: October 30, 1987
Sales: +14,005,000 |
1990 | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 |
DE7th
gold
(33 weeks)DE |
AT5
gold
(15 weeks)AT |
CH3
platinum
(16 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(74 weeks)UK |
US2 × 2
(44 weeks)US |
First published: September 3, 1990
Sales: + 4,780,000 |
1996 | Older |
DE3
platinum
(57 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(33 weeks)AT |
CH2
platinum
(27 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 6
(116 weeks)UK |
US6th
platinum
(24 weeks)US |
First published: May 13, 1996
Sales: + 6,555,000 |
1999 | Songs from the Last Century |
DE4th
gold
(16 weeks)DE |
AT12 (9 weeks) AT |
CH6th
gold
(13 weeks)CH |
UK2 × 2
(26 weeks)UK |
US157 (7 weeks) US |
First published: December 6th, 1999
Sales: + 2,100,000 |
2004 | patience |
DE1
platinum
(19 weeks)DE |
AT3
gold
(14 weeks)AT |
CH2
gold
(20 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 2
(30 weeks)UK |
US12 (16 weeks) US |
First published: March 15, 2004
Sales: + 1,470,000 |
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2014 | Symphonica |
DE6 (7 weeks) DE |
AT7 (8 weeks) AT |
CH6 (10 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(23 weeks)UK |
US60 (2 weeks) US |
First published: March 14, 2014
Sales: + 120,000 |
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1998 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
DE3 × 3
(62 weeks)DE |
AT2
platinum
(35 weeks)AT |
CH5
platinum
(35 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 9
(119 weeks)UK |
US24 × 2
(27 weeks)US |
First published: November 9, 1998
Sales: + 8,880,000 |
2006 | Twenty Five |
DE13 (11 weeks) DE |
AT19 (11 weeks) AT |
CH2
gold
(14 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(… Where.)UK |
US12 (17 weeks) US |
First published: November 11, 2006
Sales: + 1,585,000 |
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1993 | Five Live |
DE8th
gold
(30 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(22 weeks)AT |
CH6th
gold
(18 weeks)CH |
UK1
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
US46 (15 weeks) US |
First published: April 19, 1993
Sales: + 600,000 |
More EPs
- 1996: The Spinning the Wheel EP
Soundtracks
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2019 | George Michael & Wham! Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
DE85 (1 week) DE |
AT60 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK9
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US43 (7 weeks) US |
Initial release: November 8, 2019
with Wham! ; Sales + 60,000 |
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1984 |
Careless Whisper Make It Big |
DE3 (20 weeks) DE |
AT2 (14 weeks) AT |
CH1 (18 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(23 weeks)UK |
US1 (22 weeks) US |
First published: Jul 24, 1984
Sales: + 2,635,000; with Wham! |
1986 |
A Different Corner The Final |
DE7 (14 weeks) DE |
AT6 (10 weeks) AT |
CH3 (13 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(10 weeks)UK |
US7 (16 weeks) US |
First published: March 24, 1986
Sales: + 500,000 |
1987 |
I Want Your Sex Faith |
DE3 (19 weeks) DE |
AT2 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (14 weeks) CH |
UK3 (12 weeks) UK |
US2
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
First published: June 1, 1987
Sales: + 1,125,000 |
Faith Faith |
DE5 (14 weeks) DE |
AT4 (14 weeks) AT |
CH4 (13 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(13 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(21 weeks)US |
First published: October 12, 1987
Sales: +1,190,000 |
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1988 |
Father Figure Faith |
DE18 (14 weeks) DE |
AT17 (12 weeks) AT |
CH13 (7 weeks) CH |
UK11
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
First published: Jan 2, 1988
Sales: + 235,000 |
One More Try Faith |
DE22 (12 weeks) DE |
AT19 (8 weeks) AT |
CH4 (12 weeks) CH |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
US1
gold
(18 weeks)US |
First published: April 11, 1988
Sales: + 750,000 |
|
Monkey Faith |
DE24 (10 weeks) DE |
AT22 (6 weeks) AT |
CH5 (9 weeks) CH |
UK13 (6 weeks) UK |
US1 (16 weeks) US |
First published: July 3, 1988
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Kissing a Fool Faith |
DE44 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK18 (7 weeks) UK |
US5 (15 weeks) US |
First published: October 8, 1988
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1990 |
Praying for Time Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
DE19 (15 weeks) DE |
AT20 (6 weeks) AT |
CH6 (9 weeks) CH |
UK6 (8 weeks) UK |
US1 (14 weeks) US |
First published: August 13, 1990
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Waiting for That Day Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
- | - | - |
UK23 (5 weeks) UK |
US27 (10 weeks) US |
First published: October 15, 1990
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Freedom! '90 Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
DE41 (15 weeks) DE |
AT25 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
UK28
silver
(7 weeks)UK |
US8th
gold
(16 weeks)US |
First published: October 24, 1990
Sales: + 770,000 |
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1991 | Mother's Pride Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
- | - | - | - |
US46 (9 weeks) US |
First published: January 1991
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Heal the Pain Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
- | - | - |
UK31 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 4, 1991
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Cowboys and Angels Listen Without Prejudice Volume One |
- | - | - |
UK45 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 18, 1991
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1992 | Too Funky Red Hot + Dance |
DE12 (17 weeks) DE |
AT9 (13 weeks) AT |
CH6 (18 weeks) CH |
UK4 (9 weeks) UK |
US10
gold
(20 weeks)US |
First published: June 12, 1992
Sales: + 570,000 |
1993 |
Somebody to Love Five Live |
DE21 (15 weeks) DE |
AT15 (9 weeks) AT |
- | UK*UK |
US30 (9 weeks) US |
First published: April 19, 1993
Sales: + 15,000; with Queen |
Killer / Papa Was a Rollin 'Stone Five Live |
- | - | - | UK*UK |
US69 (7 weeks) US |
First published: April 19, 1993
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1996 | Jesus to a Child Older |
DE12 (16 weeks) DE |
AT11 (11 weeks) AT |
CH4 (16 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(17 weeks)UK |
US7th
gold
(14 weeks)US |
First published:
Jan 2, 1996 Sales: + 1,205,000 |
Fastlove Older |
DE25 (23 weeks) DE |
AT13 (12 weeks) AT |
CH13 (19 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(17 weeks)UK |
US8th
gold
(19 weeks)US |
First published: April 22, 1996
Sales: + 1,295,000 |
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Spinning the Wheel Older |
DE67 (9 weeks) DE |
AT29 (4 weeks) AT |
CH24 (6 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 19, 1996
Sales: + 200,000 |
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1997 | Older / I Can't Make You Love Me Older |
- | - | - |
UK3 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 20, 1997
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Star People '97 Older |
DE64 (9 weeks) DE |
AT37 (2 weeks) AT |
CH28 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 28, 1997
Sales: + 200,000 |
|
You Have Been Loved / The Strangest Thing '97 Older |
- | - | - |
UK2
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 8, 1997
Sales: + 200,000 |
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1998 | Outside Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
DE30 (9 weeks) DE |
AT17 (12 weeks) AT |
CH19 (14 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 19, 1998
Sales: + 460,000 |
1999 | As Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
DE38 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH22 (12 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: Jan 12, 1999
Sales: + 200,000; with Mary J. Blige |
2002 | Freeek! patience |
DE7 (9 weeks) DE |
AT7 (12 weeks) AT |
CH2 (14 weeks) CH |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 18, 2002
Sales: + 35,000 |
Shoot the Dog Patience |
DE44 (4 weeks) DE |
AT41 (5 weeks) AT |
CH14 (10 weeks) CH |
UK12 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 29, 2002
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2004 | Amazing solitaire |
DE19 (10 weeks) DE |
AT23 (11 weeks) AT |
CH10 (15 weeks) CH |
UK4th
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 1, 2004
Sales: + 235,000 |
Flawless (Go to the City) Solitaire |
DE54 (6 weeks) DE |
AT72 (2 weeks) AT |
CH36 (11 weeks) CH |
UK8 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 28, 2004
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Round Here Solitaire |
- | - |
CH55 (4 weeks) CH |
UK32 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1, 2004
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2006 | To Easier Affair Twenty Five |
DE44 (8 weeks) DE |
AT58 (1 week) AT |
CH28 (15 weeks) CH |
UK13 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 3, 2006
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This Is Not Real Love Twenty Five |
- |
AT62 (5 weeks) AT |
CH36 (5 weeks) CH |
UK15 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 6, 2006
with Mutya Buena |
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2009 | December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas) |
DE37 (2 weeks) DE |
AT63 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK14 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 14, 2009
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2011 | True Faith | - | - | - |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 13, 2011
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2012 | White light |
DE21 (3 weeks) DE |
AT53 (1 week) AT |
CH34 (2 weeks) CH |
UK15 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 10, 2012
Sales: + 15,000 |
2014 | Let Her Down Easy Symphonica |
- | - | - |
UK53 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 4, 2014
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2017 | Fantasy Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged |
- | - | - |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 7, 2017
feat. Nile Rodgers |
*: Both songs entered the UK charts through the Five Live EP.
Chart placements as a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1985 | The Last Kiss Romance |
DE10 (15 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK6 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1985
with David Cassidy |
Wrap Her Up Ice on Fire |
- | - | - |
UK12 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1985
with Elton John |
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1987 |
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha |
DE5 (13 weeks) DE |
AT9 (12 weeks) AT |
CH5 (11 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
First published: Jan 19, 1987
Sales: + 510,000; with Aretha Franklin |
Jive Talkin ' Boogie Box High |
- | - | - |
UK7 (11 weeks) UK |
- |
First release: 1987
with Boogie Box High |
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1991 |
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Duets |
DE4 (23 weeks) DE |
AT2 (25 weeks) AT |
CH1 (27 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(20 weeks)US |
First published: November 30, 1991
Sales: + 970,000; with Elton John |
1997 | Waltz Away Dreaming | - | - | - |
UK10 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1997
Toby Bourke & George Michael |
2000 | If I Told You That Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
DE58 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH33 (15 weeks) CH |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: Aug 8, 2000
with Whitney Houston |
More singles
- 1987: Hard Day
- 1987: Give It All Away (with Boogie Box High)
- 2005: John and Elvis Are Dead
- 2006: How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (with Tony Bennett )
- 2019: This Is How (We Want You to Get High)
Video albums
- 1988: Faith (US:platinum)
- 1991: George Michael (US:platinum)
- 1999: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (DE:gold, UK: × 4Quadruple platinum )
- 2006: Twenty Five
- 2006: A Different Story (documentary, only available at the 2006 concerts)
- 2009: Live in London (DE:gold, UK: platinum)
Wham!
→ see main article: Wham! / Discography
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of George Michael in the album and single charts.
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Awards for music sales
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Argentina (CAPIF) | - | 2 × gold2 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 118,000 | capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Australia (ARIA) | - | 6 × gold6th | 40 × platinum40 | - | 2,625,000 | aria.com.au AU2 |
Belgium (BEA) | - | 4 × gold4th | 4 × platinum4th | - | 295,000 | ultratop.be |
Brazil (PMB) | - | 4 × gold4th | - | - | 325,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 24 × platinum24 | - | 865,000 | ifpi.dk |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 7 × gold7th | 4 × platinum4th | - | 3,000,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | 15 × platinum15th | - | (15,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 33,000 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | 3 × silver3 | 9 × gold9 | 9 × platinum9 | - | 2,967,500 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Greece (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | - | 15,000 | ifpi.gr ( Memento from October 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | gold1 | - | - | 10,000 | Individual evidence |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | gold1 | 3 × platinum3 | - | 52,500 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 3 × platinum3 | - | 305,000 | fimi.it |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 2 × gold2 | 3 × platinum3 | - | 600,000 | riaj.or.jp JP2 |
Canada (MC) | - | 5 × gold5 | 10 × platinum10 | diamond1 | 2,155,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 3 × gold3 | 11 × platinum11 | - | 172,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 10 × platinum10 | - | 1,165,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 155,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | platinum1 | - | 140,000 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | 2 × gold2 | 7 × platinum7th | - | 225,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Portugal (AFP) | - | 2 × gold2 | 4 × platinum4th | - | 43,500 | Individual evidence |
Russia (NFPF) | - | gold1 | - | - | 10,000 | Individual evidence |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 310,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 5 × platinum5 | - | 335,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | gold1 | 10 × platinum10 | - | 990,000 | promusicae.es |
Hungary (MAHASZ) | - | gold1 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 65,000 | slagerlistak.hu |
United States (RIAA) | - | 9 × gold9 | 13 × platinum13 | diamond1 | 25,800,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 14 × silver14th | 10 × gold10 | 40 × platinum40 | - | 18,760,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 17 × silver17th | 95 × gold95 | 224 × platinum224 | 2 × diamond2 |
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- ↑ Hamilton Spectator: Singer George Michael recovering after falling out of moving SUV. In: The Hamilton Spectator. May 23, 2013, accessed March 25, 2016 .