George Michael / discography

- discography
George Michael (2006)
Publications
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
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1987	Faith	DE3 gold (46 weeks)DE	AT3 (38 weeks) AT	CH4th × 2 Double platinum (32 weeks)CH	UK1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (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 Quadruple platinum (74 weeks)UK	US2 × 2 Double platinum (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 Six-fold platinum (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 Double platinum (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 Double platinum (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
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1998	Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael	DE3 × 3 Triple gold (62 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (35 weeks)AT	CH5 platinum (35 weeks)CH	UK1 × 9 Nine-fold platinum (119 weeks)UK	US24 × 2 Double platinum (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 Quadruple platinum (… 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
		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
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
	Kissing a Fool Faith	DE44 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK18 (7 weeks) UK	US5 (15 weeks) US	First published: October 8, 1988
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
	Waiting for That Day Listen Without Prejudice Volume One	-	-	-	UK23 (5 weeks) UK	US27 (10 weeks) US	First published: October 15, 1990
	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
1991	Mother's Pride Listen Without Prejudice Volume One	-	-	-	-	US46 (9 weeks) US	First published: January 1991
	Heal the Pain Listen Without Prejudice Volume One	-	-	-	UK31 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 4, 1991
	Cowboys and Angels Listen Without Prejudice Volume One	-	-	-	UK45 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 18, 1991
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
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
	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
1997	Older / I Can't Make You Love Me Older	-	-	-	UK3 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 20, 1997
	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
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
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
	Round Here Solitaire	-	-	CH55 (4 weeks) CH	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1, 2004
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
	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
2009	December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)	DE37 (2 weeks) DE	AT63 (1 week) AT	-	UK14 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 14, 2009
2011	True Faith	-	-	-	UK27 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 13, 2011
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
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
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
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.

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE1DE AT1AT CH-CH UK8thUK US1US Top 10 albums DE8thDE AT7thAT CH9CH UK10UK US3US Albums in the charts DE10DE AT10AT CH9CH UK10UK US10US

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH2CH UK6thUK US8thUS Top 10 singles DE8thDE AT8thAT CH13CH UK24UK US14thUS Singles in the charts DE29DE AT26thAT CH26thCH UK41UK US19thUS

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : George Michael / Awards for Music Sales

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
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

swell

1. ↑ Hamilton Spectator: Singer George Michael recovering after falling out of moving SUV. In: The Hamilton Spectator. May 23, 2013, accessed March 25, 2016 . 

Web links

• Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US