George Michael discography
George Michael performing in Antwerp in 2008 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 2 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 40 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 16 | |
| ↙Other appearances | 5 | |
The discography of George Michael, an English singer-songwriter, contains five studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, forty singles, sixteen music videos, four video albums and a number of other appearances with other artists. In his career Michael has sold 75 million records worldwide.[1]
Michael's debut album, Faith, was released by Epic Records in the United Kingdom in October 1987. It included the singles "I Want Your Sex", "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try" and "Monkey". The album peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart, and was certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] It also peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million.[4][5] Also in 1987 Michael collaborated with Aretha Franklin on the UK and US number one single "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".[2][6] In September 1990 Michael released his second album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, which peaked at number one in the UK, number two in the US, and was certified 4× Platinum by the BPI.[2][3][4] The album spawned the singles; "Praying for Time", "Waiting for That Day", "Freedom! '90", "Heal the Pain" and "Cowboys and Angels".
In December 1991 Michael released "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a duet with Elton John; it reached number one in the UK and US.[2][6] In 1992 Michael recorded "Too Funky", for the charity project Red Hot + Dance; the song reached number four in the UK and number ten in the US.[2][6] In 1993 Michael released the Five Live EP, which contained tracks performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with Queen and Lisa Stansfield. It debuted at number one in the UK and was certified Gold.[2][3] In early 1996 Michael released "Jesus to a Child", a UK number-one single.[2] The follow-up "Fastlove", also peaked at number one in the UK.[2] Following "Fastlove", the album Older was released, in May 1996. Other singles from the album included "Spinning the Wheel", "Star People '97" and the double A-sides "Older / I Can't Make You Love Me" and "You Have Been Loved / The Strangest Thing '97". All of these reached the UK top three.[2] Michael released his first greatest hits collection, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, in November 1998; it contained the new songs "Outside" and "As", a duet with Mary J. Blige. The album is Michael's most successful in the UK, reaching number one and it was certified 7× Platinum.[2][3]
Michael's fourth studio album, Songs from the Last Century, was released in December 1999 and included cover versions of popular songs. His next album Patience, was released in March 2004 and peaked at number one in the UK.[2] Twenty Five, released in 2006, was George Michael's second greatest hits album, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career. It debuted at number one in the UK.[2] The album contains songs mainly from George Michael's solo career and three new songs: "An Easier Affair" and "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with Mutya Buena, formerly of Sugababes). In December 2008 Michael released a new track "December Song" on his website for free.[7] The following year, "December Song" was officially released as a download single in the UK.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [4] |
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| Faith |
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1 | 3 | 41 | 140 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 |
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1 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Older |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Songs from the Last Century |
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2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 157 |
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| Patience |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT [10] |
GER [23] |
IRE [13] |
NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [24] |
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| Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
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| Twenty Five |
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1 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
[edit] Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [10] |
IRE | NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [4] |
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| Five Live EP |
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1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 30 |
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[edit] Singles
[edit] As lead artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [27] |
IRE [28] |
NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [6] |
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| "Careless Whisper" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Make It Big |
| "A Different Corner" | 1986 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
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Music from the Edge of Heaven |
| "I Want Your Sex" | 1987 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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Faith |
| "Faith" | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
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| "Father Figure" | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| "One More Try" | 8 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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| "Monkey" | 13 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| "Kissing a Fool" | 18 | 66 | — | 45 | 44 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 5 | |||
| "Praying for Time" | 1990 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 | |
| "Freedom! '90" | 28 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 20 | — | 8 |
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| "Waiting for That Day" | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | 11 | 79 | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Heal the Pain" | 1991 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mother's Pride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||
| "Cowboys and Angels" | 45 | — | — | 36 | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | |||
| "Too Funky" | 1992 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
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Red Hot + Dance |
| "Somebody to Love" (with Queen) |
1993 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 30 | Five Live EP | |
| "Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | |||||
| "Jesus to a Child" | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Older | |
| "Fastlove" | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |||
| "Spinning the Wheel" | 2 | 14 | 29 | — | 67 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 24 | — |
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| "Older / I Can't Make You Love Me" | 1997 | 3 | 61 | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | 60 | — | — | ||
| "Star People '97" | 2 | 51 | 37 | — | 64 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 28 | — | |||
| "Waltz Away Dreaming" (featuring Tony Bourke) |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "You Have Been Loved / The Strangest Thing '97" |
2 | 75 | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 53 | — | — |
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Older | |
| "Outside" | 1998 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | — |
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
| "As" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
1999 | 4 | 45 | — | 27 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 22 | — |
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| "Freeek!" | 2002 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2 | — | Patience | |
| "Shoot the Dog" | 12 | 36 | 41 | 59 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 14 | — | |||
| "Amazing" | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | — | ||
| "Flawless (Go to the City)" | 8 | 26 | 72 | — | 54 | 23 | 30 | — | 36 | — | |||
| "Round Here" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | |||
| "John and Elvis Are Dead" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "An Easier Affair" | 2006 | 13 | 36 | 58 | 87 | 44 | 20 | 37 | 23 | 28 | — | Twenty Five | |
| "This Is Not Real Love" (featuring Mutya Buena) |
15 | — | 62 | — | — | 27 | 32 | — | 36 | — | |||
| "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" [A] | 2008 | 14 | — | — | — | 37 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "True Faith" | 2011 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | Charity single | |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
Notes:
- A^ "December Song" was originally released as a free download in December 2008 and wasn't eligible to chart, but was re-released as a paid download in December 2009 and therefore became eligible.
[edit] As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [29] |
IRE [13] |
NL [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [24] |
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| 1987 | "Jive Talkin'" (with Boogie Box High) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | Boogie Box High | |||||||
| "Give It All Away" (with Boogie Box High) | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin) | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
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Aretha | |||||||
| 1991 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Duets | |||||||
| 2000 | "If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston) | 9 | 37 | — | — | 58 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 33 | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Video details | Certifications | Details |
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| 1988 | Faith
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| 1990 | George Michael
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| 1999 | Ladies & Gentleman: The Best of George Michael
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| 2006 | Twenty Five
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| 2009 | George Michael Live in London
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
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| 1984 | "Careless Whisper" | Duncan Gibbins |
| 1986 | "A Different Corner" | |
| 1987 | "I Want Your Sex" | Andy Morahan & George Michael[31] |
| "Faith" | Andy Morahan | |
| "Father Figure" | Andy Morahan & George Michael | |
| 1988 | "One More Try" | Tony Scott |
| "Monkey" | Andy Morahan | |
| "Kissing a Fool" | ||
| 1990 | "Praying for Time" | |
| "Freedom '90" | David Fincher[32] | |
| 1992 | "Too Funky" | George Michael[33] |
| 1993 | "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | Marcus Nispel[34] |
| 1996 | "Jesus to a Child" | Howard Greenhalgh[35] |
| "Fastlove" | Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton [36] | |
| "Spinning the Wheel" | ||
| 1997 | "Star People '97" | Milton Lage[37] |
| "Older" | Andy Morahan | |
| 1998 | "Outside" | Vaughan Arnell[38] |
| 1999 | "As" | Big TV![39] |
| "Roxanne" | Joanna Bailey[40] | |
| 2000 | "If I Told You That" | Kevin Bray[41] |
| 2002 | "Freeek!" | Joseph Kahn[42] |
| "Shoot the Dog" | ||
| 2004 | "Amazing" | Matthew Rolston[43] |
| "Flawless (Go to the City)" | Jake Scott[44] | |
| "Round Here" | Andy Morahan | |
| 2005 | "John and Elvis Are Dead" | |
| 2006 | "An Easier Affair" | |
| 2008 | "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" | |
| 2011 | "True Faith" |
[edit] Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Learn to Say No" (with Jody Watley) | Jody Watley |
| 1991 | "Tonight" | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| 2005 | "Blame It on the Sun" (with Ray Charles) | Genius & Friends |
[edit] References
- General
- "George Michael Official Website Discography". Sony Music. http://www.georgemichael.com/index.php?module=discography. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- "George Michael: Discography". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks Inc. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/georgemichael/discography. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- "George Michael > Discography". Allmusic. Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4909. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- Specific
- ^ Martin, Nicole (2003-11-18). "George Michael is back with Sony the 'slave master'". telegraph.co.uk The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1447005/George-Michael-is-back-with-Sony-the-slave-master.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "UK Charts > George Michael". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/george%20michael/. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d "George Michael > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/george-michael/chart-history/5202?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d "George Michael > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/george-michael/chart-history/5202?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ ""December Song" free download via official website". NME. http://www.nme.com/news/george-michael/41382. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Australian Charts > George Michael". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993) (doc). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Austrian Charts > George Michael" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c "French Charts > George Michael" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Michael, George / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de Phono Net. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Michael%2CGeorge?sort=entry&type=longplay. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c "Irish Charts > George Michael". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=george+michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Dutch Album Charts > George Michael" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Swedish Charts > George Michael". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Swiss Charts > George Michael" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Michael. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2004 Albums". Australian Record Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2004.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e "CRIA Certified Awards". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25george+michael%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=25&csearch=20&nextprev=1. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SNEP > Les Certifications". InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (George Michael)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=George+Michael&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "NVPI Goud & Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461&formposted=no&pagenr=1. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard: George In The USA". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-prince-of-album-sales-1004011613.story#/news/ask-billboard-1003316066.story. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "George Michael German albums discography". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Michael%2CGeorge/?type=longplay. Retrieved 07-09-2009.
- ^ a b "George Michael Billboard discography". Allmusic. Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4909. Retrieved 07-09-2009.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "IRMA 2006 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum06.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Michael, George / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Michael%2CGeorge/single. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Irish Charts > George Michael". irishcharts.ie Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "George Michael German singles discography". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Michael%2CGeorge/single. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ a b Top 40 DVD Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation
- ^ ""Father Figure" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=204163. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Freedom '90" NME video review". NME. http://www.nme.com/awards/video/id/zqAedBXP6ys/search/george. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ "George Michael Biography > Official website". Sony Music. http://www.georgemichael.com/index.php?module=history. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Killer/Papa Was A Rollin Stone" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=223777. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Jesus To A Child" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=306677. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Fastlove" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=306848. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Star People" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=307402. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Outside" video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/george-michael/215345/outside.jhtml. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""As" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=218371. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Roxanne" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=218612. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""If I Told You That" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=18948. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ "George Michael RCA biography". RCA. http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/george_michael/biog/. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Amazing" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=218371. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
- ^ ""Flawless (Go To The City)" video". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1078&vid=218366. Retrieved 08-09-2009.
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: George Michael |
- George Michael Official website
- George Michael discography at Discogs
- George Michael at Musicbrainz