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Revision as of 14:23, 18 January 2007
The following article documents the album, single and multimedia releases by the British recording artist, George Michael. For information on his group recordings, please see Wham!.
Albums
Studio
| Album cover | Album information |
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| Faith | |
| Listen without Prejudice, Vol. 1 | |
Older
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| Songs from the Last Century | |
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Patience
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Compilations
| Album cover | Album information |
|---|---|
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
| Twenty Five |
Live
| Album cover | Album information |
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Five Live (EP)
George Michael and Queen, with Lisa Stansfield |
Singles
Solo
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US Hot 100 | US Dance | US R&B | GER | AUS | Eurochart | |||
| 1984 | "Careless Whisper" | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | -- | 8 | 3 | 1 | -- | Make It Big (Wham!) |
| 1986 | "A Different Corner" | 1 (3) | 7 | -- | -- | 7 | - | -- | The Final (Wham!) |
| 1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 12 | -- | 5 | 1 | -- | Aretha (Aretha Franklin) |
| 1987 | "I Want Your Sex" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 3 | - | -- | Faith |
| 1987 | "Hard Day" | -- | -- | 5 | 21 | -- | - | -- | Faith |
| 1987 | "Faith" | 2 | 1 (4) | 17 | -- | 5 | 1 | -- | Faith |
| 1988 | "Father Figure" | 11 | 1 (2) | 13 | 6 | 18 | - | -- | Faith |
| 1988 | "One More Try" | 8 | 1 (3) | -- | 1 | 22 | - | -- | Faith |
| 1988 | "Monkey" | 13 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 8 | 24 | - | -- | Faith |
| 1988 | "Kissing a Fool" | 18 | 5 | -- | 33 | 44 | - | -- | Faith |
| 1990 | "Praying For Time" | 6 | 1 (1) | -- | -- | 19 | 16 | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1990 | "Waiting For That Day" | 23 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1990 | "Mother's Pride" | -- | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1990 | "Freedom! '90" | 28 | 8 | 16 | -- | 41 | 18 | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1991 | "Heal The Pain" | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1991 | "Cowboys And Angels" | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 |
| 1991 | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (with Elton John) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | -- | Duets (Elton John) |
| 1992 | "Too Funky" | 4 | 10 | 20 | -- | 12 | 3 | -- | Red Hot + Dance |
| 1993 | "Somebody to Love" (with Queen) | 1 (3) | 30 | -- | -- | 21 | 19 | -- | Five Live EP |
| 1993 | "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | -- | 69 | 5 | 88 | -- | -- | -- | Five Live EP |
| 1996 | "Jesus To A Child" | 1 (1) | 7 | -- | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | Older |
| 1996 | "Fastlove" | 1 (3) | 8 | -- | 44 | 25 | 1 | 3 | Older |
| 1996 | "Spinning the Wheel" | 2 | -- | 44 | -- | 67 | 14 | 5 | Older |
| 1997 | "Older" / "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | Older |
| 1997 | "Star People '97" | 2 | -- | 1 (1) | -- | 64 | -- | -- | Older |
| 1997 | "You Have Been Loved" / "The Strangest Thing '97" | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Older |
| 1998 | "Outside" | 2 | -- | 3 | -- | 30 | 13 | -- | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
| 1999 | "As" (with Mary J. Blige) | 4 | -- | -- | 57 | 38 | 45 | -- | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
| 1999 | "If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston) | 9 | -- | -- | -- | 58 | 37 | -- | Greatest Hits (Whitney Houston) |
| 2002 | "Freeek!" | 7 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 5 | -- | Patience |
| 2002 | "Shoot the Dog" | 12 | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 36 | -- | Patience |
| 2004 | "Amazing" | 4 | -- | 1 (1) | -- | 19 | 6 | -- | Patience |
| 2004 | "Flawless (Go to the City)" | 8 | -- | 1 (1) | -- | 54 | 26 | -- | Patience |
| 2004 | "Round Here" | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patience |
| 2005 | "John and Elvis Are Dead" (Digital single) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patience |
| 2006 | "An Easier Affair" | 13 | -- | -- | -- | 44 | -- | 16 | Twentyfive |
| 2006 | "This is Not Real Love" (with Mutya) | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | Twentyfive |
Footnotes:
- Numbers inside brackets indicate how long the song stayed at #1.
- "John and Elvis Are Dead" was a digital only release, and thus was not eligible to be included in the British singles chart.
Single appearances
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US Hot 100 | US Dance | US R&B | GER | |||
| 1985 | "Turn to gold (Producer/composer)" (David Austin) | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-Album track |
| 1985 | "Nikita" (Elton John featuring George Michael backing vocals) | 3 | 7 | -- | -- | 1 | Ice On Fire |
| 1985 | "Wrap Her Up" (Elton John featuring George Michael) | 12 | 20 | -- | -- | 54 | Ice On Fire |
| 1985 | "The Last Kiss" (David Cassidy featuring George Michael backing vocals) | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 10 | Romance |
| 1987 | "Jive Talkin'" (Boogie Box High featuring George Michael) | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album track |
| 1989 | "Heaven Help Me" (Deon Estus featuring George Michael) | -- | 5 | -- | 3 | -- | Spell |
| 1997 | "Waltz Away Dreaming" (Toby Bourke featuring George Michael) | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album track |
Multimedia
Video
| Video cover | Video information |
|---|---|
| Faith | |
George Michael
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DVD
| DVD cover | DVD information |
|---|---|
Ladies & Gentleman: The Best Of George Michael
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Notable achievements
Global:
- Solo record sales of 85million albums and singles.[18]
United Kingdom:
- Five solo #1 albums: Faith, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1, Older, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael and Patience.
- Six multi-platinum solo albums.
- Certified album sales of 7.2million (24xPlatinum).
- Seven solo #1 singles: "Careless Whisper", "A Different Corner", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" with Aretha Franklin, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" with Elton John, "Five Live (EP)" with Queen and Lisa Stansfield, "Jesus To A Child" and "Fastlove".
- One platinum single ("Careless Whisper"), three gold singles ("A Different Corner", "Five Live (EP)" and "Fastlove") and six silver singles ("Jesus To A Child", "Spinning The Wheel", "You Have Been Loved", "Outside", "As" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me").
United States of America:
- Faith was awarded the prestigious Diamond Award in for album sales of 10million in America.
- Certified album sales of 15.5million (15.5xPlatinum).
- Eight solo #1 singles: "Careless Whisper", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" with Aretha Franklin, "Faith", "Father Figure", "One More Try", "Monkey", "Praying For Time" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" with Elton John.
- Four solo #1 US Dance Chart singles: "Monkey", "Star People '97", "Amazing" and "Flawless (Go To The City)".
- Two platinum singles ("Careless Whisper" and "I Want Your Sex"), seven gold singles ("One More Try", "Faith", "Freedom '90", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Too Funky", "Jesus To A Child" and "Fastlove").
References
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