George Michael discography

George Michael discography
George Michael discography
Studio albums	5
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	5

The discography for English singer-songwriter George Michael's releases consist of five studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, 44 singles, eight promotional singles, 36 music videos, and five video albums. In his career, he sold an estimated 100 million to 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time [en].

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Details	UK	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	IRE	NL	SWE	SWI	US	Certifications
Faith	Released: 30 October 1987 Label: Columbia (#460000) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD	1	3	3	52	3	52	1	4	4	1	BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Diamond SNEP: 2× Platinum
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1	Released: 3 September 1990 Label: Columbia (#467295) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD, DCC	1	2	5	2	7	3	2	3	3	2	BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum
Older	Released: 13 May 1996 Label: Virgin (#V2802) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	6	BPI: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold
Songs from the Last Century	Released: 6 December 1999 Label: Virgin (#V2920) Formats: CD, CS, MD	2	12	12	7	4	7	6	16	6	157	BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold
Patience	Released: 15 March 2004 Label: Sony Music (#515402-2) Formats: CD, digital download	1	2	3	4	1	2	1	1	2	12	BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold SNEP: Gold

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
Title	Details	UK	AUS	AUT	GER	IRE	NL	SWE	SWI	US	Certifications
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael	Released: 9 November 1998 Label: Sony (#200850-9) Formats: CD, MD, CS	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	5	24	BPI: 9× Platinum ARIA: 7× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum
Twenty Five [en]	Released: 11 November 2006 Label: Sony (#88697009002) Formats: CD, digital download	1	9	19	13	3	2	3	2	12	BPI: 5× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum IRMA: 3× Platinum SNEP: Gold

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
Title	Details	UK	AUS	AUT	GER	IRE	NL	SWI	US	Certifications
Symphonica [en]	Released: 14 March 2014 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: Blu-ray Audio, CD, digital download, LP	1	11	7	6	1	2	6	50	BPI: Gold
The Faith Tour [en]	Release date: 6 November 2026 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, LP, Blu-ray audio, Digital	TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title	Details	Certifications
Faith	Released: 9 August 1988 Label: Sony Format: VHS	RIAA: 2× Platinum
George Michael	Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Sony Format: VHS	RIAA: Platinum
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael [en]	Released: 29 November 1999 Label: Sony Format: DVD, VHS	ARIA: 3× Platinum ABPD: Gold
Twenty Five [en]	Released: 13 November 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: DVD	ARIA: 2× Platinum
Live in London [en]	Released: 7 December 2009 Studio: Sony Format: DVD, Blu-ray	ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Details	UK	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	IRE	NL	SWE	SWI	US	Certifications
Five Live [en] (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield [en])	Released: 19 April 1993 Label: Parlophone (#0777-7-89418-2-8) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	17	2	12	8	1	2	45	6	46	BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	UK	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	IRE	NL	SWE	SWI	US	Certifications	Album
"Careless Whisper"	1984	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum SNEP: Silver	Make It Big
"A Different Corner"	1986	1	4	6	16	7	2	2	18	3	7	BPI: Gold	Music from the Edge of Heaven
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)	1987	1	1	9	—	5	1	1	4	5	1	BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold	Aretha [en]
"I Want Your Sex"		3	2	2	11	3	1	1	8	4	2	RIAA: Platinum	Faith
"Faith"		2	1	4	22	5	2	1	9	4	1	BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold
"Hard Day [en]"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Father Figure"	1988	11	5	17	37	18	2	2	—	13	1	BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold
"One More Try"		8	34	19	5	22	1	4	4	4	1	RIAA: Gold SNEP: Silver BPI: Silver
"Monkey"		13	12	22	34	24	8	7	—	5	1
"Kissing a Fool"		18	55	—	45	44	9	13	—	—	5
"Praying for Time [en]"	1990	6	16	20	19	19	3	11	9	6	1	BPI: Silver	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
"Waiting for That Day [en]"		23	50	—	—	—	11	79	—	—	27
"Freedom! '90"		28	18	25	23	41	17	15	20	—	8	BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold
"Heal the Pain [en]" (original version)	1991	31	—	—	—	—	16	16	—	—	—
"Cowboys and Angels [en]"		45	164	—	36	—	15	15	—	—	—
"Soul Free [en]"		—	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [en]" (with Elton John)		1	3	2	1	4	2	1	2	1	1	BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Silver	Duets [en]
"Too Funky"	1992	4	3	9	5	12	5	3	7	6	10	ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold	Red Hot + Dance [en]
"Somebody to Love" (with Queen)	1993	1	19	15	16	21	1	6	—	—	30	BPI: Silver	Five Live EP
"Killer [en] / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"	1993	—	—	—	197	—	1	—	—	—	69		Five Live EP
"Jesus to a Child [en]"	1996	1	1	11	7	12	1	2	2	4	7	BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold	Older
"Fastlove"		1	1	13	10	25	5	12	7	13	8	BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold
"Spinning the Wheel [en]"		2	14	29	—	67	14	24	18	24	—	BPI: Silver
"Older [en]" / "I Can't Make You Love Me"	1997	3	61	—	—	—	6	46	60	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Star People '97 [en]"		2	51	37	—	64	7	40	37	28	—	BPI: Silver
"Waltz Away Dreaming [en]" (with Toby Bourke)		10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Room 21
"You Have Been Loved"		2	75	—	—	—	11	44	53	—	—	BPI: Silver	Older
"Outside"	1998	2	13	17	26	30	7	14	15	19	—	BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold	Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
"As" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	1999	4	45	—	27	38	12	9	27	22	—	BPI: Gold	Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
"If I Told You That [en]" (with Whitney Houston)	2000	9	37	—	—	58	25	31	44	33	—		Whitney: The Greatest Hits [en]
"Freeek! [en]"	2002	7	5	7	7	7	14	12	26	2	—	ARIA: Gold	Patience
"Shoot the Dog [en]"	2002	12	36	41	59	44	23	26	39	14	—
"Amazing [en]"	2004	4	6	23	37	19	4	9	16	10	—	BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold
"Flawless (Go to the City) [en]"		8	26	72	—	54	23	30	—	36	—
"Round Here [en]"		32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	—
"John and Elvis Are Dead [en]"	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"An Easier Affair"	2006	13	36	58	87	44	20	37	23	28	—		Twenty Five
"This Is Not Real Love [en]" (featuring Mutya Buena)	2006	15	—	62	—	—	27	32	—	36	—		Twenty Five
"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)"	2008	14	—	63	—	37	40	18	43	—	—		Non-album singles
"True Faith [en]"	2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—
"White Light [en]"	2012	15	88	53	73	21	32	6	—	34	—
"Let Her Down Easy [en]"	2014	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Symphonica
"Fantasy [en]" (featuring Nile Rodgers)	2017	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged
"This Is How (We Want You to Get High) [en]"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Last Christmas
"Always" (with Waze & Odyssey [en], Mary J. Blige and Tommy Theo)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) [en]"	1991	Non-album single
"These Are the Days of Our Lives [en]" (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield)	1993	Five Live
"You Know That I Want To" / "Safe"	1996	Non-album single
"Roxanne"	1999	Songs from the Last Century
"Miss Sarajevo [en]"	1999	Songs from the Last Century
"Heal the Pain [en]" (featuring Paul McCartney)	2008	Twenty Five
"You and I [en]"	2011	Non-album single
"Going to a Town [en]"	2014	Symphonica
"Feeling Good"	2014	Symphonica

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	US	Album
"Mother's Pride [en]"	1990	46	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Turn to Gold [en]"	1984	Turn to Gold
"The Last Kiss"	1985	Romance [en]
"Nikita"		Ice on Fire
"Wrap Her Up"		Ice on Fire
"Learn to Say No" (with Jody Watley)	1987	Jody Watley [en]
"Jive Talkin' [en]"	1987	Outrageous [en]
"Heaven Help Me [en]"	1989	Spell [en]
"Red Dress"	1990	Son of Albert [en]
"Someday"	1991	Change [en]
"Tonight"	1991	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin [en]
"I'm Your Man"	1995	I've Gotta Have It All
"You Spin Me Round [en]"	1995	Non-album single
"Chameleon (Shed Your Skin)"	1997	Smoke + Mirrors
"The Grave"	2003	Hope (War Child) [en]
"Blame It on the Sun" (with Ray Charles)	2005	Genius & Friends [en]
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing? [en]" (with Tony Bennett)	2006	Duets: An American Classic [en]
"We Are Cinderella"	2021	This Time Tomorrow [en]

Remix and production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Me or the Rumours" (The George Michael mix)	1989	Deon Estus	Spell
"Only You" (Laker Boy mix)	1991	Praise [en]	Praise
"Someday"		Pepsi & Shirlie	Change
"One Nation Under a Groove [en]"		Jay Henry	Non-album single
"Tripping on Your Love [en]" (George Michael Metropolis mix)		Bananarama	Pop Life [en]
"Brother Louie [en]"	1993	Louie Louie [en]	Let's Get Started
"We Are Cinderella"	2021	Sleeper	This Time Tomorrow

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Careless Whisper"	1984	Duncan Gibbins [en]
"A Different Corner"	1986	Luc Roeg
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)	1987	Brian Grant
"I Want Your Sex"		Andy Morahan [en]
"Faith"
"Father Figure"
"One More Try"	1988	Tony Scott
"Monkey"		Andy Morahan
"Kissing a Fool"
"Praying for Time"	1990	Michael Borofsky
"Freedom! '90"	1990	David Fincher
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)	1991	Andy Morahan
"Too Funky"	1992	George Michael and Thierry Mugler
"Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"	1993	Marcus Nispel [en]
"Jesus to a Child"	1996	Howard Greenhalgh [en]
"Fastlove"		Vaughan Arnell [en] and Anthea Benton [en]
"Spinning the Wheel"		Vaughan Arnell [en] and Anthea Benton [en]
"Star People '97"	1997	Milton Lage
"Older"		Andy Morahan
"Waltz Away Dreaming" (with Toby Bourke)		The New Renaissance
"Outside"	1998	Vaughan Arnell
"As" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	1999	Big TV!
"Roxanne"	1999	Joanna Bailey
"If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston)	2000	Kevin Bray [en]
"Freeek!"	2002	Joseph Kahn [en]
"Shoot the Dog"	2002	2DTV
"Amazing"	2004	Matthew Rolston [en]
"Flawless (Go to the City)"		Jake Scott [en]
"Round Here"		Andy Morahan
"John and Elvis Are Dead"	2005	Anthea Benton
"An Easier Affair"	2006	Jake Nava
"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)"	2009	M.I.E.
"True Faith"	2011	M.I.E.
"White Light"	2012	Ryan Hope
"Let Her Down Easy"	2014	Vaughan Arnell
"Fantasy" (featuring Nile Rodgers)	2017
"This Is How (We Want You to Get High)"	2019

Notes

1 2 Chart position of 2011 re-master
↑ In some markets (such as the United Kingdom), Five Live charted as a single, not an EP.
↑ "Careless Whisper" is sometimes credited to "Wham!", or "Wham! feat. George Michael".
↑ "Soul Free" was released commercially in Australia and Japan only.
↑ "Star People '97" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
↑ "Amazing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Hot Singles Sales chart.
↑ "Flawless (Go to the City)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.
↑ "John and Elvis Are Dead" was not eligible to chart due to UK chart rules at that time.
↑ "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" was originally released as a free download in December 2008 and was not eligible to chart, but was re-released as a paid download in December 2009, and therefore became eligible.
↑ "This Is How (We Want You To Get High" did not enter the UK Singles Top 100 Chart, but peaked at number 10 on both the UK Singles Downloads and Singles Sales charts.
↑ Promoted to urban radio in February 1992.
↑ Paul McCartney is often uncredited on "Heal the Pain".
↑ Produced under the alias "Laker Boy".
↑ Produced under the alias "James Kennedy", the name of Michael's close friend Andros Georgiou's firstborn son.

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1 2 3 4 5
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[Faith-11] 1 2 Chart position of 2011 re-master

[13] In some markets (such as the United Kingdom), Five Live charted as a single, not an EP.

[14] "Careless Whisper" is sometimes credited to "Wham!", or "Wham! feat. George Michael".

[15] "Soul Free" was released commercially in Australia and Japan only.

[16] "Star People '97" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

[17] "Amazing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

[18] "Flawless (Go to the City)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

[19] "John and Elvis Are Dead" was not eligible to chart due to UK chart rules at that time.

[20] "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" was originally released as a free download in December 2008 and was not eligible to chart, but was re-released as a paid download in December 2009, and therefore became eligible.

[21] "This Is How (We Want You To Get High" did not enter the UK Singles Top 100 Chart, but peaked at number 10 on both the UK Singles Downloads and Singles Sales charts.

[22] Promoted to urban radio in February 1992.

[23] Paul McCartney is often uncredited on "Heal the Pain".

[24] Produced under the alias "Laker Boy".

[25] Produced under the alias "James Kennedy", the name of Michael's close friend Andros Georgiou's firstborn son.

[UK-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "GEORGE MICHAEL songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts.

[AUS-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Peak positions in Australia:
Singles and albums peaks to 26 June 1988: Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

Singles and albums peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography George Michael". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.

Singles and albums peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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For "Cowboys and Angels": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 29 May 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.

For "White Light": "The ARIA Report Issue #1174 > Week Commencing ~ 27 August 2012" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[mwCOw] Singles and albums peaks to 26 June 1988: Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. 1993. p. 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[mwCPc] Singles and albums peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography George Michael". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.

[mwCP0] Singles and albums peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[mwCQE] For "Kissing a Fool": "25 Years Ago This Week: January 15, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.

[mwCQc] For "Cowboys and Angels": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 29 May 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.

[mwCQ0] For "White Light": "The ARIA Report Issue #1174 > Week Commencing ~ 27 August 2012" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

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v t e George Michael
Discography Awards Live performances
Studio albums	Faith Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Older Patience
Cover albums	Songs from the Last Century
Live albums	Five Live MTV Unplugged Symphonica
Compilations	Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Twenty Five
Video releases	Faith Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Twenty Five George Michael Live in London
Concert tours	The Faith Tour Cover to Cover 25 Live Live in Australia Symphonica Tour
Documentaries	George Michael: A Different Story
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