George Michael discography
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George Michael discography | |
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George Michael performing in Antwerp in 2008
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 31 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 40 |
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 100 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" (the Billboard Hot 100 year-end number-one single of 1988 in the United States), "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, then a member of the Sugababes, and now a member of Mutya Keisha Siobhan). 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 commercially. This was followed by "True Faith" (which was a UK top 30 and Irish top 40 hit, and an extensive re-working of the New Order song); and "You and I", an other charity single. His next single was "White Light", and it was a commercial success in the UK (#15), Australia, and Europe (#3 in Hungary, No. 6 in the Netherlands, No. 21 in France).
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
NLD [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
US [4] |
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Faith |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 |
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1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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Older |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Songs from the Last Century |
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2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 157 | ||
Patience |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Compilation and live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
GER [29] |
IRE [12] |
NLD [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
US [30] |
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | |||
Twenty Five |
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1 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | |||
Symphonica |
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1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 60 |
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"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
FRA | GER [11] |
IRE | NLD [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
US [4] |
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Five Live (EP) [A] |
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1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 46 |
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The Older EP [B] |
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3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | 60 | — | — |
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- A In some markets (such as the UK), this release charted as a single, and not an EP.
- B Contains four tracks including "Desafinado", recorded with legendary Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, taken from the Red Hot + Rio charity album.
Singles
As lead artist
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [34] |
IRE [35] |
NLD [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
US [6] |
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"Careless Whisper" [A] | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Make It Big (Wham! album) | |
"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 | Faith | |
"Faith" | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
"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 | |||
"Monkey" | 13 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
"Kissing a Fool" | 18 | 55 | — | 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" (original version) | 1991 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | ||
"Mother's Pride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||
"Cowboys and Angels" | 45 | 164 | — | 36 | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | |||
"Soul Free" [B] | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael/Duets | ||
"Too Funky" | 1992 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael/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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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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 | 101[lower-alpha 2] | |||
"Waltz Away Dreaming" (featuring Toby Bourke) |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (cassette and Mini-Disc edition)/Room 21 | ||
"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 | [lower-alpha 3] |
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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 | [lower-alpha 4] |
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"Roxanne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from the Last Century | ||
"Miss Sarajevo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"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 | [lower-alpha 5] | ||
"Flawless (Go to the City)" | 8 | 26 | 72 | — | 54 | 23 | 30 | — | 36 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
"Round Here" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | |||
"John and Elvis Are Dead" [C] | 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 | [lower-alpha 7] | |||
"Heal the Pain" (featuring Paul McCartney) [D] |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" [E] | 2009 | 14 | — | 63 | — | 37 | 40 | 18 | 43 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"True Faith" | 2011 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||
"You and I" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"White Light" / Song to the Siren | 2012 | 15 | 88 | 53 | — | 21 | 32 | 6 | — | 34 | — | ||
"Let Her Down Easy" | 2014 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Symphonica | |
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
Notes:
- A Sometimes credited to "Wham!", or "Wham! feat. George Michael".
- B "Soul Free" was a promotional single, though released commercially in Japan and Australia, where it charted poorly.
- C "John and Elvis Are Dead" was not eligible to chart due to UK chart rules at that time; as "You and I" was technically a free download, it was not eligible either.
- D McCartney is often uncredited.
- E "December Song" 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.
As featured artist
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [34] |
IRE [35] |
NLD [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
US [6] |
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"Jive Talkin'" (with Boogie Box High) |
1987 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | Boogie Box High | |
"Gave 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/Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | |
"Heaven Help Me" (with Deon Estus) |
1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 5 | Spell | |
"If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston) |
2000 | 9 | 37 | — | — | 58 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 33 | — | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | |
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
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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Music videos
Year | Song | Director(s) |
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1984 | "Careless Whisper" | Duncan Gibbins |
1986 | "A Different Corner" | |
1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin) |
Brian Grant |
"I Want Your Sex" | Andy Morahan and George Michael[40] | |
"Faith" | Andy Morahan | |
"Father Figure" | Andy Morahan and George Michael | |
1988 | "One More Try" | Tony Scott |
"Monkey" | Andy Morahan | |
"Kissing a Fool" | ||
1990 | "Praying for Time" | Michael Borofsky |
"Freedom! '90" | David Fincher[41] | |
1991 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John) |
Andy Morahan |
1992 | "Too Funky" | George Michael[42] |
1993 | "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | Marcus Nispel[43] |
1996 | "Jesus to a Child" | Howard Greenhalgh[44] |
"Fastlove" | Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton[45] | |
"Spinning the Wheel" | ||
1997 | "Star People '97" | Milton Lage[46] |
"Older" | Andy Morahan | |
"Waltz Away Dreaming" (with Toby Bourke) |
Harvey B. Brown | |
1998 | "Outside" | Vaughan Arnell[47] |
1999 | "As" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
Big TV![48] |
"Roxanne" | Joanna Bailey[49] | |
2000 | "If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston) |
Kevin Bray[50] |
2002 | "Freeek!" | Joseph Kahn[51] |
"Shoot the Dog" | 2DTV[52] | |
2004 | "Amazing" | Matthew Rolston[53] |
"Flawless (Go to the City)" | Jake Scott[54] | |
"Round Here" | Andy Morahan | |
2005 | "John and Elvis Are Dead" | Anthea Benton[55] |
2006 | "An Easier Affair" | Jake Nava[56] |
2008 | "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" | MIE[57] |
2011 | "True Faith" | MIE[58] |
2012 | "White Light" | Ryan Hope[59] |
2014 | "Let Her Down Easy" | Vaughn Arnell |
Other appearances
Year | Song | Album |
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1987 | "Learn to Say No" (with Jody Watley) |
Jody Watley |
1991 | "Tonight" | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
2003 | "The Grave" | Hope (War Child) |
2005 | "Blame It on the Sun" (with Ray Charles) |
Genius & Friends |
2006 | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (with Tony Bennett) |
Duets: An American Classic |
References
Footnotes
- ↑ "Spinning the Wheel" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- ↑ "Star People '97" also peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- ↑ "Outside" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- ↑ "As" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- ↑ "Amazing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and number 35 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
- ↑ "Flawless (Go to the City)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- ↑ "This Is Not Real Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
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External links
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- George Michael Official website
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