George Michael discography

See also: Wham! discography

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, Michael sold an estimated 100 million to 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.^[1][2]

George Michael discography
Michael onstage during the Faith Tour in 1988
Studio albums	5
EPs	1
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	44
Promotional singles	8
Video albums	5
Music videos	36

Michael's debut solo album, Faith, was released by Columbia Records in the United States and sibling label Epic Records in the United Kingdom in November 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", "Monkey" and "Kissing a Fool". The album peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart, and was certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[3][4] It also peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million copies.^[5][6] Also in 1987, Michael collaborated with Aretha Franklin on the UK and US number one single "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".^[3][7] 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.^[3][4][5] The album spawned the singles; "Praying for Time", "Waiting for That Day", "Freedom! '90", "Heal the Pain" and "Cowboys and Angels".

In November 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.^[3][7] 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.^[3][7] In 1993, Michael released his version of "Somebody to Love", which was performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with Queen. It debuted at number one in the UK and was certified Gold.^[3][4] In early 1996, Michael released "Jesus to a Child", a UK number-one single.^[3] The follow-up "Fastlove", also peaked at number one in the UK.^[3] 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.^[3] 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 was Michael's most successful in the UK, reaching number one and it was certified 8× Platinum.^[3][4]

Michael's fourth solo 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.^[3] Twenty Five, released in 2006, was Michael's second greatest hits album, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his music career. It debuted at number one in the UK.^[3] The album contains songs mainly from Michael's solo career and two 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 (I Dreamed of Christmas)" on his website for free.^[8] The following year, "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" was officially released as a commercial single. 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", another charity single. His next single was "White Light", and it was a commercial success, reaching number 15 on the UK singles chart. The song has also charted in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	IRE [13]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	US [5]
Faith	Released: 2 November 1987[17] Label: Columbia (#460000) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD	1	3	3	52[A]	3	52[A]	1	4	4	1	WW: 20,000,000[18] UK: 1,300,000[19]	BPI: 4× Platinum[4] ARIA: 5× Platinum[20] BVMI: Gold[21] GLF: Gold[22] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[23] NVPI: Platinum[24] RIAA: Diamond[6] SNEP: 2× Platinum[25]
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	WW: 8,000,000[26] UK: 1,412,663[27]	BPI: 4× Platinum[4] ARIA: 2× Platinum[20] BVMI: Gold[21] GLF: Platinum[28] IFPI AUT: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] NVPI: Platinum[24] RIAA: 2× Platinum[6] SNEP: Platinum[25]
Older	Released: 13 May 1996 Label: Virgin (#V2802) Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	6	UK: 1,800,000[19] US: 881,000[30]	BPI: 6× Platinum[4] ARIA: 2× Platinum[20] BVMI: Platinum[21] GLF: Gold[22] IFPI AUT: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] NVPI: Platinum[24] RIAA: Platinum[6] SNEP: 2× Gold[31]
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	WW: 3,600,000[32] UK: 600,000[19] US: 152,000[30]	BPI: 2× Platinum[4] ARIA: Gold[20] BVMI: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[23] SNEP: 2× Gold[31]
Patience	Released: 15 March 2004 Label: Sony Music (#515402-2) Formats: CD, digital download	1	2	3	4	1	2	1	1	2	12	WW: 4,000,000[33] UK: 700,000[19] US: 381,000[30]	BPI: 2× Platinum[4] ARIA: Platinum[20] BVMI: Platinum[21] GLF: Gold[22] IFPI AUT: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: Gold[23] NVPI: Gold[24] SNEP: Gold[31]

Compilation and live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions									Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	AUT [10]	GER [12]	IRE [13]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	US [5]
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	WW: 9,000,000[34] US: 1,100,000[30] UK: 2,500,000[19]	BPI: 9× Platinum[4] ARIA: 7× Platinum[35] BVMI: 3× Gold[21] GLF: Platinum[22] IFPI AUT: Platinum[29] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] NVPI: 2× Platinum[24] RIAA: 2× Platinum[6] SNEP: 2× Platinum[25]
Twenty Five	Released: 11 November 2006 Label: Sony (#88697009002) Formats: CD, digital download	1	9	19	13	3	2	3	2	12	UK: 900,000[19]	BPI: 5× Platinum[4] ARIA: 2× Platinum[36] BVMI: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Platinum[23] IRMA: 3× Platinum[37] SNEP: Gold[25]
Symphonica	Released: 14 March 2014 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: Blu-ray Audio, CD, digital download, LP	1	11	7	6	1	2	—	6	60	UK: 200,000[19]	BPI: Gold[4]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title	Details	Certifications
Faith	Released: 1988 Label: Sony Format: VHS	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
George Michael	Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Sony Format: VHS	RIAA: Platinum[6]
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael	Released: 29 November 1999 Label: Sony Format: DVD, VHS	ARIA: 3× Platinum[38] ABPD: Gold[39]
Twenty Five	Released: 13 November 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: DVD	ARIA: 2× Platinum[40]
Live in London	Released: 7 December 2009 Studio: Sony Format: DVD, Blu-ray	ARIA: 2× Platinum[40] BPI: Platinum[4]

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	IRE [13]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	US [5]
Five Live (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield)[B]	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	US: 358,000[30]	BPI: Gold[4] BVMI: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[23] NVPI: Platinum[24] SNEP: Gold[25]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	IRE [41]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	US [7]
"Careless Whisper"[C]	1984	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	BPI: 2× Platinum[4] ARIA: 2× Platinum[42] RIAA: 7× Platinum[6] SNEP: Silver[43]	Make It Big
"A Different Corner"	1986	1	4	6	16	7	2	2	18	3	7	BPI: Gold[4]	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[4] ARIA: Gold[42]	Aretha
"I Want Your Sex"		3	2	2	11	3	1	1	8	4	2	RIAA: Platinum[6]	Faith
"Faith"		2	1	4	22	5	2	1	9	4	1	BPI: 2× Platinum[4] ARIA: 2× Platinum[42] RIAA: Gold[6]
"Hard Day"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Father Figure"	1988	11	5	17	37	18	2	2	—	13	1	BPI: Gold[4] ARIA: Gold[42]
"One More Try"		8	34	19	5	22	1	4	4	4	1	RIAA: Gold[6] SNEP: Silver[43] BPI: Silver[4]
"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	BPI: Silver[4]	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
"Waiting for That Day"		23	50	—	—	—	11	79	—	—	27
"Freedom! '90"		28	18	25	23	41	17	15	20	—	8	BPI: Platinum[4] ARIA: Platinum[44] RIAA: Gold[6]
"Heal the Pain" (original version)	1991	31	—	—	—	—	16	16	—	—	—
"Cowboys and Angels"		45	164	—	36	—	15	15	—	—	—
"Soul Free"[D]		—	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)		1	3	2	1	4	2	1	2	1	1	BPI: Gold[4] RIAA: Gold[6] SNEP: Silver[45]	Duets
"Too Funky"	1992	4	3	9	5	12	5	3	7	6	10	ARIA: Platinum[42] RIAA: Gold[6]	Red Hot + Dance
"Somebody to Love" (with Queen)	1993	1	19	15	16	21	1	6	—	—	30	BPI: Silver[4]	Five Live EP
"Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"		—	—	—	197	—		—	—	—	69
"Jesus to a Child"	1996	1	1	11	7	12	1	2	2	4	7	BPI: Gold[4] RIAA: Gold[6] SNEP: Gold[46]	Older
"Fastlove"		1	1	13	10	25	5	12	7	13	8	BPI: Platinum[4] ARIA: Platinum[47] RIAA: Gold[6] SNEP: Gold[46]
"Spinning the Wheel"		2	14	29	—	67	14	24	18	24	—	BPI: Silver[4]
"Older" / "I Can't Make You Love Me"	1997	3	61	—	—	—	6	46	60	—	—	BPI: Silver[4]
"Star People '97"		2	51	37	—	64	7	40	37	28	—[E]	BPI: Silver[4]
"Waltz Away Dreaming" (with Toby Bourke)		10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Room 21
"You Have Been Loved"		2	75	—	—	—	11	44	53	—	—	BPI: Silver[4]	Older
"Outside"	1998	2	13	17	26	30	7	14	15	19	—	BPI: Gold[4] ARIA: Gold[49]	Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
"As" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	1999	4	45	—	27	38	12	9	27	22	—	BPI: Gold[4]
"If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston)	2000	9	37	—	—	58	25	31	44	33	—		Whitney: The Greatest Hits
"Freeek!"	2002	7	5	7	7	7	14	12	26	2	—	ARIA: Gold[50]	Patience
"Shoot the Dog"		12	36	41	59	44	23	26	39	14	—
"Amazing"	2004	4	6	23	37	19	4	9	16	10	—[F]	BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold[52]
"Flawless (Go to the City)"		8	26	72	—	54	23	30	—	36	—[G]
"Round Here"		32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	—
"John and Elvis Are Dead"[H]	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)"[I]	2008	14	—	63	—	37	40	18	43	—	—		Non-album singles
"True Faith"	2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—
"White Light"	2012	15	88	53	73	21	32	6	—	34	—
"Let Her Down Easy"	2014	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Symphonica
"Fantasy" (featuring Nile Rodgers)	2017	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged
"This Is How (We Want You to Get High)"[53]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Last Christmas
"Always" (with Waze & Odyssey, 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 or limited release

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"[54]	1992[J]	Non-album single
"These Are the Days of Our Lives"[57] (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield)	1993	Five Live
"You Know That I Want To" / "Safe"[58]	1996	Non-album single[K]
"Roxanne"[59]	1999	Songs from the Last Century
"Miss Sarajevo"[60]
"Heal the Pain" (featuring Paul McCartney)[L]	2008	Twenty Five
"You and I"	2011	Non-album single
"Going to a Town"	2014	Symphonica
"Feeling Good"

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US [7]
"Mother's Pride"	1990	46[M]	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

Other appearances

List of songs, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Turn to Gold"	1984	Turn to Gold
"The Last Kiss"	1985	Romance
"Nikita"		Ice on Fire
"Wrap Her Up"
"Learn to Say No" (with Jody Watley)	1987	Jody Watley
"Jive Talkin'"		Outrageous
"Heaven Help Me"	1989	Spell
"Red Dress"	1990	Son of Albert
"Someday"	1991	Change
"Tonight"		Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"I'm Your Man"	1995	I've Gotta Have It All
"You Spin Me Round"[61]		Non-album single
"Chameleon (Shed Your Skin)"[62]	1997	Smoke + Mirrors
"The Grave"	2003	Hope (War Child)
"Blame It on the Sun" (with Ray Charles)	2005	Genius & Friends
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (with Tony Bennett)	2006	Duets: An American Classic
"We Are Cinderella"[63]	2021	This Time Tomorrow

Remix and production credits

List of songs, showing year released, artist and album name

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Me or the Rumours" (The George Michael mix)	1989	Deon Estus	Spell
"Only You" (Laker Boy mix)[64]	1991	Praise	Praise
"Someday"[61]		Pepsi & Shirlie	Change
"One Nation Under a Groove"[N]		Jay Henry	Non-album single
"Tripping on Your Love" (George Michael Metropolis mix)		Bananarama	Pop Life
"Brother Louie"[66][O]	1993	Louie Louie	Let's Get Started
"We Are Cinderella"[63]	2021	Sleeper	This Time Tomorrow

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Careless Whisper"	1984	Duncan Gibbins
"A Different Corner"	1986	Luc Roeg[69]
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with Aretha Franklin)	1987	Brian Grant
"I Want Your Sex"		Andy Morahan[70]
"Faith"
"Father Figure"
"One More Try"	1988	Tony Scott
"Monkey"		Andy Morahan
"Kissing a Fool"
"Praying for Time"	1990	Michael Borofsky
"Freedom! '90"		David Fincher[71]
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John)	1991	Andy Morahan
"Too Funky"	1992	George Michael and Thierry Mugler[72][73]
"Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"	1993	Marcus Nispel[74]
"Jesus to a Child"	1996	Howard Greenhalgh[75]
"Fastlove"		Vaughan Arnell and Anthea Benton[76]
"Spinning the Wheel"
"Star People '97"	1997	Milton Lage[77]
"Older"		Andy Morahan
"Waltz Away Dreaming" (with Toby Bourke)		The New Renaissance
"Outside"	1998	Vaughan Arnell[78]
"As" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	1999	Big TV![79]
"Roxanne"		Joanna Bailey[80]
"If I Told You That" (with Whitney Houston)	2000	Kevin Bray[81]
"Freeek!"	2002	Joseph Kahn[82]
"Shoot the Dog"		2DTV[83]
"Amazing"	2004	Matthew Rolston[84]
"Flawless (Go to the City)"		Jake Scott[85]
"Round Here"		Andy Morahan
"John and Elvis Are Dead"	2005	Anthea Benton[86]
"An Easier Affair"	2006	Jake Nava[87]
"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)"	2009	M.I.E.[88][89]
"True Faith"	2011
"White Light"	2012	Ryan Hope[90]
"Let Her Down Easy"	2014	Vaughan Arnell
"Fantasy" (featuring Nile Rodgers)	2017	—
"This Is How (We Want You to Get High)"	2019

Notes

1. Chart position of 2011 re-master
2. In some markets (such as the United Kingdom), Five Live charted as a single, not an EP.
3. "Careless Whisper" is sometimes credited to "Wham!", or "Wham! feat. George Michael".
4. "Soul Free" was released commercially in Australia and Japan only.
5. "Star People '97" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[48]
6. "Amazing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[51]
7. "Flawless (Go to the City)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[51]
8. "John and Elvis Are Dead" was not eligible to chart due to UK chart rules at that time.
9. "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.
10. Promoted to urban radio in February 1992.^[55][56]
11. Issued in support of the Spinning the Wheel EP.
12. Paul McCartney is often uncredited on "Heal the Pain".
13. Peak position as of March 1991
14. Produced under the alias "Laker Boy".^[65]
15. Produced under the alias "James Kennedy",^[67] the name of Michael's close friend Andros Georgiou's firstborn son.^[68]