George Michael discography

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 .

Albums
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSPeak positions in Australia: 
 Singles and albums peaks to 26 June 1988: 
 Singles and albums peaks from 26 June 1988: 
 Singles and albums peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: 
 For "Kissing a Fool": 
 For "Cowboys and Angels": 
 For "White Light":  AUT FRA GER IRE NL SWE SWI US Faith Released: 30 October 1987
 Label: Columbia 
 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 
 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 
 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 
 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 
 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 UK AUS AUT GER IRE NL SWE SWI US Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael Released: 9 November 1998
 Label: Sony 
 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  Released: 11 November 2006
 Label: Sony 
 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 UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL SWE SWI US  Released: 19 April 1993
 Label: Parlophone 
 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  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 "—" 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  Released: 29 November 1999
 Label: Sony
 Format: DVD, VHS ARIA: 3× Platinum
 ABPD: Gold  Released: 13 November 2006
 Label: Sony BMG
 Format: DVD ARIA: 2× Platinum  Released: 7 December 2009
 Studio: Sony
 Format: DVD, Blu-ray ARIA: 2× Platinum
 BPI: Platinum

Singles
As lead artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL SWE SWI US "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)" 1987 1  1  9  —  5  1  1  4  5  1 BPI: Platinum
 ARIA: Gold  "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 "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "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 "" 1990 6  16  20  19  19  3  11  9  6  1 BPI: Silver Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 "" 23  50  —  —  —  11  79  —  —  27 "Freedom! '90" 28  18  25  23  41  17  15  20  —  8 BPI: Platinum
 ARIA: Platinum
 RIAA: Gold "" (original version) 1991 31  —  —  —  —  16  16  —  —  — "" 45  164  —  36  —  15  15  —  —  — "" —  95  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 1  3  2  1  4  2  1  2  1  1 BPI: Gold
 RIAA: Gold
 SNEP: Silver  "Too Funky" 1992 4  3  9  5  12  5  3  7  6  10 ARIA: Platinum
 RIAA: Gold  "Somebody to Love" 1993 1  19  15  16  21  1  6  —  —  30 BPI: Silver Five Live EP " / " —  —  —  197  —  —  —  —  69 "" 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 "" 2  14  29  —  67  14  24  18  24  — BPI: Silver "" /  "I Can't Make You Love Me" 1997 3  61  —  —  —  6  46  60  —  — BPI: Silver "" 2  51  37  —  64  7  40  37  28  — BPI: Silver "" 10  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Room 21 "" 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" 1999 4  45  —  27  38  12  9  27  22  — BPI: Gold "" 2000 9  37  —  —  58  25  31  44  33  —  "" 2002 7  5  7  7  7  14  12  26  2  — ARIA: Gold Patience "" 12  36  41  59  44  23  26  39  14  — "" 2004 4  6  23  37  19  4  9  16  10  — BPI: Silver
 ARIA: Gold "" 8  26  72  —  54  23  30  —  36  — "" 32  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  55  — "" 2005 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "An Easier Affair" 2006 13  36  58  87  44  20  37  23  28  — Twenty Five "" 15  —  62  —  —  27  32  —  36  — "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" 2008 14  —  63  —  37  40  18  43  —  — rowspan="3"  "" 2011 27  —  —  —  —  —  38  —  —  — "" 2012 15  88  53  73  21  32  6  —  34  — "" 2014 53  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Symphonica "" 2017 85  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged "" 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Last Christmas "Always" 2020 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles
 Title Year Album "" 1991  "" 1993 Five Live "You Know That I Want To" / "Safe" 1996  "Roxanne" 1999 Songs from the Last Century "" "" 2008 Twenty Five "" 2011  "" 2014 Symphonica "Feeling Good"

Other charted songs
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album US "" 1990 46 Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

Other appearances
 Title Year Album "" 1984 Turn to Gold "The Last Kiss" 1985  "Nikita" Ice on Fire "Wrap Her Up" "Learn to Say No" 1987  ""  "" 1989  "Red Dress" 1990  "Someday" 1991  "Tonight"  "I'm Your Man" 1995 I've Gotta Have It All ""  "Chameleon (Shed Your Skin)" 1997 Smoke + Mirrors "The Grave" 2003  "Blame It on the Sun" 2005  "" 2006  "We Are Cinderella" 2021 

Remix and production credits
 Title Year Artist Album "Me or the Rumours" 1989 Deon Estus Spell "Only You" 1991  Praise "Someday" Pepsi & Shirlie Change "" Jay Henry  "" Bananarama  "" 1993  Let's Get Started "We Are Cinderella" 2021 Sleeper This Time Tomorrow

Music videos
 Title Year Director(s) "Careless Whisper" 1984  "A Different Corner" 1986 Luc Roeg "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" 1987 Brian Grant "I Want Your Sex"  "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 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 1991 Andy Morahan "Too Funky" 1992 George Michael and Thierry Mugler "Killer / Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" 1993  "Jesus to a Child" 1996  "Fastlove"  and  "Spinning the Wheel" "Star People '97" 1997 Milton Lage "Older" Andy Morahan "Waltz Away Dreaming" The New Renaissance "Outside" 1998 Vaughan Arnell "As" 1999 Big TV! "Roxanne" Joanna Bailey "If I Told You That" 2000  "Freeek!" 2002  "Shoot the Dog" 2DTV "Amazing" 2004  "Flawless (Go to the City)"  "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 "White Light" 2012 Ryan Hope "Let Her Down Easy" 2014 Vaughan Arnell "Fantasy" 2017  "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)" 2019 

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References

Category:Discographies
Category:Discographies of British artists