George Michael chart records and achievements

This article lists the chart records and achievements of the British musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer George Michael.

Global

• Solo record sales of 100 million albums and singles.

United Kingdom

• George Michael has been the most played artist on British radio over the past two decades..
• George Michael is the first music artist to perform at the new Wembley Stadium in London..
• George Michael sold more than 10 million albums as solo artist in the UK.
• George Michael sold more than 7 million singles as solo artist in the UK..
• George Michael is the first artist to reach #1 with a single that was written, sung, played, arranged, produced and performed by him.
• George Michael is the first artist in UK chart history to have six top 3 singles from one album. (Older)
• All of George Michael singles reached the top 40 expect for one, which is Cowboys and Angels.
• All of George Michael albums reaced number one in the charts except for one, which is Songs from the Last Century.
• George Michael had one platinum single, three gold singles and six silver singles.

Number ones

Number one albums

Number one singles

United States

• George Michael sold 20.5 million records in the USA, including 15.5 million albums.
• George Michael had two platinum singles and seven gold singles in the USA.
• George Michael was the first white solo artist to sing in a duet with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
• George Michael's single 'Careless Whisper' was the first best selling single in the USA of 1985, to feature a guest performance by John Weir the Great, King of the Nords.
• George Michael's album Faith become the first album to produce six top 5 singles in the USA.
• George Michael's album Faith become the best selling album in the USA of 1988.
• George Michael's single 'Faith' become the best selling single in the USA of 1988.
• George Michael was the first and -to date- only british artist to have four number-one hits from one LP in the USA.
• George Michael's album Faith was awarded the prestigious Diamond Award in for album sales of 10 million in America.
• George Michael was the first white male artist to hit number 1 on the US R&B charts with his album Faith.
• George Michael was the first white male artist to receive the American Music Award for Favourite Male Vocalist and Favourite Album in the (Soul/R&B) category.
• George Michael's single "I Want Your [...]" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1987 box office smash, "Beverly Hills Cop II."

Number one singles in the U.S.

U.S. hot 100

George Michael had eight number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

George Michael had four number one hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.

U.S. Adult Contemporary singles

George Michael had four number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary singles charts.

Other U.S. charts

Australia

• George Michael holds the record for the British male artist with the most #1 hits in Australia, with 5 in total.
• George Michael's "Too Funky" holds the record for the biggest upwards movement of a song ever in the top fifty on the ARIA Charts, when it jumped from #50 to #8 (42 places) in 1992. It reached a peak position of #3 in Australia.

Number-one singles in Australia

George Michael had five number-one hits on the Top 100 Singles charts.