George Michael - Worldwide Charts & Sales

[Wayne]

A true pleasure to document this wonderful man's album sales. He's my join #1 ranked favourite male soloist ever. He is nothing shy of inspirational, he was most recently seen at a Beyonce concert, ironically singing If I Were A Boy. He is a gay icon, a music icon and a cultural legend. His music defines quality, his sales reflect quality and he is absolutely gorgeous...

...LADIES AND GENTLEMAN...

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WORLDWIDE SALES:

Faith: 20,000,000
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1: 8,500,000
Five Live: 2,700,000
Older: 8,500,000
Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best Of: 10,000,000
Songs From The Last Century: 3,000,000
Patience: 3,000,000
25: 3,000,000

= 58,700,000

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SALES BY COUNTRY:

North America:

USA: 16,500,000
Canada: 2,300,000

TOTAL = 18,800,000

Europe:

UK: 7,600,000
Germany: 3,500,000
France: 3,500,000
Netherlands: 1,300,000
Spain: 1,450,000
Italy: 2,000,000

TOTAL = 29,500,000

Australasia:

Australia: 1,000,000
New Zealand: 200,000

TOTAL = 1,300,000

Other:

Japan: 1,500,000

[Wayne]

Faith: 20,000,000

North America: 12,500,000
Europe: 5,000,000
Australasia: 450,000
Rest: 2,050,000

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1: 8,500,000

North America: 3,000,000
Europe: 3,850,000
Australasia: 120,000
Rest: 1,030,000

Five Live: 2,700,000

North America: 575,000
Europe: 1,650,000
Australasia: --
Rest: 475,000

Older: 8,500,000

North America: 1,600,000
Europe: 5,400,000
Australasia: 175,000
Rest: 1,325,000

Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best Of: 10,000,000

North America: 1,600,000
Europe: 7,050,000
Australasia: 200,000
Rest: 1,150,000

Songs From The Last Century: 3,000,000

North America: 300,000
Europe: 2,200,000
Australasia: 75,000
Rest: 425,000

Patience: 3,000,000

North America: 550,000
Europe: 2,000,000
Australasia: 77,500
Rest: 442,500

25: 3,000,000

North America: 250,000
Europe: 2,500,000
Australasia: --
Rest: 250,000

[Wayne]

Thanks to nelson for the following chart histories! :)

AUSTRALIA

Singles
03.09.1984 #1(4) (28) Careless Whisper
28.04.1986 #4 (15) A Different Corner
09.02.1987 #1(4) (21) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
06.07.1987 #2 (19) I Want Your Sex
16.11.1987 #1(1) (27) Faith
08.02.1988 #5 (16) Father Figure
23.05.1988 #34 (8) One More Try
15.08.1988 #11 (12) Monkey
09.01.1989 #66 (6) Kissing A Fool
27.08.1990 #15 (15) Praying For Time
26.11.1990 #17 (28) Freedom
01.04.1991 #44 (16) Waiting For That Day/You Can't Always Get What You Want
29.07.1991 #91 (3) Soul Free
23.12.1992 #3 (20) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
22.06.1992 #4 (20) Too Funky

Albums
23.11.1987 #3 (48) Faith
24.09.1990 #5 (54) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

Wham!

Singles
17.01.1983 #4 (18) Young Guns (Go For It)
18.04.1983 #9 (18) Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do)
11.07.1983 #9 (13) Bad Boys
31.10.1983 #60 (11) Club Tropicana
25.06.1984 #1(7) (24) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
05.11.1984 #3 (20) Freedom
17.12.1984 #3 (18) Last Christmas
11.02.1985 #7 (12) Everything She Wants
23.12.1985 #3 (17) I'm Your Man
21.07.1986 #2 (12) The Edge Of Heaven
10.11.1986 #54 (10) Where Did Your Heart Go

Albums
25.07.1983 #6 (28) Fantastic
19.11.1984 #1(2) (28) Make It Big
28.07.1986 #5 (28) Final

Certifications

Singles
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Gold, (35,000), 1992
Too Funky, Gold, (35,000), 1992
Fastlove, Platinum, (70,000), 1996
Outside, Gold, (35,000), 1999
Freeek!, Gold, (35,000), 2002

Albums
Faith, Platinum x3, (210,000), 1991
Listen Withoust Prejudice vol. 1, Platinum, (70,000), 1991
Older, Platinum x2, (140,000), 1996
Ladies & Gentlemen, Platinum x4, (280,000), 1999
Songs From The Last Century, Gold, (35,000), 1999

[Wayne]

BELGIUM

SINGLES
08.09.1984 #2 (13) Careless Whisper
12.04.1986 #2 (13) A Different Corner
14.02.1987 #1(2) (11) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
27.06.1987 #1(2) (11) I Want Your Sex
31.10.1987 #1(7) (14) Faith
16.01.1988 #2 (10) Father Figure
30.04.1988 #3 (11) One More Try
23.07.1988 #5 (8) Monkey
03.12.1988 #10 (8) Kissing A Fool
01.09.1990 #4 (12) Praying For Time
17.11.1990 #26 (4) Freedom
23.02.1991 #36 (3) Heal The Pain
04.05.1991 #26 (5) Cowboys And Angels
28.12.1991 #1(6) (17) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
20.06.1992 #2 (14) Too Funky
08.05.1993 #8 (12) Somebody To Love
20.01.1996 #3 (11) Jesus To A Child
11.05.1996 #17 (11) Fastlove
14.09.1996 #36 (1) Spinning The Wheel
31.10.1998 #21 (8) Outside

WHAM!

SINGLES
08.01.1983 #8 (7) Young Guns
26.03.1983 #12 (5) Wham Rap
16.07.1983 #8 (5) Bad Boys
05.11.1983 #23 (5) Club Tropicana
23.06.1984 #1(4) (14) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
20.10.1984 #2 (11) Freedom
22.12.1984 #2 (9) Last Christmas
26.01.1985 #9 (6) Everything She Wants
31.11.1985 #3 (11) I'm Your Man
28.06.1986 #1(2) (12) Edge Of Heaven

[Wayne]

CANADA

SINGLES
06.23.1986 #3 (16) A Different Corner
05.18.1987 #9 (15) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
08.31.1987 #2 (20) I Want You Sex
11.30.1987 #1(12) (20) Faith
03.28.1988 #3 (17) Father Figure
07.11.1988 #2 (15) One More Try
09.26.1988 #6 (14) Monkey
01.23.1989 #7 (16) Kissing A Fool
11.19.1990 #1(1) (19) Praying For Time
01.21.1991 #2 (19) Freedom
03.04.1991 #15 (6) Waiting For The Day
03.16.1992 #1(1) (25) Don't Let The Sun Go Donw On Me
07.27.1992 #3 (11) Too Funky
04.01.1996 #7 (8) Jesus To A Child
06.10.1996 #5 (13) Fastlove

ALBUMS
12.28.1987 #1(5) (73) Faith
10.22.1990 #5 (30) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
05.10.1993 #36 (10) Five Live
06.03.1996 #5 (26) Older
11.30.1998 #10 (16) Ladies & Gentlemen
01.10.2000 #51 (8) Songs From The Last Century

WHAM!

SINGLES
11.19.1984 #2 (25) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
02.04.1985 #2 (24) Careless Whisper
06.24.1985 #5 (17) Everything She Wants
09.16.1985 #12 (13) Freedom
02.03.1986 #6 (16) I'm Your Man
09.01.1986 #6 (12) Edge Of Heaven

ALBUMS
02.18.1985 #2 (65) Make It Big
07.28.1986 #5 (14) Music From The Edge Of Heaven

CERTIFICATIONS

ALBUMS
FAITH, Diamond, (1,000,000), 1991
Listen Without Prejudice vol. 1, Platinum x2, (200,000), 1991
Older, Platinum x2, (200,000), 1996
Ladies & Gentlemen, Platinum x2, (200,000), 1998
Songs From The Last Century, Gold, (50,000), 2000
Make It Big, Platinum x6, (600,000), 1985
Music From The Edge Of Heaven, Platinum, (100,000), 1986

SINGLES
Faith, Gold, (50,000), 1987
I Want Your Sex, Gold, (50,000), 1987
Careless Whisper, Platinum, (100,000), 1985
Everything She Wants, Gold, (50,000), 1985
I'm Your Man, Gold, (50,000), 1986
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Platinum, (100,000), 1985

VIDEO
Faith, Platinum, 1990

[Wayne]

ITALY

SINGLES
30.10.1984 #1(9) (21) Careless Whisper
25.03.1986 #2 (20) A Different Corner
24.02.1987 #13 (13) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
16.06.1987 #2 (21) I Want Your Sex
20.10.1987 #1(3) (17) Faith
02.02.1988 #14 (4) Father Figure
26.04.1988 #11 (8) One More Try
06.09.1988 #25 (1) Monkey
11.09.1990 #5 (20) Praying For Time
05.02.1991 #21 (3) Freedeom
08.10.1991 #1(7) (24) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
02.06.1992 #2 (26) Too Funky
27.04.1993 #9 (10) Somebody To Love
09.01.1996 #2 (16) Jesus To A Child
23.04.1996 #1(2) (13) Fastlove
03.09.1996 #10 (7) Spinning The Wheel
20.10.1998 #3 (16) Outside
16.03.1999 #8 (6) As

ALBUMS
03.11.1987 #2 (16) Faith
04.09.1990 #6 (14) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
20.04.1993 #6 (9) Five Live
14.05.1996 #2 (25) Older

WHAM!

SINGLES
02.10.1984 #24 (4) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
11.12.1984 #5 (11) Freedom
15.01.1985 #1(3) (16) Last Christmas
26.11.1985 #1(1) (15) I'm Your Man
10.06.1986 #2 (18) The Edge Of Heaven

ALBUMS
20.11.1984 #1(7) (24) Make It Big
08.07.1986 #2 (19) The Final

Thanks pierpinto

ITALY


Older 330,000 copies sold in 1996.


Link (http://archivio.lastampa.it:80/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=1651008)

[Wayne]

FRANCE

SINGLES
#3 Careless Whisper
#16 A Different Corner
#11 I Want Your Sex
#22 Faith
#37 Father Figure
#5 One More Try
#34 Monkey
#45 Kissing A Fool
#19 Praying For Time
#23 Freedom
#36 Cowboys And Angels
#1(7) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
#5 Too Funky
#7 Jesus To A Child
#10 Fastlove
#26 Outside
#27 As
#7 Freeek!
#59 Shoot The Dog

ALBUMS
#5 Faith
#2 Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
#12 FIve Live
#14 Older
#7 Songs From The Last Century

COMPILATIONS
#1 Ladies & Gentlemen

CERTIFICATIONS

ALBUMS
Faith, Platinum, (300,000), 1988
Listen Without Prejudice vol. 1, Platinum, (300,000), 1991
Five Live, Gold, (100,000), 1993
Older, Platinum, (300,000), 1996
Ladies & Gentlemen, Platinum x2, (600,000), 1999
Songs From the Last Century, Gold x2, (200,000), 2000

Make It Big, Gold x2, (200,000), 1988

SINGLES
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Silver, (125,000),1992
Careless Whisper, Silver, (200,000), 1985
One More Try, Silver, (200,000), 1988
Jesus To A Child, Silver, (125,000), 1996
Fastlove, Silver, (125,000), 1996
The Final, Platinum, (300,000), 1995

Songs From The Last Century, Gold x2, (200,000), 2000

[Wayne]

JAPAN

SINGLES Total: 1,165,660

Wham!
1983.09.21 #62 (8) (25,000)Club Tropicana
1983.12.21 #64 (17) (51,000) Bad Boys
1984.05.21 #80 (6) (16,000) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
1984.08.25 #12 (26) (204,000) Careless Whisper
1984.12.08 #29 (13) (58,000) Freedom
1984.12.15 #12 (49) (84,000) Last Christmas
1984.12.21 #76 (5) (13,000) Careless Whisper (12 inch)
1984.12.21 #73 (6) (15,000) Freedeom (12 inch)
1984.12.21 #47 (12) (38,000) Last Christmas (12 inch)
1985.3.21 #75 (4) (10,000) Everything She Wants
1985.12.05 #50 (9) (25,000) I'm Your Man
1985.12.05 #62 (7) (17,000) I'm Your Man (12 inch)
1986.07.21 #66 (5) (8,000) The Edge Of Heaven
1986.10.25 #88 (2) (4,000) Where DId Your Heart Go
1993.11.21 #17 (16) (312,170) Last Christmas
2001.11.21 #94 (2) (2,410) Last Christmas

George Michael
1986.05.21 #78 (4) (7,000) A Different Corner
1987.11.21 #86 (4) (6,170) Faith
1988.08.26 #90 (3) (4,430) Monkey
1990.08.30 #89 (3) (6,659) Praying For Time
1992.07.16 #95 (1) (2,450) Too Funky
1996.01.17 #62 (2) (10,130) Jesus To A Child
2002.03.20 #93 (1) (2,040) Freeek!

NB: LAST CHRISTMAS ranked #11 (655,000) in all time Best selling international singles in Japan.
Or, say second to another chrismas song ALL I WANT FOR CHRISMTAS IS YOU #3 (1,108,000).

ALBUMS Total: 1,826,960

Wham!
1983.09.21 #17 (44) (151,000) Fantastic!
1984.11.21 #1 (26) (798,000) Make It Big
1984.12.21 #43 (13) (24,000) Make It Big [Picture Disc]
1986.07.21 #9 (13) (68,000) Music From The Edge Of Heaven
1986.08.06 #11 (15) (73,000) Final
1989.04.30 #72 (5) (4,000) Best Remixes
1993.11.21 #58 (5) (36,420) Star Box
1997.12.12 #30 (5) (25,230) The Best Of Wham! If You Were There

George Michael
1987.11.21 #15(30) (202,000) Faith
1990.09.01 #3 (10) (146,450) Listen Without Prejudice vol. 1
1993.06.02 #35 (4) (28,060) Somebody To Love
1996.05.06 #3 (11) (201,970) Older
1998.11.06 #23 (4) (38,840) Ladies & Gentlemen
1999.12.06 #59 (3) (10,610) Songs From The Last Century
2004.03.17 #26 (6) (23,715) Patience

[Wayne]

GERMANY

SINGLES
George Michael
10.09.1984 #3 (21) Careless Whisper
21.04.1986 #7 (14) A Different Corner
22.06.1987 #3 (19) I Want Your Sex
02.11.1987 #5 (15) Faith
01.02.1988 #18 (14) Father Figure
09.05.1988 #22 (12) One More Try
01.08.1988 #24 (10) Monkey
19.12.1988 #44 (7) Kissing A Fool
10.09.1990 #19 (15) Praying For Time
03.12.1990 #41 (16) Freedom
23.12.1991 #4 (24) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
06.07.1992 #12 (17) Too Funky
24.05.1993 #21 (15) Somebody To Love
15.01.1996 #12 (16) Jesus To A Child
06.05.1996 #25 (23) Fastlove
02.09.1996 #67 (9) Spinning The Wheel
26.05.1997 #64 (9) Star People '97
02.11.1998 #30 (10) Outside
Wham!
24.01.1983 #20 (16) Young Guns
11.04.1983 #17 (11) Wham Rap (enjoy what you do)
06.06.1983 #12 (17) Bad Boys
05.09.1983 #13 (12) Club Tropicana
02.01.1984 #56 (4) Club Fantastic Megamix
18.06.11984 #2 (17) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
22.10.1984 #14 (16) Freedom
04.02.1985 #8 (9) Everything She Wants
24.12.1984 #7 (6) Last Christmas
09.12.1985 #7 (13) I'm Your Man
30.06.1986 #4 (15) The Edge Of Heaven

ALBUMS
George Michael
16.11.1987 #3 (47) Faith
17.09.1990 #7 (30) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
10.05.1993 #8 (30) Five Live
20.05.1996 #3 (58) Older
23.11.1998 #3 (58) Ladies & Gentlemen
20.12.1999 #4 (17) Songs From The Last Century
Wham!
18.07.1983 #7 (22) Fantastic
19.11.1984 #5 (26) Make It Big
14.07.1986 #2 (22) The Final
08.12.1997 #40 (14) The Best Of Wham!

CERTIFICATIONS

SINGLES
Last Christmas, Gold, (500,000)

ALBUMS
Faith, Gold, (250,000)
Listen Without Prejucdice Vol. 1, Gold, (250,000)
Five Live, Gold, (250,000)
Older, Platinum, (500,000)
Ladies & Gentlemen, Platinum, (500,000)

Make It Big, Gold, (250,000)

[Wayne]

SWEDEN

GEORGE MICHAEL
SINGLES
1984.09.14 #2 (20) Careless Whisper
1986.05.28 #18 (2) A Different Corner
1987.02.11 #4 (11) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
1987.06.17 #8 (8) I Want Your Sex
1987.10.28 #9 (10) Faith
1988.05.25 #4 (10) One More Try
1990.09.26 #9 (6) Praying For Time
1991.01.16 #20 (2) Freedom
1991.12.18 #2 (16) Don't Let The SUun Go Down On Me
1992.06.10 #7 (16) Too Funky

ALBUMS
1987.11.11 #4 (32) Faith
1990.09.12 #3 (26) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
1993.05.05 #45 (6) Five Live

WHAM!
SINGLES
1983.02.22 #1(2) (14) Young Guns
1983.05.31 #11 (10) Bad Boys
1984.06.26 #1(2) (16) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
1984.10.26 #9 (10) Freedom
1984.12.21 #2 (16) Last Christmas
1985.12.13 #15 (4) I'm Your Man
1986.07.09 #10 (6) The Edge Of Heaven

ALBUMS
1983.08.09 #15 (8) Fantastic
1984.11.23 #3 (22) Make It Big
1986.07.09 #16 (8) The Final

[Wayne]

NEW ZEALAND

GEORGE MICHAEL
SINGLES
09.21.1984 #3 (20) Careless Whisper [Gold, 10,000]
05.23.1986 #3 (13) Different Corner
03.06.1987 #3 (13) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
07.10.1987 #2 (13) I Want Your Sex
11.27.1987 #1(4) (15) Faith [Silver, 5,000]
03.04.1988 #7 (10) Father Figure
06.24.1988 #8 (7) One More Try
09.09.1988 #9 (8) MOnkey
09.07.1990 #8 (17) Praying For Time
11.30.1990 #13 (8) Freedeom
01.13.1992 #4 (13) DOn't Let The Sun GO Down On Me
07.10.1993 #5 (11) Too Funky
05.14.1993 #8 (9) Somebody To Love
01.19.1996 #5 (10) Jesus To A Child [Gold, 5,000]
05.03.1996 #5 (11) Fastlove
09.13.1996 #17 (6) Spinning The Wheel

ALBUMS
12.04.1987 #3 (37) Faith [Platinum, 20,000]
09.28.1990 #2 (25) Listen WIthout Prejudice [Platinum, 20,000]
05.24.1996 #1(1) (35) Older [Platinum, 15,000]
11.27.1998 #3 (52) Ladies & Gentlemen [Platinum x4, 60,000]
12.24.1999 #8 (3) Songs From The Last Century [Platinum, 15,000]

WHAM!
SINGLES
03.18.1983 #4 (12) Young Guns
05.20.1983 #18 (6) Wham Rap
07.29.1983 #10 (13) Bad Boys
10.28.1983 #25 (10) Club Tropicana
07.20.1984 #2 (14) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
11.16.1984 #8 (12) Freedom
01.18.1985 #17 (6) Last Christmas
02.15.1985 #6 (8) Everything She Wants
01.24.1986 #1(1) (12) I'm YOur Man
08.01.1986 #3 (12) Edge Of Heaven
12.19.1986 #34 (1) Last Christmas

ALBUMS
08.12.1983 #1(3) (22) Fantastic [Platinum, 20,000]
11.23.1984 #1(1) (21) Make It Big [Platinum, 20,000]
08.25.1986 #1(6) (34) Final [Platinum, 20,000]
02.20.1998 #29 (4) Best Of Wham!

[Wayne]

US BILLBOARD CHARTS

HOT DANCE CLUB PLAY

03.19.1983 #21 (13) Young Guns (Go For It)
08.13.1983 #28 (11) Bad Boys
10.20.1984 #27 (11) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
04.27.1985 #7 (10) Everything She Wants/Like A Baby
02.01.1986 #42 (5) I'm Your Man
03.14.1987 #12 (8) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
06.27.1987 #2 (11) I Want YOur Sex
10.17.1987 #5 (9) Hard Day
01.09.1988 #17 (5) Faith
02.27.1988 #13 (7) Father Figure
07.30.1988 #1(2) (11) Monkey
12.15.1990 #16 (9) Freedom
08.01.1992 #20 (9) Too Funky
07.03.1993 #5 (12) Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
11.23.1996 #44 (3) Spinning THe Wheel
03.08.1997 #1(1) (12) Star People
12.12.1998 #3 (12) Outside

ADULT CONTEMPORARY

10.06.1984 #4 (16) Wake Me Up Before You Go GO
12.15.1984 #1(5) (22) Careless Whisper
04.06.1985 #4 (18) Everything SHe Wants
08.03.1985 #4 (17) Freedom
12.14.1985 #13 (14) I'm YOur Man
05.03.1986 #6 (14) A Different Corner
07.26.1986 #22 (9) The Edge Of Heaven
10.26.1986 #33 (6) Where Did Your Heart Go?
03.07.1987 #2 (16) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
11.07.1987 #5 (17) Faith
01.23.1988 #3 (19) Father Figure
04.16.1988 #1(3) (20) One More Try
10.08.1988 #1(1) (18) Kissing A Fool
03.11.1989 #3 (18) Heaven Help Me
09.01.1990 #4 (16) Praying For TIme
11.10.1990 #27 (14) Freedom
01.19.1991 #22 (15) Waiting FOr That Day
03.02.1991 #41 (4) Mother's Pride
12.07.1991 #1(2) (23) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
05.08.1992 #42 (7) Somebody To Love
01.27.1993 #6 (13) Jesus To A Child
05.11.1996 #8 (12) Fastlove
12.27.1997 #22 (1) Last Christmas

STATISTICS
#44 in Top 200 Artists with (1,068 points)
#12 in 1980's with (758 points)

Hot R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES

01.19.1985 #8 (15) Careless Whisper
04.06.1985 #12 (17) Everything She Wants
01.11.1986 #55 (8) I'm Your Man
02.21.1987 #5 (14) I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
06.13.1987 #43 (13) I want Your Sex
10.17.1987 #21 (14) Hard Day
01.23.1988 #6 (14) Father Figure
04.23.1988 #1(1) (17) One MOre Try
07.09.1988 #8 (14) Monkey
10.22.1988 #33 (9) Kissing A Fool
03.18.1989 #3 (17) Heaven Help Me
07.31.1989 #88 (2) Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
02.24.1996 #22 (14) Jesus To A Child
05.11.1996 #44 (16) Fastlove
01.16.1999 #57 (20) As

STATISTICS
#250 in Top 500 Artists with (964 points)

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS

02.09.1985 #20 (36) Make It Big
12.05.1987 #1(6) (61) Faith
10.20.1990 #61 (15) Listen WIthout Prejudice Vol. 1