George Michael Chart Performance History
Chart performance for the Patience Album | Chart
performance for the Older Album
| Australia | USA | US # 1's
performance on the UK charts | UK # 1's performance on the US charts | UK | Holland
|
Australia
Singles (Since 1988) Top 60
| Song | Peak | Weeks in Chart | Peaked
on |
| Praying for time | 16 | 14 | 23/09/90 |
| Freedom | 18 | 23 | 24/02/91 |
| Waiting
for that day | 50 | 4 | 02/06/91 |
| Don't
let the sun (EJ) | 3 | 15 | 21/02/92 |
| Too
Funky | 3 | 19 | 09/08/92 |
| Somebody to
love | 19 | 12 | 16/05/93 |
| Jesus to a
child | 1 | 8 | 21/01/96 |
Source :
http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~jamies/charts/
USA
Billboard
Singles - Number One's only
| Song | Weeks at No. 1 | First
week at No. 1 |
| Solo | | |
| I
Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | 2 | 04/18/1987 |
| Faith | 4 | 12/12/1987 |
| Father
Figure | 2 | 02/27/1988 |
| One More Try | 3 | 05/28/1988 |
| Monkey | 2 | 08/27/1988 |
| Praying
for Time | 1 | 10/13/1990 |
| Don't Let the Sun Go Down | 1 | 01/25/1992 |
| With
Wham ! | | |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | 3 | 11/17/1984 |
| Careless
Whisper | 3 | 02/16/1985 |
| Everything She Wants | 2 | 05/25/1985 |
Source
: Number One Hit Records @ http://www.fn.net/~spreng/webhits/index.html
Billboard Singles
| Song | Peak | Weeks in
Chart |
| 1983 | | |
| 1983 Bad
Boys | 50 | 11 |
| 1984 | | |
| Wake
me up before You Go-Go | 1 | 24 |
| 1985 | | |
| Careless
Whisper | 1 | 22 |
| Everything She Wants | 1 | 19 |
| Freedom | 3 | 17 |
| 1986 | | |
| I'm
Your Man | 3 | 21 |
| A Different Corner | 7 | 16 |
| The
Edge of Heaven | 10 | 15 |
| Where Did your Heart Go | 49 | 8 |
| I
Knew You Were Waiting | 1 | 21 |
| 1987 | | |
| I
Want Your Sex | 2 | 22 |
| 1988 | | |
| Father
Figure | 1 | 19 |
| One More Try | 1 | 19 |
| Monkey | 1 | 17 |
| Kissing
a Fool | 4 | 18 |
| 1990 | | |
| Praying
for Time | 1 | 15 |
| Freedom 90 | 7 | 19 |
| Waiting
for the Day | 21 | 15 |
| 1992 | | |
| Dont
Let the Sun Go Down | 1 | 22 |
| Too Funky | 10 | 19 |
| 1993 | | |
| Somebody
to Love | 32 | 11 |
| Killer/ Papa was a Rolling Stone | 77 | 11 |
| 1996 | | |
| Jesus
to a Child | 7 | ?? |
Source : Billboard Book of Top 100
Singles and the All Music Book of Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts, Dave McLeer, 1995.
Billboard
Albums
| Album | Date of Entry | Peak | Wks.
at No. 1 | Wks. in Top 40 |
| Make it Big | 11/17/84 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Music
from the Edge of Heaven | 7/26/86 | 10 | | 11 |
| Faith | 11/28/87 | 1 | 12 | 69 |
| Listen
without Prejudice | 9/29/90 | 2 | | 27 |
Source
: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums
GEORGE MICHAEL: US v. UK
Chart Performance: A Comparison
Here is a chart that shows how the singles that made it to #1 in the US, did in the UK. It
provides an interesting insight of how different the public reaction is in the US and the UK to different singles. US smash #1 hits
like Monkey Father Figure and One More Try, as you can see, barely made it to the Top 20 in the UK.Performance of US #1
singles in the UK
| Song | US Entry date | Peak | Weeks
in Top 20 | UK Entry date | Peak | Weeks
in Top 20 |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | October 84 | 1 | 11 | May
84 | 1 | 8 |
| Careless Whisper | January
85 | 1 | 12 | August 84 | 1 | 12 |
| Everything
She Wants | May 85 | 1 | 10 | December
84 | 2 | 8 |
| I Knew You Were Waiting | March
87 | 1 | 8 | January 87 | 1 | 6 |
| Faith | November
87 | 1 | 10 | October 87 | 2 | 5 |
| Father
Figure | February 88 | 1 | 11 | January
88 | 11 | 1 |
| One More Try | May
88 | 1 | 8 | April 88 | 8 | 1 |
| Monkey | August
88 | 1 | 13 | July 88 | 13 | 1 |
| Praying
for Time | September 90 | 1 | 8 | September
90 | 6 | 4 |
| Dont Let the Sun Go Down on me | January
92 | 1 | 13 | December 91 | 1 | 6 |
Source:
Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts, Dave McAleer,1994
GEORGE MICHAEL: UK
v. US Chart Performance: A Comparison
Here is a chart that shows how the singles that made it to #1 in the UK, did in the US. It
provides an interesting insight of how different the public reaction is in the US and the UK to different singles. UK smash #1 hits
like Edge of Heaven barely made it to the Top 20 in the US.Performance of UK #1 singles in the US
| Song | UK Entry date | Peak | Weeks
in Top 20 | US Entry date | Peak | Weeks
in Top 20 |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | May 84 | 1 | 8 | October
84 | 1 | 11 |
| Careless Whisper | August
84 | 1 | 12 | January 85 | 1 | 12 |
| Freedom | October
84 | 1 | 8 | September 85 | 3 | 8 |
| I'm
Your Man | November 85 | 1 | 8 | January
86 | 3 | 8 |
| A Different Corner | April
86 | 1 | 7 | June 86 | 7 | 6 |
| Edge
of Heaven | June 86 | 1 | 6 | June 86 | 10 | 5 |
| I
Knew You Were Waiting | January 87 | 1 | 6 | March
87 | 1 | 8 |
| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | December
91 | 1 | 6 | January 92 | 1 | 6 |
| Jesus
to a Child | January 96 | 1 | 4 | February
96 | 7 | 4 |
Source: Hit Singles: Top 20 Charts, Dave
McAleer,1994
UK
Albums
All Wham!/George Michael's albums
have topped the UK Album Charts (incl. Fantastic, the 1983 debut album which was not released in the US).Info source: Hit
Albums:The Top 10 US & UK Album Charts,1995
Holland
Singles
- Number One's Only
| Song | Weeks at No. 1 | First
week at No. 1 |
| Solo | | |
| Careless
Whisper | 5 | 08/09/1984 |
| A Different Corner | 1 | 17/05/1986 |
| I
Want Your Sex | 3 | 11/07/1987 |
| I Knew You Were Waiting For
Me | 3 | 28/02/1987 |
| Faith | 6 | 14/11/1987 |
| Don't
Let the Sun Go Down | 8 | 11/01/1992 |
| With Wham ! | | |
| Wake
Me Up Before You Go-Go | 2 | 21/07/1984 |
| The Edge of
Heaven | 3 | 12/07/1986 |
The Annual Top 100
| Rank | Song | Peak |
| 1984 | | |
| 3 | Careless
Whisper | 1 |
| 9 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | 1 |
| 11 | Freedom | 2 |
| 1985 | | |
| 65 | Last
Christmas / Everything She Wants | 2 |
| 1986 | | |
| 3 | A
Different Corner | 1 |
| 10 | The Edge Of Heaven | 1 |
| 111 | I'm
Your Man | 4 |
| 1987 | | |
| 8 | I
Knew You Were Waiting For Me | 1 |
| 14 | Faith | 1 |
| 17 | I
Want Your Sex | 1 |
| 1988 | | |
| 26 | One
More Try | 4 |
| 38 | Father Figure | 2 |
| 93 | Monkey | 6 |
| 149 | Kissing
A Fool | 13 |
| 1990 | | |
| 82 | Praying
For Time | 10 |
| 119 | Freedom 90 | 8 |
| 1991 | | |
| 151 | Cowboys
And Angels | 15 |
| 165 | Heal The Pain | 16 |
| 1992 | | |
| 6 | Don't
Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 1 |
| 59 | Too Funky | 3 |
| 1993 | | |
| 47 | Somebody
To Love | 5 |
Source : Chart Club Holland @ http://www.pi.net/~r538/chart/cchmenu.htm
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