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

SongPeakWeeks in ChartPeaked on
Praying for time161423/09/90
Freedom182324/02/91
Waiting for that day50402/06/91
Don't let the sun (EJ)31521/02/92
Too Funky31909/08/92
Somebody to love191216/05/93
Jesus to a child1821/01/96
Source : http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~jamies/charts/

USA

Billboard Singles - Number One's only

SongWeeks at No. 1First week at No. 1
Solo  
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)204/18/1987
Faith412/12/1987
Father Figure202/27/1988
One More Try 305/28/1988
Monkey 208/27/1988
Praying for Time110/13/1990
Don't Let the Sun Go Down101/25/1992
With Wham !  
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go311/17/1984
Careless Whisper302/16/1985
Everything She Wants205/25/1985
Source : Number One Hit Records @ http://www.fn.net/~spreng/webhits/index.html

Billboard Singles

SongPeak Weeks in Chart
1983  
1983 Bad Boys5011
1984  
Wake me up before You Go-Go124
1985  
Careless Whisper 122
Everything She Wants119
Freedom317
1986  
I'm Your Man 321
A Different Corner 716
The Edge of Heaven 1015
Where Did your Heart Go498
I Knew You Were Waiting121
1987  
I Want Your Sex 222
1988  
Father Figure119
One More Try119
Monkey 117
Kissing a Fool 418
1990  
Praying for Time115
Freedom 90719
Waiting for the Day 2115
1992  
Dont Let the Sun Go Down122
Too Funky1019
1993  
Somebody to Love 3211
Killer/ Papa was a Rolling Stone7711
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

AlbumDate of EntryPeakWks. at No. 1Wks. in Top 40
Make it Big11/17/841356
Music from the Edge of Heaven7/26/8610 11
Faith11/28/8711269
Listen without Prejudice9/29/902 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
SongUS Entry datePeak Weeks in Top 20UK Entry datePeak Weeks in Top 20
Wake Me Up Before You Go GoOctober 84 111May 8418
Careless WhisperJanuary 85 112August 84 112
Everything She Wants May 85 110December 84 28
I Knew You Were Waiting March 8718January 87 16
Faith November 87 110October 87 25
Father FigureFebruary 88111January 88 111
One More Try May 8818April 88 81
Monkey August 88113July 88 131
Praying for TimeSeptember 9018September 90 64
Dont Let the Sun Go Down on meJanuary 92113December 91 16

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
SongUK Entry datePeak Weeks in Top 20US Entry datePeak Weeks in Top 20
Wake Me Up Before You Go GoMay 84 18October 84111
Careless WhisperAugust 84 112January 85 112
Freedom October 84 18September 85 38
I'm Your Man November 8518January 86 38
A Different Corner April 86 17June 86 76
Edge of HeavenJune 8616June 86 105
I Knew You Were Waiting January 8716March 87 18
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me December 9116January 92 16
Jesus to a ChildJanuary 9614February 96 74

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

SongWeeks at No. 1First week at No. 1
Solo  
Careless Whisper508/09/1984
A Different Corner117/05/1986
I Want Your Sex311/07/1987
I Knew You Were Waiting For Me328/02/1987
Faith614/11/1987
Don't Let the Sun Go Down811/01/1992
With Wham !  
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 221/07/1984
The Edge of Heaven312/07/1986

The Annual Top 100

RankSongPeak
1984  
Careless Whisper1
9Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go1
11Freedom2
1985  
65Last Christmas / Everything She Wants2
1986  
3A Different Corner1
10The Edge Of Heaven1
111 I'm Your Man4
1987  
8I Knew You Were Waiting For Me1
14Faith1
17I Want Your Sex1
1988  
26One More Try4
38Father Figure2
93Monkey6
149Kissing A Fool13
1990  
82Praying For Time10
119Freedom 908
1991  
151Cowboys And Angels15
165Heal The Pain16
1992  
6Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me1
59Too Funky3
1993  
47Somebody To Love5
Source : Chart Club Holland @ http://www.pi.net/~r538/chart/cchmenu.htm

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