George Michael :: Charts & Sales History

[Robfan06]

Sorry if there is already a thread

Accoring to Wikipedia he does'nt qulify for selling over 50 million records because as he achieved fewer than fifty million with Wham!, and fewer than fifty million as a solo artist.

I thought he had sold over 80 million as a solo artist but that must include Wham as well.

Anyone know his solo sales?

Thanks.

[seattleboy]

I think the 80 million figure is for albums and singles.

[seattleboy]

United States: 16,000,000
Faith - 10 million
Listen w/o Prejudice - 2 million
Older - 1 million
Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael - 2 million
Patience - 500,000 (estimate)
Other - 500,000

[MJDangerous]

Yorgos Kyriatou Panayioutou, Keep The Faith, Patience !



Faith (1987) :
USA : 10.700.000
Canada : 1.300.000
Australie : 210.000
Nouvelle-Zélande : 20.000
Japon : 202.000
UK : 1.400.000
France : 700.000
Allemagne : 450.000
Italie : #20 de l’année.
Espagne : 200.000 (++)
Pays-Bas : + de 100.000 (#1 x5 (76))
Suisse : 100.000 (#4 (31))
Autriche : #3 (38)
Norvège : #3 (14)

Estimations mondiales : 18.500.000


Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990) :
USA : 2.500.000
Canada : 200.000
Brésil : 100.000
Australie : 70.000
Nouvelle-Zélande : 20.000
Japon : 146.000
UK : 1.500.000
France : 450.000
Allemagne : 450.000
Italie : #43 de l’année.
Espagne : 100.000 (+)
Pays-Bas : + de 100.000 (#2 (54))
Suisse : 50.000 (#3 (12))
Autriche : 20.000 (#5 (12))
Norvège : #4 (9)

Estimations mondiales : 7.500.000


Five Live (1993) :
USA : 400.000
Japon : 28.060
UK : 400.000
France : 150.000
Allemagne : 300.000
Italie : #44 de l’année.
Pays-Bas : 100.000 (#2 (29))
Suisse : 25.000 (#6 (18))
Autriche : 20.000 (#2 (22))

Estimations mondiales : 2.500.000


Older (1996) :
USA : 1.500.000
Canada : 200.000
Brésil : 100.000

Japon : 202.000

Australie : 140.000
Nouvelle-Zélande : 15.000

Europe : 4.000.000 (+)
- UK : 2.200.000
- France : 500.000
- Allemagne : 550.000
- Italie : #6 de l’année.
- Espagne : 200.000 (++)
- Pays-Bas : + de 100.000 (#1 x2 (93))
- Suisse : 50.000 (#2 (26))
- Autriche : 20.000 (#1 (33))
- Pologne : 100.000
- Suède : 50.000
- Norvège : 40.000 (#1 (32))

Estimations mondiales : 8.000.000


Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best Of (1998) :
USA : 1.500.000
Canada : 200.000
Brésil : 100.000

Japon : 39.950

Australie : 140.000
Nouvelle-Zélande : 60.000

Europe : 5.000.000 (+ de 6m)
- UK : 2.300.000
- France : 1.000.000
- Allemagne : 1.000.000
- Belgique : 100.000
- Italie : #13 de l’année (400.000).
- Espagne : 200.000
- Pays-Bas : 200.000 (#1 (68))
- Suisse : 50.000 (#5 (28))
- Autriche : 40.000 (#2 (33))
- Finlande : 33.000
- Pologne : 100.000
- Suède : 100.000
- Norvège : 40.000 (#1 (17))

Estimations mondiales : 9.500.000


Songs From The Last Century (2000) :
USA : 150.000
Canada : 50.000

Japon : 10.610
Corée Du Sud : 23.817

Australie : 35.000
Nouvelle-Zélande : 15.000

Europe : 2.000.000
- UK : 800.000
- Allemagne : 250.000
- Belgique : 50.000
- Italie : #23 de l’année.
- Espagne : 100.000
- Pays-Bas : #6 (16)
- Suisse : 25.000 (#6 (13))
- Autriche : #12 (9)
- Norvège : #13 (8)

Estimations mondiales : 2.700.000


Patience (2004) :
USA : 400.000

Japon : 20.280
Corée Du Sud : 8.723

Europe : 1.000.000 (+)
- UK : 700.000
- Allemagne : 200.000
- France : 130.000
- Italie : #22 de l’année.
- Espagne : 50.000
- Pays-Bas : 40.000
- Suisse : 20.000 (#2 (20))
- Autriche : 15.000 (#3 (14))
- Pologne : 50.000
- Suède : 30.000
- Norvège : #11 (5)
- Portugal : 10.000

Estimations mondiales : 2.800.000


Ventes totales mondiales : 51.500.000 albums vendus.

[Robfan06]

Thanks

So that is just albums? :-?

So he has definatly sold more than 50 million records. What are Wikipedea on about

[AutomaticBR]

Some Soundscan sales published on Billboard.com on Oct. 27th 2006

"Patience" 381,000
"Songs From The Last Century" 152,000
"Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael" 1.1 million
"Older" 881,000
"Five Live EP" (George Michael & Queen) 358,000

[ieremiadis]

Hi all,

I just happened to have the same question, so I e-mailed Keith Caulfield at Billboard & here is what he replied (along with my original message):

"GEORGE IN THE U.S.A.

Dear Keith,

I love your column and eagerly await reading it each and every week.

I have a question concerning a favorite artist of mine, George Michael. It's been some years since he last appeared on any Billboard charts (by topping Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Flawless (Go To The City)" - if I remember well). Now he is ready to circulate a new collection of hits he recorded over his 25 years of career as a solo artist or band member of Wham!

Even though I know that his new album titled "Twenty Five" will be released internationally on Nov. 13, I have no information on the U.S. release. Is it getting released and if yes, when?

Also, it seems that after the long battle he had with his recording company (the former Sony Music), all his albums had insignificant promotion stateside in contrary to the European market, where he achieved huge sales. With rumors circulating that he is planning to continue his sold out tour "25 Live" over in U.S., do you think that this album could bring him back in the spotlight in the States?

Finally, could you tell me how much sales has he achieved within the SoundScan era?

Keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot,

Nick Ieremiadis,
Athens, Greece


Hello Nick,

You are correct in thinking that the "Flawless (Go To The City)" was George Michael's last appearance on any Billboard chart. It reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart on Sept. 11, 2004. It was a single from his "Patience" album, released that same year. It peaked at No. 12 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 381,000 in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.

His new greatest hits album, "Twenty Five," was originally scheduled for release in November in the U.S. through Epic Records. However, it was recently pushed back to February 2007. The set was slated to be available in two editions – a two-CD set and an expanded three-CD set. (Criminally, hits like "I Want Your Sex," "Monkey" and "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" were not included on the tracklist for either edition.)

Here is a list of George Michael's SoundScan-era U.S. releases (1991) and how much they have sold in America.

"Songs From The Last Century," 1999; 152,000
"Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael," 1998; 1.1 million
"Older," 1996; 881,000
"Five Live EP" (George Michael & Queen), 1993; 358,000 "

I am so excited that I got my mail replied!!!!

Bye,
Nick.

[Alex2006]

Any figures linked with his last worldwide tour in stadium?

I think that the show in Wembley Stadium (june 9, 2007) was sold out (attendance: 75-80.000?)

Paris - Stade de France ~ 30-35.000 (June 22, 2007)

[Travolta]

Any figures linked with his last worldwide tour in stadium?

I think that the show in Wembley Stadium (june 9, 2007) was sold out (attendance: 75-80.000?)

Paris - Stade de France ~ 30-35.000 (June 22, 2007)

I've heard many times, he sold 1m tickets for his recent tour thus far. It said so on that doc about him and his Wembley gig during the summer.

[borderwolf]

New Zealand

December 6 2009:

George Michael - Live In London - gold x1 DVD

[yvettewheeler]

hi does anyone know his top 10 selling singles in the usa any info would be great thanks.

[borderwolf]

Poland

LIVE IN LONDON
certified 2x Platinum

[GaGaUlala]

Poland

LIVE IN LONDON
certified 2x Platinum

Source ?

[borderwolf]

Poland

LIVE IN LONDON
certified 2x Platinum

Source ?

http://www.zpav.pl/plyty.asp?page=platynowe&lang=pl

[borderwolf]

France

DVD

LIVE IN LONDON
certified GOLD (7.500) 15/12/2009

[borderwolf]

Australia
dvd chart

1 (5) LIVE IN LONDON George Michael

[borderwolf]

(thanks innocenteyes)

Australia
New accreditations:

George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen… The Best Of: 6 x Platinum (420 000 copies shipped)

[borderwolf]

Venezuela
unofficial
http://www.recordland.com
DVD chart


# 8 George Michael
Live In London

[borderwolf]

Venezuela
unofficial
http://www.recordland.com
DVD chart


# 4 George Michael
Live In London

[borderwolf]

Australia
ARIA Accreditations - May 2010

Platinum x3 DVDs
George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen... The Best Of George Michael

[borderwolf]

Venezuela
unofficial
http://www.recordland.com
DVD chart


# 5 George Michael
Live In London

[borderwolf]

Croatia
week 38
international

1 GEORGE MICHAEL
TWENTY FIVE - GREATEST HITS

4 GEORGE MICHAEL
LADIES & GENTLEMAN BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL

7 GEORGE MICHAEL
OLDER

8 GEORGE MICHAEL
LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE

9 GEORGE MICHAEL
FAITH

15 GEORGE MICHAEL
PATIENCE

17 GEORGE MICHAEL
SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY

[AndiIversen]

Australia:

Aria top 100 singles chart:
#88 new White Light

[AndiIversen]

Netherlands:

Dutch top 100 singles:

#98 new White light

[AndiIversen]

didn't know where to post this so:

Billboard Japan:

Adult Contemporary airplay:
#38 new Club Tropicana Wham!

Hot 100 airplay:
#95 new Club Tropicana Wham!

how random!

about the new single:any news on White Light from other charts/countries?