GEORGE MICHAEL albums and sales

Updated: May 16, 2025

GEORGE MICHAEL sold over 40.5 million albums. The best-selling album by GEORGE MICHAEL is FAITH, which sold over 14.3 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, GEORGE MICHAEL is the 74th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of GEORGE MICHAEL have sold over 743,392 units, led by LADIES & GENTLEMEN: THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL with over 348,000 units sold.

GEORGE MICHAEL albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	FAITH GEORGE MICHAEL 1987	1987	14,350,853	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 19 82
2	LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL GEORGE MICHAEL 1998	1998	7,819,950	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 14 132 322
3	OLDER GEORGE MICHAEL 1996	1996	6,951,970	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 10 144 387
4	LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL.1 GEORGE MICHAEL 1990	1990	4,807,580	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 20 260 752
5	TWENTY FIVE GEORGE MICHAEL 2006	2006	2,512,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 36 386 1,769
6	SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY GEORGE MICHAEL 1999	1999	2,110,610	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 87 788 2,277
7	PATIENCE GEORGE MICHAEL 2004	2004	1,271,173	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 100 901 3,850
8	FIVE LIVE GEORGE MICHAEL 1993	1993	528,060	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 291 2,980 9,847
9	SYMPHONICA GEORGE MICHAEL 2014	2014	120,691	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 242 2,822 22,879
10	LAST CHRISTMAS - OST GEORGE MICHAEL & WHAM! 2019	2019	100,000	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 334 3,165 24,265

GEORGE MICHAEL videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LADIES & GENTLEMEN: THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL GEORGE MICHAEL 1998	1998	348,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 6 42 160
2	LIVE IN LONDON GEORGE MICHAEL 2009	2009	116,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 22 334 677
3	FAITH GEORGE MICHAEL 1988	1988	110,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 5 39 719
4	GEORGE MICHAEL GEORGE MICHAEL 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 21 51 1,229
5	TWENTY FIVE GEORGE MICHAEL 2006	2006	69,392	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 68 708 1,463

GEORGE MICHAEL sales by country

GEORGE MICHAEL album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by GEORGE MICHAEL are the United States (14 million), the United Kingdom (10.1 million) and Germany (2.45 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	140,000	4
2	Australia	1,365,000	7
3	Austria	140,000	5
4	Belgium	250,000	5
5	Brazil	300,000	3
6	Canada	1,550,000	5
7	Chilie	20,000	1
8	Denmark	580,000	5
9	Finland	33,000	1
10	France	2,275,000	8
11	Germany	2,450,000	8
12	Grecce	7,500	1
13	Hong Kong	50,000	2
14	Hungary	22,000	2
15	Ireland	75,000	2
16	Italy	150,000	3
17	Japan	711,253	7
18	Korea	691	1
19	Malaysia	15,000	1
20	Netherlands	640,000	6
21	New Zealand	202,500	7
22	Norway	198,943	4
23	Poland	230,000	5
24	Portugal	30,000	3
25	Russia	10,000	1
26	Singapore	15,000	1
27	South Africa	25,000	1
28	Spain	850,000	6
29	Sweden	310,000	5
30	Switzerland	385,000	8
31	Taiwan	150,000	1
32	United Kingdom	10,100,000	9
33	United States	14,000,000	4

GEORGE MICHAEL video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by GEORGE MICHAEL are the United States (307,392), the United Kingdom (250,000) and Australia (180,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	8,000	1
2	Australia	180,000	3
3	Brazil	25,000	1
4	Canada	15,000	1
5	France	80,000	2
6	Germany	50,000	2
7	Ireland	2,000	1
8	Italy	12,000	1
9	New Zealand	7,500	1
10	Poland	5,000	1
11	Portugal	4,000	1
12	United Kingdom	250,000	2
13	United States	307,392	3