CSPC: Wham! & George Michael Popularity Analysis

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Digital Singles Sales – George Michael

In spite of releasing many more albums and singles as a solo artist, the total of digital sales achieved by George Michael barely beats the Wham! figure with 9,55 million units sold due to a lack of widely remembered hits.

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between one album and one digital single.

Faith (1987) – 480,000 equivalent albums

Faith – 1,000,000
Father Figure – 750,000
I Want Your Sex (Parts I & II) – 400,000
One More Try – 600,000
Kissing a Fool – 300,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990) – 195,000 equivalent albums

Praying for Time – 150,000
Freedom! ’90 – 750,000
Cowboys and Angels – 100,000
Waiting for That Day – 100,000
Heal the Pain – 100,000
Remaining tracks – 100,000

Older (1996) – 203,000 equivalent albums

Jesus to a Child – 350,000
Fastlove – 500,000
Spinning the Wheel – 100,000
You Have Been Loved – 100,000
Remaining tracks – 300,000

Songs from the Last Century (1999) – 60,000 equivalent albums

Remaining tracks – 400,000

Patience (2004) – 83,000 equivalent albums

Amazing – 150,000
Flawless (Go to the City) – 100,000
Remaining tracks – 300,000

Orphan – 413,000 equivalent albums

I Knew You Were Waiting – 250,000
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
– 700,000
I Can’t Make You Love Me – 250,000
Outside – 250,000
As – 250,000
Too Funky – 250,000
Killer/Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – 100,000
Somebody to Love – 150,000
December Song (I Dream Of Christmas) – 150,000
Remaining tracks – 400,000

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