Artists · Billboard Hot 100

George Michael

Charting Dec 22, 1984 → Jan 14, 2017 · 249 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 249 wk (12 at #1), UK Singles Chart 343 wk (6 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 249 wk UK Singles Chart · 343 wk Global Music Power · 461 wk

Peak Power: 3.03%; week of Mar 19, 1988
Career Power: 399; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 12; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 141; November 1987 – November 1988
Peak Five Years: 310; April 1986 – March 1991
Top-five weeks: 32; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 249; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.75%; week of Feb 27, 1988
Comebacks: 3; October 1990, July 1992, June 1996

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Mar 4, 1989	Oct 6, 1990	83	63	3.03%	1.24%
After decline	May 11, 1991	Jul 25, 1992	63	57	3.03%	1.17%
After absence	Nov 7, 1992	Jun 1, 1996	186	131	3.03%	1.19%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

19 records · 399 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
FaithApple Music	#1December 1987	21	October 1987 – January 2017	40.2
I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")Apple Music	#2August 1987	20	June 1987 – October 1987	35.1
One More TryApple Music	#1May 1988	18	April 1988 – August 1988	34.4
Father FigureApple Music	#1February 1988	17	January 1988 – May 1988	31.7
MonkeyApple Music	#1August 1988	16	July 1988 – October 1988	30.5
Too FunkyApple Music	#10August 1992	20	June 1992 – October 1992	28.5
FastloveApple Music	#8June 1996	19	May 1996 – September 1996	27.8
Praying For TimeApple Music	#1October 1990	14	September 1990 – December 1990	26.9
Freedom	#8December 1990	16	October 1990 – February 1991	25.5
A Different CornerApple Music	#7June 1986	16	April 1986 – August 1986	24.3
Kissing A FoolApple Music	#5November 1988	15	October 1988 – January 1989	23.3
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)with Aretha FranklinApple Music	#1April 1987	17	February 1987 – June 1987	15.8
Jesus To A ChildApple Music	#7February 1996	14	February 1996 – May 1996	14.1
Careless Whisperfeatured credit · with Wham!	#1February 1985	22	December 1984 – January 2017	13.4
Heaven Help Mewith Deon EstusApple Music	#5April 1989	16	February 1989 – June 1989	11.9
Waiting For That DayApple Music	#27March 1991	10	January 1991 – March 1991	7.8
Somebody To Lovewith Queen	#30May 1993	9	May 1993 – July 1993	3.5
Mother's Pride	#46March 1991	9	February 1991 – March 1991	3.2
Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone	#69July 1993	7	July 1993 – August 1993	1.5

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