Artists · UK Singles Chart

George Michael

Charting Jul 29, 1984 → Oct 25, 2024 · 343 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: 2.19%; week of Sep 30, 1984
Career Power: 431; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 6; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 67; January 1996 – December 1996
Peak Five Years: 156; January 1984 – January 1989
Top-five weeks: 37; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 343; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.83%; week of Apr 28, 1996
Comebacks: 5; April 1986, September 1990, June 1992, January 1996, August 2004

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 27, 1985	Apr 20, 1986	64	61	2.19%	1.27%
After decline	Sep 25, 1988	Sep 16, 1990	103	82	2.19%	1.03%
After decline	Apr 14, 1991	Jun 28, 1992	62	33	2.19%	1.15%
After absence	Sep 13, 1992	Jan 28, 1996	175	129	2.19%	1.00%
After decline	May 23, 1999	Aug 8, 2004	271	81	2.19%	1.02%

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 UK Singles Chart

40 records · 431 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
Careless WhisperApple Music	#1August 1984	24	July 1984 – October 2024	43.1
FastloveApple Music	#1April 1996	17	April 1996 – August 1996	28.1
A Different CornerApple Music	#1April 1986	10	March 1986 – June 1986	26.1
OutsideApple Music	#2October 1998	20	October 1998 – June 1999	22.0
FaithApple Music	#2October 1987	14	October 1987 – January 2017	21.2
Spinning the WheelApple Music	#2August 1996	19	August 1996 – December 1996	20.4
Jesus To A ChildApple Music	#1January 1996	17	January 1996 – May 1996	18.9
I Want Your Sex	#3June 1987	12	June 1987 – August 1987	18.2
Toofunky	#4June 1992	9	June 1992 – August 1992	17.5
Amazing	#4March 2004	13	March 2004 – October 2004	16.2
Praying For TimeApple Music	#6August 1990	8	August 1990 – October 2017	13.3
Flawless (Go to the City)	#8July 2004	10	July 2004 – September 2004	12.7
One More TryApple Music	#8April 1988	7	April 1988 – May 1988	12.2
You Have Been Loved Ep	#2September 1997	13	September 1997 – December 1997	12.2
Older/I Can't Make You Love Me	#3January 1997	13	January 1997 – April 1997	12.0
Star People '97	#2May 1997	13	May 1997 – August 1997	11.4
I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)with Aretha Franklin	#1February 1987	9	January 1987 – March 1987	11.0
MonkeyApple Music	#13July 1988	6	July 1988 – August 1988	10.0
Freeek	#7March 2002	10	March 2002 – May 2002	10.0
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Mewith Elton John	#1December 1991	10	December 1991 – December 2016	9.9
Five Live (Ep)with Queen, Lisa Stansfield	#1April 1993	12	April 1993 – July 1993	8.8
Father FigureApple Music	#11January 1988	6	January 1988 – February 1988	8.8
Aswith Mary J. Blige	#4March 1999	13	March 1999 – June 1999	8.0
Kissing A FoolApple Music	#18December 1988	7	November 1988 – January 1989	7.5
Freedom 90	#28December 1990	6	December 1990 – January 1991	6.5
An Easier Affair	#13July 2006	7	July 2006 – August 2006	6.3
Waiting For That DayApple Music	#23November 1990	5	October 1990 – November 1990	5.9
If I Told You Thatwith Whitney Houston	#9June 2000	11	June 2000 – August 2000	5.7
Shoot the Dog	#12August 2002	6	August 2002 – September 2002	4.9
December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)	#14December 2009	2	December 2009 – December 2009	3.7
Heal the Pain	#31February 1991	4	February 1991 – March 1991	3.6
This Is Not Real Lovewith Mutya	#15November 2006	6	November 2006 – December 2006	3.1
Waltz Away Dreamingwith Toby Bourke	#10June 1997	4	June 1997 – June 1997	2.9
White Light	#15August 2012	2	August 2012 – August 2012	2.6
True Faith	#27March 2011	2	March 2011 – March 2011	1.9
Round Here	#32November 2004	3	November 2004 – December 2004	1.8
Cowboys and Angels	#45March 1991	3	March 1991 – April 1991	1.7
Let Her Down Easy	#53March 2014	2	March 2014 – March 2014	0.8
Freedom	#49October 2017	1	October 2017	0.7
Fantasyfeat. Nile Rodgers	#85September 2017	1	September 2017	0.1

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