George Michael Albums Ranked

George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wham! singles such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Last Christmas” and solo singles such as “Careless Whisper” and “Faith”.
Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981, which achieved chart success in both the UK and US. Michael’s first solo single “Careless Whisper” reached number one in over 20 countries, including the UK and US. His debut solo album Faith (1987) topped the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. Four singles from the album—”Faith”, “Father Figure”, “One More Try”, and “Monkey”—reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Faith was awarded Album of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards. He achieved a Billboard Hot 100 number one with “Praying for Time” from his second album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990).^[4] “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, a 1991 duet with Elton John, was a transatlantic number one.
Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.^[5] He achieved seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. His awards included two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, and six Ivor Novello Awards. In 2004, the Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004. In 2008, he was ranked 40th on Billboard‘s list of the Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time. Here are all of George Michael’s albums ranked.

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9. Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged (2017)

“George Michael was such a wonderful songwriter. His voice, then, encapsulates his beautiful, profound lyrics in such an emotive way. George is at his best here. He, even, covers a Stevie Wonder song, They Won’t Go When I Go; it’s hauntingly beautiful. Thematically and tonally and melodically, this album is superb! It’s mellow, thought-provoking, and sometimes energetic sound is perfect for background listening, BUT also turned up loud. Enjoy!”

8. Twentyfive (2006)

“My first problem with this set is pretty obvious: Is this really necessary?  Ladies & Gentlemen was a fully loaded double set and there have only been two albums in the meantime.  The same template of a ballads disc and a pop/dance disc has been followed – changed from “For the Heart” and “For the Feet” to “For Loving” and “For Living”.  There quite a few differences in the track selection, but it’s mediocre tracks traded for other mediocre tracks, all the big hits remain the same.  (Still, no hit single version of I Want Your Sex though – what’s up with that?)  I was happy to hear that this one would include Wham! material, but there isn’t very much of it.”

7. Songs From The Last Century (1999)

“The album consists mainly of old standards, plus new interpretations of more recent popular songs, such as “Roxanne” (The Police) and “Miss Sarajevo” (U2). And I like it, his voice is made for standard jazzy songs, it would have been a disaster if he tried to do something different with these songs because it would have sounded fake and overproduced. He’s just a performer in this album.”

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6. Symphonica (2014)

“”Symphonica”. Is George Michael as we haven’t heard him before. Certainly there are some of his hits on this disc and there are other songs he has recorded before, among them arguably one of the best versions of “Brother Can You Spare A Dime.” But the arrangements, the sound and the presentation make even the familiar new. It is like they’ve been polished to a shine for this presentation. If you are a fan of Michael’s, buy this one. You’ll be glad you did.”

5. Ladies And Gentlemen (1998)

“This double set gives us all a chance to experience some of the best music from the 80’s and 90’s. Disc 1 offers us heartfelt ballads and more jazzy songs, while Disc 2 can be best described as dancefloor ready material. In my opinion, both discs are fantastic, and there aren’t any weak points at all. Hit after hit, you’ll be definately surprised how many George Michael songs you know. On Disc 1 I love: “Jesus To A Child”, his cover of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and timeless “Carless Whispear”. On Disc 2 best songs are: “Freedom ’90”, “Too Funky”, “Waiting For That Day” and “Fast Love”. But truth is that all of them are truly stunning.”

4. Patience (2004)

“It would be impossible for any artist, in my opinion, to top Listen Without Prejudice and/ or Older. Either of those can lay claim to being the greatest album of all time, so it’s little wonder that Patience is a notch below them rating-wise. Still a strong effort, and better than most any other artist’s best work, Patience is well worth purchasing. “Round Here” is as good as any song Michael has released. If possible, get the British release as it has music not found on the American version.”

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3. Older (1996)

“This album was my first serious introduction to George Michael. Prior to listening to this I knew only a few of his big radio hits. I have come to love this record over the course of the past few months. Every track on here George blows me away with his vocal performance. The synthesizer work on several of these tracks are great. Every song from the opening ballad “Jesus to a Child” to the disco sound of “Fast-love” to the jazz lounge sound of “Move On” George Michael shows his worth as a serious musician and artist. “Spin the Wheel” I interpret as George discussing the anxiety and insecurities that came along with being a gay man in a relationship with a promiscuous partner during the aids epidemic. This track like the whole album is highly personal.”

2. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)

“This is quite an excellent album honestly. the production isn’t all quite there but that’s probably the only real criticism i can give of it. of course don’t listen to this if you don’t like pop but then don’t listen to George Michael at all. what’s great about this is George’s complete redirection, seeing him focus on writing good songs. it’s also very sweet and sentimental, it reminds me of my friends so i like it for that reason too. just really good pop songs here, ‘freedom’ isn’t even the best one #hottake. George Michael would be such a crooner in a different decade.”

1. Faith (1987)

“In his early solo days he developed a more mature and personal style with soul and funk influence. A leather jacket, an earring and a three day beard gave him a new appearance. The album starts with a church organ playing Wham!, like a ritual to leave the old demons behind. Faith uses a rock ‘n’ roll rhythm with handclapping, finger clicking, hi-hat and tambourine. Father Figure uses a syncopated bass rhythm and an oriental tone scale. His vocal style is horny, but not as much as in I Want You Sex. Part 1 is a funky sythpop song; part 2 has a horn section with some James Brown influence. The most personal song is One More Try. This ballad is directed from a young to a more experienced person. The older person wants to be his “teacher” and introduce him to new sexual experiences, but the young person initially resists. This song with the quiet synthesizer, bass and percussion accompaniment is his most expressive vocal performance. Kissing a Fool is an original jazz song with a sober arrangement that introduces yet another side of George Michael.”