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==Discography and record sales== At the time of his death, Michael was estimated to have sold between 100 million and 125 million records worldwide.<ref name="sky1">{{cite news |date=27 December 2016 |title=Troubled personal life of pop superstar George Michael |url=https://news.sky.com/story/troubled-personal-life-of-star-george-michael-10707623 |access-date=27 December 2016 |publisher=[[Sky News]] |archive-date=26 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226222242/http://news.sky.com/story/troubled-personal-life-of-star-george-michael-10707623 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=George Michael Dies at 53 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7633292/george-michael-dead |website=Biilboard |access-date=12 August 2018 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807192212/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7633292/george-michael-dead |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="prn1">{{cite press release |title=KEEPING FAITH! WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC RENEWS PUBLISHING DEAL WITH GEORGE MICHAEL'S ESTATE |agency=PR Newswire |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/keeping-faith-warner-chappell-music-renews-publishing-deal-with-george-michaels-estate-301447145.html |access-date=3 February 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203111133/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/keeping-faith-warner-chappell-music-renews-publishing-deal-with-george-michaels-estate-301447145.html |archive-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> As a solo artist, he is estimated to have sold over 100 million records, making him one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating the Life and Legacy of George Michael {{!}} The Royal Mint |url=https://www.royalmint.com/shop/limited-editions/music-legends/george-michael/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-george-michael |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.royalmint.com}}</ref><ref name="sky1"/> He is estimated to have sold up to 30 million records with Wham!.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Music Industry: The End of Vinyl? |first=J. |last=Qualen |year=1985 |location=London |publisher=Routledge |series=Comedia's Media and Communications Industry Profile Series |volume=5 |isbn=978-0-906890-58-5 }}</ref> His debut solo album ''Faith'' sold more than 25 million copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=George Michael: Why He Turned His Back on Fame, and the 'Faith'-like Songs He Recorded Before His Death|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7647600/george-michael-why-he-turned-his-back-on-fame-the-faith-like-songs-he-recorded|magazine=Billboard|access-date=8 February 2018|archive-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518085344/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7647600/george-michael-why-he-turned-his-back-on-fame-the-faith-like-songs-he-recorded|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Main|George Michael discography}} {{See also|Wham! discography}} '''Solo discography''' * ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'' (1987) * ''[[Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1]]'' (1990) * ''[[Older (George Michael album)|Older]]'' (1996) * ''[[Songs from the Last Century]]'' (1999) * ''[[Patience (George Michael album)|Patience]]'' (2004) '''Wham! discography''' * ''[[Fantastic (Wham! album)|Fantastic]]'' (1983) * ''[[Make It Big]]'' (1984) * ''[[Music from the Edge of Heaven]]'' (1986)
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