Pop superzvijezda George Michael iza sebe je ostavio veliki broj vrhunskih glazbenih brojeva koja su osvojili vrhove top ljestvica diljem svijeta. I kao dio dua Wham! i kao solo izvođač, bilježio je velike uspjehe po kojima će biti poznat i nakon svoje smrti. Preminuo je u toplini vlastitog doma u pedeset i trećoj godni života.
Prvi se put pojavio na Billobardovoj ljestvici 1983. s pjesmom "Young Guns (Go For It)" grupe Wham! koja je debitirala na prvom mjestu Dance Club songs ljestvice. U karijeri je ukupno 21. put bio na prvom mjestu Billboardove Hot 100 ljestvice, no najveći hit svih vremena bio je "Faith" iz 1987. koji je proveo četiri tjedna na samom vrhu. Pjesma se nalazi na istoimenom debitantskom albumu čiji su singlovi proveli preko dvanaest tjedana na vrhu Billboardove 200 ljestvica. Album je prodan u više od deset milijuna primjeraka u SAD-u te 1988. osvojio Grammy za album godine.
U nastavku donosimo dvadeset najvećih hitova Georgea Michaela prema Billboardovim top ljestvicama.
1. “Faith,” George Michael, No. 1 (4 weeks), Dec. 12, 1987
2. “Careless Whisper,” Wham! featuring George Michael, No. 1 (3 weeks), Feb. 16, 1985
3. “One More Try,” George Michael, No. 1 (3 weeks), May 28, 1988
4. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” Wham!, No. 1 (3 weeks), Nov. 17, 1984
5. “Everything She Wants,” Wham!, No. 1 (2 weeks), May 25, 1985
6. “Father Figure,” George Michael, No. 1 (2 weeks), Feb. 27, 1988
7. “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” Aretha Franklin & George Michael, No. 1 (2 weeks), April 18, 1987
8. “Monkey,” George Michael, No. 1 (2 weeks), Aug. 27, 1988
9. “I Want Your Sex,” George Michael, No. 2, Aug. 8, 1987
10. “Praying For Time,” George Michael, No. 1 (1 week), Oct. 13, 1990
11. “I’m Your Man,” Wham!, No. 3, Feb. 1, 1986
12. “Freedom,” Wham!, No. 3, Sept. 28, 1985
13. “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me,” George Michael/Elton John, No. 1 (1 week), Feb. 1, 1992
14. “A Different Corner,” George Michael, No. 7, June 14, 1986
15. “Kissing a Fool,” George Michael, No. 5, Nov. 26, 1988
16. “Freedom,” George Michael, No. 8, Dec. 22, 1990
17. “Heaven Help Me,” Deon Estus with George Michael, No. 5, April 29, 1989
18. “The Edge of Heaven,” Wham!, No. 10, Aug. 16, 1986
19. “Fastlove,” George Michael, No. 8, June 1, 1996
20. “Too Funky,” George Michael, No. 10, Aug. 8, 1992
