George Michael: Every Year-End Hit
George Michael has 13 entries on the year-end Top 100 between 1986 and 1996, covering 13 different songs. The biggest was “Faith”, No. 1 of 1988.
Year-end entries1313 songs
Best finishNo. 1Faith, 1988
First and last1986–199611 years
Year-end No. 1s1song that topped a year
George Michael had 1 year-end No. 1 song: “Faith” in 1988. George Michael’s biggest year was 1988, with 5 songs on the list. Those hits span 11 years of year-end charts.
Hits by year
19562025
All 13 entries
| Year | # | Song | Credit | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 98 | A Different Corner | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1987 | 24 | I Want Your Sex | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1987 | 36 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | Aretha Franklin and George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1988 | 1 | Faith | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1988 | 11 | One More Try | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1988 | 27 | Father Figure | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1988 | 45 | Monkey | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1988 | 91 | Kissing A Fool | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1990 | 51 | Praying For Time | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1991 | 95 | Freedom 90 | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1992 | 26 | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | George Michael and Elton John | ▶♪ |
| 1992 | 58 | Too Funky | George Michael | ▶♪ |
| 1996 | 62 | Fastlove | George Michael | ▶♪ |
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Counts include songs where George Michael was a lead or featured artist on the year-end Top 100 (1956–2025). A song that charted in two years counts once per year.