It was 35 years ago Sunday (October 30th) that George Michael released Faith — his signature, blockbuster solo debut apart from Wham! Faith peaked at Number One on the UK charts and the Billboard 200. It spent 12 weeks at Number One and a total of 51 non-consecutive weeks inside the Top 10. Faith also holds the distinction of being the first album by a white solo artist to top the Billboard Top Black Albums chart.
Due his charismatic and cutting edge videos, which all received saturation MTV airplay, Faith featured no less than four chart-topping singles: “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try,” and “Monkey.” The album's lead single, the controversial “I Want Your Sex,” was released on June 1st, 1987 and topped out at Number Two. The album's sixth and final single, the album-closing “Kissing A Fool” peaked at Number Five.
In 1989, Faith took home the coveted Grammy Award for Album Of The Year. To date, Faith has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.