George Michael: Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best of George Michael" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 May 2016. ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 . Retrieved 18 May 2016. The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (George Michael; 'Ladies & Gentlemen ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien . Retrieved 27 October 2017.

Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 18 May 2016. The first George Michael solo greatest hits collection released in 1998. The collection of 28 songs (29-31 songs are included on the European and Australian releases depending which version) are separated into two halves, with each containing a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled "For the Heart", predominantly contains ballads; the second CD, "For the Feet", consists mainly of dance tunes. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of severing contractual ties with the label. Canadian album certifications – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael". Music Canada . Retrieved 27 October 2017.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

a b Caulfield, Keith (27 October 2006). "Ask Billboard: George in the U.S.A." Billboard . Retrieved 18 May 2016. Italian album certifications – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen...The Best of George Michael" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 30 September 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Ladies & Gentlemen...The Best of George Michael" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

Classement Albums – année 1999" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013 . Retrieved 18 May 2016. Ultratop.be – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.In the United Kingdom the album opened at No.1 on 21 November 1998 and stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks, it dropped to No.2 on 16 January 1999 and was present in the top 10 for 23 weeks. [9] It remained on the chart for 119 weeks. [9] It was certified 9× Platinum by the BPI on 11 January 2019 denoting shipments of 2.7 million units. [10] The week following Michael's death, the album had a 5,625% surge in sales and streams and re-entered the UK Albums Chart at No.8; two weeks later it moved to No.4 and stayed there for two weeks. [11] [9] In 2017 alone, it was on the chart for 23 weeks. [9] Brazilian album certifications – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 27 October 2017. a b "American album certifications – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen, The Best of George Michael". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 27 October 2017. Dutchcharts.nl – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

Ladies & Gentlemen was released by Sony Music Entertainment as a condition of Michael severing his contractual ties with the label amid a great deal of acrimony and publicity prior to the release of Older in 1996. However, singles from Older do appear on this compilation. Michael would later return to Sony to release his 2004 album Patience.Chart of the Year 1998". Mogens Nielsen. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014 . Retrieved 18 May 2016. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 21 January 2017. Eurochart Hot 100 Albums 1998" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 December 1998. p.8. OCLC 29800226 . Retrieved 1 November 2019.

IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 October 2017. Year list Album (incl. Collections), 1998". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish) . Retrieved 19 December 2020. Swisscharts.com – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Offiziellecharts.de – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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GEORGE MICHAEL: LADIES & GENTLEMEN – THE BEST OF". 22 September 2002. Archived from the original on 22 September 2002. Austrian album certifications – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in German). IFPI Austria . Retrieved 19 October 2017.