Offiziellecharts.de – George Michael – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2016. Caulfield, Keith (3 January 2017). "George Michael's U.S. Music Sales Up 2,678% Following Death". Billboard . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Michael additionally charts one more solo set on the list, the 1998 greatest hits compilation Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, at No. 84 (11,000 units; up 3,291 percent, with 7,000 sold; up 5,257 percent).

ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Mayfield, Geoff (28 November 1998). "Between The Bullets". Billboard. 110 (48): 74. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. 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. Australiancharts.com – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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Ultratop.be – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Topp 40 Album Julen 1998" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014 . Retrieved 18 May 2016. Norwegiancharts.com – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of". 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. Year list Album (incl. Collections), 1999". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish) . Retrieved 1 January 2021. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 21 January 2017.Swedishcharts.com – George Michael – Ladies and Gentlemen – The Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 October 2017. George Michael: Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best of George Michael" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 18 May 2016. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael is the first compilation album by George Michael, released on 9 November 1998. The collection of 29 songs (28 on the North American release) is separated into two-halves, with each CD of the double set containing music of a particular theme and mood. The first CD, titled "For the Heart", predominantly contains Michael's hit ballads, while the second CD, "For the Feet", comprises mostly his popular dance tunes. A DVD release also titled Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael followed in 1999, featuring 23 music videos from Michael's career.