#151 George Michael, 'Faith' (1987)

George Michael spent the early to mid-‘80s as the lead singer for UK pop duo, Wham! Despite selling more than 30 million records in a short space of time, Michael grew tired of the group not being taken seriously, generally being dismissed as just a teenybopper bubblegum pop group. Michael left the group and the following year released this, his debut solo album; adopting the persona of a more serious musician. Michael wrote and produced all the songs and played a lot of the instruments too. This was a definite statement.