George Michael: 50 years in numbers 6 million: Copies of Careless Whisper sold 7: The number of times an overzealous fan broke into Michael's house. 8: Weeks in prison after pleading guilty for driving under the influence of drugs. He only served four of them. Michael arrives at court to be sentenced after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs. 10 million: The number of US dollars that undercover policeman Marcelo Rodriguez tried to sue Michael for. This was in 1999 following the Outside music video which portrayed Rodriguez, he felt, in an unfavourable light. Rodriguez was unsuccessful in his legal attempts. 13: I Want Your Sex was the 13th most popular single of the year in Canada in 1987 15: The number of years between his 25 Live tour, in 2006, and the Cover to Cover tour in 1991. 16: Number of years Wham festive single Last Christmas has consecutively entered the German singles chart. 17: Total number of weeks Michael's singles have spent at number one 20 million: Copies of Faith sold George Michael in a publicity shot for 1987 album, Faith 25: The number of cannabis cigarettes Michael claimed to smoke in a day in a 2009 interview with The Guardian. 30: The number of days Michael spent in hospital recovering from pneumonia in 2011. 32,000: Pounds won with Ronan Keating on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire in 2003 - the funds went to charity but could have been a lot more had the pair correctly answered the £125,000 question. 39: The Queen song Michael covered when busking as a teenager. 40: Number of singles released. 80: Hours of community service for engaging in a public sex act in 1998. He undertook a further 100 hours in August 2007 for driving under the influence. 1.6 million: the amount in pounds that Michael was reportedly paid to play for Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin and 300 guests on New Year's Eve 2006