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George Michael Tops Amazon UK Best Sellers

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George Michael is topping the Amazon UK Bestsellers list today for the new “Careless Whisper” vinyl and CD to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this classic, #1 song from the 80s.

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George Michael is also topping the Amazon UK Hot New Releases list with:

George Michael released his first solo single, “Careless Whisper,” on July 23, 1984, in the UK.

The official George Michael website has also added some new products in celebration, including some mugs and t-shirts.

Likewise, the Wham! fans are celebrating the anniversary of the song “Club Tropicana” with a new white t-shirt, cap, sweatshirt, and sleeveless vest.

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George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” is 40 Years Old Today

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George Michael released his first solo single, “Careless Whisper,” on July 23, 1984, in the UK. Today is the 40th anniversary of the release date for “Careless Whisper.”

Amazon UK is listing a CD of “Careless Whisper” as well as a Vinyl for preorder. According to the description:

George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ is one of the most iconic songs of all time and 2024 celebrates its 40th anniversary. Hailed as a pop masterpiece, it topped the charts in 25 countries when it was released in 1984. The track has since been certified multiple times Platinum around the world. To mark this incredible milestone, the limited edition ‘Careless Whisper’ EP brings together all of the versions in one special release. It features instrumental and extended mixes and a previously unreleased live version recorded at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The official site is listing new “Careless Whisper” products that are available for preorder and available on October 18, 2024.

  • Ruby Red 12″ vinyl
  • 12″ picture disc
  • D2C Exclusive white 12″ vinyl
  • Standard Black 12″ vinyl
  • CD single.

Likewise, the Wham! fans are celebrating the anniversary of the song “Club Tropicana” with a new white t-shirt, cap, sweatshirt, and sleeveless vest.

Don’t miss out on our articles about the 40th anniversary of “Careless Whisper,” an unforgettable song by George Michael:

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.

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“Careless Whisper” Reaches 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

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George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify and 1.2 billion streams on YouTube.

“Careless Whisper” joins Spotify’s Billion’s Club. There are more than 600 songs on Spotify’s Billion’s Club.

According to Wikipedia:

Currently, 631 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, 79 have surpassed two billion, and nine have surpassed three billion. “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd is the only song that has surpassed the four billion mark.

List of Spotify streaming records

Earlier in the year, “Careless Whisper” reached 1 billion YouTube views. According to Variety, the “Careless Whisper” music video is the eighth from the 1980s to reach the 1 billion milestone on YouTube.

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George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” Tops Smooth’s All Time Top 500 for 7th Year

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George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” is #1 on 2024’s All Time Top 500 for Smooth Radio. It is the sixth year in a row that “Careless Whisper” has topped the chart, and the seventh year at #1.

George Michael Entertainment released the following statement about this achievement:

On behalf of George Michael Entertainment, we are delighted that Smooth Radio listeners and George’s loyal fans have once again, for the 6th consecutive year, voted for George Michael’s Careless Whisper as their number one song in Smooth’s “All Time Top 500” for 2024.

In this year, the 40th anniversary of its release, this is an incredible achievement as Careless Whisper has now topped Smooth’s chart for a total of 7 years.

We know that George would be proud and truly grateful just as we are, for the continued support of Smooth Radio, its listeners and his loyal fans around the world.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

George Michael Entertainment

George Michael’s “A Different Corner” ranked at #3 for another year.

George Michael had a total of 20 songs in Smooth’s Top 500. Here is the ranking:

#1 “Careless Whisper”
#3 “A Different Corner”
#11 “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (duet with Elton John)
#31 “Jesus to a Child”
#48 “Father Figure”
#80 “Somebody to Love” (with Queen)
#104 “FastLove”
#105 “Club Tropicana”
#109 “One More Try”
#114 “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” (duet with Aretha Franklin)
#116 “Faith”
#138 “Praying for Time”
#140 “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
#163 “I’m Your Man”
#169 “Freedom 90”
#178 “Everything She Wants”
#284 “The Edge of Heaven”
#313 “As” (duet with Mary J. Blige)
#320 “Freedom”
#453 “Heal the Pain”

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Vote for George Michael in Top 500

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Voting for George Michael songs in Smooth’s All Time Top 500 is open for 2024.

George Michael has topped the Top 500 for six consecutive years with “Careless Whisper.” Last year, he even came in third place with “A Different Corner.” George Michael also had “Jesus to a Child” at number 11 and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” at number 17. He had 20 songs in the chart overall.

You can pick up to 10 George Michael songs in order of preference, choosing your number 1 song first. You can vote here.

Smooth’s All Time Top 500 will be counted down from Friday, May 3rd, at 10 a.m. to Monday, May 6th, at 7p.m.

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Melanie is the co-founder of Yours Only George and has been the webmaster of the site since 1997. Melanie has been a George Michael and Wham! fan since "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" in 1984.