![]() ![]() The inevitable bangers are all present, as are some of the lesser singles that indicate where he was on his artistic path. ![]() It’s also bad news for Toby Bourke… and we felt it was, shall we say, unfair to pitch Andrew’s solo efforts alongside George’s. ![]() Runner-ups include his version of Rufus Wainwright’s Going To A Town, album gems such as My Mother Had A Brother, spare singles such as Waiting For That Day and Starpeople, plus Wham! nuggets like A Ray Of Sunshine and Where Did Your Heart Go. It was a tough list to narrow down, and some inclusions may raise eyebrows. Yes, he could have pulled his finger out and left us with another couple of albums, but what remains are some of the most famous songs of all time… and a legacy of few mis-steps.įor the purpose of this list, we focused on singles, ideally official ones released during his lifetime, and not some grotty opportunist fan-fleecing exercise (we’re looking at YOU, Club Fantastic Megamix). Listening back to his output as a whole, one is left with an overwhelming impression of a perfectionist at work. Of course, there are also numerous one-off singles, charity projects and collaborations, both credited and uncredited. Official Wham! albums ( Make It Big, Fantastic and half of The Final) offer up no more than two dozen songs in a laser-precision career, half of which were top five hits, four of them actual No.1s ( Last Christmas managed a paltry No.2 and had to settle for becoming the biggest-selling runner-up in UK chart history).Īs a solo turn, George’s five studio albums offered up 55 tracks, and each of those albums had at least 70 per cent of their contents released as a single in one form or another. However, the actual smashes listing is surprisingly slim. With some George Michael songs ranking among the most famous of the last few decades, you might imagine his 34-year career to be chockablock with hits. In this list of the best George Michael songs, we list our favourites counting backwards from 2012 to 1982… ![]()
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