George Michael s Careless Whisper is nation s favourite song in radio poll
The track, written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, topped Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500 survey of the nation’s most popular songs
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George Michael s Careless Whisper has been named the best loved song of all time.
The late Wham! star s 1984 classic - which was penned by band members Michael and Andrew Ridgeley - has topped Smooth radios All Time Top 500 for 2021.
Michael’s sister, Yioda Panayiotou, and Chris Organ said on behalf of his estate: “We are once again bowled over to hear the amazing news that, for the third year running, Careless Whisper has been voted number one in Smooth’s All Time Top 500, in 2021.
“To know that George’s music continues to be loved by his fans and lovelies all over the world means everything to us, as it would have done to George.”
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George Michael s track Careless Whisper crowned the number one song of all time
Over 75,000 votes were cast in Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500 poll over the weekend and Careless Whisper was given the top spot while artists such as Queen and Michael Jackson also made the list
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George Michael s song Careless Whisper has been voted as the number one song of all time
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George Michael has been named the most popular artist in a poll of radio listeners, while his song Careless Whisper has been crowned the best loved song.
The track, written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, topped Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500, an annual poll of the nation’s favourite songs.
Released in 1984, the song reached the number one spot in 25 countries and has topped the poll for the third year in a row as it has found a new audience through TikTok, featuring in more than 210,000 clips.
George Michael died in 2016 (Tony Marshall/PA)
Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016 at the age of 53.