100 ESSENTIAL GEORGE MICHAEL SONGS. Today: #80-71. More: tomorrow.

80 FREE 1996 Older 79 HARD DAY 1987 Faith 78 MOVE ON 1996 Older 77 THROUGH 2004 Patience 76 HEARTBEAT Wham! 1984 Make It Big 75 HAPPY 2017 Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged {Deluxe} 74 WILD IS THE WIND 1999 Songs From The Last Century 73 MOMENT WITH YOU 2017 Listen Without Prejudice / MTV Unplugged {Deluxe} 72 UNDERSTAND 2006 Twenty-Five 71 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? 1999 Songs From The Last Century   George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou June 25, 1963 in London. He met and befriended Andrew Ridgeley while in high school. The two teens were determined to realize their musical ambitions. After a failed attempt with the group The Executive formed in 1979, the two became a duo named Wham! in 1981. They signed a deal with Innervision which led to the release of debut album ‘Fantastic’ 2 years later. Four singles were issued off that LP and all of them cracked the UK Top 10. ‘Fantastic’ reached #1 in Britain and was followed by sophomore album ‘Make It Big’ in 1984. Wham! was now popular all over the world, even becoming the first Western pop group to tour China; but the creativity of George Michael began to overshadow Andrew Ridgeley’s contributions. After testing the water with the solo hits “Careless Whisper” and “A Different Corner”, Wham! called it a day in 1986. After a farewell tour as a duo, George would continue as a soloist.      Caffè Lattè presents a tribute to one of pop music’s greatest performers. In 2023, he would have celebrated his 60th birthday. A Netflix special looks back on his days with Wham!. Here are his best songs ranked in order of impact & quality - as a soloist and with Andrew Ridgeley….             THE 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS OF   GEORGE MICHÆL         Hear the songs on this countdown on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76x5LEvMMiHkCHV6KebTCB?si=d4117e5ec7184cd3&pt=d3407dd39de41c44d1e6f43d49df2914