#1 on the Billboard Hot 100: February 16, 1985 through March 2, 1985.
#1 on the Cash Box Top 100: February 16, 1985 through March 2, 1985.
#1 on the U.K. Chart: August 18, 1984 through September 1, 1984.At the outset, I will admit that I didn't much like George Michael's music in the 1980s. I'll also go ahead and admit that I don't much like George Michael's music now. I can appreciate his talent, and the artistry, he just doesn't perform a style of music that appeals to me. That there is music that is immensely popular that I don't personally find particularly appealing should not be particularly surprising. I'd venture that pretty much everyone has some piece of popular culture that just doesn't appeal to them. George Michael (and Wham!) fall squarely into that category for me.
Disliking popular things other people like is perfectly okay. Being a dick about disliking popular things other people like is well, being a dick. I don't care for Michael's music, but if you like it, I hope you get a lot of joy from listening to this video.
One odd thing I noticed about this song is that it is often presented crediting George Michael as the artist. it is true that he sings the song, but it appeared on a Wham! album by Michael was a member of Wham!, so I wonder why the song is presented this way. This isn't universal - sometimes the song is presented crediting Wham! as the artist, which makes the mystery a little deeper. I don't know if this has any meaning, but it is quirky.
Previous Musical Monday: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
Subsequent Musical Monday: What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner
Previous #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
Subsequent #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: I Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Previous #1 on the Cash Box Top 100: Easy Lover by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
Subsequent #1 on the Cash Box Top 100: I Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Previous #1 on the U.K. Chart: Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Subsequent #1 on the U.K. Chart: I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
List of #1 Singles from the Billboard Hot 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles from the Cash Box Top 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles on the U.K. Chart for 1980-1989
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