{"id":4192,"date":"2026-05-04T15:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:13:00","slug":"george-michael-careless-whisper-smooths-9th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/george-michael-careless-whisper-smooths-9th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"George Michael&#8217;s &#8220;Careless Whisper&#8221; Tops Smooth&#8217;s All Time Top 500 for 9th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46jJ1Q3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-michael-careless-whisper-red.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amazon Ad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>George Michael&#8217;s &#8220;Careless Whisper&#8221; is #1 on 2026&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/top500.smoothradio.com\/2026\/\">All Time Top 500 for Smooth Radio<\/a>. It is the eighth year in a row that &#8220;Careless Whisper&#8221; has topped the chart and the ninth year at #1.  On top of that, &#8220;A Different Corner&#8221; landed in the #2 spot this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7QUdxGK9S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7QUdxGK9S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7QUdxGK9S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Smooth Radio (@smoothradio)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>George Michael had a total of 20 songs in Smooth&#8217;s Top 500. Most songs moved up in the rankings, with the exception of &#8220;Club Tropicana.&#8221; Here is the ranking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>#1 &#8220;Careless Whisper&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#2 &#8220;A Different Corner&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #3 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#7 &#8220;Don&#8217;t Let the Sun Go Down on Me&#8221;<\/strong> (duet with Elton John) (moved up from #9 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#12 &#8220;Father Figure&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #32 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#15 &#8220;Jesus to a Child&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #23 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#20 &#8220;FastLove&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #67 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#31 &#8220;Everything She Wants&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #114 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#32 &#8220;Faith&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #108 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#48 &#8220;Freedom 90&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #117 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#50 &#8220;I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)&#8221;<\/strong> (duet with Aretha Franklin) (moved up from #105 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#54 &#8220;Praying for Time&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #86 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#56 &#8220;Somebody to Love&#8221;<\/strong> (with Queen) (same as last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#65 &#8220;One More Try&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #110 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#88 &#8220;Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #97 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#94 &#8220;I&#8217;m Your Man&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #138 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#151 &#8220;As&#8221;<\/strong> (duet with Mary J. Blige) (moved up from #274 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#167 &#8220;The Edge of Heaven&#8221;<\/strong> (move up from #323 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#176 &#8220;Club Tropicana&#8221;<\/strong> (dropped from #82 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#238 &#8220;Freedom&#8221;<\/strong> (moved up from #288 last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>#259 &#8220;Heal the Pain&#8221;<\/strong> (entered back into the charts this year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7PxtAGB2X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7PxtAGB2X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX7PxtAGB2X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Smooth Radio (@smoothradio)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrate George\u2019s legacy with us. 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