12, and reggae legend Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” that came in at No. Swedish superstar vocal group ABBA was in 5th place with “Dancing Queen” (1976).Ī couple songs of song of note were Elvis Presley’s 1972 take on “You Were Always on My Mind” that landed at No. 3 and 4 positions with “Someone Like You” and “Hello,” respectively.
Michael scored 19 songs on Smooth’s All Time Top 500.Īdele landed the No. 2 spot with his follow-up single, “A Different Corner,” from 1986. The single hit the top in 24 countries and sold six million copies worldwide. “Careless Whisper” was written by Michael and his Wham! Partner Andrew Ridgeley and released on Wham!’s “Make It Big” album even though the single was officially Michael’s debut as a solo artist.
1 Song of All Time by Smooth listeners, dethroning the winner for the last three years, John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which dropped all the way down to No. Michael’s “Careless Whisper” has been voted the No. The late George Michael, who died last Christmas morning at his home in the countryside village of Goring-on-Thames, nearly 50 miles west of London, has toppled John Lennon in a new poll of British listeners of Smooth Radio, whose format is adult contemporary. 9 gig at the huge Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at the Buffalo Chip Campground and finally a gig at the Moonstruck Festival in rural Carterville, Illinois. Then, there’s a break (when a lot more shows could possibly be added) until their Aug. The brief tour kicks off July 14 at the Rock USA Festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and July 16 at the Chicago Open Air Festival. The 68-year-old Ozzy says, “So happy to be getting back on the road with Zakk, Blasko, Tommy and Adam. So far, only four shows have been set but they’re festivals and more will be added. The rest of Ozzy’s band includes Blasko on bass, legendary Yes keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s second son, Adam Wakeman and thundering drummer Tommy Clufetos, who replaced Sabbath’s founding drummer Bill Ward on the final Sabbath album, “13,” and farewell The End Tour. He returned to Ozzy’s band in 2001 and continued through 2007, while also leading his own metal outfit, Black Label Society. Wylde initially backed Ozzy from 1987 through 1995. It’s been more than a decade since the two performed together. Now that Black Sabbath is apparently retired, Ozzy Osbourne is again hitting the road as a successful solo artist and with an old mate, legendary heavy metal guitar monster Zakk Wylde, according to a post on his Facebook page.