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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Rise and Fall of George Michael
In late 1984, the single Careless Whisper was issued in the United States, Canada, and Japan with the credit WAM featuring George Michael. In England and in most other countries around the world, Careless was a George Michael solo single. Billboard's very first ever number one song is topped by a collaboration of sorts whose lead vocalist went uncredited. 78 years ago, this week, in a magazine dated July 27, 1940, Billboard began publishing a national list of best-selling retail records.
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