Read our entry below on why George Michael was our Greatest Pop Star of 1988 — with our ’88 Honorable Mention runner-ups, Rookie of the Year and Comeback of the Year pop stars at the bottom ...

After becoming one of the defining stars of the mid-'80s as the more visible half of Wham!, George Michael went solo -- with ...

George Michael's timeless “Careless Whisper ... As his single soars, Michael’s greatest hits compilation Twenty Five is also growing in popularity and rising on the charts in the United ...

George Michael may have taken to music like a fish in water, but he felt that he didn't get that hunger until seeing this ...

A reminder of the full shortlist. Artist is George Michael except where mentioned in brackets. Year of first release is in brackets.