Older
by George Michael
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Older is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by George Michael on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by George Michael is Faith which is ranked number 1188 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,473.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Older track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Older rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 59 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/59 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 15/100 | 86 |
| 2026 | GFA | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 22/40 | 47 |
| 2026 |  serpico | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1996 | 33/50 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 96 Music Albums of 1996 | 1/96 | 5 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 37 Music Albums of 1996 | 32/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 2 | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 12 Europe British Isles 2 | 15/100 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 4/100 | 19 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 107 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 804 | |||
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Older ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 9 hours ago | matterhornrider | 5,210 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2026 10:41 | Mafedere | 863 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 20:35 | RemainInLight | 3,843 | 36/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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The best album that George made throughout his entire discography. An album that shows a pop star from the 80's show a sense of maturity and having honesty through a hardship that never went away until his unfortunate death. This album has aged pretty well with the production having a twilight and opulent quality and the instrumentation that runs through jazz, funk, soul and down tempo. Best songs from this album are Older, Spinning the Wheel, It Doesn't Really Matter, Move On and You Have Been Loved. (Edited)
Back in the UK in 1996 this album was a very very big deal. It has for the most part stood the test of time (so far). Gorgeous playing and production. The guy's decline from this pinnacle has been shocking and sad. You had to be there.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/31/2013 03:07 | #84878 | TOP COMMENT
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Not best ever, but shows a growth and maturity often lacking in commercial pop. Well done.
The best pop album ever
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/09/2017 01:00 | #185111 | TOP COMMENT
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George Michaels most moving & sad album beautifully written & sung with great emotion. The songs Jesus To A Child, You Have Been Loved & To Be Forgiven were influenced by the recent death of his lover. There are also some mid tempo songs such as Fastlove & Star People both hit singles and the title track & The Strangest Thing & Spin The Wheel are also 3 of the best songs he has written. R.I.P.
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