Wham! discography

Wham! discography
Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael
Studio albums 3
Compilation albums 2
Video albums 4
Music videos 13
Singles 12
Remix albums 2
Documentary videos 1

English musical duo Wham! released three studio albums, two compilation albums, four video albums, 13 music videos, 12 singles, two remix albums and one documentary video.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
JPN
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[13]
Fantastic
  • Released: 9 July 1983
  • Label: Inner Vision (#IVL 25328)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
15717881152583
Make It Big
  • Released: 23 October 1984
  • Label: Columbia (#COL 86311)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
111551111311
Music from the Edge of Heaven
  • Released: 1 July 1986
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
9910
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[18]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
JPN
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
The Final
  • Released: 31 May 1986
  • Label: Epic (#EPC 88681)
  • Formats: 2×LP, CD, cassette
25313211171162
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
  • Released: 29 November 1997
  • Label: Epic (#4890202)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, MD
429234030182928
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[7]
12" Mixes
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
72
The Best Remixes
  • Released: 21 April 1989 (Japan)[21]
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Video albums

Title Video details Year Certification
Wham!: The Video 1984
Wham!: 85
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS
1985
Wham!: The Final
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS, Betamax
1986
The Best of Wham! 1997, 2001

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[18]
BEL
[22]
CAN
[23]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[24]
NL
[8]
NZ
[10]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[25]
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" [A] 1982 Fantastic
"Young Guns (Go for It!)" 34820394101
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (reissue) 1983 8912901713918
"Bad Boys" 2981232610811660
"Club Tropicana" 46023178134142510
"Club Fantastic Megamix" 15561644 Single release only
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984 11611[27]1721121121 Make It Big
"Careless Whisper" [B] 11221[31]331132211
"Freedom" 132321016141381953
"Everything She Wants" [C] 27591218226421
"Last Christmas" [C] 342158421421441
  • BPI: Platinum[26]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[36]
Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final
"I'm Your Man" 1985 13143734713141573
"The Edge of Heaven" [D] 1986 12111224 113210410
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" [D] 5423423750
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[18]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[24]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[25]
"Last Christmas" (re-entry) 1985 621776 Music from the Edge
of Heaven
/ The Final
1986 4534
2007 144422681410
2008 2661634561015
2009 349143619101612
2010 571123321114
2011 261725335110434
2012 341616126424716424
2013 362517530352210331
2014 28611913119371713612
2015 18156515181114819
2016 723108
[39]
716410143441
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[36]
2017 237
[40]
544
[41]
883
[42]
471
[43]
643
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
1982 "Young Guns (Go for It!)" Tim Pope
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" Chris Gabrin
1983 "Bad Boys" Mike Brady
"Club Tropicana" Duncan Gibbins
1984 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Andy Morahan
"Everything She Wants"
"Freedom"
"Careless Whisper" Duncan Gibbins
"Last Christmas" Andy Morahan
1985 "I'm Your Man"
1986 "The Edge of Heaven"
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" Andy Morahan (co-directed by George Michael)

Films

Title Video details Year Notes Certification
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies 1986 Documentary

Notes

Notes

References

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  19. "The World's Music Charts (Album artist 341 - Wham!)".
  20. "ARIA certificates Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  21. Best Remixes - Wham! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
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  23. 1 2 "Discography Wham!". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Certified Awards Search Archived 2011-03-05 at WebCite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 19 November 2013. Note: User needs to enter "Wham" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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  28. 1 2 3 4 "Canada Certifications". Music Canada.
  29. 1 2 3 "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18.
  30. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 2 February 1985. p. 80. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  31. Lane, Daniel (27 June 2013). "Daft Punk's Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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