Wham! discography

Wham! discography
Wham! discography
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
Title	Album details	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]	Certifications
Fantastic	Released: 9 July 1983 Label: Inner Vision (#IVL 25328) Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	5	—	—	7	17	8	8	1	15	25	83	BPI: 3× Platinum[14] RIAA: Gold[15]
Make It Big	Released: 23 October 1984 Label: Columbia (#COL 86311) Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	1	1	5	5	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	BPI: 4× Platinum[14] BVMI: Gold[16] CRIA: 6× Platinum[17] RIAA: 6× Platinum[15]
Music from the Edge of Heaven	Released: 1 July 1986 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	9	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	10	CRIA: Platinum[17] RIAA: Platinum[15]
"—" 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
Title	Album details	UK [1]	AUS [2][3]	AUT [18]	FRA [5]	GER [6]	JPN [7]	NL [8]	NOR [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	Certifications
The Final	Released: 31 May 1986 Label: Epic (#EPC 88681) Formats: 2×LP, CD, cassette	2	5	3	13	2	11	1	7	1	16	2	BPI: Platinum[14] BVMI: Gold[16] SNEP: Platinum[19]
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...	Released: 29 November 1997 Label: Epic (#4890202) Formats: CD, cassette, MD	4	29	23	—	40	30	18	—	29	—	28	BPI: 2× Platinum[14] ARIA: Gold[20]
"—" 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
Title	Album details	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	Label: CBS/Fox Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc	1984	RIAA: Gold[15]
Wham!: 85	Label: CBS/Fox Video Format: VHS	1985
Wham!: The Final	Label: CBS/Fox Video Format: VHS, Betamax	1986	RIAA: Gold[15]
The Best of Wham!	Format: VHS, VCD, DVD	1997, 2001

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions														Certifications	Album
Single	Year	UK [1]	AUS [2][3]	AUT [18]	BEL [22]	CAN	FRA [5]	GER [6]	IRE [23]	NL [8]	NOR [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	US [24]	Certifications	Album
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" ^[A]	1982	-	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fantastic
"Young Guns (Go for It!)"	1982	3	4	—	8	—	—	20	3	9	10	4	1	—	—		BPI: Silver[25]
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (reissue)	1983	8	9	—	12	—	90	17	13	9	—	18	—	—	—
"Bad Boys"		2	9	—	8	—	—	12	3	26	8	10	11	6	60		BPI: Silver[25]
"Club Tropicana"		4	60	—	23	—	178	13	4	14	10	25	—	—	—		BPI: Silver[25]
"Club Fantastic Megamix"		15	—	—	—	—	—	56	16	44	—	—	—	—	—		Single release only
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	1984	1	1	6	1	1[26]	17	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	BPI: Platinum[25] ARIA: 2× Platinum[27] MC: Platinum[28] RIAA: Platinum[29]	Make It Big
"Careless Whisper" ^[B]		1	1	2	2	1[30]	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	BPI: Platinum[31] ARIA: 2× Platinum[32] BVMI: Gold[33] MC: Platinum[28] RIAA: Platinum[29] SNEP: Silver[34]
"Freedom"		1	3	23	2	10	16	14	1	3	1	8	9	5	3	BPI: Gold[25]
"Everything She Wants" ^[C]		2	7	5	9	1	21	8	2	2	4	6	2	—	1	MC: Gold[28] RIAA: Gold[29]
"Last Christmas" ^[C]		2	3	2	2	10	8	2	2	2	2	2 [35]	1	3	11	BPI: 2× Platinum[25] ARIA: 4× Platinum[36] RIAA: 2× Platinum[29]	Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final
"I'm Your Man"	1985	1	3	14	3	7	34	7	1	3	4	1	15	7	3	BPI: Gold[25] MC: Gold[28]
"The Edge of Heaven" ^[D]	1986	1	2	11	1	10	22	4	1	1	2	3	10	4	10	BPI: Silver[25]
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" ^[D]	1986	1	54	23	—	—	42	—	1	37	—	—	—	—	50
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Single	Year	Peak chart positions												Certifications	Album
Single	Year	UK [1]	AUS [2][3]	AUT [18]	FRA [5]	GER [6]	IRE [23]	NL [8]	NOR [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	US [24]	Certifications	Album
"Last Christmas" (re-entry)	1985	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	17	7	6	—		Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final
	1986	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	—
	2007	14	—	4	—	4	22	6	8	—	14	10	—
	2008	26	—	6	—	16	34	5	6	—	10	15	—
	2009	34	—	9	—	14	36	19	10	—	16	12	—
	2010	57	—	11	—	23	—	32	—	—	11	14	—
	2011	26	—	17	—	25	33	51	10	—	4	34	—
	2012	34	—	16	161	26	42	47	16	—	4	24	—	BPI: Silver[25]
	2013	36	—	25	175	30	35	22	10	—	3	31	—
	2014	28	61	19	131	19	37	17	13	—	6	12	—	ARIA: Platinum[37]
	2015	18	—	15	65	15	18	11	14	—	8	19	—	BVMI: Platinum[38]
	2016	7	23	10	8 [39]	7	16	4	10	14	3	4	41	ARIA: 3× Platinum[40]
	2017	2	37	5	—	4	4 [41]	88	3 [42]	47	1 [43]	6	43
	2018	3	5 [44]	3	—	3	7 [45]	4	3 [46]	2 [35]	1 [47]	3	25	RMNZ: Platinum[48]
	2019	3	3 [49]	2	—	2	4 [50]	2	2	2 [51]	1	3	11	ARIA: 4× Platinum[36]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)	Notes
1982	"Young Guns (Go for It!)"	Tim Pope	Filmed in Piccadilly, London.
1982	"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"	Chris Gabrin
1983	"Bad Boys"	Mike Brady
1983	"Club Tropicana"	Duncan Gibbins	Filmed at Pikes Hotel, Ibiza, Spain.[52]
1984	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	Andy Morahan	Filmed at London’s Brixton Academy.[53]
	"Everything She Wants"	Andy Morahan
	"Freedom"		Clips of Wham!’s visit to China.
	"Careless Whisper"	D. Gibbins	On location in Coconut Grove and Watson Island, Miami, and Lyceum Theatre, London.[54]
	"Last Christmas"	A. Morahan	Filmed: October 1984 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[55][56]
1985	"I'm Your Man"		Filmed at Marquee Club, Wardour Street, London.[57]
1986	"The Edge of Heaven"
1986	"Where Did Your Heart Go?"	A. Morahan, G. Michael

Films

Title	video details	Year	Notes	Certification	Peak Pos.
Title	video details	Year	Notes	Certification	US [58]
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies	Label: CBS/Fox Video, Epic Formats: VHS, Betamax, LD	1986	Documentary	RIAA: Gold[15]	1

Notes

Notes

A ^ "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" was originally released in June 1982 in the UK but failed to chart.
B ^ In the United States and Canada, "Careless Whisper" was credited to Wham! featuring George Michael, whereas the single was credited in most other markets to George Michael as a solo artist.
C ^ "Everything She Wants" and "Last Christmas" were released as a double A-side in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
D ^ "The Edge of Heaven" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" were released as a double A-side in the UK and Ireland.

References

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"London Brixton Academy: the first decade - in pictures". The Guardian. 24 January 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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Top Music Videocassettes - Billboard (P. 49)

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[UK-1] "Wham! > Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[AUS-2] Peak positions in Australia:
For all except noted: "Discography Wham!". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

For "Last Christmas" 2014 re-entry: Ryan, Gavin (December 27, 2014). "ARIA SINGLES: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Top Singles For Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[3] For all except noted: "Discography Wham!". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[4] For "Last Christmas" 2014 re-entry: Ryan, Gavin (December 27, 2014). "ARIA SINGLES: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Top Singles For Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[Kent-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[rpm-4] "RPM Magazine Archives > Top Albums > Wham!". RPM.

[FRA-5] "Discographie Wham!". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[GER-6] "Discographie von Wham!". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[JPN-7] "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Wham!" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[NL-8] "Discografie Wham!". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[NOR-9] "Discography Wham!". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[NZ-10] "Discography Wham!". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[SWE-11] "Discography Wham!". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[SWI-12] "Discographie Wham!". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[US200-13] "Wham! Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard.

[bpi-14] "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

[riaa-15] "RIAA Certified Awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.

[bvmi-16] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wham!)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2009-09-20.

[cria-17] "CRIA Certified Awards". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[AUT-18] "Discographie Wham!". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

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[aria1-20] "ARIA certificates Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[21] Best Remixes - Wham! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

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[IRE-23] "Discography Wham!". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[USHot100-24] "Wham! Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[bpi_certs-25] "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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[aria17-singles-27] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

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[Wham_US-29] "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18.

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[Get_Lucky-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.

[aria16-singles-32] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[Wham_German-33] "German Singles Accreditations". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

[Whan_French-34] "French single certifications – George Michael" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2012-04-08.

[NZ_December_31-35] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[ARIA_2020_LC-36] "ARIA Chart Watch #558". auspOp. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[ReferenceA-37] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[38] "BVMI | Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

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[ARIA_9_December-40] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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[52] "The incredible story of Tony Pike, the man who built the Club Tropicana party hotel - and his own legend". 25 May 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

[53] "London Brixton Academy: the first decade - in pictures". The Guardian. 24 January 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

[54] "The Story of... 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael". 23 July 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

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[58] Top Music Videocassettes - Billboard (P. 49)

Wham!
George Michael Andrew Ridgeley
Studio albums	Fantastic Make It Big Music from the Edge of Heaven
Compilations	The Final The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
Singles	"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" "Young Guns (Go for It!)" "Bad Boys" "Club Tropicana" "Club Fantastic Megamix" "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" "Careless Whisper" "Freedom" "Everything She Wants" "Last Christmas" "I'm Your Man" "The Edge of Heaven" "Where Did Your Heart Go?"
Concerts and tours	Club Fantastic The Big Tour Whamamerica! The Final
Filmography	Wham! in China: Foreign Skies
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