Wham! discography

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See also: George Michael discography
Wham! discography
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, c. 1985
Studio albums3
Compilation albums4
Video albums4
Music videos12
Singles14
Remix albums2
Films2

English musical duo Wham! released three studio albums (three in North America and Japan, two in all other territories), four compilation albums, four video albums, 12 music videos, 14 singles, two remix albums and two documentary films.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		GER
[4] 		JPN
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[11]
Fantastic 1 5 7 17 8 8 1 15 25 83
Make It Big
  • Released: 15 October 1984[15]
  • Label: Columbia (#COL 86311)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Music from the Edge of Heaven
  • Released: 27 June 1986 (North America and Japan)[17]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 — — — 9 — — — — — 10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		AUT
[18] 		GER
[4] 		JPN
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NZ
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[11]
The Final
  • Released: 7 July 1986[19]
  • Label: Epic (#EPC 88681)
  • Formats: 2×LP, CD, cassette
 2 5 3 2 11 1 1 16 2 —
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
  • Released: 24 November 1997
  • Label: Epic (#4890202)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, MD
 4 29 23 40 30 18 29 — 28 —
Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits [jp] — — — — 34 — — — — —
The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven
  • Released: 7 July 2023
  • Label: Sony Music (#)
  • Formats: 2×LP, CD
 2 23
[21]		 35 12 — 10 22 — 17 31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums[edit]

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
JPN
[5]
12" Mixes
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 72
The Best Remixes
  • Released: 21 April 1989 (Japan)[22]
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

List of video albums, with selected details and certifications
Title Details Certifications
Wham!: The Video
Wham!: 85
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS
Wham!: The Final
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS, Betamax
The Best of Wham!
  • Released: 1997, 2001
  • Format: VHS, VCD, DVD

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		AUT
[18] 		BEL
[23] 		GER
[4] 		IRE
[24] 		NL
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[25]
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"[a] 1982 105[26] — — — — — — — — — Fantastic
"Young Guns (Go for It)" 3 4 — 8 20 3 9 10 — —
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (reissue) 1983 8 9 — 12 17 13 9 — — —
"Bad Boys" 2 9 — 8 12 3 26 8 6 60
"Club Tropicana" 4 60 — 23 13 4 14 10 — —
"Club Fantastic Megamix" 15 — — — 56 16 44 — — — Non-album single
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984 1 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Make It Big
"Careless Whisper"[b] 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1
"Freedom" 1 3 23 2 14 1 3 1 5 3
"Everything She Wants"[c] 2[34] 7 5 9 8 21 8 2[35] — 1
"Last Christmas"[c] 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 4
  • BPI: 5× Platinum[27]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[36]
  • BVMI: 3× Platinum[29]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[31]
 Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final
"I'm Your Man" 1985 1 3 14 3 7 1 3 4 7 3
"The Edge of Heaven"[d] 1986 1 2 11 1 4 1 1 2 4 10
"Where Did Your Heart Go?"[d] — 54 23 — — 37 — — 50
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

"Last Christmas" re-issue and re-entry positions[edit]

List of re-entry chart positions and certifications for "Last Christmas"
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		AUT
[18] 		GER
[4] 		IRE
[24] 		NL
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		SWE
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[25]
"Last Christmas" (re-entry) 1985 6 — — — — — 2 7 6 — Music from the Edge
of Heaven / The Final
1986 45 — — — — — — — — —
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 26 42 47 16 4 24 —
2013 36 — 25 30 35 22 10 3 31 —
2014 28 61 19 19 37 17 13 6 12 —
2015 18 — 15 15 18 11 14 8 19 —
2016 7 23 10 7 16 4 10 3 4 41
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[39]
2017 2 37 5 4 4
[40]		 88 3
[41]		 1
[42]		 6 43
2018 3 5 3 3 7
[43]		 4 3
[44]		 1
[45]		 3 25
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[27]
2019 3 3 2 2 4
[46]		 2 2 1 3 11
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[47]
2020 1[48] 2 2 2 4
[49]		 2 2 2 3 9
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[27]
2021 2 2
[50]		 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 7
  • BPI: 4× Platinum[27]
2022 1 3
[51]		 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 4
  • BPI: 5× Platinum[27]
2023 1 3
[52]		 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 4
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[36]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography[edit]

Official music videos[edit]

List of videos, showing year released and director
Year Title Director(s) Notes
1982 "Young Guns (Go for It)" Tim Pope Filmed in a night club just off Piccadilly, London.
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" Chris Gabrin Filmed in London.
1983 "Bad Boys" Mike Brady
"Club Tropicana" Duncan Gibbins Filmed at Pikes Hotel, Ibiza, Spain.[53]
1984 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Andy Morahan Filmed at London's Brixton Academy.[54]
"Everything She Wants"
"Freedom" Lindsay Anderson, A. Morahan[55] Uses clips of Wham!’s visit to China.
"Careless Whisper" Duncan Gibbins Filmed on location in Coconut Grove and Watson Island, Miami, and Lyceum Theatre, London.[56]
"Last Christmas" A. Morahan Shot in late November 1984 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[57][58]
1985 "I'm Your Man" Filmed at the Marquee Club, Wardour Street, London.[59]
1986 "The Edge of Heaven" Filmed in 1986 at Twickenham Film Studios, London
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" A. Morahan, G. Michael

Lyric videos[edit]

List of lyric videos showing year released
Title Year
"Last Christmas" 2019[60]
"Club Tropicana" 2023[61]

Filmography[edit]

List of films, with selected details, notes and certifications
Title Year Role Director Type Release details Certifications Peak pos.
US
[62]
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies 1986 Themselves Lindsay Anderson Documentary 1
Wham! 2023 Chris Smith —

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" was originally released in June 1982 in the UK but failed to chart.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Everything She Wants" and "Last Christmas" were released as a double A-side in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. This record reached number 2 in the UK charts, with the re-issue of "Last Christmas" classed as a separate hit by the Official Charts Company, reaching number 1 in 2021.[34]
  4. ^ a b "The Edge of Heaven" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" were released as a double A-side in Ireland.

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