Wham! discography
English musical duo Wham! released two studio albums, four compilation albums, four video albums, 13 music videos, 12 singles, two remix albums and one documentary video.
| Wham! discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 13 |
| Singles | 12 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
| Documentary videos | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| 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 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 83 | |||||||
| Make It Big |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| 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] |
US [13] | ||||||||
| The Final |
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2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | ||||||
| Music from the Edge of Heaven |
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— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||||||
| The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... |
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4 | 29 | 23 | — | 40 | 30 | 18 | — | 29 | — | 28 | — | ||||||
| Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [7] | ||
| 12" Mixes |
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72 |
| The Best Remixes |
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— |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | ||
Video albums
| Title | Video details | Year | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wham!: The Video |
|
1984 |
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| Wham!: 85 |
|
1985 | |
| Wham!: The Final |
|
1986 |
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| The Best of Wham! | 1997, 2001 |
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||
| "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" [A] | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fantastic | |||
| "Young Guns (Go for It!)" | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 20 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
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| "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 |
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| "Club Tropicana" | 4 | 60 | — | 23 | — | 178 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 25 | — | — | — |
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| "Club Fantastic Megamix" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[26] | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Make It Big | |||
| "Careless Whisper" [B] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1[30] | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| "Freedom" | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
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| "Everything She Wants" [C] | 2[35] | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | |||||
| "Last Christmas" [C] | 2 [36] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 [37] | 1 | 3 | 9 | 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 | ||||
| "The Edge of Heaven" [D] | 1986 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
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| "Where Did Your Heart Go?" [D] | 54 | 23 | — | — | 42 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 50 | |||||||
| "Last Christmas" (Physical vinyl re-release)[39] | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
"Last Christmas" re-issue and re-entry positions
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||
| "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 | — | |||||||
| 2013 | 36 | — | 25 | 175 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 10 | — | 3 | 31 | — |
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| 2014 | 28 | 61 | 19 | 131 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 13 | — | 6 | 12 | — |
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| 2015 | 18 | — | 15 | 65 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | — | 8 | 19 | — |
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| 2016 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 8 [42] | 7 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 37 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 [44] | 88 | 3 [45] | 47 | 1 [46] | 6 | 43 | |||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 5 [47] | 3 | — | 3 | 7 [48] | 4 | 3 [49] | 2 [37] | 1 [50] | 3 | 25 | |||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 3 [52] | 2 | — | 2 | 4 [53] | 2 | 2 | 2 [54] | 1 | 3 | 11 |
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| 2020 | 1[55] | 2 [36] | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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| 2021 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 123 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 13 |
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| "—" 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. |
| "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" | Chris Gabrin | ||
| 1983 | "Bad Boys" | Mike Brady | |
| "Club Tropicana" | Duncan Gibbins | Filmed at Pikes Hotel, Ibiza, Spain.[56] | |
| 1984 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Andy Morahan | Filmed at London's Brixton Academy.[57] |
| "Everything She Wants" | |||
| "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.[58] | |
| "Last Christmas" | A. Morahan | Filmed: October 1984 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[59][60] | |
| 1985 | "I'm Your Man" | Filmed at Marquee Club, Wardour Street, London.[61] | |
| 1986 | "The Edge of Heaven" | Filmed in 1986 at Twickenham Film Studios | |
| "Where Did Your Heart Go?" | A. Morahan, G. Michael |
Films
| Title | video details | Year | Notes | Certification | Peak Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [62] | |||||
| Wham! in China: Foreign Skies |
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1986 | Documentary |
|
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. 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.[35]
- D ^ "The Edge of Heaven" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" were released as a double A-side in the UK and Ireland.
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