Wham! discography

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Wham! discography
Wham! circa 1984-1985 (editing).jpg
Studio albums3
Compilation albums3
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.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak 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 16717881152583
Make It Big
  • Released: 15 October 1984 [15]
  • Label: Columbia (#COL 86311)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1151111311
Music from the Edge of Heaven
  • Released: 27 June 1986 (North America and Japan) [17]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
910
  • RIAA: Platinum [14]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak 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
25321111162
The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...
  • Released: 24 November 1997
  • Label: Epic (#4890202)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, MD
429234030182928
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
223
[21]
351210221731
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak 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

List of video albums, with selected details and certifications
TitleDetails 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

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak 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)" [lower-alpha 1] 1982105 [26] Fantastic
"Young Guns (Go for It)"348203910
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (reissue)1983891217139
"Bad Boys"298123268660
"Club Tropicana"460231341410
"Club Fantastic Megamix"15561644Non-album single
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"19841161211121
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [27]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [28]
  • BVMI: Gold [29]
  • MC: Platinum [30]
  • RIAA: Platinum [31]
Make It Big
"Careless Whisper" [lower-alpha 2] 1122311211
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [32]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [33]
  • BVMI: Gold [29]
  • MC: Platinum [30]
  • RIAA: Platinum [31]
"Freedom"132321413153
"Everything She Wants" [lower-alpha 3] 2 [34] 7598 2182 [35] 1
"Last Christmas" [lower-alpha 3] 121211224
  • 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"198513143713473
"The Edge of Heaven" [lower-alpha 4] 1986121114112410
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" [lower-alpha 4] 54233750
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

"Last Christmas" re-issue and re-entry positions

List of re-entry chart positions and certifications for "Last Christmas"
SingleYearPeak 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)19856276Music from the Edge
of Heaven
/ The Final
198645
2007144422681410
20082661634561015
2009349143619101612
2010571123321114
2011261725335110434
2012341626424716424
2013362530352210331
201428611919371713612
  • ARIA: Platinum [37]
2015181515181114819
  • BVMI: Platinum [38]
2016723107164103441
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum [39]
2017237544
[40]
883
[41]
1
[42]
643
201835337
[43]
43
[44]
1
[45]
325
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [27]
201933224
[46]
221311
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum [47]
20201 [48] 2224
[49]
22239
  • BPI: 3× Platinum [27]
202122
[50]
11224127
  • BPI: 4× Platinum [27]
202213
[51]
11124124
  • BPI: 5× Platinum [27]
202313
[52]
12223124
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum [36]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Young Guns (Go for It)"1982 Tim Pope
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"Chris Gabrin
"Bad Boys"1983Mike Brady
"Club Tropicana" Duncan Gibbins
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"1984 Andy Morahan
"Everything She Wants"
"Freedom" Lindsay Anderson, Andy Morahan [53]
"Careless Whisper"Duncan Gibbins
"Last Christmas"Andy Morahan
"I'm Your Man"1985
"The Edge of Heaven"1986
"Where Did Your Heart Go?"Andy Morahan, George Michael

Lyric videos

List of lyric videos, showing year released
TitleYear
"Last Christmas"2019 [54]
"Club Tropicana"2023 [55]
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"2024 [56]

Filmography

List of films, with selected details, notes and certifications
TitleYearRoleDirectorTypeRelease detailsCertificationsPeak pos.
US
[57]
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies 1986Themselves Lindsay Anderson Documentary1
Wham! 2023 Chris Smith

Notes

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "The Edge of Heaven" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" were released as a double A-side in Ireland.

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