Wham! discography

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, 12 singles, two remix albums and one documentary films.

Wham! discography
Studio albums3
Compilation albums4
Video albums4
Music videos12
Singles12
Remix albums2
Documentary films1

Albums

Studio albums

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 15717881152583
Make It Big
  • Released: 15 October 1984[14]
  • Label: Columbia (#COL 86311)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1151111311
Music from the Edge of Heaven
  • Released: 27 June 1986 (North America and Japan)[16]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
910
"—" 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
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[17]
GER
[4]
JPN
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
The Final
  • Released: 7 July 1986[18]
  • 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 34
The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven
  • Scheduled release: 7 July 2023
  • Label: Sony Music (#)
  • Formats: 2×LP, CD
To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

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)[20]
  • 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
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

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[17]
BEL
[21]
GER
[4]
IRE
[22]
NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWI
[10]
US
[23]
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"[lower-alpha 1] 1982 105[24] Fantastic
"Young Guns (Go for It)" 348203910
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (reissue) 1983 891217139
"Bad Boys" 298123268660
"Club Tropicana" 460231341410
"Club Fantastic Megamix" 15561644 Non-album single
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1984 1161211121 Make It Big
"Careless Whisper"[lower-alpha 2] 1122311211
"Freedom" 132321413153
"Everything She Wants"[lower-alpha 3] 2[32]75912182[33]1
"Last Christmas"[lower-alpha 3] 121211224
  • BPI: 5×Platinum[25]
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum[34]
  • BVMI: 3× Platinum[27]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[29]
Music from the Edge of Heaven / The Final
"I'm Your Man" 1985 13143713473
"The Edge of Heaven"[lower-alpha 4] 1986 121114112410
"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"
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
AUT
[17]
GER
[4]
IRE
[22]
NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[23]
"Last Christmas" (re-entry) 1985 6276 Music from the Edge
of Heaven
/ The Final
1986 45
2007 144422681410
2008 2661634561015
2009 349143619101612
2010 571123321114
2011 261725335110434
2012 341626424716424
2013 362530352210331
2014 28611919371713612
2015 181515181114819
2016 723107164103441
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[37]
2017 237544
[38]
883
[39]
1
[40]
643
2018 35337
[41]
43
[42]
1
[43]
325
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[25]
2019 33224
[44]
221311
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[45]
2020 1[46]2224
[47]
22239
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[25]
2021 22
[48]
11224127
  • BPI: 4× Platinum[25]
2022 13
[49]
11124124
  • BPI: 5× Platinum[25]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Music videos

List of 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.[50]
1984 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Andy Morahan Filmed at London's Brixton Academy.[51]
"Everything She Wants"
"Freedom" Lindsay Anderson, A. Morahan[52] Clips of Wham!’s visit to China.
"Careless Whisper" D. Gibbins On location in Coconut Grove and Watson Island, Miami, and Lyceum Theatre, London.[53]
"Last Christmas" A. Morahan Filmed: October 1984 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[54][55]
1985 "I'm Your Man" Filmed at Marquee Club, Wardour Street, London.[56]
1986 "The Edge of Heaven" Filmed in 1986 at Twickenham Film Studios
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" A. Morahan, G. Michael

Films

List of films, with selected details, notes and certifications
Title Video details Year Notes Certification Peak Pos.
US
[57]
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies 1986 Documentary 1
Wham! 2023 Documentary - -

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. 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.[32]
  4. "The Edge of Heaven" and "Where Did Your Heart Go?" were released as a double A-side in Ireland.

References

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