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See also: George Michael discography
Wham! discography
Studio albums3
Compilation albums2
Video albums4
Music videos13
Singles12
Remix albums2
Documentary videos1

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
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
  • Released: 9 July 1983
  • Label: Inner Vision (#IVL 25328)
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 1 5 — — 7 17 8 8 1 15 25 83
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
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]
  • WW: 1,300,000
"—" 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
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		AUT
[18] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6] 		JPN
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NZ
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12]
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
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
"—" 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
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 1984
Wham!: 85
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS
 1985
Wham!: The Final
  • Label: CBS/Fox Video
  • Format: VHS, Betamax
 1986
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 — —
"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
"Club Tropicana" 4 60 — 23 — 178 13 4 14 10 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 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
"Everything She Wants" [C] 2 7 5 9 1 21 8 2 2 4 6 2 — 1
"Last Christmas" [C] 3 2 2 10 8 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
"The Edge of Heaven" [D] 1986 1 2 11 1 10 22 4 1 1 2 3 10 4 10
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" [D] 54 23 — — 42 — 37 — — — — 50
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

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 —
2014 28 61 19 131 19 37 17 13 — 6 12 —
2015 18 — 15 65 15 18 11 14 — 8 19 —
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
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.
"Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" Chris Gabrin
1983 "Bad Boys" Mike Brady
"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"
"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"
"Where Did Your Heart Go?" A. Morahan, G. Michael

Films

Title video details Year Notes Certification Peak Pos.
US
[58]
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies 1986 Documentary 1

Notes

Notes

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