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Wham! (pop duo) - Definition and Overview |
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Wham! was a pop duo which was formed by George Michael and his best friend Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. The success was instant and within a year they had released their classic debut single, Wham Rap, while their second single, Young Guns (Go For It!) became the first in a string of Top 10 hits.
Discography
Albums
- 1983 Fantastic #1 UK, #83 US
- 1984 Make It Big #1 UK, #1 US
- 1986 Music From The Edge of Heaven #10 US
- 1986 The Final (compilation) #2 UK
- 1997 If You Were There (The Best of Wham) #4 UK
Hit singles
- from Fantastic!
- 1982 Young Guns (Go For It!) #3 UK
- 1983 Wham Rap #8 UK
- 1983 Bad Boys #2 UK
- 1983 Club Tropicana #4 UK
- non-album single
- 1983 Club Fantastic Megamix #15 UK
- from Make It Big
- 1984 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go #1 UK, #1 US
- 1984 Careless Whisper (credited to George Michael solo) #1 UK, #1 US
- 1984 Freedom #1 UK, #3 US (1985 release)
- 1984 Everything She Wants #2 UK (double A-side with Last Christmas in the UK), #1 US (1985 release)
- from Music from the Edge of Heaven
- 1985 I'm Your Man #1 UK, #3 US
- 1985 Last Christmas (re-issue) #6 UK
- 1986 The Edge of Heaven #1 UK (double A-side with Where Did Your Heart Go in the UK), #10 US
- 1986 A Different Corner #1 UK, #7 US
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