The Final (album)

The Final
Compilation album by Wham!
Released 31 May 1986
Recorded 1981–1986
Genre Compilation
Length 80:20 (Double LP and Cassette version)
71:07 (CD version)
Label Epic
88681
Producer George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, Steve Brown
Wham! chronology
Music From The Edge of Heaven
(1986)		 The Final
(1986)		 If You Were There (The Best of Wham)
(1997)
Singles from The Final
  1. "The Edge of Heaven"
    Released: 18 June 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Final is a compilation released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. The album was not initially released in North America, where Wham's third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. Four songs from that album appear on this compilation. For many, it remains the definitive Wham! purchase containing all the hits, most of them in their single mixes. The double LP and cassette versions of the album included all the band's 12" Mixes apart from "Freedom", and also included the "Club Tropicana" B-side, "Blue (Armed with Love)". This was not included on the CD version and was also overlooked for the remaster, and remains only available on CD on a Japanese "Club Tropicana" CD single.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on CD/DVD and download in November 2011, with the DVD featuring all of Wham!'s music videos, including the video for "Young Guns (Go for It!)", "Last Christmas", and a remix version of the video for "Everything She Wants". It follows the track listing of the CD, with the exception of "Battlestations", as it was a B-side and not an official single. The CD omits "Blue (Armed with Love)" and the extended mixes.

Track listing

All songs written by George Michael, except where indicated.

Double LP/Cassette

Side one
  1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" (Michael, Andrew Ridgeley) – 6:43
  2. "Young Guns (Go for It!)" – 5:09
  3. "Bad Boys" (12" version) – 4:52
  4. "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:25
Side two
  1. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:51
  2. "Careless Whisper" (12" version) (Michael, Ridgeley) – 6:30
  3. "Freedom" – 5:20
  4. "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) – 6:47
Side three
  1. "Everything She Wants" (Remix) – 6:30
  2. "I'm Your Man" (Extended Stimulation) – 6:50
  3. "Blue (Armed with Love)" – 3:50
Side four
  1. "A Different Corner" – 3:59
  2. "Battlestations" – 5:27
  3. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (David Was, Don Was) – 5:45
  4. "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:37

CD

DVD

VHS

Certifications

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Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[2] Platinum 392,200[3]
Germany (BVMI)[4] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[5] Platinum 20,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Platinum 147,000[7]
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1986) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[9] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 1
French SNEP Albums Chart[12] 13
Italian Albums Chart[13] 2
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[7] 11
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[15] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[16] 16
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 2
UK Albums Chart[18] 2
West German Media Control Albums Chart[19] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 49
Austrian Albums Chart[20] 21
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 3
French Albums Chart[22] 32
Italian Albums Chart[13] 20
Chart (1989) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 95

Chart succession

Preceded by
True Blue by Madonna		 Dutch Mega Chart number-one album
2–16 August 1986 		Succeeded by
True Blue by Madonna
Preceded by
Street Life: 20 Great Hits by Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music		 New Zealand Chart number-one album
17 August – 28 September 1986 		Succeeded by
True Stories by Talking Heads

References

  1. ↑ Promis, Jose F. Review: The Final. Allmusic. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "French album certifications – Wham – The Final" (in French). InfoDisc. Select WHAM and click OK
  3. ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wham; 'The Final')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – ワム! – ザ・ファイナル" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1992年12月 on the drop-down menu
  7. 1 2 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Wham – The Final". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 February 2012. Enter The Final in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "austriancharts.at Wham! – The Final" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Wham! – The Final" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2012.Note: user must select 'WHAM !' from drop-down
  13. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1986" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "charts.org.nz Wham! – The Final" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Wham! – The Final" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Wham! – The Final" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Wham! – The Final – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Wham! > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Album Search: Wham! – The Final" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1986" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  21. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1986" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1986 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1989" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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