A third number one in a row from Make It Big, Freedom was Wham! at the peak of their powers. There was a “Long Mix” 12″ version but the on The Final it is the standard mix albeit with a unique ‘outro’ when a trumpet comes in. Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1986" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien . Retrieved 1 August 2010. Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 10 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wham!". Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wham; 'The Final ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 26 February 2012. a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 5 February 2022.The Final is a greatest hits album released in 1986 to summarise the career of British pop duo Wham!. The album was not initially released in North America, where the album Music from the Edge of Heaven was released instead. Six songs from that album appear on this compilation. The compilation album coincided with the farewell concert of the same name on 28 June 1986, at Wembley Stadium. a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Not a hit in June 1982 when first released, but was subsequently re-released in January 1983 (after Young Guns (Go For It!)) when it reached no.8 in the charts. Wham Rap! was rather political in a very simplistic way. The message was clear, working is for jerks. If you don’t enjoy what you do just stop “Cos the benefit gang are going to pay”.

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Few light marks but plays and sounds great. Includes both innersleeves and insert. the sleeve is a bit dirtyA double A-side with Everything She Wants, Last Christmas topped a ludicrously successful 1984 for Wham!, and George Michael in particular. Only kept off the UK no.1 spot by the Band Aid, Do They Know It’s Christmas? charity single, it sold over a million copies and is apparently the highest selling single in UK history not to get to the number one spot. The 12″“Pudding Mix” was for years the de facto standard version of the song, appearing on The Best of Wham! in 1997 as well as The Final. In fact it wasn’t until 2006 that the standard 7″ mix appeared on a Wham! /George Michael CD (his Twenty Five greatest hits album). Dutch album certifications – Wham – The Final" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 14 October 2018. Enter The Final in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1986 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". 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 Vinyl plays really well considering it’s a picture disc - shame it looks shoddy with the wrinkled paper inside the disc.

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Another remix which replaced the standard 7″ mix on all the compilations. It’s easy to see why, since it’s far superior to the standard version which a whole extra verse at the end. George Michael has been quoted as saying that this was his favourite song from the Wham! era. The band’s first number one and the first single from the second album, the appropriately titled Make It Big. There was no 12″ remix and the b-side was an instrumental. A classic pop song of the era.Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wham!". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.280 . Retrieved 9 June 2022. The final single predictably hit no.1 in the UK charts. It managed to keep the effervescence of earlier Wham! releases and was actually a really strong single to end on, even if it did feature a somewhat unnecessary guitar solo, that may or may not have been played by Andrew Ridgely. Few marks on the vinyl but tested and plays good and corners of the cover a bit damaged and a bit discoloured Les Albums (CD) de 1986 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 9 February 2012 . Retrieved 26 February 2012. Official Album Chart: Top 100 Official UK Albums". Official Charts Company. 6 October 2017 . Retrieved 7 October 2017.