Fantastic (Wham! album)

Fantastic
Studio album by
Wham!
Released1 July 1983
Recorded1982–1983
StudioMaison Rouge Studios, London[1]
Genre
Length36:42
Label
Producer
  • Steve Brown
  • George Michael
  • Bob Carter
Wham! chronology
Fantastic
(1983)		 Make It Big
(1984)
Singles from Fantastic
  1. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Young Guns (Go for It)"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (US Re-Mix)"
    Released: January 1983
  4. "Bad Boys"
    Released: May 1983
  5. "Club Tropicana"
    Released: July 1983

Fantastic is the debut studio album by English pop duo Wham! and was released on 1 July 1983. It topped the album charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It went to number 5 in Australia, number 7 in Germany, number 8 in Finland, the Netherlands and Norway, number 15 in Sweden, number 17 in Japan, number 25 in Switzerland and number 83 in the United States.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Boys"George Michael3:19
2."A Ray of Sunshine"Michael4:43
3."Love Machine"
3:19
4."Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)"
6:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Club Tropicana"
  • Michael
  • Ridgeley
4:28
2."Nothing Looks the Same in the Light"Michael5:53
3."Come On"Michael4:24
4."Young Guns (Go for It!)"Michael3:55
Total length:36:42

Charts

Chart (1983–85) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]113
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6]8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]25
UK Albums (OCC)[9]1
US Billboard 200[10]83

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wham! – Fantastic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  4. ↑ "Charts.nz – Wham! – Fantastic". Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wham! – Fantastic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wham! – Fantastic". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Wham! – Fantastic". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Wham! – Fantastic". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Wham! | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  10. ↑ "Wham! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Wham – Fantastic" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Fantastic in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  12. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Wham! – Fantastic". Recorded Music NZ.
  13. ↑ "British album certifications – Wham – Fantastic". British Phonographic Industry.
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Wham – Fantastic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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