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The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

| type = greatest

| artist = Wham!

| cover = Wham! If You Were There . . . The Best of Wham! CD cover.JPG

| alt =

| released = 24 November 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3216-272-2|title=BPI}}

| recorded = 1982–1997

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 70:24

| label = Epic

| producer =

| prev_title = The Final

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Last Christmas: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r330121/review|pure_url=yes}} Review: The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...]. AllMusic. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.

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The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... is the second UK-released compilation to summarise the career of English pop duo Wham!. It was released on 24 November 1997, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The end of the album features a hidden track that was first heard on their debut album, Fantastic.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 70:24

| title1 = If You Were There

| note1 = from Make It Big, 1984

| writer1 = The Isley Brothers

| extra1 = George Michael

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = I'm Your Man

| note2 = Non-album single: 1985, also from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986

| writer2 = Michael

| extra2 = Michael

| length2 = 4:06

| title3 = Everything She Wants

| note3 = from Make It Big, 1984

| writer3 = Michael

| extra3 = Michael

| length3 = 6:30

| title4 = Club Tropicana

| note4 = from Fantastic, 1983

| writer4 = {{hlist|Michael|Andrew Ridgeley}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Steve Brown|Michael}}

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

| note5 = from Make It Big, 1984

| writer5 = Michael

| extra5 = Michael

| length5 = 3:51

| title6 = Like a Baby

| note6 = from Make It Big, 1984

| writer6 = Michael

| extra6 = Michael

| length6 = 4:16

| title7 = Freedom

| note7 = from Make It Big, 1984

| writer7 = Michael

| extra7 = Michael

| length7 = 5:20

| title8 = The Edge of Heaven

| note8 = from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986

| writer8 = Michael

| extra8 = Michael

| length8 = 4:37

| title9 = Wham Rap!

| note9 = from Fantastic, 1983

| writer9 = {{hlist|Michael|Ridgeley}}

| extra9 = Bob Carter

| length9 = 6:46

| title10 = Young Guns (Go for It!)

| note10 = from Fantastic, 1983

| writer10 = Michael

| extra10 = {{hlist|Brown|Michael}}

| length10 = 3:41

| title11 = Last Christmas

| note11 = from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986

| writer11 = Michael

| extra11 = Michael

| length11 = 6:48

| title12 = Where Did Your Heart Go?

| note12 = from Music from the Edge of Heaven, 1986

| writer12 = {{hlist|Don Was|Dave Was}}

| extra12 = Michael

| length12 = 5:42

| title13 = Everything She Wants '97

| writer13 = Michael

| extra13 = {{hlist|Michael|Jon Douglas}}

| length13 = 6:01

| title14 = I'm Your Man '96

| writer14 = Michael

| extra14 = {{hlist|Michael|Douglas}}

| length14 = 4:32}}

Notes

  • "Everything She Wants '97" is a remix of the original song
  • "I'm Your Man '96" is a re-recording of the original song

=Video=

Released on VHS, VCD and DVD.

  1. "Wham Rap!" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 3:15
  2. "Club Tropicana" (Michael, Ridgeley) – 4:31
  3. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:45
  4. "Last Christmas" – 4:20
  5. "The Edge of Heaven" – 4:25
  6. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" (Was, Was) – 5:10
  7. "I'm Your Man" – 5:40
  8. "Everything She Wants" – 6:30
  9. "Freedom" – 6:32

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Initial chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

!Chart (1997–98)

!Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|29|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Austria|23|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Flanders|5|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|18|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022|refname="NLD"}}
{{album chart|Finland|35|artist=Wham!|album=If You Were There - The Best Of|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Germany4|40|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|id=2673|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|title=History|language=it|publisher=FIMI|access-date=10 June 2022}} Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "IF YOU WERE THERE. THE BEST OF WHAM!" and click "Classifiche".

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scope="row"|Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=10 June 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wham!".

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scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/105682/1/|title= ザ・ベスト／ワム!-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック|trans-title=Highest position and charting weeks of If You Were There: The Best by Wham!| language=Japanese| work=oricon.co.jp| publisher=Oricon Style| accessdate=18 December 2013}}

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{{album chart|New Zealand|29|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|28|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|UK|4|artist=Wham!|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}

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|+Chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... upon George Michael's death

!Chart (1997–98)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Dutch Midprice Albums (MegaCharts)

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{{album chart|France|97|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}
{{album chart|Italy|81|artist=Wham!|album=The Best Of Wham! - If You Were There...|rowheader=true|access-date=9 June 2022}}

=Year-end charts=

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|+1997 year-end chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

!Chart (1997)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders){{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 1997|language=Dutch |work=Ultratop |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=25 January 2014}}

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scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia){{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 1997|language=French |work=Ultratop |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=26 January 2014}}

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|+1998 year-end chart performance for The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...

!Chart (1998)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders){{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 1998|language=Dutch |work=Ultratop |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=25 January 2014}}

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scope="row"|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia){{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 1998|language=French |work=Ultratop |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=26 January 2014}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|type=album|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Wham|title=The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|type=album|award=Platinum|access-date=22 May 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=ワム|title=ザ・ベスト|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1999|certmonth=1|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199903.pdf |title=RIAJ > The Record > March 1999 > Certified Awards (January 1999) |work=Recording Industry Association of Japan |language=Japanese |access-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928160008/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199903.pdf |archivedate=28 September 2013 }}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|relyear=1997|certyear=2000|type=album|award=Platinum}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|relyear=1997|relmonth=9|certyear=1998|title=The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...|artist=Wham!|type=album|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|title=The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...|artist=Wham!|type=album|award=Gold|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.mediafire.com/?pd758fesp2w7i7f|title=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1996–1999|publisher=Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|title=If You Were There - Best Of|artist=Wham!|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|id=3216-272-2}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=video|title=The Best of |artist=Wham|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=1116-2736-5}}

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References

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Category:Wham! compilation albums

Category:1997 greatest hits albums

Category:Epic Records compilation albums