Fantastic
by Wham!
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Wham! bestography
Fantastic is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Wham! on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wham! is Make It Big which is ranked number 4854 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 294.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Fantastic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Fantastic rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 53/53 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1983 | 29/77 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 80/100 | - |
| 2026 | microjude | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 79/100 | 22 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 34/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 4 | 40/59 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0101-0200* | 18/76 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1983 Album Listening Project Part Two | 1/90 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 90 | |||
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Fantastic ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/31/2026 08:09 | cicadelic | 14,315 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 09:27 | VeVt | 98 | 39/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2025 15:51 | JamesMowbray | 5,742 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.5/100, a mean average of 65.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.
Fantastic forum mentions
neilgee 07/12/2023 06:18 in What album are you listening to right now?
Graeme2 01/12/2015 20:43 in What was your first album?Fantastic comments
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Wham's debut album which went straight to No.1 in July'83 and was the 5th biggest selling album of the year. Half of the album contains top 10 hits, Young Guns(3), Wham Rap(8), Bad Boys(2) & Club Tropicana(4) which are all party anthems. Other standout tracks are "A Ray of Sunshine" & their excellent cover of "Love Machine".
A great eighties synth pop rock album which exudes sunshine. There are several classic hits on this album and some less known treasures. Club Tropicana, Bad Boys and Wham Rap are the standouts.
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