The Final
by Wham!
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Wham! bestography
The Final is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Wham! on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wham! is Make It Big which is ranked number 4837 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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The Final track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Final rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 46 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuur | Top 25 Music Albums of the 1980s | 19/25 | 6 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 51/61 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pretender | 1986. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 11/59 | - |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Best Music of the Eighties | 2/100 | - |
| 2024 | Tuur | Top 8 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/8 | 5 |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | 201-300 | 79/100 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | CharlieBarley | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2022 | Pretender | 1984. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 6/58 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 79 | |||
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The Final ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/23/2026 19:37 | cicadelic | 13,817 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 19:13 | mostlymor | 6,997 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2025 18:26 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
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 69.9/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.5.
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Features all six of their No.1's "Wake me up before you go go", "Careless Whisper", "Freedom", "Last Christmas", "I'm your man" and "Edge of heaven". Also another five top 10 hits making this a classic dance/party album of the 80's.
If I had to name the album which most encapsulates the worderful feeling of lying on a sunbed with a swimming pool within throwing distance and waves washing onto sparkling sand within earshot, a cold beer sat at my side and the smell of Piz Buin sun cream on the warm breeze, then it is this album. Ok, not including Last Christmas in the above statement as that is one of my favourite Christmas songs, this album is pure summer, with tracks like Club Tropicana, Battlestations and Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, it is a very happy, upbeat album. I could play this in the car all through the summer! (Edited)
I chose life ;) (Edited)
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