A requirement for induction is to have released a certain number of albums (about six or seven). Wham and countless others listed on this web site will never be inducted for this reason, alone! You might, as well, remove Wham and the many one-hit wonders on this web site because they are irrelevant.

Posted by lordgow on Wednesday, 11.21.07 @ 14:32pm

Did you just hibernate in the 80s or something, or are you coompletely thick? There's really no other way that you could get away with thinking that Wham! only had one hit

Posted by liam on Wednesday, 11.21.07 @ 14:40pm

I know that Wham had more than one hit. How many albums did they release? How many albums did Big Country, Culture Club, Falco (who happens to be dead), etc. release? They need to have released a certain number of albums to be considered for induction. The number of hits has nothing to do with anything. I used the "one-hit wonder" phrase, as a generalization. It really had nothing to do with Wham, proper. I doubt that they or most of these defunct groups released enough albums, in their short times!

Posted by lordgow on Wednesday, 11.21.07 @ 14:48pm

sex pistols?

Posted by liam on Wednesday, 11.21.07 @ 14:54pm

lordgow, you've ben miss informed. it's not how many albums/cds that you release, it's the the date/year on which the album/cd or single was released is what gets them on the road to the hall of fame. that's what the year next to the means that that's the year they are eligible to be in.

Posted by A.L. on Tuesday, 11.27.07 @ 23:16pm

Sadly enough Wham was the best at this style of music in the mid 80's.... Every chic wanted to be with them and the guys wanted to be them.... They will probably get in and all us Rockers will be made sick by them once again

Posted by dave on Thursday, 12.27.07 @ 18:35pm

WHAM!

The Billboard 200 Albums Chart

01. 1983 - # 127 - Fantastic!
02. 1984 - # 01 - Make It Big
03. 1986 - # 10 - Music From The Edge Of Heaven

The Billboard 100 Singles Chart

01. 1983 - NA - Bad Boys
02. 1983 - NA - Young Guns (Go For It!)
03. 1984 - # 01 - Careless Whisper
04. 1984 - # 01 - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
05. 1985 - # 01 - Everything She Wants
06. 1985 - # 03 - Freedom
07. 1985 - # 03 - I'm Your Man
08. 1986 - # 10 - The Edge Of Heaven
09. 1986 - # 50 - Where Did Your Heart Go?
10. 1986 - NA - Last Christmas
11. 1986 - NA - Wham Rap '86

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 12:52pm

WHAM!

The Billboard 200 Albums Chart

01. 1983 - # 127 - Fantastic!
02. 1984 - # 01 - Make It Big
03. 1986 - # 10 - Music From The Edge Of Heaven

The Billboard 100 Singles Chart

01. 1983 - NA - Bad Boys
02. 1983 - NA - Young Guns (Go For It!)
03. 1983 - NA - Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do)
04. 1984 - # 01 - Careless Whisper
05. 1984 - # 01 - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
06. 1985 - # 01 - Everything She Wants
07. 1985 - # 03 - Freedom
08. 1985 - # 03 - I'm Your Man
09. 1986 - # 10 - The Edge Of Heaven
10. 1986 - # 50 - Where Did Your Heart Go?
11. 1986 - NA - Last Christmas
12. 1986 - NA - Wham Rap '86

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 12:58pm

What are you trying to say here, Roy (as though I really don't know what's coming next...). I'm left to assume that you've shifted off of Chicago and Bernie Taupin and are now making a push for WHAM? I can never tell in your case since you don't leave that many clues. Specific's Roy, we need specific's...

Like maybe a few words...

sentences...

something...

Posted by Cheesecrop on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 17:09pm

Future Rock Legends posted this statement above:

Wham!'s short career in the '80's wasn't long enough to get them inducted into the Hall, but George Michael has a legitimate shot.

If Chic can be nominated and eventually get inducted, then so can WHAM! If Percy Sledge can, so can Wham!. If Leonard Cohen can, so can Wham!

Music critics have said that if Leonard Cohen had never released another album after his first album, he still would have been inducted. His place in Rock history would still have been significant because Songs of Leonard Cohen was a flawless album!

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 17:30pm

Roy...if WHAM! were to get in, the HoF would lose any credibility they have left. the chance of them being inducted is absolutely ZERO!!! Where do you come up with this stuff?

One thing you stated does point to a definite truth...Percy Sledge should've never been inducted...period.

Posted by Gitarzan on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 17:36pm

I think Roy is short for hemorrhoid, because he sure is a pain in the butt.

Posted by Brian Snyder on Thursday, 05.28.09 @ 19:44pm

Roy - Don't necessarily agree w/you on Wham!, but am thrilled that you chose to elaborate. You are quite right in what you say - under the logic you presented, Wham! could easily get in.

I'm not all for it, but if in fact they did make it in, I can't think of a reason to argue against it, based upon what you've laid out here.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Friday, 05.29.09 @ 17:06pm

Oh my gosh. Small Faces fans were made fun of like crazy for "Itchyoo Park", but no one makes fun of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". Are you kiddin me?

Posted by Dude Man on Friday, 05.29.09 @ 17:23pm

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is totally cheeseball, but I've yet to meet anyone who doesn't secretly like this song.

However, other than that one, the only listenable song they have is Freedom. I hate Careless Whisper and Everything She Wants.

Posted by Philip on Friday, 05.29.09 @ 17:53pm

"Music critics have said that if Leonard Cohen had never released another album after his first album, he still would have been inducted. His place in Rock history would still have been significant because Songs of Leonard Cohen was a flawless album!" - Roy

Does anyone believe the first album from Wham was equally flawless??

Posted by interviewer on Friday, 05.29.09 @ 18:03pm

"Careless Whisper" is one of my guilty pleasures but that aside no they should not be inducted. And I hate "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". No, George Michael shouldn't be inducted solo either (though he's another guilty pleasure.)

Posted by Sam on Friday, 06.11.10 @ 19:41pm

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is totally cheeseball, but I've yet to meet anyone who doesn't secretly like this song. " - Philip

*lifts up hand*

Well here I am!!!


Actually Sam beat me to it with this statement: "I hate Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (pretty much sums up how I feel, I could say it doesn't really register with me or it's not my thing or it's something that may grow on you but no, I'm afraid I have to say I h*te "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! sorry Philip!!)

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Saturday, 08.14.10 @ 11:42am

Ha! It's okay guys. Like I said, it's one of two songs that I know by them that I like. I hate "Careless Whisper" and was appalled when Seether covered it.

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 08.14.10 @ 11:50am

WHAT? Seether covered it? Oh God "Broken" was a wimpy song. These limp-dick second and third wave post-grunge bands (Creed, Nickleback, Staind, Seether etc.) must NEVER enter the Hall or our Hall, and the only post-Nirvana post-grunge I'd even consider inducting would be Stone Temple Pilots, since they evolved and Core was a solid Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains knock-off. I do have a soft spot for Candlebox and Live though.

Posted by Sam on Sunday, 08.15.10 @ 19:52pm