Wet Wet Wet discography explained

Artist:Wet Wet Wet
Studio:7
Compilation:6
Live:3
Singles:33
Option Name:Miscellaneous
Option:1

This is the discography of Scottish soft rock band Wet Wet Wet.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NZ
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
1987Popped In Souled Out
  • Released: 28 September 1987
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
1604412613123
1989Holding Back the River
  • Released: 30 October 1989
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
2123428
1992High on the Happy Side
  • Released: 27 January 1992
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
119131884840
  • BPI: Platinum
1995Picture This
  • Released: 10 April 1995
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
122164126258
199710
  • Released: 31 March 1997
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
228302250
  • BPI: Platinum
2007Timeless
  • Released: 12 November 2007
  • Label: Dry
  • Formats: CD
41
2021The Journey
  • Released: 5 November 2021[14]
  • Label: Absolute
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
29[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
AUS
AUT
GER
NL
NZ
NOR
SWE
SWI
US Heat
[16]
1993
  • Released: 8 November 1993
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette
121111315
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • IFPI: 3× Platinum
1994Part One
  • Released: 26 July 1994 [US only]
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
24
2004The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 8 November 2004
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
13
  • BPI: Platinum
2007The Best of Wet Wet Wet
  • Released: 2 April 2007 [Germany only]
  • Label: Brunswick/Universal
  • Formats: CD
2008Best of Wet Wet Wet
  • Released: 2008 [Germany only]
  • Label: Brunswick/Universal
  • Formats: CD
2010Sweet Little Mystery: The Collection
  • Released: 22 February 2010
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD
2013
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
53
  • BPI: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
1990
  • Released: 1 December 1990
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: cassette
1993Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • with The Wren Orchestra
  • Released: 17 May 1993
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
10
2006Live – Volume One & Two: Mail on Sunday
  • Released: September 2006
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
2021The Journey Out of Lockdown: The Greatest Hits Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 4 June 2021[17]
  • Label: Dry
  • Formats: Digital download

Other albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertification
UK
NL
1988The Memphis Sessions
  • Released: 7 November 1988
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
39
  • BPI: Platinum
1992Cloak & Dagger
  • released under the name:
    Maggie Pie & The Impostors
  • Released: 28 January 1992
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
  • Also available as bonus disc to
    High on the Happy Side

Singles

Yearwidth=300 rowspan="2"SinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
[18]
AUT
FRA
[19]
GER
[20]
IRE
[21]
NL
NZ
SWI
US
[22]
1987"Wishing I Was Lucky"6100406192658Popped In Souled Out
"Sweet Little Mystery"5331746922323
  • BPI: Silver
"Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"52017934
  • BPI: Silver
1988"Temptation"1285119
"With a Little Help from My Friends"11
  • BPI: Silver
Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father
1989"Sweet Surrender"672437110 Holding Back the River
"Broke Away"199
1990"Hold Back the River"3116
"Stay with Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)"306230
1991"Make It Tonight"37110High on the Happy Side
"Put the Light On"56
"Goodnight Girl"12127351233
1992"More than Love"192413
"Lip Service"1515424
1993"Blue for You" (live) / "This Time" (live)38Live at the Royal Albert Hall
"Shed a Tear"22705325align=left rowspan=4End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits
"Cold Cold Heart"2041
1994"Love Is All Around"11122211241
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
"Goodnight Girl '94"2646142412
1995"Julia Says"3381942322
  • BPI: Silver
align=left rowspan=5Picture This
"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"745661845
"Somewhere Somehow"710978744
"She's All on My Mind"1728
1996"Morning"16171
1997"If I Never See You Again"314863147236align=left rowspan=310
"Strange"139583
"Yesterday"4811974
2004"All I Want"14The Greatest Hits
2007"Too Many People"46Timeless
2008"Weightless"10
2013"Step by Step"Step by Step – The Greatest Hits
2021"Back to Memphis"[24] The Journey
"The Conversation"[25]
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" / "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[26] Non-album Single
2022"Northern Town" / "In Your Eyes"[27] The Journey
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

YearSingleAlbum
1988"This Time"[28] The Memphis Sessions
1990"Blue for You"Holding Back the River
1993"I Can Give You Everything" (live)Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Charts > Wet Wet Wet. Official Charts Company. 18 January 2016.
  2. Australian chart peaks:

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 335. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

  3. Web site: Austrian Charts > Wet Wet Wet . austriancharts.at Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  4. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Wet Wet Wet / Longplay. musicline.de PhonoNet. 18 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Dutch Charts > Wet Wet Wet. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  6. Web site: New Zealand Music Charts > Wet Wet Wet . charts.nz Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Norwegian Charts > Wet Wet Wet. norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  8. Web site: Swedish Charts > Wet Wet Wet. swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  9. Web site: Swiss Charts > Wet Wet Wet. swisscharts.com Hung Medien. 18 August 2010.
  10. Wet Wet Wet Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 9 November 2021.
  11. United Kingdom. Wet Wet Wet. 18 November 2023.
  12. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  13. Web site: IFPI Platinum Europe Awards . 18 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070327010138/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1996.html . 27 March 2007 .
  14. Web site: Wet Wet Wet / The Journey. SuperDeluxeEdition. 9 November 2021.
  15. Web site: Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100. 12 November 2021.
  16. Wet Wet Wet Chart History: Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. 9 November 2021.
  17. Web site: The Journey Out of Lockdown: The Greatest Hits Live from Glasgow - Album by Wet Wet Wet. 4 June 2001.
  18. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 15 June 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 16 June 2024.
  19. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Wet+Wet+Wet&cat=s French peaks
  20. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Wet Wet Wet (singles). German. GfK Entertainment. 18 January 2016.
  21. Web site: Irish Charts > Wet Wet Wet. irishcharts.ie. 18 August 2010.
  22. Wet Wet Wet Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. 9 November 2021.
  23. 300.
  24. Web site: Back to Memphis (Single Mix) - Single by Wet Wet Wet. 16 July 2021.
  25. Web site: The Conversation (Single Mix) - Single by Wet Wet Wet. 10 September 2021.
  26. Web site: Happy Xmas (War is Over) / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Single by Wet Wet Wet. 10 December 2021.
  27. Web site: Northern Town / In Your Eyes (Single Mix) - Single by Wet Wet Wet. 7 January 2022.
  28. http://www.discogs.com/Wet-Wet-Wet-This-Time/release/1940689 Wet Wet Wet - This Time (Vinyl, Promo) at Discogs