This is the discography of Scottish soft rock band Wet Wet Wet consists of seven studio albums, six compilation albums, three live albums and thirty-three singles. They released their debut album, Popped In Souled Out in September 1987, which spawned the commercially success singles "Wishing I Was Lucky", "Sweet Little Mystery", "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" and "Temptation". The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Charts, and earned a 5x Platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 1.5 million copies. Their second album was released two years later in 1989, Holding Back the River, which was supported by the lead single "Sweet Surrender" which was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) where it reached the top ten of the ARIA Charts, as well as in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Ireland.
Their third album, High on the Happy Side, was released in January 1992, followed by their fourth, Picture This (1995). The laters lead single, "Love Is All Around" became an international success, spending fifteen weeks atop the UK Singles Charts, becoming one of the longest chart reigns of all time. It reached number one in their native Scotland, as well as in other territories including Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Finland and Iceland. It sold an estimated 1.9 million copies in the United Kingdom, earning a triple Platinum certification from the BPI. Their fifth album, 10, was released in 1997, and marked the beginning of a ten year hiatus for the band before returning with their sixth studio album, Timeless, in 2007.
Albums Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAustralian chart peaks: "Sweet Little Mystery" (Kent Music Report) peak: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: N.B. "Sweet Little Mystery" peaked at #33 on the Kent Music Report chart two weeks before the ARIA-produced chart commenced. Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Shed a Tear" (ARIA Chart) peak: All ARIA chart peaks: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.AUTGERNLNZNORSWESWIUS1987 Popped In Souled Out Released: 21 September 1987 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 60 — 44 12 6 — 13 — 123 BPI: 5× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIANZ: Gold1989 Holding Back the River Released: 30 October 1989 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 12 — 34 28 — — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold1992 High on the Happy Side Released: 27 January 1992 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 19 13 18 8 — — 48 40 — BPI: Platinum1995 Picture This Released: 10 April 1995 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 22 1 6 4 12 6 25 8 — BPI: 3× Platinum IFPI: Platinum1997 10 Released: 31 March 1997 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, Cassette, LP 2 — 28 30 22 — — — 50 — BPI: Platinum2007 Timeless Released: 12 November 2007 Label: Dry Formats: CD 41 — — — — — — — — —2021 The Journey Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Absolute Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 29 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Compilation albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAUTGERNLNZNORSWESWIUS Heat1993 End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits Released: 8 November 1993 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, cassette 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 — BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI: 3× Platinum1994 Part One Released: 26 July 1994 [US only] Label: Mercury Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — 242004 The Greatest Hits Released: 8 November 2004 Label: Mercury Formats: CD 13 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum2007 The Best of Wet Wet Wet Released: 2 April 2007 [Germany only] Label: Brunswick/Universal Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — —2008 Best of Wet Wet Wet Released: 2008 [Germany only] Label: Brunswick/Universal Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — —2010 Sweet Little Mystery: The Collection Released: 22 February 2010 Label: Spectrum Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — —2013 Step by Step: The Greatest Hits Released: 25 November 2013 Label: Virgin Formats: CD 53 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.
Live albums Year Album details Peak chart positionsUK1990 Wet Wet Wet: Live Released: 1 December 1990 Label: Mercury Formats: cassette —1993 Live at the Royal Albert Hall with The Wren Orchestra Released: 17 May 1993 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, Cassette, LP 102006 Live – Volume One & Two: Mail on Sunday Released: September 2006 Label: Mercury Formats: CD —2021 The Journey Out of Lockdown: The Greatest Hits Live from Glasgow Released: 4 June 2021 Label: Dry Formats: Digital download2024 Live in Denmark Released: 19 January 2024 Label: Dry Formats: LP, Digital download —
Other albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationUKNL1988 The Memphis Sessions Released: 7 November 1988 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, Cassette, LP 3 9 BPI: Platinum1992 Cloak & 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 Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUKAUSAUTFRAFrench peaksGERIRENLNZSWIUS1987 "Wishing I Was Lucky" 6 100 — 40 — 6 19 26 — 58Popped In Souled Out "Sweet Little Mystery" 5 33 — 17 46 9 22 3 23 — BPI: Silver "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" 5 — — 20 17 9 3 4 — — BPI: Silver1988 "Temptation" 12 — — — — 8 51 19 — — "With a Little Help from My Friends" 1 — — — — 1 — — — — BPI: SilverSgt. Pepper Knew My Father1989 "Sweet Surrender" 6 7 24 — 37 1 10 — — — ARIA: GoldHolding Back the River "Broke Away" 19 — — — — 9 — — — —1990 "Hold Back the River" 31 — — — — 16 — — — — "Stay with Me Heartache (Can't Stand the Night)" 30 62 — — — 30 — — — —1991 "Make It Tonight" 37 110 — — — — — — — —High on the Happy Side "Put the Light On" 56 — — — — — — — — — "Goodnight Girl" 1 21 27 — 35 1 2 33 — —1992 "More than Love" 19 — — — — 24 13 — — — "Lip Service" 15 154 — — — 24 — — — —1993 "Blue for You" (live) / "This Time" (live) 38 — — — — — — — — — Live at the Royal Albert Hall "Shed a Tear" 22 70 — — 53 25 — — — — End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits "Cold Cold Heart" 20 — — — — — 41 — — —1994 "Love Is All Around" 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 41 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Goodnight Girl '94" — 26 — — 46 — 14 24 12 —1995 "Julia Says" 3 38 19 — 42 3 22 — — — BPI: Silver Picture This "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" 7 45 — — 66 18 — 45 — — "Somewhere Somehow" 7 109 — — 78 7 44 — — — "She's All on My Mind" 17 — — — — 28 — — — — 1996 "Morning" 16 171 — — — — — — — —1997 "If I Never See You Again" 3 148 — — 63 14 72 — 36 — 10 "Strange" 13 — — — 95 — 83 — — — "Yesterday / Maybe I'm in Love" 4 — — — 81 19 74 — — — 2004 "All I Want" 14 — — — — — — — — — The Greatest Hits 2007 "Too Many People" 46 — — — — — — — — — Timeless 2008 "Weightless" 10 — — — — — — — — — 2013 "Step by Step" — — — — — — — — — — Step by Step – The Greatest Hits 2021 "Back to Memphis" — — — — — — — — — — The Journey "The Conversation" — — — — — — — — — — "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" / "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 2022 "Northern Town" / "In Your Eyes" — — — — — — — — — — The Journey "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.
Promotional singles Year Single Album 1988 "This Time"Wet Wet Wet - This Time (Vinyl, Promo) at Discogs The Memphis Sessions 1990 "Blue for You" Holding Back the River 1993 "I Can Give You Everything" (live) Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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