The Wanted

**The Wanted** are an English-Irish boy band. They are made up of five members: Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. They formed in 2009 and released their first album in 2010. So far, they have released three albums: _The Wanted_ (2010), _Battleground_ (2011), and _Word of Mouth_ (2013). These reached the fourth, fifth, and ninth place in the UK album charts. Their first single, _All Time Low_, reached number 1 in the UK singles chart. In 2011 they also recorded the song "Gold Forever" which was the official single for Comic Relief.

## Members

- Current members
- - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
- - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)

- Former members
- Tom Parker - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–2022; his death)

### Studio albums

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"|Details|scope="col" colspan="10"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 22 October 2010 * Label: Geffen * Format: Digital download, streaming|4|—|—|—|—|11|—|40|—|—|* BPI: Platinum|
|* Released: 1 November 2011 * Label: Island * Format: Digital download, streaming|5|—|—|—|129|4|—|—|56|—|* BPI: Platinum * : Gold * RMNZ: Gold|
|* Released: 4 November 2013 * Label: Island * Format: Digital download, streaming|9|64|86|89|151|10|70|23|31|17|* BPI: Gold|
|colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||||||||

### Compilation albums

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 12 November 2021 * Label: Island * Format: Digital download, streaming|8|37|* BPI: Silver|||||

### Extended plays

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 21 July 2011 * Label: Island * Format: Digital download|—|—||||
|* Released: 24 April 2012 * Label: Mercury * Format: Digital download|7|8||||
|colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||

### Singles

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"|Year|scope="col" colspan="10"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|2010|1|—|—|—|44|13|—|—|—|—|* BPI: Platinum|rowspan="3"|_The Wanted_|
|2|—|—|—|—|18|—|—|—|—|* BPI: Silver|||||
|19|—|—|—|—|30|—|—|—|—||||||
|rowspan="4"|2011|3|—|—|86|—|13|—|—|—|—|* BPI: Silver|rowspan="4"|_Battleground_|
|1|20|68|2|—|1|31|13|34|3|* BPI: 2× Platinum * ARIA: Platinum * MC: 5× Platinum * PROMUSICAE: Gold * RIAA: 3× Platinum * RMNZ: 2× Platinum|||||
|2|79|—|84|—|5|—|23|—|—|* BPI: Silver|||||
|21|—|—|—|—|27|—|—|—|—||||||
|rowspan="2"|2012|2|18|5|18|17|4|—|18|33|50|* BPI: Gold * ARIA: Platinum * BVMI: Gold * MC: Platinum * RIAA: Gold * RMNZ: Gold|rowspan="6"|_Word of Mouth_|
|3|63|—|50|—|8|—|—|—|89|* MC: Gold|||||
|rowspan="3"|2013|4|32|50|—|54|3|35|—|27|—|* BPI: Gold|||
|10|40|—|51|—|13|—|—|—|94||||||
|8|—|—|—|—|18|—|—|—|—||||||
|2014|177|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|2021|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||_Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits_|||
|2022|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.||||||||||||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (band)

- **name**: The Wanted
- **img**: The Wanted 2012.jpg
- **img capt**: The Wanted in 2012
- **years active**: * 2009-2014
* 2021-present
- **background**: group
- **origin**: United Kingdom
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop, Dance music, dance pop
- **label**: Geffen Records, Geffen
Island Records, Island
Mercury Records, Mercury
- **current members**: *
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- **past members**: Tom Parker (singer), Tom Parker <small>(deceased)</small>