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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ342194
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Wicked may refer to:

Books

Wicked (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name

Wicked, a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman

Wicked (novel series), a young adult novel series by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié

Wicked!, a 2006 novel by Jilly Cooper

Wicked (Pretty Little Liars), a 2008 young adult novel in the Sara Shepard series

Film, television and stage

Wicked (1931 film), a drama film starring Bailey Morley and Victor McLaglen

Wicked, Wicked, a 1973 horror-thriller feature film that was presented in "Duo-Vision"

The Wicked (1991 film), Italian film directed by Carlo Lizzani

Wicked (1998 film), a 1998 film starring Julia Stiles

Wicked! (TV series), a 2000 Australian animated series

Wicked (musical), a 2003 musical based on the Gregory Maguire novel

Wicked (film franchise), a media franchise based on the two-part film adaptation of the musical

Wicked (2024 film), the first of the two-part film adaptation of the musical

Wicked: For Good, the second of the two-part film adaptation of the musical

Wicked: One Wonderful Night, a television special for the second movie

The Wicked (2013 film), American film directed by Peter Winther

"The Wicked" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode

Music

Albums

Wicked (Barb Jungr and Michael Parker album), 1986

Wicked (Sinitta album), 1989

Wicked! (Scooter album), 1996

Wicked (Shemekia Copeland album), 2000

Wicked (musical album), original Broadway cast recording, 2003

Wicked: The Soundtrack, from the film based on the stage musical, 2024

Wicked (score), from the film based on the stage musical, 2024

Wicked (Twiztid album) or the title song, 2009

Songs

"Wicked" (Ice Cube song), 1992

"Wicked", by Symphony X from The Odyssey, 2002

"Wicked", by Greg Dulli from Amber Headlights, 2005

"Wicked", by Firebeatz and Schella, 2013

"Wicked" (Future song), 2016

"Wicked", by Lee Ann Womack from The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone, 2017

"Wicked", by Trippie Redd from A Love Letter to You 3, 2018

"WICKED", by ALLDAY PROJECT, 2023

Other uses

Wicked (comics), a minor character in the X-Men universe

Wicked (roller coaster), a launched steel roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah

Wicked (video game), developed by Binary Vision Ltd.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 1997, 2006, 2008—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Wicked, Wikimedia and disambiguation providing the first useful test.
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