a-ha discography
| a-ha discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Audio books | 1 |
The discography of a-ha, a Norwegian-based new wave band, consists of nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, five extended plays (EP), and thirty-nine singles. This list does not include material recorded by a-ha band members with Savoy, or Timbersound.
a-ha was formed in 1982 by vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and bassist Magne Furuholmen. The band signed with the record label Warner Bros. Records and released their debut album Hunting High and Low, the album was cerfified platinum by the RIAA and was one of the best-selling albums of 1986.[1] In 1986, the band released their second studio album Scoundrel Days which got little attention in the United States where it peaked at 74. The bands third album Stay on These Roads peaked at 148 on the Billboard 200 and would be their last charting album in the United States. It was released two more albums before their break up in 1994, East of the Sun, West of the Moon which would be their last charting album in Canada and Memorial Beach. By 1994 a-ha had sold 20 million copies worldwide.[2]
After a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which resulted in a new world tour. The band's next album was to be a disappointment. Lifelines, released in 2002, peaked at sixty-seven on the UK Albums Chart. In 2006, the band released its eight studio album, Analogue; The album became a major success in the UK where it was certified silver, which means it's their best-selling album since East of the Sun, West of the Moon in 1990. The album Foot of the Mountain was released in the summer of 2009, with notable success. The band has sold over 70 million copies of their albums and singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NOR | AUT | CAN | NZ | FIN | FRA | GER | ITA | NLD | SWE | SWI | JAP | UK | US | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Hunting High and Low
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1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | US:Platinum[16] UK:3× Platinum[17] NLD:Gold[18] GER:Platinum[19] BRA:Gold[20] FRA:2× Platinum[21] | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | Scoundrel Days
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1 | 9 | 33 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 74 | UK:Platinum[17] GER: Gold[19] BRA:Platinum[20] SWI:Platinum[22] FRA:Platinum[21] | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Stay on These Roads
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1 | 9 | 55 | 36 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 148 | UK:Gold[17] GER:Gold[19] BRA:Platinum[20] NLD:Gold[18] SWI:Gold[22] FRA:2× Platinum[21] | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | East of the Sun, West of the Moon
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1 | 23 | 37 | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | 23 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 12 | — | UK: Silver[17] GER:Gold[19] BRA:Gold[20] SWI:Gold[22] FRA:Gold[21] | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Memorial Beach
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1 | 36 | — | — | — | 25 | 17 | — | 64 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 17 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Minor Earth Major Sky
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1 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 41 | 1 | — | 55 | 36 | 3 | 53 | 27 | — | GER:Platinum[19] SWI:Gold[22] | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Lifelines
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1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 30 | 1 | — | 92 | 21 | 6 | 99 | 67 | — | GER:Gold[19] | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Analogue
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1 | 18 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | — | 50 | — | 21 | — | 24 | — | UK:Silver[17] | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Foot of the Mountain
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2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 85 | 83 | 45 | 12 | — | 5 | — | UK: Silver
GER: Platinum[23] | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NOR | AUT | FRA | GER | SWI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Days Night (Unofficial)
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| 1987 | The Living Daylights (Unofficial)
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| 2001 | a-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert
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| 2003 | How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head
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4 | 73 | 88 | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | a-ha Live at Vallhall – Sight & Sound series CD & DVD set. 2008 release of the 2001 concert
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| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NOR | AUT | GER | NLD | IRE | SWE | SWI | JAP | UK | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | On Tour in Brazil
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BRA: Platinum[20] #1 BRA | ||||||||||||||||||
Best in Brazil
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BRA: Gold[20] | |||||||||||||||||||
a-ha en Argentina
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| 1991 | Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha
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9 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 40 | 16 | 12 | UK: Platinum[17] GER: Platinum[19] BRA: Gold[20] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Minor Earth Major Box
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| 2002 | a-ha Tour Brasil – Agosto 2002
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| 2004 | The Singles: 1984-2004
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4 | — | 49 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004
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— | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 14 | UK: Gold[17] | ||||||||||||||||||
a-ha Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
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| 2010 | Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition)
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32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | |||||||||||||||||||
Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition)
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25
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| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended Plays
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 45 R.P.M. Club |
| 1985 | Twelve Inch Club |
| 1987 | Scoundrel Club |
| 1988 | Road Club
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | AUS | NZ | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | BEL | SWE | SWI | UK | US | |||
| 1984 | "Take on Me" (Original version) [I] | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1985 | "Take on Me" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Hunting High and Low |
| "Love Is Reason" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1986 | "Train of Thought" | — | 47 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | 21 | — | — | 8 | — | |
| "Hunting High and Low" | 10 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "I've Been Losing You" | 1 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | — | Scoundrel Days | |
| "Cry Wolf" | 2 | 45 | 10 | — | 35 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 9 | — | 27 | 5 | 50 | ||
| "Maybe, Maybe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Manhattan Skyline" | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | 53 | 19 | — | — | 13 | — | |
| "The Living Daylights"[II] | 1 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 113 | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | |
| 1988 | "Stay On These Roads" | 1 | 55 | — | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | — | Stay on These Roads |
| "The Blood That Moves the Body" | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 24 | 10 | — | 29 | 25 | — | ||
| "Touchy!" | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | 18 | 11 | — | ||
| "You Are the One" | — | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | 12 | 56 | 16 | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| 1989 | "There's Never a Forever Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Crying in the Rain" | 1 | — | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | 21 | 13 | — | East of the Sun, West of the Moon |
| "I Call Your Name" | — | — | — | — | 45 | 37 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 44 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Early Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | |
| "Waiting for Her" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Move to Memphis"[III] | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 29 | 61 | — | — | — | 47 | — | Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha | |
| 1992 | "The Blood That Moves the Body '92"[IV] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1993 | "Dark Is the Night" | 4 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | 19 | 111 | Memorial Beach |
| "Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||
| "Lie Down in Darkness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Shapes That Go Together"[V] | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | non-album single |
| 2000 | "Summer Moved On" | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 8 | 46 | 74 | 26 | — | 14 | 33 | — | Minor Earth Major Sky |
| "Minor Earth Major Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | ||
| "Velvet" | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | ||
| "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Forever Not Yours" | 1 | — | — | 31 | — | 18 | — | 82 | — | 46 | 26 | 175 | — | Lifelines |
| "Lifelines" | 18 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | ||
| "Did Anyone Approach You?" | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V. Live" | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | — | How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head a-ha Live |
| 2005 | "Celice" | 1 | — | — | 41 | — | 21 | — | — | 46 | — | 38 | — | — | Analogue |
| "Birthright" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Analogue (All I Want)" | 10 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | — | 56 | — | — | 10 | — | |
| "Cosy Prisons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Foot of the Mountain" | 8 | — | — | 28 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 66 | — | Foot of the Mountain |
| "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shadowside" | — | — | — | 73 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.
- I^ The original 1984 single version of "Take on Me" would later appear on the Deluxe Edition of the album Hunting High and Low, released in 2010.
- II^ "The Living Daylights" was the theme song for the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights. A re-recorded/remixed version of the song would appear on a-ha's 1988 studio album Stay on These Roads.
- III^ "Move To Memphis" was released as a single from the 1991 compilation Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha. A new version of the song would appear on a-ha's 1993 studio album Memorial Beach.
- IV^ "The Blood That Moves the Body '92" was a new remixed version of the song released as a second single from the compilation album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha. This remixed version would not be released on any a-ha album until the 2010 compilation album 25.
- V^ Would later appear on the compilation albums The Singles: 1984-2004, The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004 and 25.
Videos/DVDs
| Year | Title | Certifications | |||
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| 1991 | Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha | BRA: Gold[20] | |||
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| 1993 | a-ha - Live in South America
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| 2001 | a-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming
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| 2005 | Live 8 concert, Berlin
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| 2006 | Live in Chile, Chile
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| 2010 | 25 The Videos
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2011 | Farewell Tour
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Music videos
Audio books
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Take on Me" | Steve Barron[30] |
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | ||
| "Train of Thought" | Candice Reckinger & Michael Patterson[30] | |
| 1986 | "Hunting High and Low" | Steve Barron[30] |
| "I've Been Losing You" | ||
| "Cry Wolf" | ||
| 1987 | "Manhattan Skyline" | |
| "The Living Daylights" | ||
| 1988 | "Stay on These Roads" | Andy Morahan[30] |
| "The Blood That Moves the Body" | ||
| "Touchy!" | Kevin Moloney[30] | |
| "You Are the One" | Damon Heath[31] | |
| "There's Never A Forever Thing" | Lauren Savoy[32] | |
| 1990 | "Crying in the Rain" | Steve Barron[30] |
| "I Call Your Name" | Michael Burlingame[30] | |
| 1991 | "Early Morning" | |
| "Move to Memphis" | Erick Ifergan[30] | |
| 1993 | "Dark is the Night" | |
| "Angel in the Snow" | Howard Greenhalgh[33] | |
| 1994 | "Shapes That Go Together" | Barry Maguire[34] |
| 2000 | "Summer Moved On" | Adam Berg[30] |
| "Minor Earth Major Sky" | Philipp Stölzl[35] | |
| "I Wish I Cared" | Henrik Haugen | |
| "Velvet" | Harald Zwart[30] | |
| 2002 | "Forever Not Yours" | |
| "Lifelines" | Morten Skallerud[30] | |
| 2003 | "Did Anyone Approach You?" | Lauren Savoy[32] |
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Live)" | ||
| 2005 | "Celice" | Jörn Heitmann[36] |
| 2006 | "Analogue (All I Want)" | Howard Greenhalgh[30] |
| "Cosy Prisons" | Paul Gore[37] | |
| 2009 | "Foot of the Mountain" | Olaf Heine[38] |
| "Shadowside" | Uwe Flade[39] | |
| "Nothing is Keeping You Here" | ||
| 2010|} | "Butterfly, Butterfly, The last Hurrah"
rowspan="1"|Steve Barron |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2004 | The Swing Of Things / The Demo Tapes
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Other appearances
| Year | Title | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Living Daylights | "The Living Daylights" |
| 2007 | Make Some Noise The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
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"#9 Dream" |
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{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b c "French Album Chart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
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{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Billboard Hot 100". All Music. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
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{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Howard Greenhalgh". Howard Greenhalgh videography. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Shapes That Go Together". a-ha.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Philipp Stölzl at Clipland". Clipland.com. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Jörn Heitmann". Geocities. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
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- ^ "OLAF HEINE for A-HA". anjawiroth.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Music Video Producer Uwe Flade". dwelle.de. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
External links
- A-ha discography discography at Discogs
- a-ha Discography
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