A-ha discography

The discography of A-ha, a Norwegian synthpop/rock band, consists of ten studio albums, ten compilation albums, five extended plays (EP), and thirty-nine singles. This list does not include solo material or other projects recorded by A-ha band members.

A-ha discography
Studio albums10
Live albums5
Compilation albums18
Video albums4
Music videos41
EPs4
Singles39
Audio books1

A-ha was formed in 1982 by vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen. The band moved to London and eventually signed with Warner Bros. Records. They released their debut album Hunting High and Low in 1985, which remains their biggest success and contained their international break-through hit song "Take On Me". The band has scored two top twenty US hits in their career, but has had several hit singles in many countries in Europe, South America and their native Norway. By 1993, the band had released five studio albums before going on hiatus the following year.

After a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded a new album, Minor Earth Major Sky, which was released in 2000. Their next album, Lifelines was released in 2002, but would be their final album for Warner Bros. After signing to Polydor (part of Universal Music), further new albums were released in 2005 and 2009, after which the band decided to break up. However, they reformed for yet another new album, Cast in Steel, which was released in 2015. Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paal Waaktaar-Savoy have been awarded Spellemannprisen nine times; Through 2009 A-ha had sold over 100 million records worldwide.[1] The band has released ten studio albums, four compilations and two live albums.[1]

In their native Norway, eight of the band's studio albums and eight of their singles have reached number one.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
NOR
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
ITA
[7]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
JPN
[11]
UK
[12]
US
[13]
1985 Hunting High and Low 1 15 1 7 10 17 11 1 10 8 2 15
1986 Scoundrel Days
  • Released: 6 October 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 17 9 7 4 11 6 11 6 6 2 74
1988 Stay on These Roads
  • Released: 1 May 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 55 9 3 4 2 5 10 6 5 2 148
1990 East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Released: 22 October 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 122 23 15 6 18 20 35 16 20 12
1993 Memorial Beach
  • Released: 14 June 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 132 36 25 17 64 39 39 27 17
2000 Minor Earth Major Sky
  • Released: 17 July 2000
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
1 169 4 41 1 55 36 3 53 27
2002 Lifelines
  • Released: 2 April 2002
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
1 2 30 1 92 21 6 99 67
2005 Analogue 1 382 18 60 6 50 21 226 24
2009 Foot of the Mountain 2 11 1 85 83 45 12 134 5
2015 Cast in Steel 2 13 84 4 5 9 8
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak positions
NOR
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[8]
SWI
[10]
UK
[12]
2001 A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert
  • Released: N/A 2001
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
43
2003 How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head
  • Released: 25 March 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
4 73 88 8 36
2008 A-ha Live at Vallhall – Sight & Sound series CD & DVD set
  • Released: N/A 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD & DVD set
2011 Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert
  • Released: 1 April 2011
  • Label: Universal Music Group
  • Formats: CD, Blu-ray & DVD set
3 852 61 163 3 72 52 43
2017 MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, Blu-ray & DVD set
14
[26]
14 100 3 98 20 6
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications
NOR
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
GER
[6]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
JPN
[11]
UK
[12]
1989 On Tour in Brazil
  • Released: N/A 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
Best in Brazil
  • Released: N/A 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
A-ha en Argentina
  • Released: N/A 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #346849)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1991 Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha
  • Released: 4 November 1991
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
9 162 32 26 28 47 40 16 12
2001 Minor Earth Major Box
  • Released: 26 February 2001
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
2002 A-ha Tour Brasil – Agosto 2002
  • Released: N/A 2002
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
2004 The Singles: 1984–2004
  • Released: 29 November 2004
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
4 49 8
2005 The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004
  • Released: 5 April 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
14
A-ha Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
  • Released: 5 December 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD
  • Chart: #48 Estonia
2010 Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: 6 July 2010
  • Label: Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, download
32 809 39 165
Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: 6 July 2010
  • Label: Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, download
27 959 52 190
25
  • Released: 19 July 2010
  • Label: Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records
6 9 2 73 6 203 10
2012 2 for 1: Analogue/Foot of the Mountain
  • Released: 14 August 2012
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
- - -
2015 Hunting High and Low Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition
  • Released: N/A 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
25 30 79 268 83
Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: N/A 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
145
East of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: N/A 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
186
Memorial Beach (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: N/A 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
184
2016 Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
439 22 38 75
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year EP details
1986 45 R.P.M. Club
  • Released: N/A 1986
  • Label: Warner-Pioneer Corporation
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl
Twelve Inch Club
  • Released: N/A 1986
  • Label: Warner-Pioneer Corporation
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl
1987 Scoundrel Club
  • Released: N/A 1987
  • Label: Warner-Pioneer Corporation
  • Format: CD, 12" vinyl
1988 Road Club
  • Released: N/A 1988
  • Label: Warner-Pioneer Corporation
  • Format: CD
1993 The Selections '85–'93
  • Released: N/A 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD
2000 Single Remixes
  • Released: 8 November 2000
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD
2016 a-ha Hits South America
  • Released: 4 April 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: Vinyl

Other EPs or compilations released

  • 1986: A-Ha (EP limited release in some countries)
  • 1990: Limited Edition Hits EP number 1 and 2 (Germany only)
  • 1992: The Best (Denmark only) Charted: #19 DEN
  • 2005: The Hits of A-Ha (Earned Platinum in Germany)
  • 2005: Rhino Hi-Five
  • 2009: Videos: The Best Of (Limited number)
  • 2011: Original Album Series (World) – AUS No. 732[3]
  • 2012: Triple Album Collection (Russia only)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
NOR
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[28]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[12]
US
[29]
1984 "Take On Me" (Original version)[I] 3 137 Non-album single
1985 "Take On Me" 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Hunting High and Low
"Love Is Reason"
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." 2 19 8 10 5 1 4 2 7 1 20
  • SNEP: Silver
  • BVMI: Silver
  • BPI: Silver
1986 "Train of Thought" 1 47 14 5 8
"Hunting High and Low" 10 33 24 4 11 4 9 5
  • SNEP: Gold
"I've Been Losing You" 1 21 20 14 15 3 11 11 16 8
  • SNEP: Silver
Scoundrel Days
"Cry Wolf" 2 45 35 20 4 12 27 5 50
  • BPI: Silver
"Maybe, Maybe"[IV]
1987 "Manhattan Skyline" 4 28 3 53 13
"The Living Daylights"[V] 1 29 18 21 8 2 9 3 8 5 The Living Daylights (soundtrack)
1988 "Stay on These Roads" 1 56 11 3 7 2 10 17 10 5
  • SNEP: Silver
Stay on These Roads
"The Blood That Moves the Body" 23 11 24 29 25
"Touchy!" 5 13 6 13 18 11
  • SNEP: Gold
"You Are the One" 21 30 12 56 13
1989 "There's Never a Forever Thing"
1990 "Crying in the Rain" 1 131 17 11 6 8 10 21 13
  • SNEP: Silver
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
"I Call Your Name" 155 45 37 38 44
1991 "Early Morning" 52 29 78
"Waiting for Her"
"Move to Memphis"[VI] 2 171 66 39 29 61 47 Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha
1992 "The Blood That Moves the Body '92"[VII] Non-album single
1993 "Dark Is the Night for All" 4 165 46 28 19 [upper-alpha 1] Memorial Beach
"Angel in the Snow" 41
"Lie Down in Darkness"
1994 "Shapes That Go Together"[VIII] 5 57 27 Non-album single
2000 "Summer Moved On" 1 10 8 46 74 14 33 Minor Earth Major Sky
"Minor Earth Major Sky" 23 73 73
"Velvet" 29 48 92
"The Sun Never Shone That Day"
2001 "I Wish I Cared"
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 38 Analogue
"Birthright"
2006 "Analogue (All I Want)" 10 33 24 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)" 13 193 22 98 25
2011 "Summer Moved On" (live) 90 Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert
2015 "Under the Makeup" Cast in Steel
2016 "Cast in Steel" (remix)
"Objects in the Mirror" (UK only) 179
2017 "This Is Our Home" (Acoustic) MTV Unplugged
"Take On Me" (Acoustic)
"—" denotes a release 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
  • II^ Love Is Reason" was only released in Norway and The Philippines. "I Dream Myself Alive" was the Norwegian B-side, "Take On Me" was used as the B-side on the Philippine release.
  • III^ This promo-only 7" single from The Philippines has edit versions of "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" on side A and "Train of Thought" on side B.
  • IV^ This 7" featured the tracks "Maybe Maybe" and "The Weight of the Wind" and was released in Bolivia only.
  • V^ "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.
  • VI^ "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.
  • VII^ "The Blood That Moves the Body (The Gun Mix)" was a new remixed version of the song released as a single to promote the compilation Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha, though it wasn't included on the album. The B-side of this single, the 'Two-Time Gun Mix', appeared on the 2010 compilation album 25.
  • VIII^ Would later appear on the compilation albums The Singles: 1984–2004, The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 and 25.

Promotional singles

Year Title
1985 "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale"
2016 "Forest Fire"
"The Wake"
"Cry Wolf (Jellybean mix)"

Videos/DVDs

Year Title Certifications
1991 Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #7599267732)
  • Format: VHS, DVD
A-ha – The Videos
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #2236)
  • Format: DVD
1993 A-ha – Live in South America
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #34665)
  • Format: VHS, Laserdisc
2001 A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #244864)
  • Format: VHS, DVD
2005 Live 8 concert, Berlin
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #23564)
  • Format: DVD
2006 Live in Chile, Chile
  • Label: Independent. Records
    (IND)
  • Format: DVD
2010 25: The Videos
  • Label: Warner Bros and Universal Music.
    (UN TBC)
  • Format: DVD
2011 Ending on a High Note Tour: The Final Concert
  • Label: Universal Music.
    (UN TBC)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2017 MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice
  • Label:
    (UN TBC)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Year Title Director
1984 "Take On Me" (original version) Stevie Price[31]
1985 "Take On Me" Steve Barron[32]
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
"Train of Thought" Candice Reckinger & Michael Patterson[32]
1986 "Hunting High and Low" Steve Barron[32]
"I've Been Losing You"
"Cry Wolf"
1987 "Manhattan Skyline"
"The Living Daylights"
1988 "Stay on These Roads" Andy Morahan[32]
"The Blood That Moves the Body"
"Touchy!" Kevin Moloney[32]
"You Are the One" Damon Heath[33]
"There's Never a Forever Thing" Lauren Savoy[34]
1990 "Crying in the Rain" Steve Barron[32]
"I Call Your Name" Michael Burlingame[32]
1991 "Early Morning"
"I've Been Losing You" (live)
"Sycamore Leaves" (live)
"Move to Memphis" Erick Ifergan[32]
1993 "Dark Is the Night for All"
"Angel in the Snow" Howard Greenhalgh[35]
1994 "Shapes That Go Together" Barry Maguire[36]
2000 "Summer Moved On" Adam Berg[32]
"Minor Earth Major Sky" Philipp Stölzl[37]
"I Wish I Cared" Henrik Haugen
"Velvet" Harald Zwart[32]
"The Sun Never Shone That Day"
2002 "Forever Not Yours" Harald Zwart[32]
"Lifelines" Morten Skallerud[32]
2003 "Did Anyone Approach You?" Lauren Savoy[34]
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (live)
2005 "Celice" Jörn Heitmann[38]
2006 "Analogue (All I Want)" Howard Greenhalgh[32]
"Cosy Prisons" Paul Gore[39]
2009 "Foot of the Mountain" Olaf Heine[40]
"Shadowside" Uwe Flade[41]
"Nothing Is Keeping You Here"
2010 "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" Steve Barron
2011 "Summer Moved On" (live)
2015 "Under the Makeup" Bode Brodmueller
2016 "Cast in Steel" (remix)
"Objects in the Mirror" Jonas Bjerre

Lyric videos

Year Title
2015 "Under the Makeup"
"Cast In Steel"
"Forest Fire"
2017 "Take On Me"
(Acoustic)

Audio books

Year Title
2004 The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes

Other appearances

Year Title Contribution
1987 The Living Daylights
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #9 25616-2)
  • Format: Vinyl, CD
"The Living Daylights"
2007 Make Some Noise
The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    (WB #9362-49963-0)
  • Format: Double CD
"#9 Dream"

Notes

  1. "Dark Is the Night for All" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[30]

References

  1. "a-ha - Music Norway EN".
  2. "norwegiancharts.com > A-ha in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. Australian chart peaks:
  4. "austriancharts.at > A-ha in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. "lescharts.com > A-ha dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. "Offizielle Deutsch Charts > Suchen nach: "A-ha"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2019. N.B. Select Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
  7. "Italian Album Chart". Italian charts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  8. "dutchcharts.nl > A-ha in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. "swedishcharts.com > A-ha in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. Swiss chart peaks:
  11. "Japan Album Chart".
  12. UK chart peaks:
  13. "a-ha Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  14. "ARIA Albums Chart 2 March 2020" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  15. "RIAA Certifications". RIAA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  16. "BPI: Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A-ha)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  18. "Les Albums Platine :". InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  19. "ABPD Certifications". ABPD. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  20. "Awards 1989". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  21. "Certifications Albums Platine – année 2001". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  22. "Awards 1998". Swiss Hitparade. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  23. "Les Albums Or :". InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  24. "Awards 1990". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  25. "Awards 2000". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  26. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 41, 2017". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  27. "The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)". www.riaj.or.jp.
  28. irishcharts.com – Discography A-ha Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  29. "a-ha Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  30. "a-ha Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  31. "Now Available: a-ha, Hunting High & Low – Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition rhino.com". rhino.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  32. "A-ha videography". Clipland. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  33. "Damon Heath". IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  34. "Fra sangboka til Savoy" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  35. "Howard Greenhalgh". Howard Greenhalgh videography. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  36. "Shapes That Go Together". A-ha.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  37. "Philipp Stölzl at Clipland". Clipland.com. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  38. "Jörn Heitmann". Geocities. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  39. "Paul Gore". actors.mandy.com/uk. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  40. "OLAF HEINE for A-ha". anjawiroth.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  41. "Music Video Producer Uwe Flade". dwelle.de. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
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