Focus discography

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Focus discography
Studio albums11
Live albums6
Compilation albums1
Singles8

The discography of the progressive rock band Focus consists of 11 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 6 live albums, and 8 singles.

Contents

Studio albums

YearTitle NL
[1]
AUS
[2]
NOR
[3]
UK
[4]
US
Can Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1970 Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus 104
1971 Focus II / Moving Waves 415286US: Gold
1972 Focus 3 1362063554US: Gold
1974 Hamburger Concerto 51416206687UK: Silver
1975 Mother Focus 611723152
1976 Ship of Memories
(Studio outtakes 1970–1975)
163
1978 Focus con Proby 27
1985Focus
(as Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer)
33
2002Focus 8
2006Focus 9 / New Skin
2012 Focus X
2014Golden Oldies
(Studio re-recordings)
2016Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon
2017 The Focus Family Album
(Studio outtakes 2012–2017)
2019 Focus 11
2021Completely Focused
(Re-recordings of "Focus 1" through "Focus 12" - bonus disc of Live in Rio 2017
2024Focus 12

Compilation albums

YearTitle NL US
1974Focus
1975Dutch Masters: A Selection of Their Finest Recordings (1969-1973)
1993/2001Hocus Pocus: The Best of Focus
2011Best of Vol. 2
2017Hocus Pocus Box61
2020Focus 50 Years Anthology

Live albums

YearTitle NL
[5]
AUS
[2]
UK
[4]
US
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1973 At the Rainbow 95323135UK: silver
2003Live in America 2002
same as Live on Air, 2011
2004 Live at the BBC 1976
2004Live Legends
2016Live in Europe 2009
2016Live in England 2009
2021Live in Rio 2017

Singles

YearSong NL BEL GER UK US CAN AlbumNotes
1970"House of the King"1027NED: Focus Plays Focus
UK & US: In and Out Of Focus
1971"Why Dream"
"Hocus Pocus"12NED: Focus II
UK & US: Moving Waves
1972"Tommy"18A rearrangement of two parts of "Eruption"
"Sylvia"940489Focus 3
"Hocus Pocus (2)"94520918Non-album trackA faster version of "Hocus Pocus"
1974"Harem Scarem"22Hamburger Concerto
1975"Mother Focus"Mother FocusReleased in Australia and Japan

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References

  1. "Focus Album Top 100".
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Norwegian Charts".
  4. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 206. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  5. "Dutch Charts".