A-ha discography | |
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Studio albums | 11 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Video albums | 7 |
Music videos | 44 |
EPs | 10 |
Singles | 50 |
Promotional singles | 6 |
Box sets | 6 |
Reissues | 9 |
Audiobooks | 1 |
The discography of A-ha, a Norwegian synthpop/rock band, consists of eleven studio albums, eight compilation albums, six box sets, ten extended plays, and fifty singles. This list does not include solo material or other projects recorded by A-ha band members.
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. In 2022 they signed a one album deal with RCA/Sony Music and released the True North album in 2022. [1] Harket, Furuholmen and Waaktaar-Savoy have been awarded Spellemannprisen 8 times. [2] Through 2009 A-ha had sold over 100 million records worldwide. [3] The band has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and four live albums. [3]
In their native Norway, eight of the band's studio albums and eight of their singles have reached number one.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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NOR [4] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | JPN [9] | NL [10] | SWE [11] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | US [14] | |||
Hunting High and Low |
| 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | |
Scoundrel Days |
| 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 74 | |
Stay on These Roads |
| 1 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 148 | |
East of the Sun, West of the Moon |
| 1 | 122 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 12 | — | |
Memorial Beach |
| 1 | 132 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 17 | — | |
Minor Earth Major Sky |
| 1 | 169 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 3 | 27 | — | |
Lifelines |
| 1 | — | 2 | 30 | 1 | 99 | 92 | 21 | 6 | 67 | — |
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Analogue |
| 1 | — | 18 | 60 | 6 | — | 50 | — | 21 | 24 | — |
|
Foot of the Mountain |
| 2 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 134 | 83 | 45 | 12 | 5 | — |
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Cast in Steel |
| 2 | — | 13 | 84 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | — | |
True North | 3 | — | 8 | 38 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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NOR [4] | AUT [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | NL [10] | SPA [28] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | ||
Live at Vallhall: Homecoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head |
| 4 | 73 | 88 | 8 | — | — | 36 | — |
Live at Vallhall – Sight & Sound series CD & DVD set |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert |
| 3 | 61 | 163 | 3 | 72 | 92 | 52 | 43 |
MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice |
| 14 | 14 | 100 | 3 | 98 | 76 | 20 | 6 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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NOR [4] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | GER [8] | IRE [29] [30] | JPN [9] | NL [10] | SWE [11] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | |||
On Tour in Brazil |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Best in Brazil (a.k.a.a-ha en Argentina) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha |
| 9 | 162 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 47 | 40 | 12 | |
The Very Best of a-ha |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Singles: 1984–2004 |
| 4 | — | — | 49 | 44 | — | — | 8 | — | 14 | |
25 |
| 6 | — | 9 | 2 | 28 | 203 | 73 | — | 6 | 10 | |
Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha |
| — | 439 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 75 | |
Greatest Hits – Japanese Singles Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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Minor Earth Major Box |
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3 for One |
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Trilogy: Three Classic Albums |
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Original Album Series |
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2 for 1: Foot of the Mountain/Analogue |
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The Triple Album Collection |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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NOR [4] | GER [8] | NL [10] | JPN [9] | UK [13] | ||
Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition) |
| 32 | 39 | — | 160 | 165 |
Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition) |
| 27 | 52 | — | 190 | 190 |
Hunting High and Low Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition |
| 25 | 30 | 79 | — | 83 |
Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | 145 |
East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Deluxe Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | 186 |
Memorial Beach (Deluxe Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | 184 |
Minor Earth Major Sky (Deluxe Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Lifelines (Deluxe Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Hunting High and Low (Expanded Edition) |
| — | — | — | 240 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [9] | ||
45 R.P.M. Club |
| 6 |
Twelve Inch Club |
| 21 |
a-ha |
| — |
Scoundrel Club |
| 27 |
Road Club |
| 42 |
Hits E.P. |
| — |
Hits E.P. – Number Two |
| — |
Singles Remixies |
| — |
Rhino Hi-Five |
| — |
Hits South America |
| — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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NOR [4] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | IRE [36] | NL [10] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | US [37] | |||||
"Take On Me" (original version) [upper-alpha 1] | 1984 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Love Is Reason" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hunting High and Low | ||
"Take On Me" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
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"Train of Thought" | 1986 | — | 47 | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | |||
"Hunting High and Low" | 10 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | — | ||||
"I've Been Losing You" | 1 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | — | Scoundrel Days | |||
"Cry Wolf" | 2 | 45 | — | 35 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 50 |
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"Maybe Maybe" (Bolivia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Manhattan Skyline" | 1987 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | 53 | — | 13 | — | |||
"The Living Daylights" [upper-alpha 2] | 1 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | |||
"Stay on These Roads" | 1988 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | Stay on These Roads | ||
"The Blood That Moves the Body" | — | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 25 | — | ||||
"Touchy!" | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | — | ||||
"You Are the One" | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | 12 | 56 | — | 13 | — | ||||
"Crying in the Rain" | 1990 | 1 | 131 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | — | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | ||
"I Call Your Name" | — | 155 | — | 45 | 37 | — | 38 | — | 44 | — | ||||
"Early Morning" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 29 | — | — | 78 | — | |||
"Waiting for Her" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Move to Memphis" [upper-alpha 3] | 2 | 171 | — | — | 39 | 29 | 61 | — | 47 | — | Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha | |||
"The Blood That Moves the Body '92" [upper-alpha 4] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Dark Is the Night for All" | 1993 | 4 | 165 | — | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | 19 | — [upper-alpha 5] | Memorial Beach | ||
"Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||||
"Lie Down in Darkness" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Shapes That Go Together" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 27 | — | Non-album single | ||
"Summer Moved On" | 2000 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 8 | — | 74 | 14 | 33 | — | Minor Earth Major Sky | ||
"Minor Earth Major Sky" | 23 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | 73 | — | — | ||||
"Velvet" | 29 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 92 | — | — | ||||
"The Sun Never Shone That Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Forever Not Yours" | 2002 | 1 | — | 31 | — | 18 | — | 82 | 26 | 175 | — | Lifelines | ||
"Lifelines" | 18 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 78 | — | ||||
"Did Anyone Approach You?" | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (live) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 181 | — | How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head | ||
"Celice" | 2005 | 1 | — | 41 | — | 21 | — | — | 38 | — | — | Analogue | ||
"Analogue (All I Want)" | 2006 | 10 | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | 10 | — | |||
"Cosy Prisons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||||
"Foot of the Mountain" | 2009 | 8 | — | 28 | — | 3 | — | — | 33 | 66 | — |
| Foot of the Mountain | |
"Nothing Is Keeping You Here" | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Shadowside" | — | — | 73 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" | 2010 | 13 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 98 | — | 25 | ||
"Summer Moved On" (live) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert | ||
"Under the Makeup" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cast in Steel | ||
"Cast in Steel" (Steve Osborne Version) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Objects in the Mirror" (Steve Osborne Version) | — | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"This Is Our Home" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MTV Unplugged | ||
"The Sun Always Shines on TV" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Living Daylights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Take On Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I'm In" [27] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | True North | ||
"You Have What It Takes" [43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" (Philippines-only release) | 1986 | Hunting High and Low |
"There's Never a Forever Thing" (Brazil-only release) | 1989 | Stay on These Roads |
"Birthright" | 2005 | Analogue |
"The Wake" | 2015 | Cast in Steel |
"Forest Fire" | ||
"Cry Wolf" (Jellybean Mix) | 2016 | Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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AUT [44] [45] | NL [46] [47] | SWE [48] [49] | SWI [50] | UK [51] | ||
Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live in South America |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Live at Vallhall: Homecoming |
| — | — | — | — | 13 |
2-DVD Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — |
25 |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert |
| 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — |
MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | — | |
A-ha - The Movie (Documentary) [52] [53] |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Title | Year | Director |
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"Take On Me" (original version) | 1984 | Stevie Price [54] |
"Take On Me" | 1985 | Steve Barron [55] |
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | ||
"Train of Thought" | Candice Reckinger & Michael Patterson [55] | |
Hunting High and Low" | 1986 | Steve Barron [55] |
"I've Been Losing You" | ||
"Cry Wolf" | ||
"Manhattan Skyline" | 1987 | |
"The Living Daylights" | ||
"Stay on These Roads" | 1988 | Andy Morahan [55] |
"The Blood That Moves the Body" | ||
"Touchy!" | Kevin Moloney [55] | |
"You Are the One" | Damon Heath [56] | |
"There's Never a Forever Thing" | Lauren Savoy [57] | |
"Crying in the Rain" | 1990 | Steve Barron [55] |
"I Call Your Name" | Michael Burlingame [55] | |
"Early Morning" | 1991 | |
"I've Been Losing You" (live) | N/A | |
"Sycamore Leaves" (live) | ||
"Move to Memphis" | Erick Ifergan [55] | |
"Dark Is the Night for All" | 1993 | |
"Angel" | Howard Greenhalgh [58] | |
"Shapes That Go Together" | 1994 | Barry Maguire [59] |
"Summer Moved On" | 2000 | Adam Berg [55] |
"Minor Earth Major Sky" | Philipp Stölzl [60] | |
"I Wish I Cared" | Henrik Haugen | |
"Velvet" | Harald Zwart [55] | |
"The Sun Never Shone That Day" | Trond Kvernstrøm, John Sullivan, Per Sundnes and Odd Syse [61] | |
"Forever Not Yours" | 2002 | Harald Zwart [55] |
"Lifelines" | Morten Skallerud [55] | |
"Did Anyone Approach You?" | 2003 | Lauren Savoy [57] |
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (live) | ||
"Celice" | 2005 | Jörn Heitmann [62] |
"Analogue (All I Want)" | 2006 | Howard Greenhalgh [55] |
"Cosy Prisons" | Paul Gore [63] | |
"Foot of the Mountain" | 2009 | Olaf Heine [64] |
"Shadowside" | Uwe Flade [65] | |
"Nothing Is Keeping You Here" | ||
"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" | 2010 | Steve Barron |
"Summer Moved On" (live) | 2011 | N/A |
"Under the Makeup" | 2015 | Bode Brodmüller |
"Cast in Steel" | 2016 | |
"Objects in the Mirror" | Jonas Bjerre | |
"I'm In" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
"You Have What It Takes" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
"As If" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
"True North" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
"Hunter in the Hills" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
"Between The Halo And The Horn" [66] | 2023 | Stian Andersen |
Title | Album details |
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The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes |
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