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Studio Albums

Hunting High and Low

Scoundrel Days

Stay on These Roads

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

  • Released: 22nd October 1990
  • Chart positions: #12 UK; #1 Norway; #1 Adult Billboard US; #15 France; #15 Italy; #15 Japan; #12 Germany; #20 Holland; #35 Sweden
  • Singles: "Crying In The Rain", "I Call Your Name", "Early Morning", "Waiting For Her" (Japan Only)
  • World Sales: 3,200,000

Memorial Beach

  • Released: 14th June 1993
  • Chart positions: #17 UK; #1 Norway; #25 France; #15 Japan; #25 Germany; #39 Sweden
  • Singles: "Move To Memphis", "Dark Is The Night", "Angel", "Lie Down In Darkness" (US Only)
  • World Sales: 1,200,000

Minor Earth Major Sky

Lifelines

Analogue

Total Studio Albums Sales: 30,950,000

Singles

"Take on Me"

  • Released: April 1985 (Europe Only) (1st Release)
  • Chart positions: #3 Norway; #137 UK
  • Taken from the album: Hunting High and Low
  • World Sales: 3,000

"Love Is Reason"

"Take on Me"

"Take on Me"

  • Released: 16th September 1985 (3rd Release)
  • Chart positions: #1 Norway; #1 US; #1 Italy; #1 Spain; #1 Sweden; #1 Japan; #1 Germany; #1 Poland;
    #1 The Netherlands; #2 UK; #3 France; #7 Canada; #7 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Hunting High and Low
  • World Sales: 9,000,000

"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."

  • Released: 16th December 1985
  • Chart positions: #1 UK; #20 US; #2 Norway; #10 France; #11 Italy; #2 Spain; #1 Sweden; #1 Japan; #6 Canada; #5 Germany; #1 Poland; #8 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Hunting High and Low
  • World Sales: 5,000,000

"Train of Thought"

"Hunting High and Low"

  • Released: 2nd June 1986
  • Chart positions: #5 UK; #10 Norway; #4 France; #10 Italy; #10 Spain; #11 Germany; #1 Poland; #1 Japan
  • Taken from the album: Hunting High and Low
  • World Sales: 2,500,000

"I've Been Losing You"

  • Released: 22nd September 1986
  • Chart positions: #8 UK; #1 Norway; #14 France; #11 Italy; #1 Spain; #3 Sweden; #2 Japan; #15 Germany; #5 Poland
  • Taken from the album: Scoundrel Days
  • World Sales: 2,100,000

"Cry Wolf"

  • Released: 24th November 1986
  • Chart positions: #5 UK; #50 US; #2 Norway; #35 France; #6 Spain; #9 Sweden; #20 Germany; #4 Poland; #1 Japan; #13 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Scoundrel Days
  • World Sales: 2,400,000

"Maybe, Maybe" (No known cover available)

"Manhattan Skyline"

  • Released: 16th February 1987
  • Chart positions: #13 UK; #4 Norway; #7 Sweden; #4 Canada; #28 Germany; #1 Poland; #2 Japan
  • Taken from the album: Scoundrel Days
  • World Sales: 500,000

"The Living Daylights"

  • Released: 22nd June 1987
  • Chart positions: #5 UK; #1 Norway; #21 France; #3 Italy; #1 Spain; #3 Sweden; #1 Japan; #35 Canada; #8 Germany; #3 Poland; #5 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Stay on These Roads
  • World Sales: 2,500,000

"Stay on These Roads"

  • Released: 14th February 1988
  • Chart positions: #1 Norway (x6 weeks); #1 Italy; #1 Spain; #1 Japan; #1 Poland; #3 France; #5 UK; #7 Sweden; #7 Germany; #15 Canada; #4 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Stay on These Roads
  • World Sales: 4,000,000

"The Blood That Moves The Body"

  • Released: 6th June 1988
  • Chart positions: #5 Poland; #11 Norway; #13 Japan; #23 Germany; #25 UK; #11 South Africa
  • Taken from the album: Stay on These Roads
  • World Sales: 400,000

"Touchy!"

  • Released: 15th August 1988
  • Chart positions: #11 UK; #5 France; #8 Norway; #5 Spain; #11 Sweden; #2 Japan; #11 Germany; #1 Poland
  • Taken from the album: Stay on These Roads
  • World Sales: 2,000,000

"You Are the One"

  • Released: 21st November 1988
  • Chart positions: #13 UK; #21 France; #5 Norway; #1 Spain; #17 Sweden; #3 Japan; #34 Germany; #6 Poland
  • Taken from the album: Stay on These Roads
  • World Sales: 750,000

"There's Never a Forever Thing"

"Crying in the Rain"

"I Call Your Name"

"Early Morning"

"Waiting for Her"

"Move to Memphis"

"The Blood That Moves the Body '92"

  • Released: 30th March 1992
  • Chart positions: #47 UK; #2 Norway
  • Taken from the album: n/a
  • World Sales: 80,000

"Dark Is the Night"

  • Released: 24th May 1993
  • Chart positions: #19 UK; #4 Norway; #10 Japan; #46 Germany; #12 Poland
  • Taken from the album: Memorial Beach
  • World Sales: 450,000

"Angel"

"Lie Down in Darkness"

"Shapes That Go Together"

  • Released: 14th March 1994
  • Chart positions: #27 UK; #5 Norway; #15 Japan; #57 Germany; #28 Poland
  • Taken from the album: n/a
  • World Sales: 275,000

"Summer Moved On"

  • Released: 22nd May 2000
  • Chart positions: #33 UK; #1 Norway; #8 Germany; #11 Latvia; #10 Spain; #12 Sweden; #1 Japan; #12 Canada
  • Taken from the album: Minor Earth Major Sky
  • World Sales: 2,000,000

"Minor Earth Major Sky"

"Velvet"

"The Sun Never Shone That Day"

"Minor Earth Major Box"

  • Released: 26th February 2001 (4 CD single Box set of last 4 singles)
  • Taken from the album: n/a

"Forever Not Yours"

  • Released: 2nd April 2002
  • Chart positions: #1 Norway; #1 Russia; #1 Latvia; #18 Germany; #34 Austria; #12 Canada; #1 Japan
  • Taken from the album: Lifelines
  • World Sales: 500,000

"Lifelines"

  • Released: 8th July 2002
  • Chart positions: #78 UK; #18 Norway; #1 Russia; #4 Latvia; #32 Germany; #46 Sweden
  • Taken from the album: Lifelines
  • World Sales: 300,000

"Did Anyone Approach You?"

"The Sun Always Shines On T.V. a-ha Live"

"Celice"

  • Released: 4th October 2005
  • Chart positions: #1 Norway; #21 Germany; #1 Belarus; #2 Russia; #29 Latvia; #41 Austria; #36 Italy; #38 Switzerland
  • Taken from the album: Analogue
  • World Sales: 300,000

"Birthright"

"Analogue (All I Want)"

  • Released: 23rd January 2006
  • Chart positions: #10 UK; #10 Norway; #33 Germany
  • Taken from the album: Analogue
  • World Sales: 200,000

"Cosy Prisons"

Total Singles Sales: 38,986,300

EPs

45 R.P.M. Club

  • Released: 1985 (Japan Only)
  • Tracks Include: The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Extended Version); Driftwood; Take On Me (Extended Version); The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Instrumental)
  • Japan Sales: 120,000

Twelve Inch Club

  • Released: 1985 (Japan Only)
  • Tracks Include: Train Of Thought (Steve Thompson Mix); And You Tell Me (Demo Version); The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Steve Thompson Mix); Train Of Thought (Dub Version)
  • Japan Sales: 80,000

Scoundrel Club

  • Released: 1987 (Japan Only)
  • Tracks Include on CD: Cry Wolf (Extended Version); We're Looking For The Whales (Live Version); I've Been Losing You (Dub); Manhattan Skyline (Extended Remix); Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix)
  • Japan Sales: 100,000

Road Club

  • Released: 1988 (Japan Only)
  • Tracks Include: The Blood That Moves The Body (Extended Version); Take On Me (Extended Version); Stay On These Roads (Extended Version); Hunting High And Low (Extended Remix); Soft Rains Of April (Original Mix)
  • Japan Sales: 100,000
  • Total EPs Sales: 400,000

Compilations

On Tour In Brazil

  • Released: 1989 (Brazil Only)
  • Tracks: You Are The One; Cry Wolf; I've Been Losing You; Train Of Thought; Maybe Maybe; Hunting High And Low; Scoundrel Days; Take On Me; The Sun Always Shines On TV; October.
  • Brasil Sales: 750,000

Best In Brazil

  • Released: 1989 (Brazil Only)
  • Chart positions: #1 BRAZIL
  • Tracks: Stay On These Roads; Touchy!; Hunting High And Low; Scoundrel Days; You'll End Up Crying; Crying In The Rain; You Are The One; The Blood That Moves The Body; There's Never A Forever Thing; Manhattan Skyline.
  • Brasil Sales: 642,000

a-ha en Argentina

  • Released: 1989 (Argentina Only)
  • Chart positions: #1 Argentina
  • Tracks: Stay On These Roads; Touchy!; Hunting High And Low; Scoundrel Days; You'll End Up Crying; Crying In The Rain; You Are The One; The Blood That Moves The Body; There's Never A Forever Thing; Manhattan Skyline.
  • Argentina Sales: 640,000

Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha

  • Released: 1991
  • Chart positions: #12 UK; #9 Norway; #5 Italy; #8 Japan; #36 Germany; #2 Holland; #47 Sweden
  • Tracks (CD): Take On Me; Cry Wolf; Touchy!; You Are The One (remix); Manhattan Skyline; The Blood That Moves The Body; Early Morning; Hunting High And Low (remix); Move To Memphis; I've Been Losing You; The Living Daylights; Crying In The Rain; I Call Your Name; Stay On These Roads; Train Of Thought (remix); The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
  • World Sales: 5,000,000

The Selections '85-'93

  • Released: 1993 (Japan Promo Only)
  • Tracks: Dark Is The Night; Move To Memphis; Cold As Stone; How Sweet It Was; Take On Me; Train Of Thought; Hunting High And Low; The Sun Always Shines On TV; I've Been Losing You; Manhattan Skyline; Cry Wolf; Stay On These Roads; Touchy!; The Living Daylights; Crying In The Rain.

Single Remixies (Including spelling error!)

  • Released: 8th November 2000 (Japan Only)
  • Tracks: Summer Moved On (Remix); Minor Earth Major Sky (Niven's Radio Edit); Minor Earth Major Sky (Millennia Nova Remix); Minor Earth Major Sky (Early Version); Velvet (De Phazz Mix); Velvet (Millennia Nova Remix); Velvet (New York City Mix); Shapes That Go Together.

a-ha Tour Brasil - Agosto 2002

  • Released: 2002 (Brazilian promo only)
  • Tracklist: Features album tracks Forever Not Yours; Take On Me; You are The One; Crying In The Rain; plus a live version of "Hunting High And Low" recorded in Oslo in 2000.

The Singles: 1984-2004

  • Released: 29th November 2004
  • Chart positions: #4 Norway
  • Tracks: Take On Me; The Sun Always Shine On TV; Train Of Thought (Remix); Hunting High And Low (Remix); I've Been Losing You; Cry Wolf; Manhattan Skyline (Single Edit); The Living Daylights (7" Version); Stay On These Roads; Touchy! (Single Mix/Edit); Crying In The Rain; Move To Memphis; Dark Is The Night For All; Shapes That Go Together; Summer Moved On (Radio Edit); Minor Earth Major Sky (Niven’s Radio Edit); Velvet (Radio Version); Forever Not Yours; Lifelines (Album Version Edit).
  • World Sales: 600,000

The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004

  • Released: 5th April 2005
  • Chart positions: #14 UK
  • Tracks: Take On Me; Sun Always Shines On TV; Train Of Thought; Hunting High And Low; I've Been Losing You; Cry Wolf; Manhattan Skyline; Living Daylights; Stay On These Roads; Touchy!; You Are The One; Crying In The Rain; Dark Is The Night; Shapes That Go Together; Summer Moved On; Lifelines; Velvet; Take On Me (video).
  • World Sales: 600,000

a-ha Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (Box set)

Total Compilations Sales: 8,742,000

Live albums

Days Night

  • Released: 1986 Wolf Production PROMO 2LP 12" Live at Hammersmith Odeon London (non-commercial release)
  • Tracklist : Train Of Thought; Love Is Reason; Living A Boy's Adventure Tale; Cry Wolf; The Blue Sky; The Sun Always Shines On T.V.; Driftwood; Here I Stand And Face The Rain; We're Looking For The Whales; And You Tell Me; Hunting High And Low; I've Been Losing You; Scoundrel Days; Take On Me.

The Living Daylights (2 LP 12" Live in Osaka)

a-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert

  • Released: 2001 (A live acoustic CD with 6 songs. The CD was included with the first batch of the concert DVD "a-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming" and was only in limited numbers.)

How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head

  • Released: 2003
  • Chart positions: #8 Germany; #4 Norway
  • Singles: "The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - Live"
  • World Sales:600,000

Total a-ha World Sales: 79,575,300

DVD / VHS / Laser Disc

Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha

  • Released: 1991
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Tracklist: Take On Me; Cry Wolf; Touchy!; You Are The One (Remix); Manhattan Skyine; The Blood That Moves The Body; There's Never A Forever Thing; Early Morning; Hunting High And Low; I've Been Losing You*; Crying In The Rain; I Call Your Name; Stay On These Roads; Sycamore Leaves*; Train Of Thought; The Sun Always Shines On TV (All tracks are the regular videos used to promote the singles except * which are live recordings from the NRK TV special)

a-ha - The Videos

  • Released: 1991 (Only In Spain)
  • Format: DVD
  • Tracklist: Forever Not Yours; Minor Earth Major Sky; Manhattan Skyline; I've Been Loosing You; Crying In The Rain; The Sun Always Shines On TV (Live); Did Anyone Approach You?; Lifelines; Stay On These Roads; Hunting High And Low; Take On Me; The Living Daylights; Summer Moved On

a-ha - Live in South America

  • Released: 1993
  • Format: VHS, Laser Disc (the digital version only in Japan)
  • Tracklist: The Sun Always Shines On TV; Cry Wolf; I Call Your Name; Slender Frame; Touchy!; Scoundrel Days; Rolling Thunder; I've Been Losing You; Early Morning; Take On Me

a-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming

  • Released: 2001
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Tracklist :Minor Earth Major Sky; The Sun Never Shone That Day; Little Black Heart; I've Been Losing You; Manhattan Skyline; Thought That It Was You; I Wish I Cared; Cry Wolf; Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count; Stay On These Roads; Early Morning; You'll Never Get Over Me; Velvet; The Sun Always Shines On TV; The Living Daylights; Hunting High And Low; Summer Moved On; Crying In The Rain; Take On Me.

Live 8 concert, Berlin

Demos

  • The Love Goodbye
  • Go To Sleep
  • Nothing To It
  • Dot The I
  • Stop! And Make Your Mind Up
  • Lesson One

Other Releases

The Swing Of Things / The Demo Tapes

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