The discography of A-ha, a Norwegian synth-pop 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. Harket, Furuholmen and Waaktaar-Savoy have been awarded Spellemannprisen 8 times. Through 2009 A-ha had sold over 100 million records worldwide. The band has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and four live albums.
In their native Norway, eight of the band's studio albums and eight of their singles have reached number one.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications NOR AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. This chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. All ARIA-era (commencing 13 June 1988) peaks: N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column displays the release's peak on the national chart. AUT FRA GER N.B. Select Album tab to display albums chart peaks. JPNJapanese album chart peaks: Up until 2005: All except noted: Foot of the Mountain: Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition): Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition): 25: Greatest Hits – Japanese Singles Collection: Hunting High and Low (Expanded Edition): True North: NL SWE SWISwiss chart peaks: Albums: Singles: UKUK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: N.B. This site uses the compressed singles chart (exclusion rules applied) for positions 76-100. Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: N.B. This site uses the uncompressed singles chart (no exclusions) for positions 76-200, between November 1994 and May 2001. For the 2015 deluxe edition reissues: USHunting High and Low Released: 1 June 1985 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC1151710811110215 NOR: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold GER: 3× Gold NL: Gold UK: 3× Platinum US: PlatinumScoundrel Days Released: 6 October 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC11797466116274 NOR: 2× Platinum GER: Platinum SWI: Platinum UK: 2× PlatinumStay on These Roads Released: 3 May 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC155934551062148 GER: Gold NL: Gold SWI: Gold UK: GoldEast of the Sun, West of the Moon Released: 22 October 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC1122231562020351612— GER: Gold SWI: Gold UK: SilverMemorial Beach Released: 14 June 1993 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC11323625172764393917—Minor Earth Major Sky Released: 17 July 2000 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC11694411535536327— GER: Platinum SWI: GoldLifelines Released: 24 April 2002 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC1—2301999221667— GER: GoldAnalogue Released: 4 November 2005 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, MC, digital download1—18606—50—2124— UK: SilverFoot of the Mountain Released: 19 June 2009 Label: We Love Music/Polydor/Universal Formats: CD, digital download2—11—11348345125— GER: PlatinumCast in Steel Released: 4 September 2015 Label: We Love Music/Polydor/Universal Formats: CD, 2×CD, LP, digital download2—13844—5—98—True North Released: 21 October 2022 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download3—838439116512—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions NOR AUT FRA GER NL SPA SWI UKLive at Vallhall: Homecoming Released: 5 November 2001 Label: Self-released Formats: DVD+CD, VHS+CD CD only available as a bonus with the video album from the band's website————————How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Released: 24 March 2003 Label: WEA Formats: CD, 2×CD, MC473888——36—Live at Vallhall – Sight & Sound series CD & DVD set Released: 28 July 2008 Label: Warner Music Formats: CD+DVD Reissue of 2001 album with full live CD————————Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert Released: 1 April 2011 Label: We Love Music/Universal Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray361163372925243MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice Released: 6 October 2017 Label: We Love Music/Polydor/Universal Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP, DVD, Blu-ray, digital download141410039876206"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications NOR AUS AUT GER IRE JPN NL SWE SWI UKOn Tour in Brazil Released: 1989 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC Brazil-only release——————————Best in Brazil( a-ha en Argentina) Released: 1991 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC Brazil and Argentina-only release——————————Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha Released: 4 November 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC91623226181628474012 GER: Platinum JPN: Gold UK: PlatinumThe Very Best of a-ha Released: 13 May 1992 Label: Music Design/Afidno Formats: CD, LP, MC South Korea-only release——————————The Singles: 1984–2004 Released: 11 April 2005 Label: Warner Music Formats: CD, digital download Released in the UK as The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–20044——4944——8—14 GER: Gold UK: Gold25 Released: 19 July 2010 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download6—9228—73—610 NOR: 2× Platinum GER: Platinum UK: SilverTime and Again: The Ultimate a-ha Released: 18 March 2016 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download———22————3875 Released: 26 February 2020 Label: Warner Music Japan/Rhino Formats: CD+DVD Japan-only release—————44————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Album detailsMinor Earth Major Box Released: 26 February 2001 Label: WEA Formats: 4×CDS3 for One Released: 2 October 2001 Label: Warner Music Formats: 3×CD Australia-only releaseTrilogy: Three Classic Albums Released: 5 December 2005 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 3×CDOriginal Album Series Released: 13 June 2011 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 5×CD2 for 1: Foot of the Mountain/Analogue Released: 28 October 2011 Label: Universal Music Formats: 2×CDThe Triple Album Collection Released: 5 October 2012 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 3×CD
Reissues Title Album detailsPeak chart positions NOR GER NL JPN UKHunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition) Released: 5 July 2010 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download3239—160165Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition) Released: 5 July 2010 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download2752—190190Hunting High and Low Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Released: 18 September 2015 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 4×CD+DVD, CD, LP, digital download253079—83Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition) Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download————145East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Deluxe Edition) Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD+DVD, digital download————186Memorial Beach (Deluxe Edition) Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 2×CD, digital download————184Minor Earth Major Sky (Deluxe Edition) Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Warner Music/Rhino Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download—————Lifelines (Deluxe Edition) Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Warner Music/Rhino Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download—————Hunting High and Low (Expanded Edition) Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 4×CD, digital download—————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs Title EP detailsPeak chart positions JPN45 R.P.M. Club Released: 25 June 1986 Label: Warner Bros./Reprise Formats: 12", CD, MC Japan-only release6Twelve Inch Club Released: 25 August 1986 Label: Warner Bros./Reprise Formats: 12", CD, MC Japan-only release21a-ha Released: 1986 Label: Amiga Formats: 7" East Germany-only release—Scoundrel Club Released: 25 May 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 12", CD, MC Japan-only release27Road Club Released: 25 August 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD Japan-only release42Hits E.P. Released: 1 October 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 7" UK-only release—Hits E.P. – Number Two Released: December 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 7" UK-only release—Singles Remixies Released: 8 November 2000 Label: WEA Formats: CD Japan-only release—Rhino Hi-Five Released: 19 July 2005 Label: Rhino Formats: digital download—Hits South America Released: 16 April 2016 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Formats: 12"—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum NOR AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL SWI UK US"Take On Me" (original version) 19843—————————"Love Is Reason"1985——————————Hunting High and Low"Take On Me"1113121121 FRA: Gold GER: Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum