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a-ha
a-ha is a synthpop artist from Oslo, Norway formed in 1982. 45 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Synthpop · Oslo, Norway · Best synthpop albums
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- 45
- Releases
- 1985–2022
- Active years
- 1982
- Formed
Discography
23
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Hunting High and Low
1985 · 10 tracks
MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice
2017
Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha
2016
The Singles: 1984-2004
2004
Stay on These Roads
1988
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
1990
Scoundrel Days
1986
True North
2022
Memorial Beach
1993
Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of a-ha
1991
Hunting High and Low (30th Anniversary Edition)
2015
Analogue
2005
How Can I Sleep With Your Voice in My Head
2003
Minor Earth | Major Sky
2000
Lifelines
2002
Greatest Hits - Japanese Singles Collection
2020
Ending On a High Note (Deluxe Version) (Live)
2011
Analogue (20th Anniversary Edition)
2005
MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice (Live)
2017
Ending on a High Note (The Final Concert)
2011
25
2010
Greatest Hits
2007
The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004
2005
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Singles & EPs
22
Take on Me (Symphonic Version)
Single · 2018
Take On Me (MTV Unplugged / Edit)
Single · 2017
Take on Me (Kygo Remix)
Single · 2015
Cast in Steel
Single · 2015
Forever Not Yours
EP · 2005
I'm In
Single · 2022
You Have What It Takes
Single · 2022
Sole Survivor
Single · 2019
The Sun Always Shines On TV (MTV Unplugged / Edit)
Single · 2017
Under The Makeup
Single · 2015
The Living Daylights (MTV Unplugged / Edit)
Single · 2017
Foot of the Mountain
Single · 2009
Summer Moved On (Early Version)
Single · 2019
This Is Our Home (MTV Unplugged)
Single · 2017
This Is Our Home (MTV Unplugged / Edit)
Single · 2017
Forever Not Yours (Demo)
Single · 2019
The Sun Never Shone That Day (Early Version)
Single · 2019
Shadowside
Single · 2009
Take On Me (2017 Acoustic)
Single · 2017
Crying in the Rain
Single · 1990
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
Single · 1985
Take On Me
Single · 1985
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A-ha (stylized "a-ha" in lower-case on their releases) is a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket (vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards), and Pål Waaktaar (guitars). The group initially rose to fame during the mid 1980s after being discovered by musician and producer John Ratcliff and had continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s. A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album, Hunting High and Low, in 1985. That album peaked at number 1 in their native Norway, number 2 in the UK and number 15 on the U.S. Billboard album chart, yielded two international number-one singles, "Take on Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination as Best New Artist. In the UK, Hunting High and Low continued its chart success into the following year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986. In 1994, after their fifth studio album, Memorial Beach which failed to achieve the commercial success of their previous albums, the band went on a hiatus.
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Following a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded their sixth album, 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which was another number-one in Norway and resulted in a new tour. A seventh studio album, Lifelines, was released in 2002, and an eighth album, Analogue, in 2005, was certified Silver in the UK — their most successful album there since 1990's East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Their ninth album, Foot of the Mountain, was first released on 19 June 2009 and returned the band to the UK Top 5 for the first time since 1988, being certified Silver there and Platinum in Germany. The album peaked at number 2 in Norway (their first not to reach number 1 in their home territory). On 15 October 2009, the band announced they would split after a worldwide tour in 2010, the Ending On A High Note tour. Thousands of fans from at least 40 different countries on six continents congregated to see A-ha for the last time. The band have sold over 36 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. In less than a year, during 2010, the band earned an estimated 500 million Norwegian Kroner on touring tickets, merchandising and release of a greatest hits album, making them one of the 40–50 largest grossing bands in the world.
a-ha in brief
- How many a-ha releases are on Riffiter?
- 45 releases are catalogued, spanning 1985 to 2022.
- When was a-ha formed?
- a-ha formed in 1982, in Oslo, Norway.
- What genre is a-ha?
- a-ha is catalogued under Synthpop.
- What is the most recent a-ha release on Riffiter?
- True North, released in 2022.