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a-ha
Group

a-ha

  • new wave
  • synthpop
  • Norway
  • formed 1983, Oslo
  • 1 album
  • 10 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 2016

a-ha is a group from Norway, formed in 1983 in Oslo. Over the years, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: Time and Again: The Ultimate, from 2016. On top of that, the group appears on three albums by others. Ten records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot. The highest was Take on Me: number 1 in week 48 of 1985.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by a-ha

Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Time and Again: The Ultimate – 2016Time and Again: The Ultimate2016

Sound of a-ha

a-ha sounds more electric, more energetic and darker than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 112 bpm.

  • Tempo112 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy60% · 38%
  • Mood52% · 63%
  • Acoustic39% · 85%
  • Danceable51% · 47%

Across 24 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of a-ha

The three members of a-ha, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

a-haMorten HarketPaul Waaktaar-SavoyMagne Furuholmen198519901995200020052010201520202025Time and Again: The Ultimate2016Take on Menumber 1 in week 48 of 1985 · 12 weeksThe Sun Always Shines on T.V.number 5 in week 10 of 1986 · 10 weeksStay on These Roadsnumber 8 in week 19 of 1988 · 8 weeksThe Living Daylightsnumber 11 in week 30 of 1987 · 8 weeksI've Been Losing Younumber 11 in week 45 of 1986 · 7 weeksCrying in the Rainnumber 11 in week 45 of 1990 · 7 weeksTouchy!number 14 in week 41 of 1988 · 8 weeksHunting High and Lownumber 15 in week 34 of 1986 · 8 weeksCry Wolfnumber 16 in week 4 of 1987 · 6 weeksThe Blood That Moves the Bodynumber 28 in week 27 of 1988 · 4 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Also appears on

a-ha also appears on three albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.

NOW Presents... Electronics – Take on MeNOW Presents... ElectronicsTake on Me Eighties Collected Vol. 1 – The Sun Always Shines on T.V.Eighties Collected Vol. 1The Sun Always Shines on T.V. Best of Bond …James Bond – The Living DaylightsBest of Bond …James BondThe Living Daylights

Biggest hits of a-ha

In the Dutch Top 40, a-ha had ten records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

1peak position
week 48, 198578weeks in the chart
with 10 records1985first entry
week 44, 19851990latest entry
week 48, 19905years with an entry
  1. 1Take on Me
    a-ha
    198512 weeks
  2. 5The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
    a-ha
    198610 weeks
  3. 8Stay on These Roads
    a-ha
    19888 weeks
  4. 11The Living Daylights
    a-ha
    19878 weeks
  5. 11I've Been Losing You
    a-ha
    19867 weeks

All 10 records by a-ha in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by a-ha are in the collection?

There is one: Time and Again: The Ultimate, from 2016.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did a-ha have?

a-ha had ten records in the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Take on Me, which reached number 1 in week 48 of 1985.

Who played in a-ha?

Over the years that was Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature a-ha?

a-ha appears on three albums by others: NOW Presents... Electronics, Eighties Collected Vol. 1 and Best of Bond …James Bond.

How do you play the music of a-ha?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.