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**rocker99** · Mon January 31, 2011, 12:22

Certifications of albums and singles sales in UK

A HA - THE DEFINITIVE SINGLES COLLECTION (Released 11.04.2005). WSM (WSM)
Gold Certification (Album) 05.05.2006. Total Sales 100 000 pcs.

A HA - ANALOGUE Released 14.11.2005. POLYDOR (POLYDOR).
Silver Certification (Album) 03.02.2006. Total Sales 60 000 pcs.

A HA - HEADLINES AND DEADLINES - THE HITS OF (Released 4.11.1991) WEA (WARNER BROS)
Platinum Certification 12.11.2004. Total Sales 300 000 pcs.
Gold Certification (Album) 12.11.2004
Silver Certification 01.11.1991

A HA - HUNTING HIGH AND LOW. Released 25.10.1985. WEA (WARNER BROS).
3 x Platinum Certification (Album) 01.03.1992 Total Sales 900 000 pcs.
2 x Platinum Certification 28.09.1986
Platinum Certification 01.02.1986
Gold Certification 13.01.1986
Silver Certification 18.12.1985

A HA - EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON. Released 22.10.1990. WEA (WARNER BROS).
Silver Certification (Album) 09.11.1990 Total Sales 60 000 pcs.

A HA - STAY ON THESE ROADS. Released 02.05.1988 WEA (WARNER BROS).
Gold Certification (Album) 05.05.1988 Total Sales 100 000 pcs.
Silver Certification 05.05.1988

A HA - CRY WOLF. Released 24.11.1986. WEA (WARNER BROS)
Silver Certification (Single) 01.01.1987 Total Sales 200 000 pcs.

A HA - SCOUNDREL DAYS Released 06.10.1986. WEA (WARNER BROS).
Platinum Certification (Album) 01.12.1986. Total Sales 300 000 pcs.
Gold Certification 15.10.1986
Silver Certification 15.10.1986

A HA - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV Released 18.12.1985. WEA (WEA)
Silver Certification (Single) 01.01.1986 Total Sales 200 000 pcs.

A HA - TAKE ON ME. Released 13.09.1985. WEA (WARNER BROS)
Gold Certification (Single) 01.11.1985. Total Sales 400 000 pcs.

http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx

TOTAL a-ha sales in UK (singles and albums) is actualy 2,620,000 pcs.

**rocker99** · Mon January 31, 2011, 12:31

Total sales of a-ha OFFICIAL albums in history
"Hunting High And Low" - 1985 - 8,500,000
"Scoundrel Days" - 1986 - 5,500,000
"Stay On These Roads" - 1988 - 3,500,000
"East Of The Sun West Of The Moon" - 1990 - 2,500,000
"Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits Of A-Ha" - 1991 - 3,500,000
"Memorial Beach" - 1993 - 750,000
"Minor Earth Major Sky" - 2000 - 1,500,000
"Lifelines" 2002 - 1,000,000
"How can I sleep with your voice in my head" � 2003 - 300,000
"Singles 1984-2004" - 2004 - 500,000
"Analogue" - 2005 - 500,000
"Foot of the mountain" - 2009 - 400,000
"25" - 2010 - 300,000

From source: http://www.worldwidealbums.net/

and... albums sales in Brasil
A-HA �On Tour In Brazil� CD � PLATINUM album in 1994 year and 250,000 sales in Brasil
A-HA �Best in Brasil� CD � GOLD album in 1991 year and 100,000 sales in Brasil
A-HA "Hedline and Deadlines DVD"� GOLD DVD in 1994 year and 100,000 sales in Brasil
Source: http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp

Total sales a-ha OFFICIAL albums and DVD's = 29,200,000

...but a-ha singles sales in TOTAL about 30 000 000 pcs. from page:
http://www.aha-fr.com/discographie.php

TOTAL A-ha (singles, albums, DVD's) sold 60,000,000 all over the world...

**Benny** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:12

Germany - certifications

Singles

Take On Me (1985) - gold (500k)

Albums

Hunting High And Low (1986) - 3x gold (750k)
Scoundrel Days (1986) - platinum (500k)
Stay On These Roads (1988) - gold (250k)
East Of The Sun (1990) - gold (250k)
The Hits Of A-ha (1993) - platinum (500k)
Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) - platinum (300k)
Lifelines (2002) - gold (150k)
Foot Of The Mountain (2009) - platinum (200k)
25 (2010) - gold (100k)
The Singles 1984 - 2004 (2010) - gold (100k)

year in brackets = year of first certification

**Passing_Stranger** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:55

Here are the chart results for the first 10 years

Chart info gained from:

Australia - Kent Music Report
Austria - MusikMarkt (forthnight)
Belgium - BRT Top 30
Canada - RPM
Japan - Oricon
Spain - Superventas
Sweden - Topplistan (forthnight)
USA - Billboard

Others from the official charts

�Take on Me� [September 1985]
� Australia #1
� Austria #1
� Belgium #1
� Canada #6
� Finland #4
� France #3
� Germany #1
� Greece #1
� Ireland #2
� Italy #1
� Japan: #25 overall chart / #2 international singles chart
� The Netherlands #1
� New Zealand #7
� Norway #1
� Poland #1
� Portugal #2
� South Africa #7
� Spain #11
� Sweden #1
� Switzerland #1
� UK #2
� USA #1

�HUNTING HIGH AND LOW� [October 1985]
� Australia #15
� Austria #18
� Belgium #6
� Canada #2
� Finland #8
� France #7
� Germany #10
� Italy #17
� Japan #8
� The Netherlands #11
� New Zealand #1
� Norway #1
� Portugal #4
� Spain #20
� Sweden #1
� Switzerland #10
� UK #2
� USA #15

�The Sun Always Shines on TV� [December 1985]
� Australia #19
� Austria #8
� Belgium #8
� Canada #11
� Finland #6
� France #10
� Germany #5
� Ireland #1
� Italy #9(11)
� Japan #81
� The Netherlands: #5 Nederlandse Top 40 / #4 Dutch Top 50
� New Zealand #12
� Norway #2
� Poland #1
� South Africa #8
� Sweden #2
� Switzerland #7
� UK #1
� USA #20

�Train of Thought� [March 1986]
� Australia #47
� Belgium #21
� Germany #14
� Ireland #5
� New Zealand #28
� UK #8

�Hunting High and Low� [June 1986]
� Australia #33
� Austria #24
� Belgium #16
� France #4
� Germany #11
� Ireland #4
� Italy #5(10)
� The Netherlands: #15 Nederlandse Top 40 / #9 Dutch Top 50
� New Zealand #25
� Norway #10
� Poland #1
� UK #5

**Passing_Stranger** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:56

�I've Been Losing You� [September 1986]
� Australia #21
� Austria #20
� Belgium #8
� Finland #12
� France #14
� Germany #15
� Ireland #3
� Italy #7(11)
� Japan #76
� The Netherlands #11
� New Zealand #19
� Norway #1
� Poland #5
� Sweden #11
� Switzerland #16
� UK #8

�SCOUNDREL DAYS� [October 1986]
� Australia #17
� Austria #9
� Belgium #4
� Finland #12
� France #7
� Germany #4
� Italy #11
� Japan #6
� The Netherlands #14
� New Zealand #4
� Norway #1
� Sweden #11
� Switzerland #6
� UK #2
� USA #74

�Cry Wolf� [November 1986]
� Australia #45
� Belgium #9
� France #35
� Germany #20
� Ireland #4
� Italy #13(20)
� The Netherlands: #16 Nederlandse Top 40 / #12 Dutch Top 50
� New Zealand #10
� Norway #2
� Poland #4
� South Africa #13
� Switzerland #27
� UK #5
� USA #50

�Manhattan Skyline� [February 1987]
� Belgium #19
� Germany #28
� Ireland #3
� The Netherlands: #53 Dutch Top 75
� Norway #4
� Poland #2
� UK #13

**Passing_Stranger** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:57

�The Living Daylights� [June 1987]
� Australia #29
� Austria #18
� Belgium #4
� Canada #35
� Finland #4
� France #21
� Germany #8
� Ireland #2
� Italy #3
� Japan #42
� The Netherlands: #11 Nederlandse Top 40 / #9 Dutch Top 75
� New Zealand #50
� Norway #1
� Poland #3
� South Africa #5
� Spain #30
� Sweden #3
� Switzerland #8
� UK #5
� USA #113

�Stay on These Roads� [March 1988]
� Australia #55
� Austria: #11 official chart / #1 Oe3 Hitparade radio chart
� Belgium #11
� Canada #15
� Finland #9
� France #3
� Germany #7
� Ireland #2
� Italy #4
� Japan #65
� The Netherlands: #8 Nederlandse Top 40 / #10 Dutch Top 75
� Norway #1
� Poland #1
� South Africa #4
� Spain #20
� Sweden #17
� Switzerland #10
� UK #5

�STAY ON THESE ROADS� [May 1988]
� Australia #52
� Austria #9
� Belgium #3
� Canada #67
� Finland #12
� France #3
� Germany #4
� Italy #2
� Japan #5
� The Netherlands #6
� New Zealand #36
� Norway #1
� Sweden #10
� Switzerland #6
� UK #2
� USA #148

�The Blood That Moves the Body� [June 1988]
� Belgium #10
� Germany #23
� Ireland #11
� Italy #13(27)
� The Netherlands: #28 Nederlandse Top 40 / #24 Dutch Top 75
� Poland #5
� South Africa #11
� Switzerland #29
� UK #25

�Touchy!� [August 1988]
� Belgium #8
� France #5
� Germany #13
� Ireland #6
� Italy #23(26)
� The Netherlands: #14 Nederlandse Top 40 / #13 Dutch Top 75
� Poland #1
� Switzerland #18
� UK #11

�You Are the One� [November 1988]
� Belgium #16
� France #21
� Germany #30
� Ireland #12
� The Netherlands: #56 Dutch Top 75
� Poland #6
� UK #13

**Passing_Stranger** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:58

�Crying in the Rain� [October 1990]
� Argentina #1
� Austria #17
� Belgium #8
� Canada #34
� France #11
� Germany #6
� Ireland #8
� Italy #9(14)
� The Netherlands: #11 Nederlandse Top 40 / #10 Dutch Top 75
� Norway #1
� Poland #2
� Switzerland #21
� UK #13
� Yugoslavia #8

�EAST OF THE SUN WEST OF THE MOON� [October 1990]
� Austria #23
� Finland #40
� France #15
� Germany #8
� Hungary #19
� Japan #20
� The Netherlands #23
� Norway #1
� Sweden #35
� Switzerland #16
� UK #12

�I Call Your Name� [December 1990]
� Argentina #5
� France #45
� Germany #37
� Italy #38
� The Netherlands: #38 Dutch Top 75
� Poland #23
� UK #44

�Early Morning� [February 1991]
� Germany #52
� Ireland #29
� Poland #19
� UK #78

**Passing_Stranger** · Mon January 31, 2011, 15:59

�Move to Memphis� [October 1991]
� Argentina #5
� France #66
� Germany #39
� Ireland #29
� The Netherlands: #61 Dutch Top 75
� Norway #2
� Poland #24
� UK #47

�HEADLINES AND DEADLINES� [November 1991]
� Austria #32
� Belgium (Fr) #45
� Germany #36
� Ireland #28
� Japan #16
� The Netherlands #28
� Norway #9
� Sweden #47
� Switzerland #40
� UK #12

�Dark is the Night� [May 1993]
� Belgium #28
� Canada #70
� Germany #46
� Ireland #28
� Norway #4
� Poland #29
� UK #19
� USA #111

�MEMORIAL BEACH� [June 1993]
� Germany #17
� Japan #27
� Norway #1
� Sweden #39
� Switzerland #39
� UK #17

�Angel� [September 1993]
� UK #41

�Shapes That Go Together� [March 1994]
� Germany #57
� UK #27
� Denmark #15

**borderwolf** · Mon January 31, 2011, 16:01

Norway

A-ha
25

2010, certified 2x platinum

**rocker99** · Tue February 1, 2011, 10:14

Originally posted by Passing_Strang

Here are the chart results for the first 10 years

Others from the official charts[/i]

�HUNTING HIGH AND LOW� [October 1985]

�Hunting High and Low� [June 1986]

�HUNTING HIGH AND LOW� [October 1985] - This is title of album
�Hunting High and Low� [June 1986] - This is title of single

**rocker99** · Tue February 1, 2011, 10:18

Originally posted by Benny

Germany - certifications

Albums

Hunting High And Low (1986) - 3x gold (750k)
Scoundrel Days (1986) - platinum (500k)
Stay On These Roads (1988) - gold (250k)
East Of The Sun (1990) - gold (250k)
The Hits Of A-ha (1993) - platinum (500k)

Do you have any informations about all places a-ha albums on German albums sales charts in history from period 1985-1992 ?? I don't find this informations...

**rocker99** · Tue February 1, 2011, 10:47

Top-25 albums sales chart in Russia !!!

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"Analoque" a-ha (2005)

PLATINUM ALBUM 20,000 copies sold in 2005 year.
http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/det ... UNTRY=5075
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"Foot of the mountain" a-ha (2009)

PLATINUM ALBUM 20,000 copies sold in 2009 year
http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/det ... UNTRY=5216

The best place: #3

All places: 10-4-3-5-7-?-?-?-?-?-?-9-16-17-10-11-24
http://www.2m-online.ru/news/detail.php?ID=5481

18 weeks in Top-25

**Passing_Stranger** · Tue February 1, 2011, 11:14

Originally posted by rocker99

Originally posted by Passing_Strang

Here are the chart results for the first 10 years

Others from the official charts[/i]

�HUNTING HIGH AND LOW� [October 1985]

�Hunting High and Low� [June 1986]

�HUNTING HIGH AND LOW� [October 1985] - This is title of album
�Hunting High and Low� [June 1986] - This is title of single

I know this, of course

And for those who don't know I think it's obvious from the typing.

**rocker99** · Tue February 1, 2011, 12:11

OFFICIAL sales certifications in FRANCE !!!

h:
East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon - GOLD ALBUM (Year of certifications 1990) - 100,000
Headlines And Deadlines (2001) - PLATINUM ALBUM - 300,000
Hunting High And Low (1987) - PLATINUM ALBUM - 700,000
Scoundrel Days (2002) - PLATINUM ALBUM - 400,000
Stay On These Roads (1988) - PLATINUM ALBUM - 600,000
http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Certif.php and Link "Les Certifications" and next "Les Albums / Artiste"

TOTAL sales a-ha albums in France = 1,835,953 .
This is #182 score in history sales in France
http://www.infodisc.fr/CD_Vente_Artiste.php link: "Le Tp-100"
-----------------------------------
and The best sales singles in France in History!!!:
a-ha on #78 place and 3,203,000 pcs sales !!!

h:
http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Vente_Artiste.php

All album chart places: http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Runs.php

FRANCE is the best country for a-ha

TOTAL sales of a-ha albums and singles is 5,056,953 pcs. !!!

**rocker99** · Tue February 1, 2011, 13:08

Originally posted by rocker99

Certifications of albums and singles sales in UK

Album a-ha "Foot of the mountain" going silver in UK and 60,000 copies sold...

information from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/7364 ... 4ad0d19897

TOTAL a-ha sales in UK (singles and albums) is actualy 2,680,000 pcs.

**rocker99** · Wed February 2, 2011, 10:58

Certifications in Switzerland

a-ha Scoundrel Days Album WEA/MV Platin 50�000 units (1989)

http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1989

A-ha East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon Album Warner/WEA/MV Gold 25�000 units (1990)http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1990

A-ha Stay On These Roads Album Warner Bros./WEA (MV) Gold 25�000 units (1998)
http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1998

A-ha Minor Earth, Major Sky Album WEA Germany/Warner Gold 25�000 units (2000)
http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2000

TOTAL a-ha albums sales is 125'000 in fact but i don't find any certifations of first a-ha album "Hunting higd ansd low" from 1985 year and teh best singles from period 1985-1990 years.

**rocker99** · Thu February 3, 2011, 13:51

A-ha Albums from OFFICIAL sales certyfications in... Argenitna..

A-HA THE HITS OF A-HA (Date of certification 01/01/1993) GOLD album and 50 000 pcs. sales

A-HA HUNTING HIGH AND LOW (Date of certification 01/01/1993) PLATINUM album and 100 000 pcs sales

:cool:

http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?Per ... CODOP=ESOP

**RobbieTakeThat** · Fri February 4, 2011, 07:39

please post me the chart history of a-ha for the year of 2000 - 2010.....wow their first 10 years chart were incredible....!

**rocker99** · Fri February 4, 2011, 11:04

OK.

The best information about a-ha singles and albums chart places and certification in period 2000-2010 is on page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha_disco ... dio_albums

**tryffel** · Fri February 4, 2011, 13:56

Yeah but many certifications are missing on wikipedia and nonody seems to be uppdating them

Here is all the certifications 2000-2010

Minor eart major sky 2000
Germany- Platina
Norway- Platina
Switzerland- Gold (as Rocker99 said)
Austria- Gold
Spain- Gold

Lifelines 2002 Norway- Platina
Germany- Gold
Russia-Platina?
I know Forever not Yours was a big hit but i dont know anything is confirmed.

The singles 1984- 2004 UK- Gold
Germany- Gold

Analogue 2005 Norway- Platina
Russia- Platina
UK- Silver

Foot of the mountain 2009 Norway- Platina
Germany- Platina
Russia- Platina
UK - Silver

25 Norway Double platina
Germany- Gold
Charted at place 10 in the UK

They really had a fantastic Chart history, not many bands from the mid 80s had sutch a long and sucessfull history

**Passing_Stranger** · Fri February 4, 2011, 14:27

Originally posted by RobbieTakeThat

please post me the chart history of a-ha for the year of 2000 - 2010.....wow their first 10 years chart were incredible....!

Seems like the Wikipedia page sums up their recent chart activities quite nicely. But I'll do the next chapter soon - just for the sake of completeness (and because Wiki doesn't have all the chart positions)

**HUR** · Fri February 4, 2011, 14:31

Originally posted by rocker99

A-ha Albums from OFFICIAL sales certyfications in... Argenitna..

A-HA THE HITS OF A-HA (Date of certification 01/01/1993) GOLD album and 50 000 pcs. sales

A-HA HUNTING HIGH AND LOW (Date of certification 01/01/1993) PLATINUM album and 100 000 pcs sales

:cool:

http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?Per ... CODOP=ESOP

"The Hits Of A-Ha" sold 30,000 copies and "Hunting High And Low" sold 60,000 copies.

**tryffel** · Fri February 4, 2011, 15:23

Originally posted by Passing_Strang

Originally posted by RobbieTakeThat

please post me the chart history of a-ha for the year of 2000 - 2010.....wow their first 10 years chart were incredible....!

Seems like the Wikipedia page sums up their recent chart activities quite nicely. But I'll do the next chapter soon - just for the sake of completeness (and because Wiki doesn't have all the chart positions)

Most of all, not a single certitification from Norway is shown. of all 9 a-has studio albums all have sold Platina expect Memoriacl Beach, at least Gold.

**rocker99** · Fri February 4, 2011, 18:25

In Norway ...a lot of certifications for a-ha but we haven't any official informaton about this :-?

Official we have information only for 2xPlatinum album for album "25" from page:

http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm and search: "S�K I TROF�ER" and next "2010"

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