A-ha / awards for music sales

a-ha (2010)

This is an overview of the music sales awards from Norwegian pop group a-ha . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  France 1986: for the single The Sun Always Shines on TV 1986: for the single I've Been Losing You 1988: for the single Stay on These Roads  United Kingdom 1986: for the single The Sun Always Shines on TV 1987: for the single Cry Wolf 1990: for the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon 2006: for the album Analogue 2012: for the album 25 Golden record  Belgium 1986: for the single Take On Me  Brazil 1991: for the album Best in Brasil 1994: for the album Hunting High and Low 2004: for the video album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha  Germany 1985: for the single Take On Me 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads 1990: for the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon 2002: for the album Lifelines 2010: for the album The Singles 1984–2004 - The Definitive Singles Collection  France 1985: for the single Take On Me 1990: for the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon  Hong Kong 1989: for the album Hunting High and Low  Italy 1986: for the single Take On Me (physical)  Japan 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads 1995: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha 2015: for the single Take On Me  Netherlands 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads  Sweden 1987: for the album Scoundrel Days  Switzerland 1990: for the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon 1998: for the album Stay on These Roads 2000: for the album Minor Earth, Major Sky  Spain 2000: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha 2000: for the album Minor Earth, Major Sky  Czech Republic 1998: for the album Stay on These Roads  United Kingdom 1985: for the single Take On Me (physical) 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads 2006: for the album The Singles 1984–2004 - The Definitive Singles Collection

Platinum record  Argentina 1993: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha 2002: for the video album A-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming  Australia 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low 1986: for the single Take On Me 1987: for the album Scoundrel Days 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads  Brazil 1994: for the album Stay on These Roads 1994: for the album On Tour in Brasil  Denmark 2019: for the single Take On Me  Germany 2000: for the album Minor Earth, Major Sky 2005: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha 2009: for the album Scoundrel Days 2010: for the album Foot of the Mountain 2011: for the album 25  France 1987: for the album Hunting High and Low 1987: for the album Scoundrel Days 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads 2001: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha  Italy 2018: for the single Take On Me (digital)  Japan 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low 1988: for the album Scoundrel Days  New Zealand 1985: for the single Take On Me 1987: for the album Scoundrel Days 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads  Russia 2006: for the album Analogue 2009: for the album Foot of the Mountain  Sweden 1985: for the album Hunting High and Low 1985: for the single Take On Me  Switzerland 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low 1989: for the album Scoundrel Days  Spain 1988: for the album Stay on These Roads  United States 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low  United Kingdom 2004: for the album Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha 3 × gold record  Brazil 1996: for the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon 1998: for the album Scoundrel Days  Germany 2005: for the album Hunting High and Low 2 × platinum record  Norway 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low 1987: for the album Scoundrel Days 2010: for the album 25  United Kingdom 1986: for the album Scoundrel Days 2020: for the single Take On Me (Digital) 3 × platinum record  New Zealand 1986: for the album Hunting High and Low  United Kingdom 1992: for the album Hunting High and Low

Awards by album

Hunting high and low

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	452,800
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	302,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	228,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	4 × gold 15 × platinum	4,057,800

Scoundrel Days

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	3 × gold	300,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	400,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 11 × platinum	2,435,000

Stay on These Roads

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	561,900
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	-	85,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
Czech Republic (IFPI)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold 5 × platinum	1,656,900

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	3 × gold	300,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	149,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	42,000
Norway (IFPI)	-	118,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 1 × platinum	944,000

Best in Brazil

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Brazil (PMB)	-	260,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	-	40,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 4 × platinum	1,610,000

Memorial Beach

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	31,000
Norway (IFPI)	-	35,000
All in all	-	66,000

On tour in Brazil

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
All in all	1 × platinum	250,000

Minor Earth, Major Sky

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	385,000

Lifelines

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	-	26,300
All in all	1 × gold	176,300

The Singles 1984-2004 - The Definitive Singles Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	200,000

Analogue

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	80,000

Foot of the Mountain

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
All in all	2 × platinum	220,000

25th

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × platinum	320,000

Awards by singles

Take On Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	100,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	638.100
Italy (FIMI)	Gold (Physical) + Platinum (Digital)	350,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	-	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold (Physical) + 2 × Platinum (Digital)	1,700,000
All in all	6 × gold 7 × platinum	5,363,100

The Sun Always Shines on TV

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	silver	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	2 × silver	510,000

Hunting high and low

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	408,000
All in all	-	408,000

I've Been Losing You

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	silver	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	15,000
All in all	1 × silver	265,000

Cry Wolf

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	265,000

The Living Daylights

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	104,000
All in all	-	104,000

Stay on These Roads

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	silver	310,000
Japan (RIAJ)	-	10,000
All in all	1 × silver	320,000

Touchy!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	329,000
All in all	-	329,000

Awards by video albums

Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold	25,000

A-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
All in all	1 × platinum	8,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	2 × platinum2	68,000	capif.org.ar AR2
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	280,000	Individual evidence
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	-	100,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	5 × gold5	4 × platinum4th	1,685,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	90,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	3,450,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	3 × silver3	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	4,179,100	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	10,000	ifpihk.org
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	platinum1	350,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	1,085,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	-	6 × platinum6th	100,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	6 × platinum6th	766,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Russia (NFPF)	-	-	2 × platinum2	40,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from October 23, 2009 on WebCite )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	200,000	Individual evidence
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	175,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	200,000	mediafire.com ES2
Czech Republic (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	50,000	Individual evidence
United States (RIAA)	-	-	platinum1	3,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	3 × gold3	8 × platinum8th	4,380,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	31 × gold31	52 × platinum52

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986. Music & Media, December 27, 1986, pp. 33–34 , accessed on April 18, 2020 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
3. ↑ AHA, Scoundrel Days, A Swedish Gold Disc ( Memento from April 5, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ “Stay on These Roads” - Golden Record Czech Republic ( Memento from April 19, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Phil Tripp: Australia '86. Billboard, Nov. 15, 1986, pp. A – 10 , accessed April 18, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Gavin Ryan: Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 . Moonlight Publishing, Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria 2011 (English).
7. ↑ Sale 40 - Japanese Award for a-ha ( Memento from April 19, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
8. ^ ^{A b c} Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966-2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).
9. ↑ International 2006 ( Memento of July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ ^{a b} AHA, Swedish Platinum Discs ( Memento from April 5, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ AHA, Hunting High and Low, Swiss Platinum Disc ( Memento from April 5, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ AHA, Scoundrel Days, Norwegian Double Platinum Disc ( Memento from April 5, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ A-Ha Scoundrel Days - Double Platinum UK award disc ( Memento from April 19, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 650 ( Memento from March 22, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ ^{a b c d e} I en egen klasse ( Memento from January 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 450 ( Memento from August 5, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 3100 ( Memento from December 26, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
18. ^ Malena Segura Contrera: O mito na mídia: a presença de conteúdos arcaicos nos meios de comunicação . 45th edition. Annablume, Selo Universidade, Brazil 1996, p. 85 ( google.de [accessed on April 18, 2020]).
19. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums “Tout Temps” - Top 9350 ( Memento from April 18, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement - Top 300 ( Memento from April 18, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ 34 Years Ago Today, a-ha's 'Take On Me' Topped the Billboard Hot 100 ( Memento from October 20, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement - Top 800 ( Memento from March 7, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement - Top 3800 ( Memento from April 12, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
24. ↑ ^{a b} Les Meilleures Ventes “Tout Temps” de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement - Top 1150 ( Memento of March 24, 2020 in the Internet Archive )