Europe discography
Cataloging of published recordings by Europe
Europe discographyStudio albums 11 EPs 1 Live albums 8 Compilation albums 5 Singles 35 Video albums 11 Music videos 24
The discography of Europe , a Swedish hard rock band, consists of 11 studio albums , 35 singles , eight live albums , one extended play (EP), 24 music videos and 11 video albums. This list does not include solo material or side projects performed by the band members.
The band was formed under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum in Upplands Väsby in 1979.[ 1] After changing its name to Europe and winning a national talent contest in 1982, the band signed with the independent label Hot Records and released its debut album Europe in 1983 and Wings of Tomorrow in 1984.[ 1] Europe subsequently signed with Epic Records in 1985 and released its third album, The Final Countdown in 1986.[ 1] The band released two more albums, Out of This World in 1988 and Prisoners in Paradise in 1991, before going on hiatus in 1992.[ 2]
After a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999, Europe reunited in 2003 and released Start from the Dark , which peaked at number 2 on the Swedish album chart in 2004.[ 3] The next album, Secret Society , was released in 2006 and was the first album since Out of This World to chart in Italy , peaking at number 41. The eighth studio album, Last Look at Eden , was released in 2009, and was the first Europe album to enter at number 1 in the Swedish album chart since Out of This World in 1988.
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications (sales thresholds )
SWE [ 4]
AUS [ 5] [ 6]
AUT [ 7]
CAN [ 8]
FRA [ 9]
GER [ 10]
ITA [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
NLD [ 14]
NOR [ 15]
SWI [ 16]
UK [ 17]
US [ 18]
EU [ 18]
1983
Europe
Released: 14 March 1983
Label: Hot Records
Formats: CD , LP
8
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1984
Wings of Tomorrow
Released: 24 February 1984
Label: Hot Records
Formats: CD, LP
20
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1986
The Final Countdown
1
3
5
6
10 [1]
6
2
3
4
1
9
8
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US : 3× Platinum[ 19]
CAN : 2× Platinum[ 20]
UK :Gold[ 21]
NLD : Gold[ 22]
GER : Gold[ 23]
FRA : Platinum[ 24]
1988
Out of This World
Released: 9 August 1988
Label: Epic Records
Formats: CD, LP
1
28
16
30
19 [2]
10
8
7
1
3
12
19
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US: Platinum[ 19]
CAN: Gold[ 20]
SWE : Platinum[ 25]
FRA :Gold[ 24]
1991
Prisoners in Paradise
Released: 23 September 1991
Label: Epic Records
Formats: CD, LP
9
197
32
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38
22
60
18
17
61
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SWE: Platinum[ 25]
2004
Start from the Dark
2
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114
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65
86
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91
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Worldwide Sales: 600,000
2006
Secret Society
Released: 25 October 2006
Label: Sanctuary Records, JVC
Formats: CD
4
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195
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41
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93
—
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70
2009
Last Look at Eden
Released: 9 September 2009
Label: Universal, earMUSIC, JVC
Formats: CD, LP
1
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—
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86
31
37
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29
125
—
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SWE: Gold[ 25]
2012
Bag of Bones
Released: 18 April 2012
Label: Gain, earMUSIC, JVC
Formats: CD, LP
2
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30
—
70
26
52
44
21
18
56
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SWE: Gold[ 25]
2015
War of Kings
Released: 2 March 2015
Label: UDR Records, JVC
Formats: CD, LP
2
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27
—
69
23
41
35
38
6
50
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2017
Walk the Earth
Released: 20 October 2017
Label: Hell & Back, JVC
Formats: CD, LP
2
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28
—
62
40
43[ 26]
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38[ 27]
20
69
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" — " denotes releases that did not chart. If this is used "-" it means not released in that country or the chart service in that country hadn't been established, or chart information is not available.
Live albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Year
Title
1985
On the Loose
Released: April 1985
Label: Epic Records
Formats: LP
Singles
Video albums
Music videos
Year
Title
Director(s)
1983
"In the Future to Come"
1986
"The Final Countdown"[ 38]
Nick Morris
"Rock the Night"[ 39]
1987
"Carrie"[ 40]
"Cherokee"[ 41]
1988
"Superstitious"[ 42]
"Open Your Heart"[ 43]
Jean Pellerin Doug Freel
"Let the Good Times Rock"[ 44]
Nick Morris
1991
"Prisoners in Paradise"[ 45]
"I'll Cry for You"[ 46]
Phil Tuckett
1992
"Halfway to Heaven"
1999
"The Final Countdown 2000"
2004
"Got to Have Faith"[ 47]
Micadelica
"Hero"[ 48]
Ligistfilm
2006
"Always the Pretenders"[ 49]
Micadelica
2009
"Last Look at Eden"[ 50]
Patric Ullaeus
"New Love in Town"[ 51]
2012
"Not Supposed to Sing the Blues"[ 52]
"Firebox"[ 53]
2015
"War of Kings"[ 54]
"Days of Rock 'n' Roll"[ 55]
2017
"Walk the Earth"[ 56]
2018
"The Siege"[ 57]
2019
"Turn to Dust"[ 58] [ 59]
Craig Hooper
2023
"Hold Your Head Up"
Adam Parsons
References
External links
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