#24: The Sun Always Shines On T.V. by A-ha
City: Saskatoon, SK
Radio Station: CKOM
Peak Month: February 1986
Peak Position in Saskatoon ~ #4
Peak Position in Vancouver ~ #9
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ #20
Peak Position on Irish Singles chart ~ #1
Peak Position on UK Singles chart ~ #1
Peak Position on Danish Singles chart ~ #2
Peak Position on Norwegian Singles chart ~ #2
Peak Position on Swedish Singles chart ~ #2
Peak Position on Dutch Singles chart ~ #4
Peak Position on Belgian Singles chart ~ #5
Peak Position on Finnish Singles chart ~ #5
Peak Position on West German Singles chart ~ #5
Peak Position on Swiss Singles chart ~ #7
Peak Position on Austrian Singles chart ~ #8
Peak Position on South African Singles chart ~ #8
Peak Position on Italian Singles chart ~ #9
Peak Position on French Singles chart ~ #10
Peak Position on New Zealand Singles chart ~ #12
YouTube: “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.”
Lyrics: “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.”
A-ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band. It was founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy who was born with the name Pål Gamst in 1961 in Tonsenhagen, in suburban Oslo. Pål first to learn the flute, then he studied music composition. His performance skill revealed him to be a child prodigy. He was later known as Pål Waaktaar and co-founded the Oslo band Bridges in 1978. Bridges released two albums and folded in 1981. The following year, Paul Waaktaar founded A-ha. Lead singer, Morten Harket, was born in 1959 in the mining town of Kongsberg, Norway. At the age of 4, he started writing music and playing piano. The third bandmate is Magne Furuholmen. He was born in 1962 and learned to play keyboards and guitar. In 1978, he joined Bridges along with Paul Waaktaar.