A-ha success with two more hit singles from the same album—"Train of Thought" and "Hunting High and Low" (with another innovative video) —and the band remained popular throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The band's first album, 1985's "Hunting High and Low", became a worldwide bestseller, spending most of October and November in the top 20 of "Billboard"'s Top 200 album chart. The album and its four hit singles garnered international recognition for A-ha. "Hunting High and Low" earned triple platinum status in the UK, and reached platinum status in the US and Germany, while earning gold in Brazil and the
1986 in British music 1985 to 3 January 1987. Based on sales from 29 December 1985 to 3 January 1987. Notes: The 1986 BRIT Awards winners were: 1986 in British music This is a summary of 1986 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The first number 1 single of 1986 was the breakthrough hit for London synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys. Their song "West End Girls" had climbed the charts during late 1985 and reached number 1 for two weeks in January. They would have three more top 20 hits this year as well as two