Focus discography

Focus discography
Studio albums11
Live albums6
Compilation albums1
Singles8

The discography of the progressive rock band Focus consists of 11 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 6 live albums, and 8 singles.

Studio albums

Year Title NL
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		NOR
[3] 		UK
[4] 		US
 Can Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1970 Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus — — — — 104 — —
1971 Focus II / Moving Waves 4 15 — 2 8 6 US: Gold
1972 Focus 3 1 36 20 6 35 54 US: Gold
1974 Hamburger Concerto 5 14 16 20 66 87 UK: Silver
1975 Mother Focus — 61 17 23 152 — —
1976 Ship of Memories
(Studio outtakes 1970–1975)
 		— — — — 163 — —
1978 Focus con Proby 27 — — — — — —
1985 Focus
(as Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer)
 		33 — — — — — —
2002 Focus 8 — — — — — — —
2006 Focus 9 / New Skin — — — — — — —
2012 Focus X — — — — — — —
2014 Golden Oldies
(Studio re-recordings)
 		— — — — — — —
2016 Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon — — — — — — —
2017 The Focus Family Album
(Studio outtakes 2012–2017)
 		— — — — — — —
2019 Focus 11 — — — — — — —
2021 Completely Focused
(Re-recordings of "Focus 1" through "Focus 12" - bonus disc of Live in Rio 2017 		— — — — — —
2024 Focus 12 — — — — — — —

Compilation albums

Year Title NL US
1974 Focus — —
1975 Dutch Masters: A Selection of Their Finest Recordings (1969-1973) — —
1993/2001 Hocus Pocus: The Best of Focus — —
2011 Best of Vol. 2 — —
2017 Hocus Pocus Box 61 —
2020 Focus 50 Years Anthology — —

Live albums

Year Title NL
[5] 		AUS
[2] 		UK
[4] 		US
 Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1973 At the Rainbow 9 53 23 135 UK: silver
2003 Live in America 2002
same as Live on Air, 2011 		— — — — —
2004 Live at the BBC 1976 — — — — —
2004 Live Legends — — — — —
2016 Live in Europe 2009 — — — — —
2016 Live in England 2009 — — — — —
2021 Live in Rio 2017 — — — — —

Singles

Year Song NL BEL GER UK US CAN Album Notes
1970 "House of the King" 10 27 — — — NED: Focus Plays Focus
UK & US: In and Out Of Focus
1971 "Why Dream" —
"Hocus Pocus" 12 — — — — NED: Focus II
UK & US: Moving Waves
1972 "Tommy" 18 — — — A rearrangement of two parts of "Eruption"
"Sylvia" 9 — 40 4 89 — Focus 3
"Hocus Pocus (2)" 9 — 45 20 9 18 Non-album track A faster version of "Hocus Pocus"
1974 "Harem Scarem" 22 — — — — — Hamburger Concerto
1975 "Mother Focus" Mother Focus Released in Australia and Japan

References

  1. ^ "Focus Album Top 100".
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Norwegian Charts".
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 206. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Dutch Charts".