Focus discography explained

Artist:Focus
Studio:11
Compilation:1
Live:6
Singles:8

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

Studio albums

YearTitleNL
[1]
AUS
[2]
NOR
[3]
UK
[4]
US
CanCertifications
(sales thresholds)
1970Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus104
1971Focus II / Moving Waves415286US: Gold
1972Focus 31362063554US: Gold
1974Hamburger Concerto51416206687UK: Silver
1975Mother Focus611723152
1976Ship of Memories
(Studio outtakes 1970–1975)
163
1978Focus con Proby27
1985Focus
(as Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer)
33
2002Focus 8
2006Focus 9 / New Skin
2012Focus X
2014Golden Oldies
(Studio re-recordings)
2016Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon
2017The Focus Family Album
(Studio outtakes 2012–2017)
2019Focus 11
2021Completely Focused
(Re-recordings of "Focus 1" through "Focus 12" - bonus disc of Live in Rio 2017
2024Focus 12

Compilation albums

YearTitleNLUS
1974Focus
1975Dutch Masters: A Selection of Their Finest Recordings (1969-1973)
1993/2001Hocus Pocus: The Best of Focus
2011Best of Vol. 2
2017Hocus Pocus Box61
2020Focus 50 Years Anthology

Live albums

YearTitleNL
[5]
AUS
UK
US
Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1973At the Rainbow95323135UK: silver
2003Live in America 2002
same as Live on Air, 2011
2004Live at the BBC 1976
2004Live Legends
2016Live in Europe 2009
2016Live in England 2009
2021Live in Rio 2017

Singles

YearSongNLBELGERUKUSCANAlbumNotes
1970"House of the King"1027NED: Focus Plays Focus
UK & US: In and Out Of Focus
1971"Why Dream"
"Hocus Pocus"12NED: Focus II
UK & US: Moving Waves
1972"Tommy"18A rearrangement of two parts of "Eruption"
"Sylvia"940489Focus 3
"Hocus Pocus (2)"94520918Non-album trackA faster version of "Hocus Pocus"
1974"Harem Scarem"22Hamburger Concerto
1975"Mother Focus"Mother FocusReleased in Australia and Japan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Focus Album Top 100.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 115.

  3. Web site: Norwegian Charts.
  4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. . London. 1-904994-10-5. 206.
  5. Web site: Dutch Charts.