The discography of Europe, a Swedish

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band, consists of 11

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s, 35

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, eight

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s, 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. After changing its name to Europe and winning a national talent contest in 1982, the band signed with the

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Hot Records and released its debut album '' Europe'' in 1983 and '' Wings of Tomorrow'' in 1984. Europe subsequently signed with

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in 1985 and released its third album, '' The Final Countdown'' in 1986. The band released two more albums, '' Out of This World'' in 1988 and ''

Prisoners in Paradise ''Prisoners in Paradise'' is the fifth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 23 September 1991 by Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track, "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You". The album did ...

'' in 1991, before going on hiatus in 1992. After a one-off performance in Stockholm on New Year's Eve 1999, Europe reunited in 2003 and released ''

Start from the Dark ''Start from the Dark'' is the sixth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 22 September 2004 by Sanctuary Records. It was the band's first release since reforming in 2003, the first original album of all-new material s ...

'', which peaked at number 2 on the Swedish album chart in 2004. The next album, ''

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'', 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

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Video albums

Music videos

References

External links

Official Europe website
* {{Europe (band) Heavy metal group discographies Discographies of Swedish artists