ABBA discography
| ABBA discography | |
|---|---|
 ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada, 1979 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 50 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 41 |
| Additional compilations | 20 |
| Non-English releases | 2 |
| Box sets | 4 |
The discography of Swedish pop music group ABBA consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, four box sets, five video albums, 50 singles, and 43 music videos. To date, ABBA have sold more than 150 million records worldwide[1] becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history. They have scored 9 No. 1 singles and 10 No. 1 albums in the UK, becoming the most successful Swedish act of all time on the Official Charts.[2]
ABBA's biggest hit singles worldwide are "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", with Arrival being their biggest hit studio album.[3]
The compilation album Gold: Greatest Hits (1992) is the second best-selling album of all time in the UK[2] and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.[4]
The members of ABBA are Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (better known as Frida), Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus.[5]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
AUS [7][8] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | |||||
| Ring Ring |
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2 | 10 | — | — | 29 | — | 10 | 32 | — | — | |||
| Waterloo |
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1 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 74 | 1 | 38 | 28 | 145 | |||
| ABBA |
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1 | 1 | — | 55 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 174 | |||
| Arrival |
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1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |||
| ABBA: The Album |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Voulez-Vous |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |||
| Super Trouper |
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1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |||
| The Visitors |
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1 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 29 | |||
| Voyage |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
AUS [7][8] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [28] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | ||||
| The Best of ABBA |
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— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Greatest Hits |
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1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 48 | ||
| Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
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20 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 46 | ||
| Gracias Por La Música |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Singles: The First Ten Years |
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29 | 18 | — | 24 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 62 | ||
| ABBA Gold |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | ||
| More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits |
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3 | 38 | 7 | — | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | 13 | — | ||
| ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Love Stories |
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— | — | 15 | — | 82 | — | 30 | 24 | 51 | — | ||
| The Definitive Collection |
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26 | 10 | 38 | — | 14 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 186 | ||
| 18 Hits |
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— | 32 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| Number Ones |
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20 | 36 | 22 | — | 24 | 47 | 25 | 1 | 15 | — | ||
| The Singles: The First Fifty Years |
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— | 42 | 12 | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Other compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [9] |
CAN [39] |
GER [11] |
JPN [40] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [14] |
SPA [41] |
SWI [42] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | ||||
| The Very Best of ABBA: ABBA's Greatest Hits |
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19 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Honey-Honey |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Golden Double Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ABBA Greatest Hits 24 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| All About ABBA |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Magic of ABBA |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| A Wie ABBA/A Van ABBA |
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1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Very Best of ABBA |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| I Love ABBA |
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5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| Thank You for the Music |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | ||
| From ABBA With Love |
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— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Absolute ABBA |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — |
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| The Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Music Still Goes On |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 25 Jaar Na Waterloo |
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— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 25 Jaar Na Waterloo – Deel 2 |
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— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Complete Singles Collection |
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11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | ||
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA |
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— | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | ||
| SOS: The Best of ABBA |
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— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Name of the Game |
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— | — | — | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The ABBA Story |
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21 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Todo ABBA |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
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| Classic |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Icon |
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— | 71 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Essential Collection |
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47 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — |
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| 40/40 The Best Selection |
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— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
AUT [9] |
BEL (FLA) [50] |
FRA [51] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
SWI [42] |
UK [15] | |||
| ABBA Live |
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49 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | |
| Live at Wembley Arena |
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15 | 9 | 16 | 87 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 30 |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||
Box sets
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
AUS [7][8] |
FRA [51] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
UK [15] |
Certifications | ||||
| Thank You for the Music |
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17 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Complete Studio Recordings |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Albums |
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4 | — | 57 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 89 |
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| Album Box Set |
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— | 36 [52] |
— | 11 | 68 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [53][6] |
AUS [7][8] |
AUT [9] |
GER [11] |
IRE [54] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [55] | ||||||||||
| "People Need Love" | 1972 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ring Ring | |||||||
| "He Is Your Brother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ring Ring"[A] | 1973 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | ||||||||
| "Another Town, Another Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Rock'n Roll Band" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Waterloo" | 1974 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
|
Waterloo | ||||||
| "Honey, Honey" | — | 30 | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | 16 | — | — | 27 |
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| "Hasta Mañana" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |||||||||
| "So Long" | 7 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ABBA | |||||||||
| "I've Been Waiting for You" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | 1975 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 |
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| "Bang-A-Boomerang" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "SOS" | —[B] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
| "Mamma Mia" | 64 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||||||||
| "Rock Me" | 1976 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Fernando" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Greatest Hits | ||||||||
| "Dancing Queen" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Arrival | ||||||||
| "Money, Money, Money" | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||||||||
| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | 1977 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
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| "That's Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Name of the Game" | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
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ABBA: The Album | |||||||
| "Take a Chance on Me" | 1978 | —[C] | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| "Eagle" | — | 82 | 17 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Thank You for the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — |
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| "Summer Night City" | 1 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 5 | — |
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Non-album single | |||||||
| "Chiquitita" | 1979 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
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Voulez-Vous | ||||||
| "Does Your Mother Know" | —[D] | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | 4 | 19 |
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| "Voulez-Vous" | —[E] | 79 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 80 |
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| "Angeleyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 |
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| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — |
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |||||||
| "As Good as New" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voulez-Vous | ||||||||
| "I Have a Dream" | — | 64 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
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| "The Winner Takes It All" | 1980 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
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Super Trouper | ||||||
| "On and On and On" | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |||||||||
| "Super Trouper" | 11 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 45 |
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| "Happy New Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Andante, Andante" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Lay All Your Love on Me" | 68 | — | — | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
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| "One of Us" | 13 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 3 | —[F] |
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The Visitors | |||||||
| "When All Is Said and Done" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||||||||
| "Head over Heels" | 1982 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 25 | — | ||||||||
| "The Visitors" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |||||||||
| "The Day Before You Came" | 3 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | — | 32 | — | The Singles: The First Ten Years | ||||||||
| "Under Attack" | — | 96 | — | 22 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 26 | — | |||||||||
| "I Still Have Faith in You" | 2021 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | —[G] | 14 | — | Voyage | |||||||
| "Don't Shut Me Down" | 1 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 9 | —[H] | |||||||||
| "Just a Notion" | 22 | — | — | 36 | — | 73 | — | —[I] | 59 | — | |||||||||
| "Little Things" | 20 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | —[J] | 61 | — | |||||||||
| "No Doubt About It"[64] | 2022 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[K] | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ The UK, Australian and New Zealand chart entry for "Ring Ring" was the 1974 remix (released following "Waterloo"'s Eurovision success), not the 1973 original.
- ^ "SOS" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[57]
- ^ "Take a Chance on Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[57]
- ^ "Does Your Mother Know" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[57]
- ^ "Voulez-Vous" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[57]
- ^ "One of Us" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[59]
- ^ "I Still Have Faith in You" did not enter the NZ Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[60]
- ^ "Don't Shut Me Down" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 32 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[61]
- ^ "Just a Notion" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[62]
- ^ "Little Things" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[63]
- ^ "No Doubt About It" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[65]
Singles released exclusively
[edit]The pre-ABBA songs "Hej Gamle Man", "Tänk Om Jorden Vore Ung", "She's My Kind of Girl", "Det Kan Ingen Doktor Hjälpa", "En karusell/En Carousel" and "Love Has Its Ways" were released in Sweden and/or Japan as singles (1970–1972). These songs were released officially as singles by Björn & Benny, but some featured vocal contributions from both Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The German version of "Hej Gamle Man" ("Hey Musikant") was released as a single in Germany (1971), while France saw a release of "Inga Theme" as a single in 1971.
"En Sång Och En Saga" was released as an Agnetha Fältskog solo single in Sweden (1970). It features the remaining ABBA-members as vocalists.
"En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer" was released as a promo single (1972) in order promote ABBA's then-upcoming tour of the Swedish "Folk Parks". This track was in fact a series of snippets of then well-known ABBA-songs and solo-songs with a spoken overdub featuring all of the ABBA-members. It was officially released as part of the Deluxe Edition of the album "Ring Ring" released in 2013.
"I Am Just a Girl" was released in Japan in 1973. The song was a B-side "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" everywhere else.
The Spanish version of "Chiquitita" was widely released—throughout South America as well as in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, Spain, and USA. The Spanish versions of "Andante, Andante", "Thank You for the Music" ("Gracias Por La Música"), "I Have a Dream" ("Estoy Soñando"), "Happy New Year" ("Felicidad"), "When All Is Said and Done" ("No Hay a Quien Culpar"), "Slipping Through My Fingers" ("Se Me Está Escapando"), "Fernando", "Hasta Mañana", and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" ("Dame! Dame! Dame!") were released as singles in various Spanish-speaking countries—primarily in Spain and South America—as well as some in Japan and USA (1979–1981).
See also "Non-English releases" and "Other releases" for chart positions.
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dum Dum Diddle" (Argentina) | 1976 | promo | |
| "One Man, One Woman" (Taiwan) | 1978 | promo | |
| "Slipping Through My Fingers" (Japan) | 1981 |
|
The Visitors |
| "The Way Old Friends Do" (Europe) | 1993 | promo | |
| "Dream World" | 1994 | Thank You for the Music (box set) | |
| "Put On Your White Sombrero" |
Promotional extended play
[edit]| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Live 77 (Sweden) | 1976 |
Private releases
[edit]| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Sång till Görel" (Sweden) | 1979 |
| "Hovas vittne" (Sweden) |
Reissues
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
AUS [8] |
GER [11] |
IRE [54] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] | ||||
| "Thank You for the Music" | 1983 | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | — | — | 33 |
|
Thank You for the Music |
| "Dancing Queen"[A] | 1992 | 15 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 16 | ABBA Gold | |
| "Voulez-Vous"[A] | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | |||
| "Thank You for the Music"[A] | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Summer Night City"[B] | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits | |
| "Happy New Year" | 1999 | 4 | — | 75 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | The Complete Singles Collection | |
| "SOS"[C] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SOS: The Best of ABBA | |
| "Waterloo"[D] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | Waterloo: 30th Anniversary Collection | |
| "Happy New Year"[E] | 2008 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | The Complete Singles Collection | |
| "Mamma Mia"[F] | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | ABBA | ||
| "Dancing Queen"[F] | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arrival | ||
| "Honey, Honey"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | Waterloo | ||
| "Happy New Year" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | The Complete Singles Collection | |
Notes
- A^ "Dancing Queen", "Voulez-Vous" and "Thank You for the Music" were reissues of the original songs to promote the 1992 compilation ABBA Gold.[66]
- B^ "Summer Night City" was released to promote the 1993 compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits.[67]
- C^ "SOS" was reissued as a double A-side single with "Chiquitita" to promote the Japan-only compilation SOS: The Best of ABBA. The song has sold more than 130,000 copies and became the best-selling single of 2001 performed by a Western artist in Japan.
- D^ "Waterloo" was a reissue of the original song to promote the 2004 reissue of Waterloo as a 30th Anniversary Edition.
- E^ "Happy New Year" peaked at number 25 on the Danish singles chart upon its reissue in 2008.[68]
- F^ "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen" and "Honey, Honey" were reissued due to the popularity of Mamma Mia! The Movie.
Other charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
IRE [69] |
JPN OS [70] |
NLD [12] |
NZ Hot [71] |
UK [15] | |||
| "When You Danced with Me" | 2021 | 8 | 43 | 11 | 67 | 27 | 67 | Voyage |
| "I Can Be That Woman" | 23 | — | — | — | — | —[A] | ||
| "Keep an Eye on Dan" | 19 | — | — | — | — | —[B] | ||
| "Bumblebee" | 25 | — | — | — | — | —[C] | ||
| "Ode to Freedom" | 30 | — | — | — | — | —[D] | ||
Notes
- ^ "I Can Be That Woman" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[65]
- ^ "Keep an Eye on Dan" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[65]
- ^ "Bumblebee" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 85 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[65]
- ^ "Ode to Freedom" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 81 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[65]
Year-End charts
[edit]UK Singles Year-End charts
[edit]| Year | Song | Year-End position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Waterloo" | 16 |
| 1975 | "SOS" | 48 |
| 1976 | "Mamma Mia" | 21 |
| "Fernando" | 7 | |
| "Dancing Queen" | 4 | |
| 1977 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | 6 |
| "The Name of the Game" | 16 | |
| 1978 | "Take a Chance on Me" | 9 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | 16 |
| "Does Your Mother Know" | 43 | |
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | 28 | |
| 1980 | "The Winner Takes It All" | 18 |
| "Super Trouper" | 4 |
Billboard Year-End charts
[edit]| Year | Song | Year-End position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Waterloo" | 49 |
| 1977 | "Dancing Queen" | 12 |
| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | 97 | |
| 1978 | "The Name of the Game" | 97 |
| "Take a Chance on Me" | 32 | |
| 1981 | "The Winner Takes It All" | 23 |
Other appearances
[edit]| Year | Song(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Pick a Bale of Cotton"/"On Top of Old Smokey"/"Midnight Special" | Stars Im Zeichen Eines Guten Sterns[72] |
Videography
[edit]Video albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Format | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ABBA[73] | LaserDisc (MCA DiscoVision) | |
| 1992 | ABBA Gold | VHS, Video CD, LaserDisc | |
| 1993 | More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits | VHS, Video CD, LaserDisc | |
| 1994 | Thank You ABBA | VHS, Video CD | |
| 1999 | ABBA The Winner Takes It All | VHS, Video CD, DVD | |
| 2002 | ABBA: The Ultimate Review | DVD | |
| ABBA The Definitive Collection | 2 CD/DVD box-set, Video CD, DVD | ||
| 2003 | ABBA Gold | DVD |
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| 2004 | ABBA in Concert | Video CD, DVD, LaserDisc* | |
| ABBA: The Last Video | DVD | ||
| ABBA Super Troupers | DVD | ||
| 2005 | ABBA The Movie | DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray |
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| 2006 | ABBA Number Ones | Video CD, DVD |
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| ABBA 16 Hits | Video CD, DVD |
| |
| 2009 | ABBA in Japan | Single DVD/Double DVD Special Edition | |
| 2012 | ABBA The Essential Collection | 2 CD/DVD |
- The LaserDisc version of ABBA In Concert was released in 1990 without the Bonus Material.
Music videos
[edit]“Film clips” showing groups performing their songs had been used to great effect by major artists like The Beatles since the mid-Sixties as a convenience for those who were reluctant or unable to tour or make appearances abroad. In the summer of 1974, when there was a demand for the group's presence in the United States, they hired the director Lasse Hallström to direct the group's first film clips, for "Waterloo" and "Ring Ring". Hallström had been making pop film clips for television since the late Sixties, and had recently directed a sequence of successful short comedy skits for Swedish television. The videos were successful, and the following year the group rehired him to make four promo clips of the songs they felt had the strongest hit potential on the new album ("I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Mamma Mia", "SOS" and "Bang-A-Boomerang"). Hallström would go on to make most of their in-house promotional clips, often on a very small budget (the four 1975 films were completed in two days, at a total cost of less than 50,000 kronor (£5,500), and Hallström did the editing work himself from his apartment). The relationship ended in 1982, prompted by changing tastes and demands and complaints from ABBA's distributors that Hallström's low-budget approach made it difficult to market the band. Director Kjell Sundvall and cinematographer Kjell-Åke Andersson, an up-and-coming filmmaker team, were hired to replace them for the final two promotional videos, "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack".[79]
| Year | Title | Director | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Waterloo"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | Waterloo | Filmed in summer 1974 |
| "Ring Ring"[80][81] | Ring Ring | |||
| 1975 | "Mamma Mia"[80][81] | ABBA | ||
| "SOS"[80][81] | ||||
| "Bang-A-Boomerang"[80][81] | ||||
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"[80][81] | ||||
| 1976 | "Fernando"[80][81] | Greatest Hits | The opening image of a sunset was achieved by filming straight from the pages of a magazine.[79] | |
| "Dancing Queen"[80][81] | Arrival | |||
| "When I Kissed the Teacher"[82] | Per Falkman (SVT crew) | |||
| "Money, Money, Money"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | |||
| 1977 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You"[80][81] | |||
| "That's Me"[80][81] | ||||
| "The Name of the Game"[80][81] | The Album | |||
| 1978 | "Take a Chance on Me"[80][81] | |||
| "Eagle"[80][81] | ||||
| "One Man, One Woman"[80][81] | ||||
| "Thank You for the Music"[80][81] | ||||
| "Summer Night City"[80][81] | Non-album single | |||
| 1979 | "Chiquitita"[80][81] | BBC crew | Voulez-Vous | |
| "Does Your Mother Know"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | |||
| "Voulez-Vous"[80][81] | ||||
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"[80][81] | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |||
| "Estoy Soñando"[80][81] | Oro: Grandes Éxitos | |||
| "I Have a Dream"[83] | Urban Lasson | Voulez-Vous | ||
| 1980 | "Conociéndome, Conociéndote"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | Oro: Grandes Éxitos | |
| "Gracias por la Música"[80][81] | ||||
| "On and On and On"[80][81] | Anders Hanser (photo montage) | Super Trouper | ||
| "The Winner Takes It All"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | |||
| "Super Trouper"[80][81] | ||||
| "Happy New Year"[80][81] | ||||
| "Felicidad"[80][81] | Oro: Grandes Éxitos | |||
| 1981 | "Lay All Your Love on Me"[84][85] | video collage | Super Trouper | |
| "When All Is Said and Done"[80][81] | Lasse Hallström | The Visitors | ||
| "One of Us"[80][81] | ||||
| "No Hay a Quien Culpar"[80][81] | Oro: Grandes Éxitos | |||
| 1982 | "Head over Heels"[80][81] | The Visitors | ||
| "The Day Before You Came"[80][81] | Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson | The Singles: The First Ten Years | ||
| "Under Attack"[80][81] | ||||
| 2004 | "The Last Video"[80][81] | Radical Media UK[86] | Non-album video | |
| 2021 | "I Still Have Faith in You" | Shynola | Voyage | |
| "Little Things" | Sophie Muller |
Labels
[edit]See also
[edit]- Agnetha Fältskog discography
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad discography
- Benny Andersson discography
- Björn Ulvaeus § Discography
- Mamma Mia! (musical)
- Mamma Mia! (film)
- Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
- List of songs recorded by ABBA
- List of unreleased songs recorded by ABBA
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best-selling albums
- List of best-selling singles by country
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[edit]Specific
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General
- "ABBA for the Record". Comprehensive worldwide discography. Archived from the original on 10 June 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2006.
- "ABBA: The Site". Ring Ring: ABBA Hits Go Mobile for First Time (contains worldwide sales information). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2006.
- "ABBA Singles.net". Worldwide chart positions. Archived from the original on 1 May 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2006.
- "ABBA GDL.com". Mexican Chart Positions. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2006.
External links
[edit]- ABBASite.com — official website.
- ABBA discography at Discogs
- ABBA Record Sales
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| Compilation albums |
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| Live albums | |
| Box sets | |
| Concerts and tours | |
| Films and musicals |
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| TV specials | |
| Video games | |
| Related articles | |
| Related individuals | |
| Ring Ring | |
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| Waterloo | |
| ABBA | |
| Greatest Hits |
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| Arrival | |
| ABBA: The Album | |
| Voulez-Vous | |
| Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| Super Trouper | |
| The Visitors | |
| The Singles: The First Ten Years | |
| Voyage | |
| Other songs | |