ABBA discography

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ABBA discography
ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada, 1979
Studio albums9
Live albums2
Compilation albums7
Video albums5
Music videos42
Singles50
Additional compilations20
Non-English releases2
Box sets4

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 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
  • Released: 26 March 1973
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
2 10 29 10 32
Waterloo
  • Released: 4 March 1974
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 18 6 74 1 38 28 145
ABBA
  • Released: 21 April 1975
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 1 55 3 1 3 13 174
Arrival
  • Released: 11 October 1976
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 1 12 4 1 1 1 1 1 20
ABBA: The Album
  • Released: 12 December 1977
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 4 2 8 2 1 1 1 1 14
Voulez-Vous
  • Released: 23 April 1979
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 5 2 6 1 1 1 2 1 19
Super Trouper
  • Released: 3 November 1980
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 5 3 10 1 1 1 5 1 17
The Visitors
  • Released: 30 November 1981
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 22 3 18 1 1 1 19 1 29
Voyage
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Polar, Universal
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
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
  • Released: August 1975
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1 1 1 7 14 1
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 17 November 1975
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 2 1 1 48
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
  • Released: 29 October 1979
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
20 20 2 8 6 2 25 3 1 46
Gracias Por La Música
  • Released: 23 June 1980
  • Label: Septima Records
  • Formats: LP, cassette
The Singles: The First Ten Years
  • Released: 8 November 1982
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
29 18 24 5 5 33 5 1 62
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
  • Released: 21 September 1992
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 25
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
  • Released: 24 May 1993
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
3 38 7 9 10 16 13
ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos
  • Released: 24 September 1993
  • Label: Polydor, Universal
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Love Stories
  • Released: 26 October 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
15 82 30 24 51
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 2 November 2001
  • Label: PolyGram, Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, DD
26 10 38 14 39 8 9 17 186
18 Hits
  • Released: 8 September 2005
  • Label: PolyGram, Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, DD
32 58 15
Number Ones
  • Released: 20 November 2006
  • Label: PolyGram, Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, DD
20 36 22 24 47 25 1 15
"—" 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
[38]
GER
[11]
JPN
[39]
NLD
[12]
NZ
[14]
SPA
[40]
SWI
[41]
UK
[15]
US
[16]
The Very Best of ABBA: ABBA's Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1976 (Germany)
19 2
ABBA Greatest Hits 24
  • Released: 1977 (Japan)
All About ABBA
  • Released: 1978 (Japan)
The Magic of ABBA
  • Released: 1980
A Wie ABBA/A Van ABBA
  • Released: 1981 (Germany/Netherlands)
1 1 1
Very Best of ABBA
  • Released: 1981 (Japan)
I Love ABBA
  • Released: 1983
5 10 14
Thank You for the Music
  • Released: 1983 (UK)
17
From ABBA With Love
  • Released: 1984 (Netherlands)
6
Absolute ABBA
  • Released: 1988
70
The Love Songs
  • Released: 1989 (Netherlands)
18
The Music Still Goes On
  • Released: 16 April 1996 (Australia)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
25 Jaar Na Waterloo
  • Released: 2 April 1999 (Netherlands)
1
25 Jaar Na Waterloo – Deel 2
  • Released: 10 September 1999 (Netherlands)
7
The Complete Singles Collection
  • Released: 23 November 1999 (Germany)
  • Label: Polydor/Universal
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
11 10 6
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
  • Released: 26 September 2000 (NA)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
20 189
SOS: The Best of ABBA
  • Released: 7 February 2001 (Japan)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD
3
The Name of the Game
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD
126
The ABBA Story
  • Released: 6 July 2004 (GER)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
21 31 14
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
Todo ABBA
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
4
Classic
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats:
Icon
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD
71 24
The Essential Collection
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD
47 16 53
40/40 The Best Selection
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Format: CD
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)

[49]
FRA
[50]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
SWI
[41]
UK
[15]
ABBA Live
  • Released: 18 August 1986
  • Label: Polar, Universal
  • Formats: LP, CD
49 47
Live at Wembley Arena
  • Released: 29 September 2014
  • Label: Polar, Universal
  • Formats: LP, CD
15 9 16 87 9 12 10 30
"—" 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
[50]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
NOR
[13]
UK
[15]
Certifications
Thank You for the Music
  • Released: 31 October 1994
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: 4×CD, digital download
17 76
The Complete Studio Recordings
  • Released: 7 November 2005
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 9×CD + 2×DVD
The Albums
  • Released: 11 November 2008
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 9×CD, digital download
4 57 24 37 7 89
Album Box Set
  • Released: 27 May 2022
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 10×CD
36
[51]
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
[52][6]
AUS
[7][8]
AUT
[9]
GER
[11]
IRE
[53]
NLD
[12]
NOR
[13]
NZ
[14]
UK
[15]
US
[54]
"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
"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
"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 Arrival
"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
"That's Me"
"The Name of the Game" 2 6 12 7 2 2 3 4 1 12 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
"Summer Night City" 1 13 18 6 1 10 3 37 5 Non-album single
"Chiquitita" 1979 2 4 6 3 1 1 4 1 2 29 Voulez-Vous
"Does Your Mother Know" [D] 7 13 10 3 3 27 4 19
"Voulez-Vous" [E] 79 14 3 3 3 80
"Angeleyes" 64
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" 16 8 2 3 1 2 2 15 3 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"As Good as New" Voulez-Vous
"I Have a Dream" 64 1 4 2 1 2
"The Winner Takes It All" 1980 2 7 3 4 1 1 3 16 1 8 Super Trouper
"On and On and On" 9 90
"Super Trouper" 11 77 3 1 1 1 2 1 45
"Happy New Year"
"Andante, Andante" 1981
"Lay All Your Love on Me" 68 26 8 7
"One of Us" 13 48 3 1 1 1 6 43 3 [F] 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"[63] 2022 29 [K]
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "SOS" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[56]
  3. ^ "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.[56]
  4. ^ "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.[56]
  5. ^ "Voulez-Vous" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart upon original release, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart in 2021.[56]
  6. ^ "One of Us" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[58]
  7. ^ "I Still Have Faith in You" did not enter the NZ Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[59]
  8. ^ "Don't Shut Me Down" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 32 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[60]
  9. ^ "Just a Notion" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[61]
  10. ^ "Little Things" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[62]
  11. ^ "No Doubt About It" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[64]

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.

Promo releases[edit]

Title Year Certifications Album
"Dum Dum Diddle" (Argentina) 1976 promo
"Live '77" (Sweden) 1976 promo
"One Man, One Woman" (Taiwan) 1978 promo
"Sång Till Görel" (Sweden) 1979 promo
"Hovas Vittne/Tiveds Hambo" (Sweden) 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"

Reissues[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[6]
AUS
[8]
GER
[11]
IRE
[53]
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.[65]
  • B^ "Summer Night City" was released to promote the 1993 compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits.[66]
  • 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.[67]
  • 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
[68]
JPN
OS

[69]
NLD
[12]
NZ
Hot

[70]
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

  1. ^ "I Can Be That Woman" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[64]
  2. ^ "Keep an Eye on Dan" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[64]
  3. ^ "Bumblebee" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 85 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[64]
  4. ^ "Ode to Freedom" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 81 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[64]

Other appearances[edit]

Year Song(s) Album
1975 "Pick a Bale of Cotton", "On Top of Old Smokey", and "Midnight Special" Stars Im Zeichen Eines Guten Sterns[71]

Videography[edit]

Video albums[edit]

Year Title Format Certifications
1980 ABBA[72] 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
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[73]
2003 ABBA Gold DVD
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[74]
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
2006 ABBA Number Ones Video CD, DVD
ABBA 16 Hits Video CD, DVD
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[77]
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".[78]

Year Title Director Notes
1974 "Waterloo"[79][80] Lasse Hallström Filmed in summer 1974
"Ring Ring"[79][80]
1975 "Mamma Mia"[79][80]
"SOS"[79][80]
"Bang-A-Boomerang"[79][80]
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"[79][80]
1976 "Fernando"[79][80] The opening image of a sunset was achieved by filming straight from the pages of a magazine.[78]
"Dancing Queen"[79][80]
"When I Kissed the Teacher"[81] Per Falkman (SVT crew)
"Money, Money, Money"[79][80] Lasse Hallström
1977 "Knowing Me, Knowing You"[79][80]
"That's Me"[79][80]
"The Name of the Game"[79][80]
1978 "Take a Chance on Me"[79][80]
"Eagle"[79][80]
"One Man, One Woman"[79][80]
"Thank You for the Music"[79][80]
"Summer Night City"[79][80]
1979 "Chiquitita"[79][80] BBC crew
"Does Your Mother Know"[79][80] Lasse Hallström
"Voulez-Vous"[79][80]
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"[79][80]
"Estoy Soñando"[79][80]
"I Have a Dream"[82] Urban Lasson
1980 "Conociéndome, Conociéndote"[79][80] Lasse Hallström
"Gracias por la Música"[79][80]
"On and On and On"[79][80] Anders Hanser (photo montage)
"The Winner Takes It All"[79][80] Lasse Hallström
"Super Trouper"[79][80]
"Happy New Year"[79][80]
"Felicidad"[79][80]
1981 "Lay All Your Love on Me"[83][84] video collage
"When All Is Said and Done"[79][80] Lasse Hallström
"One of Us"[79][80]
"No Hay a Quien Culpar"[79][80]
1982 "Head over Heels"[79][80]
"The Day Before You Came"[79][80] Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson
"Under Attack"[79][80]
2004 "The Last Video"[79][80] Radical Media UK[85]
2021 "I Still Have Faith in You" Shynola
"Little Things" Sophie Muller

Labels[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Specific

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