Ace of Base discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 7 | |
| ↙Singles | 24 | |
| ↙Music videos | 18 | |
This is the discography of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The group is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with an estimated 37 million [1][2] album sales and 24 million singles worldwide. This is a list with all of their albums and singles released, along with highest chart positions reached in major territories. Extended chart information, artwork and tracklistings can be found on individual pages. To date, they have released 5 studio albums and 24 singles.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| SWE [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN | DEN | FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
US | ||||
| Happy Nation / The Sign | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| The Bridge | 1 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 29 |
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| Flowers / Cruel Summer |
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1 | 217 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 101 |
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| Da Capo |
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23 | — | 61 | — | 21 | — | 48 | 23 | — | — |
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| The Golden Ratio |
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100 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 100 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| SWE | AUS | AUT | DEN | FRA | GER | SWI | UK | ||||||
| Singles of the 90s / Greatest Hits |
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36 | 244 | 32 | — | 25 | 21 | 14 | 62 | ||||
| The Collection/All That She Wants |
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| Platinum & Gold Collection |
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| The Hits |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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| Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos |
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— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Platinum & Gold |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Ace of Base |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
For a complete list of all the songs, see List of Ace of Base songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| UK [23] |
US [24] |
CAN [25] |
AUS [26] |
GER [27] |
AUT [28] |
SUI [29] |
FRA [30] |
SWE [31] |
DEN | NOR [32] |
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| 1992 | "All That She Wants" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Happy Nation / The Sign |
| 1993 | "Wheel of Fortune" | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| "Happy Nation" | 40 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | ||
| "Waiting for Magic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | ||
| "The Sign" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1994 | "Don't Turn Around" | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 9 | — | |
| "Living in Danger" | 18 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 28 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | 20 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | The Bridge |
| "Beautiful Life" | 15 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 2 | — | ||
| 1996 | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | — | 106 | 53 | 79 | 44 | 38 | — | 41 | 4 | 12 | — | |
| 1998 | "Life Is a Flower" | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 20 | Flowers / Cruel Summer |
| "Cruel Summer" | 8 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 4 | — | ||
| "Whenever You're Near Me" | — | 76 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Travel to Romantis" | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| "Always Have Always Will" | 12 | — | — | 61 | 47 | 29 | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Everytime It Rains" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | 100 | — | 38 | 10 | — | Singles of the 90s | |
| 2000 | "Hallo Hallo" | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | — | — | — | — | 38 | 47 | 32 | — | 14 | 18 | — | Da Capo |
| "The Juvenile" | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Unspeakable" | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos |
| 2009 | "Cruel Summer 2009 (Rico Bernasconi Remix)" | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cruel Summer 2009 - Single |
| 2010 | "All for You" | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Golden Ratio |
[edit] Singles certifications
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[edit] Promotional singles
- 1996 "My Déjà Vu" (Scandinavia, France)
- 1998 "Angel Eyes" (China)
- 1998 "Donnie" (Japan)
- 1998 "Tokyo Girl" (France)
- 1999 "Cecilia" (Italy, Spain)
- 1999 "Love in December" (Chile, Germany)
[edit] Music videos
This is a list of official music videos for Ace of Base singles and when they were released.
| Year | Single | Director |
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| 1992 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Viking Nielson |
| "All That She Wants" | Matt Broadley | |
| 1993 | "Happy Nation" | Matt Broadley |
| "The Sign" | Mathias Julin | |
| 1994 | "Don't Turn Around" | Matt Broadley |
| "Living In Danger" | Matt Broadley | |
| "Hear Me Calling" | ||
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | Rocky Schenk |
| "Lucky Love" (U.S. version) | ||
| "Beautiful Life" (Bubbles version) | Richard Heslop | |
| "Beautiful Life" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1996 | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Morph version) | Richard Heslop |
| "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1998 | "Life Is a Flower" | Andy Neumann |
| "Cruel Summer" | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (U.S. version) | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (French version featuring Alliage) | ||
| "Always Have Always Will" | ||
| "Travel to Romantis" | Andy Neumann | |
| 1999 | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" | Patric Ullaeus |
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2003 | "Unspeakable" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2008 | "Wheel Of Fortune 2009" | |
| 2010 | "All For You" | Patric Ullaeus |
[edit] References
- ^ "Ace Of Base på turné med Sennheiser! (Ace of Base on tour with Sennheiser!)" (in Swedish). newsdesk.se. http://www.newsdesk.se/pressroom/sennheiser/pressrelease/view/ace-of-base-paa-turne-med-sennheiser-238528.
- ^ "Här är Ace of Base 3.0 (Here is the Ace of Base 3.0)" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_2054771.svd.
- ^ "Swedish Charts > Ace Of Base". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ace+Of+Base. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Australian Charts > Ace Of Base". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=ace+of+base&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Austrian Charts > Ace Of Base". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ace+of+Base. Retrieved 14-04-2010.
- ^ "French Charts > Ace Of Base" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ace+Of+Base. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung/AceOfBase/Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Ace+Of+Base/?type=longplay/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Swiss Charts > Ace Of Base" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/artist/Ace_Of_Base. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "UK Charts > Ace of Base". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/ace%20of%20base/. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Ace of Base" (in Swedish). United Stage. http://www.unitedstage.se/main.asp?page=1&artist=Ace+Of+Base.
- ^ a b "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 04-09-2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ace%20of%20Base)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Ace%2520of%2520Base&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked.
- ^ a b c "CRIA Certified Awards Search". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 04-09-2009.
- ^ "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.
- ^ "Swiss Certification of "Happy Nation"". Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1993.
- ^ a b "RIAA Certified Awards Search". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 04-09-2009.
- ^ "Diamond Album Certifications in 1994". disqueenfrance.com. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=1994&type=15.
- ^ a b c "Hela Ace of Base gör comeback (Ace of Base makes a comeback)" (in Swedish). Nöjes Bladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article262188.ab.
- ^ a b "Swedish Certifications". IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf.
- ^ "Swiss Certification of "The Bridge"". Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1996.
- ^ "French Platinum Album Certifications in 1996". disqueenfrance.com. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=1996&type=12.
- ^ "Swiss Certification of "Flowers"". Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1998.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ US peaks
- ^ Canada peaks
- ^ Australian peaks
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Austrian peaks
- ^ Swiss peaks
- ^ French peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
- ^ Norwegian peaks
- ^ "French Certifications". Charts in France. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-8.htm.
- ^ "Dutch Certification of "All That She Wants"". NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235068&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes.
- ^ "BPI Certification of "All That She Wants"". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=18256.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. Certification". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Ace%20of%20Base&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25.
- ^ "French Singles Silver Certifications in 1994". disqueenfrance.com. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=1994&type=6.
- ^ "BPI Certification of "The Sign"". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=18089.
- ^ "BPI Certification of "Life is a Flower"". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27689.
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