ABBA Gold

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ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop quartet ABBA, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). It appeared at a time when ABBA's original albums had been off the market for a number of years, and was well received by the music buying public. ABBA Gold was remastered and re-released in 2002.

The album topped the UK album chart on 4 separate occasions - in 1992, and three times in 1999 - six and a half years apart, and was the only album in the UK's Top 100 sellers in every year from 1992 to 2000. It was also in the UK Top 100 Best Sellers of 2004. As a result, it is one of the highest selling and longest charting albums released in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2005, it held the 6th Most Chart Weeks of any UK Album - 352 Weeks.

A compilation with ABBA's songs in Spanish called ABBA Oro: Grandes Exitos was also released.

Track listing

all songs by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, unless otherwise noted

1. "Dancing Queen" (1976) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:51
2. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (1977) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 4:03
3. "Take A Chance On Me" (1978) - 4:06
4. "Mamma Mia" (1975) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:33
5. "Lay All Your Love On Me" (1980) - 4:35
6. "Super Trouper" (1980) - 4:13
7. "I Have A Dream" (1979) - 4:42
8. "The Winner Takes It All" (1980) - 4:54
9. "Money, Money, Money" (1976) - 3:06
10. "S.O.S." (1975) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:20
11. "Chiquitita" (1979) - 5:26
12. "Fernando" (1976) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 4:14
13. "Voulez-Vous" (1979) - 5:10
14. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979) - 4:52
15. "Does Your Mother Know" (1979) - 3:13
16. "One Of Us" (1981) - 3:57
17. "The Name Of The Game" (1977) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 4:53
18. "Thank You For The Music" (1983) - 3:49
19. "Waterloo" (1974) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 2:42

25th Anniversary Release

In 1999 the album was re-released in Australia for ABBA's 25th Anniversary. The re-release was a limited edition of the album, the limited edition contained a gold coloured disc, a booklet with photos, notes and ABBA's discography. The track listing is also different instead the 7th track being "I Have A Dream" the 7th track is " I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do", also instead of "Thank You For The Music" being the 18th track, "Rock Me" is the 18th track, also the 6th track "Super Trouper" is replaced by "Ring Ring". But what makes the 25th Anniversary edition valuable is the cover. The cover is called the signature edition which means that the signatures of the 4 members of ABBA are written on the front cover.

25th Anniversary Track Listing

1. "Dancing Queen"
2. "Knowing Me Knowing You"
3. "Take A Chance On Me"
4. "Mamma Mia"
5. "Lay All Your Love On Me"
6. "Ring Ring"
7. "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do"
8. "The Winner Takes It All"
9. "Money Money Money"
10. "SOS"
11. "Chiquitta"
12. "Fernando"
13. "Voulez Vouz"
14. "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
15. "Does Your Mother Know"
16. "One Of Us"
17. "The Name Of The Game"
18. "Rock Me"
19. "Waterloo"

Personnel

ABBA

• Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
• Agnetha Fältskog - vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus - banjo, guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Jon Astley - digital remastering
• Ingemar Bergman - compilation
• Chris Griffin - compilation
• George McManus - compilation
• Jackie Stansfield - compilation
• John Tobler - liner notes, compilation
• Carl Magnus Palm - liner notes (1999, 2002, 2004 reissues)
• Michael B. Tretow - digital remastering

Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineers: Jon Astley and Michael B. Tretow

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Australia	1
1992	Canada	6
1992	Hungary	10
1992	Mexico	1
1992	New Zealand	3
1992	Sweden	1 (12)
1992	Switzerland	1 (9)
1992	UK	1 (6)
1992	Germany	1 (11)
1992	The Billboard 200 (USA Album Chart) 63	(USA Pop Catalogue Chart - Number 7 - 2001)

Gold/Platinum Accreditations

Album

Country	Certification	Amount
Australia	11xPlatinum	770,000 +
Canada	Diamond	1,000,000 +
Germany	4xPlatinum	2,000,000 +
Hungary	Platinum	50,000 +
New Zealand	14xPlatinum	210,000 +
Sweden	5xPlatinum	300,000 +
Switzerland	9xPlatinum	360,000 +
UK	13xPlatinum	3,900,000 +
USA	6xPlatinum	6,000,000 +