18 Hits

ABBA 18 Hits
ABBA 18 Hits
Greatest hits album by ABBA
Released	8 September 2005
Recorded	1973–1980
Genre	Pop
Length	68:55
Label	Polar Music International
Producer	Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus;
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ABBA 18 Hits is a compilation of hits by ABBA, released by Polar Music International on 8 September 2005.^[2]

The 18 Hits set was released as a mid-price alternative to the best-selling full-price collection ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits and features 14 of the group's biggest hits and concludes with four non-English versions; "Honey Honey" (Swedish version), "Waterloo" (French version), "Ring Ring" (German version) and the Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", entitled "Dame! Dame! Dame!". Among the more notable omissions on the 18 Hits collection are one of the band's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", as well as "Chiquitita", "Take a Chance on Me" and "I Have a Dream".

The Swedish edition of 18 Hits, also released in 2005, featured four Swedish language recordings instead of the four non-English versions; "Waterloo", "Honey Honey", "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)" and "Åh Vilka Tider". This is the first ABBA CD to include "Åh Vilka Tider", which had originally been released as the B-side to the Swedish version of "Ring Ring". It would also appear worldwide on The Complete Studio Recordings. A budget-priced DVD entitled 16 Hits was released simultaneously.

While numerous other similar hits compilations with the group have been released both before and since, 18 Hits has proved to be one of Universal Music's bestselling ABBA products, peaking in the Top 10 in Poland and the Top 20 in the UK, Spain and Hungary and re-entering the charts in many territories after the premiere of movie Mamma Mia! in the summer of 2008. It never included any songs from The Visitors or any other songs released from 1981 to 1982.

This compilation is not available digitally, as many tracks, featured in this compilation, are part of other ABBA compilations available in digital distribution. It is, eventually, still repressed on CD for many regions of the world.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Winner Takes It All"		4:56
2.	"Super Trouper"		4:14
3.	"Waterloo"	Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus	2:47
4.	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"		4:51
5.	"The Name of the Game"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	4:52
6.	"Ring Ring"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody	3:04
7.	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:17
8.	"SOS"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:21
9.	"Fernando"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	4:13
10.	"Hasta Mañana"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:08
11.	"Mamma Mia"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:33
12.	"Lay All Your Love on Me"		4:36
13.	"Thank You for the Music"		3:50
14.	"Happy New Year"		4:24
15.	"Honey Honey (Swedish Version)"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	2:58
16.	"Waterloo (French Version)"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	2:41
17.	"Ring Ring (German Version)"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody	3:10
18.	"Dame! Dame! Dame!" (Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)")		4:52

Personnel

Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals (1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13–14, 18), co-lead vocals (3, 5, 6–7, 11, 15–17), backing vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead vocals (2, 9), co-lead vocals (3, 5–7, 11, 15–17), backing vocals
Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	32
Belgian Mid Price (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	1

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[5]	17

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[6]	39
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[7]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[8]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	15

Chart (2012)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	82

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[11]	1

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[12]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	183
Chart (2013)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	128
Chart (2018)	Position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[15]	45

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	4× Platinum	280,000^{^}
Belgium (BRMA)^[17]	Platinum	50,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[18]	Platinum	125,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[19]	2× Platinum	400,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[20]	2× Platinum	40,000^‡
Russia (NFPF)^[21]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r837745
^ "18 Hits" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "Australiancharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2008. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2008". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Lescharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Najlepiej sprzedające się płyty i najpopularniejsze utwory w radiach – podsumowanie 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2008". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ "Brazilian album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Abba; '18 Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ "Russian album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
^ "British album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2009". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r837745

[2] "18 Hits" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[ac_Australia_ABBA-3] "Australiancharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[4] "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_Spain_ABBA-5] "Spanishcharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_Denmark_ABBA-6] "Danishcharts.dk – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_Hungary_-7] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2008. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_Ireland_-8] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2008". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_UK2_ABBA-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_France_ABBA-10] "Lescharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[ac_Poland_-11] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[ac_Portugal_ABBA-12] "Portuguesecharts.com – ABBA – 18 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[13] "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[14] "End of Year 2013" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[15] "Najlepiej sprzedające się płyty i najpopularniejsze utwory w radiach – podsumowanie 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[AustraliaAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-16] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[BelgiumAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-17] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2008". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

[BrazilAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-18] "Brazilian album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

[GermanyAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-19] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Abba; '18 Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[PolandAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-20] "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[RussiaAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-21] "Russian album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).

[United_KingdomAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-22] "British album certifications – Abba – 18 Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

[EuropeAbba18_HitsalbumCertRef-23] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2009". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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v t e ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Studio albums	Ring Ring Waterloo ABBA Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Super Trouper The Visitors Voyage
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Gracias Por La Música The Singles: The First Ten Years Thank You for the Music ABBA Gold Oro: Grandes Éxitos More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits Love Stories 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Definitive Collection The Name of the Game 18 Hits Number Ones The Albums The Essential Collection
Live albums	ABBA Live Live at Wembley Arena
Box sets	Thank You for the Music The Complete Studio Recordings
Concerts and tours	ABBA: The Tour ABBA Voyage
Films and musicals	ABBA: The Movie The Girl with the Golden Hair ABBAcadabra Mamma Mia! (1999 musical) Mamma Mia! (2008 film) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018 film)
TV specials	Dick Cavett Meets ABBA ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute
Video games	SingStar ABBA ABBA: You Can Dance
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Songs Unreleased songs Tribute albums Abba-esque Abbasalutely The ABBA Generation ABBAmania Dancing Queen Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA "Just Like That" "Thank ABBA for the Music" Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ABBA The Museum Music of Sweden
Related individuals	Stig Anderson Ola Brunkert Rutger Gunnarsson Janne Schaffer Lasse Wellander Michael B. Tretow Lasse Hallström A-Teens Björn Again Linda Ulvaeus Catherine Johnson Carl Magnus Palm Graham Tainton
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