20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
Compilation album by ABBA
Released	26 September 2000
Genre	Pop
Length	43:36
Label	Polydor
ABBA chronology
ABBA Icon
	Front cover of the 2010 ABBA Icon reissue

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA later reissued under the Icon series.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Vinyl DIstrict	A^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said that the album "condenses the group's hits into an 11-song best-of-the-best compilation" and also states that the album "may please casual fans that lack the patience for Gold's 19 tracks".^[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the reissue, Icon, stating that it "remains an enjoyable collection of ABBA's basics"^[4]

Track listing

*20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waterloo"	2:45
2.	"SOS"	3:23
3.	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	3:17
4.	"Mamma Mia"	3:34
5.	"Fernando"	4:15
6.	"Dancing Queen"	3:52
7.	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"	4:03
8.	"The Name of the Game"	4:01
9.	"Take a Chance on Me"	4:05
10.	"Chiquitita"	5:28
11.	"The Winner Takes It All"	4:53
Total length:		43:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position	Peak reached
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	20	2001
US Billboard 200^[6]	189	2011
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[7]	40	2018
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[8]	9	2008

Reissue

Chart	Peak position	Peak reached
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[5]	71	2016
French Albums (SNEP)^[9]	113	2016
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	24	2011
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[11]	65	2014

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for *20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA*
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[12]	57

2002 Year-end chart performance for *20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA*
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[13]	83

Certifications and sales

Certifications for *20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Gold	1,090,000^[15]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Reissue

Certifications for *ABBA Icon*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Phares, Heather. "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
^ Little, Michael H. (2020). "Graded on a Curve: ABBA, The Best of ABBA, The Millennium ..." The Vinyl District. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (Christian David) (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". archive. New York : Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ABBA - Icon: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ ^a ^b "Abba Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "Abba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "Abba Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Abba Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Lescharts.com – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "Charts.nz – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
^ "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – The Best of ABBA 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection". Music Canada.
^ "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Abba, Oasis, The Verve". Billboard. 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
^ "American album certifications – ABBA – 20th Century Masters - The Best of ABBA". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – Icon". Music Canada.

[AM-1] Phares, Heather. "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[2] Little, Michael H. (2020). "Graded on a Curve: ABBA, The Best of ABBA, The Millennium ..." The Vinyl District. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (Christian David) (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". archive. New York : Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[4] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ABBA - Icon: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Abba-5] "Abba Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_Abba-6] "Abba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_Abba-7] "Abba Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[ac_BillboardCatalog_Abba-8] "Abba Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[ac_France_ABBA-9] "Lescharts.com – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[ac_New_Zealand_ABBA-10] "Charts.nz – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[ac_Scotland_ABBA-11] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[12] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[13] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[CanadaABBAThe_Best_of_ABBA_20th_Century_Masters_-_The_Millennium_CollectionalbumCertRef-14] "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – The Best of ABBA 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection". Music Canada.

[15] "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Abba, Oasis, The Verve". Billboard. 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

[United_StatesABBA20th_Century_Masters_-_The_Best_of_ABBAalbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – ABBA – 20th Century Masters - The Best of ABBA". Recording Industry Association of America.

[CanadaABBAIconalbumCertRef-17] "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – Icon". Music Canada.

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