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ABBA discography

ABBA discography
ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada, 1979
Studio albums9
Live albums2
Compilation albums13
Singles53

Swedish pop group ABBA has released nine studio albums, two live albums, thirteen compilation albums, four box sets, five video albums, 53 singles, and 41 music videos. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time,[1] and are one of the best-selling music acts in the history of popular music. ABBA have sold an estimated 150 million to 400 million records worldwide.[2][3][4][5] They have scored nine number-one singles and 10 number-one albums in the UK, becoming the most successful Swedish act of all time on the Official Charts,[6] and were ranked third best-selling singles artists in the United Kingdom with a total of 11.3 million singles sold as of November 2012.[7] In May 2023, ABBA were awarded the BRIT Billion Award, which celebrates those who have surpassed the milestone of one billion UK streams in their career.[8]

ABBA's biggest hit singles worldwide are "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", with Arrival being their biggest hit studio album.[9]

The compilation album ABBA Gold is the second best-selling album of all time in the UK[6] and has sold over 32 million copies worldwide.[10][11]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
SWE
[12]
AUS
[13]
AUT
[14]
CAN
[15]
GER
[16]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
NZ
[19]
UK
[20]
US
[21]
Ring Ring
  • Released: 26 March 1973
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
2 10 29 10 32
Waterloo
  • Released: 4 March 1974
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 18 6 74 1 38 28 145
ABBA
  • Released: 21 April 1975
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 1 55 31 3 1 3 13 174
Arrival
  • Released: 11 October 1976
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 1 12 4 1 1 1 1 1 20
ABBA: The Album
  • Released: 12 December 1977
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 4 2 8 2 1 1 1 1 14
Voulez-Vous
  • Released: 23 April 1979
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 5 2 6 1 1 1 2 1 19
Super Trouper
  • Released: 3 November 1980
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 5 3 10 1 1 1 5 1 17
The Visitors
  • Released: 30 November 1981
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
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

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
SWE
[12]
AUS
[13]
AUT
[14]
CAN
[62]
GER
[16]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
NZ
[19]
UK
[20]
US
[21]
The Best of ABBA
  • Released: August 1975
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track
1 1 1 7 14 1
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 17 November 1975
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD, 8-track
1 2 1 1 48
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
  • Released: 29 October 1979
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track
20 20 2 8 6 2 25 3 1 46
Gracias Por La Música
  • Released: 23 June 1980
  • Label: Septima Records
  • Formats: LP, cassette, 8-track
The Singles: The First Ten Years
  • Released: 8 November 1982
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track
29 18 24 5 5 33 5 1 62
ABBA Gold
  • Released: 21 September 1992
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, DD
1 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 25
  • GLF: 5× Platinum[73]
  • ARIA: 17× Platinum[74]
  • BPI: 22× Platinum[27]
  • BVMI: 5× Platinum[28]
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[14]
  • IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[75]
  • MC: Diamond[34]
  • NVPI: 3× Platinum[75]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[36]
  • RMNZ: 16× Platinum[76]
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
Love Stories[77]
  • 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
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[80]
  • BPI: Platinum[27]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[28]
Number Ones
  • Released: 20 November 2006
  • Label: PolyGram, Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, DD
20 36 22 24 47 25 1 15
The Singles: The First Fifty Years[81]
  • Released: 25 October 2024
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: CD, DD, LP
42 12 5 12 17
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other compilation albums

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List of other compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
AUT
[14]
CAN
[82]
GER
[16]
JPN
[83]
NLD
[17]
NZ
[19]
SPA
[84]
SWI
[85]
UK
[20]
US
[21]
The Very Best of ABBA: ABBA's Greatest Hits[86]
  • Released: 1976 (Germany)
19 2
Honey-Honey[88]
  • Released: April 1975
ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida)[89]
  • Released: 1976 (Czechoslovakia)
Golden Double Album[90]
  • Released: 1976 (France)
ABBA Greatest Hits 24[91]
  • Released: 1977 (Japan)
All About ABBA[92]
  • Released: November 1978 (Japan)
The Magic of ABBA[94]
  • Released: 1980
A Wie ABBA/A Van ABBA[95][96]
  • Released: 1981 (Germany/Netherlands)
1 1 1
Very Best of ABBA[98]
  • Released: 5 July 1981 (Japan)
Thank You for the Music
  • Released: 11 November 1983 (UK)
17
I Love ABBA[99]
  • Released: 1983
5 10 14
Love Songs – A Very Special Collection[100]
  • Released: 7 May 1984 (Canada)
72
From ABBA with Love[101]
  • Released: 1984 (Netherlands)
6
Absolute ABBA[102]
  • Released: 1988
70
The Love Songs[103]
  • Released: 1989
18
The Music Still Goes On[104]
  • Released: 16 April 1996 (Australia)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, LP
25 Jaar Na Waterloo[105]
  • Released: 2 April 1999 (Netherlands)
1
  • NVPI: 3× Platinum[40]
25 Jaar Na Waterloo – Deel 2[106]
  • Released: 10 September 1999 (Netherlands)
7
The Complete Singles Collection[107]
  • 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
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
20 189
SOS: The Best of ABBA[109]
  • Released: 7 February 2001 (Japan)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD
3
The Name of the Game
  • Released: 22 November 2002
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD
126
The Ultimate Collection[112]
  • Released: 2003
  • Format: CD
The ABBA Story[113]
  • Released: 6 July 2004 (GER)
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
21 31 14
Todo ABBA[114]
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
4
Classic ABBA: The Universal Masters Collection[115]
  • Released: 4 August 2006
  • Format: CD
Classic ABBA[116]
Icon[117]
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD
71 24
The Essential Collection
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD
47 16 53
40/40 The Best Selection[118] 26
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[12]
AUT
[14]
BEL
(FLA)

[119]
DEN
[120]
FIN
[121]
FRA
[122]
GER
[16]
NLD
[17]
SWI
[85]
UK
[20]
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 16 50 87 9 12 10 30
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Box sets

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List of box sets, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[12]
AUS
[13]
DEN
[120]
FRA
[122]
GER
[16]
ITA
[123]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
UK
[20]
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
6
The Albums
  • Released: 11 November 2008
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 9×CD, digital download
4 10 57 24 48 37 7 89
Album Box Set[124]
  • Released: 27 May 2022
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 10×CD
36 11 68
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Extended play details Peak chart positions
AUS
[125]
Waterloo/Watch Out/Ring Ring/Rock'n Roll Band[126]
  • Released: December 1974 (Australia)
  • Reissued: October 1979
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: 7”
60
Live 77[127]
  • Released: 1977 (Sweden)
  • Label: Jultidningsförlaget
  • Formats: 7” Flexi-Disc
Greatest Original Hits – 4 Track E.P.[128]
  • Released: 1982 (UK)
  • Label: Epic, 4 Star Track E.P.
  • Formats: 7”, Cassette
ABBA[129]
  • Released: 1983 (Germany)
  • Label: Amiga
  • Formats: 7”
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

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1970s

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List of singles released in the 1970s, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
SWE
[130]
AUS
[125]
AUT
[14]
FRA
[131]
GER
[16]
IRE
[132]
NLD
[17]
NZ
[19]
UK
[20]
US
[133]
"People Need Love" 1972 17 [a] [b] [c] Ring Ring
"He Is Your Brother" [d] [e]
"Ring Ring" 1973 1 7 2 5 17 32
"Another Town, Another Train" [f]
"I Am Just a Girl"[142] [g]
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" [h] [i]
"Rock'n Roll Band"
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" 8
"Waterloo" 1974 2 4 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 6 Waterloo
"Honey, Honey" 30 4 2 17 27
"Hasta Mañana" [j] 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 5 6 3 1 38 15
"Bang-A-Boomerang"
"SOS" [k] 1 2 10 1 4 2 1 6 15
"Mamma Mia" 64 1 3 1 1 12 2 1 32
"Rock Me" 1976 4 2
"Fernando" 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 13 Greatest Hits
"Dancing Queen" 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Arrival
"Money, Money, Money" 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 56
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" 1977 9 2 7 1 1 2 8 1 14
"King Kong Song" [l] 94 Waterloo
"That's Me" Arrival
"The Name of the Game" 2 6 12 23 7 2 2 4 1 12 ABBA: The Album
"Take a Chance on Me" 1978 [m] 12 1 20 3 1 2 14 1 3
"Eagle" 82 17 6 7
"Thank You for the Music" 55 17 33
"Summer Night City" 1 13 18 34 6 1 10 37 5 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"Chiquitita" 1979 2 4 6 14 3 1 1 1 2 29 Voulez-Vous
"Does Your Mother Know" [n] 7 13 16 10 3 3 27 4 19
"Voulez-Vous" [o] 79 5 14 3 3 3 80
"Angeleyes" 64
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" 16 8 2 3 3 1 2 15 3 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"As Good as New" Voulez-Vous
"I Have a Dream" 64 1 4 2 1 2
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

1980s

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List of singles released in the 1980s, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
SWE
[12]
AUS
[125]
AUT
[14]
FRA
[131]
GER
[16]
IRE
[132]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
UK
[20]
US
[133]
"The Winner Takes It All" 1980 2 7 3 27 4 1 1 3 1 8 Super Trouper
"On and On and On" 9 90
"Super Trouper" 11 77 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 45
"Happy New Year" 4 75 8 4 [p]
"Andante, Andante" 1981
"Lay All Your Love on Me" 68 39 26 8 7
"One of Us" 13 48 3 14 1 1 1 6 3 [q] The Visitors
"When All Is Said and Done" 81 27
"Head over Heels" 1982 8 34 19 14 1 25
"The Visitors" 63
"The Day Before You Came" 3 48 16 55 5 12 3 5 32 The Singles: The First Ten Years
"Under Attack" 96 62 22 11 7 26
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

2020s

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List of singles released in the 2020s, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
SWE
[12]
AUS
[172]
AUT
[14]
GER
[16]
IRE
[132]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
NZ
Hot
[173]
UK
[20]
WW
[174]
"I Still Have Faith in You" 2021 2 39 19 3 18 21 13 6 14 62 Voyage
"Don't Shut Me Down" 1 27 14 5 12 18 7 5 9 54
"Just a Notion" 22 36 73 27 59
"Little Things" 20 42 37 61
"No Doubt About It"[176] 2022 29 [r]
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles, showing year released, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Certifications Album
"En Hälsning Till Våra Parkarrangörer"[179] 1972 Non-album single
"Dum Dum Diddle" 1976 Arrival
"Slipping Through My Fingers" 1981 The Visitors
"Should I Laugh or Cry"[180] 1984 Love Songs – A Very Special Collection
"Dream World"[181] 1994 Thank You for the Music (Box set)
"Put on Your White Sombrero"
"Our Last Summer"[182] 1998 Love Stories
"The Way Old Friends Do"[183] 2003 Super Trouper

Private releases

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List of private releases
Title Year
"Sång till Görel"[184] 1979
"Hovas vittne"[185] 1981

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[12]
AUS
[186]
IRE
[187]
JPN
OS
[188]
NLD
[17]
NZ
Hot
[189]
SPA
Radio
[190]
UK
[20]
"Watch Out" 1974 1 Waterloo
"Tropical Loveland" 1975 9 ABBA
"Intermezzo No. 1" 1976 15
"Happy Hawaii" 1977 9 Non-album single
"I Wonder (Departure)" 7 ABBA: The Album
"I'm a Marionette" 1978 8
"Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special" 28 Non-album single
"Lovelight" 1979 1 Non-album single
"Kisses of Fire" 4 Voulez-Vous
"The King Has Lost His Crown" 1980 28
"Elaine" 12 Non-album single
"The Piper" 1981 5 Super Trouper
"Cassandra" 1982 29 Non-album single
"The Spanish Gold Medley" 1992 2 Non-album single
"When You Danced with Me" 2021 8 43 11 67 27 67 Voyage
"I Can Be That Woman" 23 [s]
"Keep an Eye on Dan" 19 [t]
"Bumblebee" 25 [u]
"Ode to Freedom" 30 [v]
"—" denotes song that did not chart or was not released

Videography

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Video albums

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List of video albums, their format and certifications
Year Title Format Certifications
1980 ABBA[191] 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
2003 ABBA Gold DVD
2004 ABBA in Concert Video CD, DVD, LaserDisc[EA]
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
2009 ABBA in Japan Single DVD/Double DVD Special Edition
2012 ABBA The Essential Collection 2 CD/DVD

Music videos

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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".[197]

List of music videos, showing year released, title, director, originating album, and some notes
Year Title Director Album
1974 "Waterloo"[198][199] Lasse Hallström Waterloo
"Ring Ring"[198][199] Ring Ring
1975 "Mamma Mia"[198][199] ABBA
"SOS"[198][199]
"Bang-A-Boomerang"[198][199]
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"[198][199]
1976 "Fernando"[198][199] Greatest Hits
"Dancing Queen"[198][199] Arrival
"When I Kissed the Teacher"[200] Per Falkman (SVT crew)
"Money, Money, Money"[198][199] Lasse Hallström
1977 "Knowing Me, Knowing You"[198][199]
"That's Me"[198][199]
"The Name of the Game"[198][199] The Album
1978 "Take a Chance on Me"[198][199]
"Eagle"[198][199]
"One Man, One Woman"[198][199]
"Thank You for the Music"[198][199]
"Summer Night City"[198][199] Non-album single
1979 "Chiquitita"[198][199] BBC crew Voulez-Vous
"Does Your Mother Know"[198][199] Lasse Hallström
"Voulez-Vous"[198][199]
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"[198][199] Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"Estoy Soñando"[198][199] Oro: Grandes Éxitos
"I Have a Dream"[201] Urban Lasson Voulez-Vous
1980 "Conociéndome, Conociéndote"[198][199] Lasse Hallström Oro: Grandes Éxitos
"Gracias por la Música"[198][199]
"On and On and On"[198][199] Anders Hanser (photo montage) Super Trouper
"The Winner Takes It All"[198][199] Lasse Hallström
"Super Trouper"[198][199]
"Happy New Year"[198][199]
"Felicidad"[198][199] Oro: Grandes Éxitos
1981 "Lay All Your Love on Me"[202][203] video collage Super Trouper
"When All Is Said and Done"[198][199] Lasse Hallström The Visitors
"One of Us"[198][199]
"No Hay a Quien Culpar"[198][199] Oro: Grandes Éxitos
1982 "Head over Heels"[198][199] The Visitors
"The Day Before You Came"[198][199] Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson The Singles: The First Ten Years
"Under Attack"[198][199]
2004 "The Last Video"[198][199] Radical Media UK[204] Non-album video
2021 "I Still Have Faith in You" Shynola Voyage
"Little Things" Sophie Muller

See also

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Footnotes

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