Album: The Visitors by ABBA (1981)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 30 November 1981.
With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort. The opening track, "The Visitors", with its ominous synthesizer sounds and the distinctive lead vocal by Frida, announced a change in musical style. With Benny and Frida going their separate ways, the pain of splitting up was explored yet again in "When All is Said and Done". The major hit single on the album, "One of Us" also depicted the end of a love story. Elsewhere there were current cold war themes-highly topical at the time-and further songs of isolation and regret.
The Visitors album was one of the first records to be recorded and mixed digitally, and was the first in history to be manufactured on the new CD format in 1982 on Atlantic. The Visitors has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times-first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
The Visitors Deluxe Edition was released on 23 April 2012. As with previous releases in the Deluxe Edition series, this version of ABBA’s final album offers a DVD of archive material along with CD bonus tracks - including the demo medley ‘From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel’, the first previously unreleased ABBA recordings since 1994.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 30 November 1981.
With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort. The opening track, "The Visitors", with its ominous synthesizer sounds and the distinctive lead vocal by Frida, announced a change in musical style. With Benny and Frida going their separate ways, the pain of splitting up was explored yet again in "When All is Said and Done". The major hit single on the album, "One of Us" also depicted the end of a love story. Elsewhere there were current cold war themes-highly topical at the time-and further songs of isolation and regret.
The Visitors album was one of the first records to be recorded and mixed digitally, and was the first in history to be manufactured on the new CD format in 1982 on Atlantic. The Visitors has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times-first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
The Visitors Deluxe Edition was released on 23 April 2012. As with previous releases in the Deluxe Edition series, this version of ABBA’s final album offers a DVD of archive material along with CD bonus tracks - including the demo medley ‘From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel’, the first previously unreleased ABBA recordings since 1994.

Album: ABBA Gold (40th Anniversary Limited Edition) by ABBA (2014)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2010s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Live at Wembley Arena by ABBA (2020)
Genre: disco
Record Label: Polar
Format: 12" Vinyl

Description: limited edition, reissue, 180 gram

Artist Background: Artist from SE, known for disco, euro-disco, europop, glam rock, mainstream rock

Musical Influences: Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Björn Ulvaeus

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: disco, 2020s, 12" Vinyl, Polar


Album: Arrival by ABBA (1976)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records. Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976. The album was recorded at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Arrival was first released on CD in 1984.
The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form a total of four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and again in 2006 (as a special Deluxe Edition). Upon its original 1976 release, "Fernando", released as a single earlier the same year, did not appear on Arrival, but it was included on the South African, Australian and New Zealand versions. "Fernando" remained unreleased on Arrival until the first remastered issue in 1997. The album also contains three of the group's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". The helicopter used for the album art is a Bell 47. Arrival was the best-selling album of 1977 in the United Kingdom. In April 1977, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records. Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976. The album was recorded at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Arrival was first released on CD in 1984.
The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form a total of four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and again in 2006 (as a special Deluxe Edition). Upon its original 1976 release, "Fernando", released as a single earlier the same year, did not appear on Arrival, but it was included on the South African, Australian and New Zealand versions. "Fernando" remained unreleased on Arrival until the first remastered issue in 1997. The album also contains three of the group's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". The helicopter used for the album art is a Bell 47. Arrival was the best-selling album of 1977 in the United Kingdom. In April 1977, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Album: The Album by ABBA (1977)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: ABBA: The Album is the fifth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 12 December 1977 through Polar Music. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie, with several of the songs featured in the film.
The album contained the singles "Take a Chance on Me", "The Name of the Game", "Eagle" and "Thank You for the Music" which has been called ABBA's "goodbye" song even though it was released five years before the band officially broke up. It also features the song "Hole In Your Soul", which was performed as the last song at many ABBA concerts, including their final 1979 tour, and two other songs, "One Man, One Woman" and "I'm a Marionette".
The album offers three songs from ABBA's mini-musical "The Girl With The Golden Hair". These songs are "Thank You for the Music", "I Wonder (Departure)" and "I'm a Marionette".
ABBA: The Album was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form by PolyGram/Universal Music four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set and again in 2007 as a two disc 'Deluxe Edition'.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

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ABBA: The Album is the fifth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 12 December 1977 through Polar Music. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie, with several of the songs featured in the film.
The album contained the singles "Take a Chance on Me", "The Name of the Game", "Eagle" and "Thank You for the Music" which has been called ABBA's "goodbye" song even though it was released five years before the band officially broke up. It also features the song "Hole In Your Soul", which was performed as the last song at many ABBA concerts, including their final 1979 tour, and two other songs, "One Man, One Woman" and "I'm a Marionette".
The album offers three songs from ABBA's mini-musical "The Girl With The Golden Hair". These songs are "Thank You for the Music", "I Wonder (Departure)" and "I'm a Marionette".
ABBA: The Album was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form by PolyGram/Universal Music four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set and again in 2007 as a two disc 'Deluxe Edition'.

Album: Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA (1992)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: Gold: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 21 September 1992 through PolyGram, the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn merged into what is now the Universal Music Group. 
Prior to its release, all previously released ABBA compilations had been deleted and only the original studio albums (along with the 1986 live album) remained in print. Gold: Greatest Hits was well received by the music-buying public, and went on to be one of the best-selling albums of all time worldwide. Worldwide sales as of 2009 are 28 million, Gold: Greatest Hits has emerged as the group's all-time greatest success.
Gold: Greatest Hits was re-released as a new CD+DVD package on 6 December 2010. The DVD features newly remastered versions of all the videos and an extremely scarce cartoon video of "Money, Money, Money" only previously seen in Australia in the seventies, in addition five other videos will show a split screen to demonstrate the quality difference between the original and the remastered videos.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1990s, Compilation, Polar

Additional Context: Sales figures: 28000000. Rating score: 10. Based on 1 votes


Gold: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 21 September 1992 through PolyGram, the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn merged into what is now the Universal Music Group. 
Prior to its release, all previously released ABBA compilations had been deleted and only the original studio albums (along with the 1986 live album) remained in print. Gold: Greatest Hits was well received by the music-buying public, and went on to be one of the best-selling albums of all time worldwide. Worldwide sales as of 2009 are 28 million, Gold: Greatest Hits has emerged as the group's all-time greatest success.
Gold: Greatest Hits was re-released as a new CD+DVD package on 6 December 2010. The DVD features newly remastered versions of all the videos and an extremely scarce cartoon video of "Money, Money, Money" only previously seen in Australia in the seventies, in addition five other videos will show a split screen to demonstrate the quality difference between the original and the remastered videos.

Album: Live by ABBA (1986)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Live

Description: ABBA Live is an album of live recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 1986 (see 1986 in music).
 
A live album was something that many ABBA fans had demanded for several years. ABBA themselves had toyed with the idea on a couple of occasions, but always decided against it. Finally, four years after the members went their separate ways, a live collection was released after all. The tracks on the album were mostly taken from ABBA’s concerts at Wembley Arena in London in November 1979, with a few additional songs taken from the tour of Australia in March 1977 and the Dick Cavett Meets ABBA television special, taped in April 1981.
 
When this LP/CD was released, the band's popularity was at an all-time low and none of the members themselves were involved in the production of the album. ABBA Live contains recordings from 1977, 1979 and 1981 – much to the dismay of both music critics and ABBA fans it also had 80's synth drums overdubbed on most tracks, taking away the true live feeling of the performances. Neither did it feature any of the tracks that the band had performed live on their tours but never included on any of their studio albums, such as "I Am an A", "Get on the Carousel", "I'm Still Alive", or the original live versions of the songs from the 1977 mini-musical The Girl with the Golden Hair; "Thank You for the Music", "I Wonder (Departure)" and "I'm a Marionette", all of which had slightly different lyrics and/or musical arrangements to the subsequent studio recordings included on The Album. Several tracks had also been heavily edited, in the case of the 1979 live recording of "Does Your Mother Know" by as much as five minutes since it originally was performed on that tour as a medley with "Hole in Your Soul".
 
ABBA Live was the first ABBA album to be simultaneously released on LP and CD, the CD having three "extra tracks". The album did not perform very well, internationally or domestically, peaking at #49 in Sweden and only staying in the charts for two weeks. Nevertheless, it still remains the only official live album by the group. It was remastered and rereleased by Polydor/Polar in 1997, but is currently out of print.


Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Live, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes


ABBA Live is an album of live recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 1986 (see 1986 in music).
 
A live album was something that many ABBA fans had demanded for several years. ABBA themselves had toyed with the idea on a couple of occasions, but always decided against it. Finally, four years after the members went their separate ways, a live collection was released after all. The tracks on the album were mostly taken from ABBA’s concerts at Wembley Arena in London in November 1979, with a few additional songs taken from the tour of Australia in March 1977 and the Dick Cavett Meets ABBA television special, taped in April 1981.
 
When this LP/CD was released, the band's popularity was at an all-time low and none of the members themselves were involved in the production of the album. ABBA Live contains recordings from 1977, 1979 and 1981 – much to the dismay of both music critics and ABBA fans it also had 80's synth drums overdubbed on most tracks, taking away the true live feeling of the performances. Neither did it feature any of the tracks that the band had performed live on their tours but never included on any of their studio albums, such as "I Am an A", "Get on the Carousel", "I'm Still Alive", or the original live versions of the songs from the 1977 mini-musical The Girl with the Golden Hair; "Thank You for the Music", "I Wonder (Departure)" and "I'm a Marionette", all of which had slightly different lyrics and/or musical arrangements to the subsequent studio recordings included on The Album. Several tracks had also been heavily edited, in the case of the 1979 live recording of "Does Your Mother Know" by as much as five minutes since it originally was performed on that tour as a medley with "Hole in Your Soul".
 
ABBA Live was the first ABBA album to be simultaneously released on LP and CD, the CD having three "extra tracks". The album did not perform very well, internationally or domestically, peaking at #49 in Sweden and only staying in the charts for two weeks. Nevertheless, it still remains the only official live album by the group. It was remastered and rereleased by Polydor/Polar in 1997, but is currently out of print.


Album: The Best of ABBA by ABBA (2005)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: Best of ABBA CD contains a single disc with 20 of some of their greatest hits and songs.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2000s, Compilation, Polar


Best of ABBA CD contains a single disc with 20 of some of their greatest hits and songs.

Album: ABBA: The Collection, Volume 2 by ABBA (1988)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Waterloo by ABBA (1974)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: Waterloo is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 4 March 1974 through Polar Music. The album's title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Waterloo was first released on CD in Sweden in 1988; a West German CD release followed in 1990 (later released internationally). The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set. It was also released as a special 30th Anniversary edition in 2004, celebrating 30 years of the group's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The original 1974 Polar Music edition of the album opens with the Swedish version of the title track and closes with the English language version. The American version of the album, released through Atlantic Records, closes with a 1974 remix of "Ring Ring". In the United Kingdom/Ireland and several other European markets, the original 1973 version of "Ring Ring" was added as track 6 on side 2. The cover features the sub-title "Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida" although some editions replaced 'Agnetha' with 'Anna' - by which Agnetha Fältskog was known in some countries.
Waterloo peaked at the top of the charts in Sweden and Norway, charting highly in many other countries as well. In 2004, it was certified platinum in Germany, thirty years after its release.
Waterloo was the group's first album released in most countries outside Scandinavia, and the first to be credited to "ABBA" (the band was originally referred to as "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid". However, to avoid confusion, they were called "ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida)". The "Honey, Honey" single was the first release to refer to the group as ABBA and nothing else.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Waterloo is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 4 March 1974 through Polar Music. The album's title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Waterloo was first released on CD in Sweden in 1988; a West German CD release followed in 1990 (later released internationally). The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set. It was also released as a special 30th Anniversary edition in 2004, celebrating 30 years of the group's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The original 1974 Polar Music edition of the album opens with the Swedish version of the title track and closes with the English language version. The American version of the album, released through Atlantic Records, closes with a 1974 remix of "Ring Ring". In the United Kingdom/Ireland and several other European markets, the original 1973 version of "Ring Ring" was added as track 6 on side 2. The cover features the sub-title "Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida" although some editions replaced 'Agnetha' with 'Anna' - by which Agnetha Fältskog was known in some countries.
Waterloo peaked at the top of the charts in Sweden and Norway, charting highly in many other countries as well. In 2004, it was certified platinum in Germany, thirty years after its release.
Waterloo was the group's first album released in most countries outside Scandinavia, and the first to be credited to "ABBA" (the band was originally referred to as "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid". However, to avoid confusion, they were called "ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida)". The "Honey, Honey" single was the first release to refer to the group as ABBA and nothing else.

Album: ABBA / Arrival by ABBA (2011)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2010s, Compilation, Polar


Album: The Singles: The First Ten Years by ABBA (1982)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Greatest Hits by ABBA (1975)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, 1970s, Compilation, Polar


Album: The Magic of ABBA by ABBA (1980)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: The Magic of ABBA is a 1980/1981 compilation by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in the US and Australia only.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


The Magic of ABBA is a 1980/1981 compilation by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in the US and Australia only.

Album: Absolute ABBA by ABBA (1988)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Voyage by ABBA (2021)
Genre: Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Cheerful, 2020s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes


Album: Collected by ABBA (2011)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2010s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Super Trouper by ABBA (1980)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980. It features the No.1 singles "The Winner Takes It All" and "Super Trouper". The album became the biggest-selling of 1980 in the UK.
Led by the international hit "The Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was the group's sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980. Super Trouper was first released on CD in 1983 by Atlantic Records, again in the 1980s by Polar International, and in the 1990s by Polydor in the USA. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set and as a Deluxe Edition (containing a bonus DVD) in 2011. The previous year's divorce between Björn and Agnetha was explored in "The Winner Takes It All", and the members' lives in Stockholm high society circles coloured the lyrics for "On and On and On". Other well-known songs on the album include the hit single title track "Super Trouper", as well as the electro-dance of "Lay All Your Love on Me".
Probably due to the disco backlash of the time, the album saw ABBA returning to a more straightforward pop sound, as opposed to the preceding (and noticeably more dance-oriented) Voulez-Vous album. The album closed with "The Way Old Friends Do", which was recorded live a year earlier during their 1979 concert tour. Although not released as a single with this album, the song was later released as a single in 1992 to promote the compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits. The song was later covered by The Alexander Brothers, the Kingston Trio, Philomena Begley and Faryl Smith.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980. It features the No.1 singles "The Winner Takes It All" and "Super Trouper". The album became the biggest-selling of 1980 in the UK.
Led by the international hit "The Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was the group's sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980. Super Trouper was first released on CD in 1983 by Atlantic Records, again in the 1980s by Polar International, and in the 1990s by Polydor in the USA. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set and as a Deluxe Edition (containing a bonus DVD) in 2011. The previous year's divorce between Björn and Agnetha was explored in "The Winner Takes It All", and the members' lives in Stockholm high society circles coloured the lyrics for "On and On and On". Other well-known songs on the album include the hit single title track "Super Trouper", as well as the electro-dance of "Lay All Your Love on Me".
Probably due to the disco backlash of the time, the album saw ABBA returning to a more straightforward pop sound, as opposed to the preceding (and noticeably more dance-oriented) Voulez-Vous album. The album closed with "The Way Old Friends Do", which was recorded live a year earlier during their 1979 concert tour. Although not released as a single with this album, the song was later released as a single in 1992 to promote the compilation More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits. The song was later covered by The Alexander Brothers, the Kingston Trio, Philomena Begley and Faryl Smith.

Album: Ring Ring by ABBA (1973)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: Ring Ring is the debut studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including West Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 through Polar Music. The album was a chart-topping album in Belgium, and a big success in Holland, Norway and South Africa.
The album was re-released in Australasia in 1975, but was not released in the United Kingdom until 1992, and the United States until three years later. The re-release artwork for the album (see below) uses the name "ABBA", although at the time of the album's original release, the name ABBA had not yet been coined, and instead was awkwardly credited to "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida". Ring Ring was first released on CD in Sweden in 1988; a West German CD release followed in 1990 (later released internationally). The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
The original 1973 Polar version of the album opens with "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)", the Swedish version of the track, and places the English language version as track four on side two.
The track "She's My Kind of Girl", included on the international editions, is in fact a song by Björn & Benny which dates back to 1969, which was a hit in Japan, and had also been included on the b-side of the English version of the "Ring Ring" single in Scandinavia.
Ring Ring also features a song co-written by Agnetha Fältskog. Although she had composed much of her Swedish solo output, the song "Disillusion", for which she wrote the music, is the only song released on an ABBA album to feature a songwriting contribution from her.
When the first song "People Need Love" was recorded in the Spring of 1972, the group was just one of many projects the four members were involved in. Only after the title track, "Ring Ring" became a hit, did the four decide to go on working together as a permanent group.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Ring Ring is the debut studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including West Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 through Polar Music. The album was a chart-topping album in Belgium, and a big success in Holland, Norway and South Africa.
The album was re-released in Australasia in 1975, but was not released in the United Kingdom until 1992, and the United States until three years later. The re-release artwork for the album (see below) uses the name "ABBA", although at the time of the album's original release, the name ABBA had not yet been coined, and instead was awkwardly credited to "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida". Ring Ring was first released on CD in Sweden in 1988; a West German CD release followed in 1990 (later released internationally). The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
The original 1973 Polar version of the album opens with "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)", the Swedish version of the track, and places the English language version as track four on side two.
The track "She's My Kind of Girl", included on the international editions, is in fact a song by Björn & Benny which dates back to 1969, which was a hit in Japan, and had also been included on the b-side of the English version of the "Ring Ring" single in Scandinavia.
Ring Ring also features a song co-written by Agnetha Fältskog. Although she had composed much of her Swedish solo output, the song "Disillusion", for which she wrote the music, is the only song released on an ABBA album to feature a songwriting contribution from her.
When the first song "People Need Love" was recorded in the Spring of 1972, the group was just one of many projects the four members were involved in. Only after the title track, "Ring Ring" became a hit, did the four decide to go on working together as a permanent group.

Album: ABBA by ABBA (1975)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: ABBA is the eponymously-titled third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music.
Following the Eurovision success of "Waterloo", ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" topped the charts in Australia, as did "Mamma Mia" shortly after. "SOS" and "Mamma Mia" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and two of its most famous songs. The album saw ABBA dabble into reggae with "Tropical Loveland" and includes a grand pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with "Intermezzo No. 1" (originally entitled "Mama").
ABBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986, with an alternative mix of "Man in the Middle" not found on any subsequent CD pressing. " ABBA was then released on CD in West Germany in 1987 (later released internationally), with five bonus tracks of songs from Waterloo and Ring Ring, which had not been released on CD at that time. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden in 1988 featuring the original 11 tracks only. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


ABBA is the eponymously-titled third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music.
Following the Eurovision success of "Waterloo", ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" topped the charts in Australia, as did "Mamma Mia" shortly after. "SOS" and "Mamma Mia" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and two of its most famous songs. The album saw ABBA dabble into reggae with "Tropical Loveland" and includes a grand pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with "Intermezzo No. 1" (originally entitled "Mama").
ABBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986, with an alternative mix of "Man in the Middle" not found on any subsequent CD pressing. " ABBA was then released on CD in West Germany in 1987 (later released internationally), with five bonus tracks of songs from Waterloo and Ring Ring, which had not been released on CD at that time. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden in 1988 featuring the original 11 tracks only. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.

Album: Voulez-Vous by ABBA (1979)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Album

Description: Voulez-Vous is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979. It was the first ABBA album to be recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, and the only ABBA album to include a studio recording made outside Sweden. Some of the songs were secretly written and demoed at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and the title track was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami. Voulez-Vous was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been digitally remastered and reissued four times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and yet again in 2010 for the Voulez-Vous Deluxe Edition.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Album, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Voulez-Vous is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979. It was the first ABBA album to be recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, and the only ABBA album to include a studio recording made outside Sweden. Some of the songs were secretly written and demoed at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and the title track was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami. Voulez-Vous was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been digitally remastered and reissued four times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and yet again in 2010 for the Voulez-Vous Deluxe Edition.

Album: The Hits by ABBA (1986)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: The Singles: The First Ten Years by ABBA (1983)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: The Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes


The Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982.

Album: Oro: Grandes Éxitos by ABBA (1999)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1990s, Compilation, Polar


Album: The Definitive Collection by ABBA (2001)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: The Definitive Collection is a 2001 greatest hits compilation album of all the singles released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It consisted of two discs: the first featuring the singles from 1972–79 ("People Need Love" to "Does Your Mother Know"), and the second including the singles from 1979–82 ("Voulez-Vous" to "Under Attack"), with the tracks being listed in chronological order. The main exception is the track "Thank You for the Music", which, despite being written and recorded in 1977, was in fact released as a single (primarily in the UK) in 1983 after the band had split up. It appears on disc two, along with two bonus tracks, "Ring Ring" (1974 remix, UK single version), and "Voulez-Vous" (extended remix, 1979 US promo). The Australian version of The Definitive Collection adds a further two bonus tracks: "Rock Me" and "Hasta Mañana". The 1974 remix of "Ring Ring" is the first appearance on CD of this version mastered from the original master tape, after the UK single master tapes had been returned to Polar Music by the former UK licensees, Epic Records. The track's previous appearance on CD, in a 1999 singles boxed set, was mastered from a vinyl single.
The Definitive Collection is the only ABBA compilation to include all the UK single releases from 1973 to 1983. The four "unofficial" UK ABBA singles are included, these being the 1974 remix of "Ring Ring", "Angeleyes", "Lay All Your Love on Me" and "Thank You for the Music". An "unofficial single" is one that was not released by ABBA's record label, Polar Music, in any Scandinavian country.
The Definitive Collection replaced an old collection of ABBA's singles titled The Singles: The First Ten Years, released in 1982.
A DVD also called The Definitive Collection was released in 2002, and features all of ABBA's videos, as well as five bonus videos and a picture gallery. In the US the 2-CD set was bundled with the DVD.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 179 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2000s, Compilation, Polar

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes


The Definitive Collection is a 2001 greatest hits compilation album of all the singles released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It consisted of two discs: the first featuring the singles from 1972–79 ("People Need Love" to "Does Your Mother Know"), and the second including the singles from 1979–82 ("Voulez-Vous" to "Under Attack"), with the tracks being listed in chronological order. The main exception is the track "Thank You for the Music", which, despite being written and recorded in 1977, was in fact released as a single (primarily in the UK) in 1983 after the band had split up. It appears on disc two, along with two bonus tracks, "Ring Ring" (1974 remix, UK single version), and "Voulez-Vous" (extended remix, 1979 US promo). The Australian version of The Definitive Collection adds a further two bonus tracks: "Rock Me" and "Hasta Mañana". The 1974 remix of "Ring Ring" is the first appearance on CD of this version mastered from the original master tape, after the UK single master tapes had been returned to Polar Music by the former UK licensees, Epic Records. The track's previous appearance on CD, in a 1999 singles boxed set, was mastered from a vinyl single.
The Definitive Collection is the only ABBA compilation to include all the UK single releases from 1973 to 1983. The four "unofficial" UK ABBA singles are included, these being the 1974 remix of "Ring Ring", "Angeleyes", "Lay All Your Love on Me" and "Thank You for the Music". An "unofficial single" is one that was not released by ABBA's record label, Polar Music, in any Scandinavian country.
The Definitive Collection replaced an old collection of ABBA's singles titled The Singles: The First Ten Years, released in 1982.
A DVD also called The Definitive Collection was released in 2002, and features all of ABBA's videos, as well as five bonus videos and a picture gallery. In the US the 2-CD set was bundled with the DVD.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 179 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Album: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 by ABBA (1979)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, 1970s, Compilation, Polar


Album: More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits by ABBA (1993)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1990s, Compilation, Polar


Album: International by ABBA (1983)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Thank You for the Music by ABBA (1983)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: From ABBA With Love by ABBA (1984)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Golden Double Album by ABBA (1976)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Compilation, Polar


Album: The Collection by ABBA (1987)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: All About ABBA by ABBA (1976)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1970s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Dancing Special by ABBA (1982)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: A wie ABBA by ABBA (1981)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar


Album: Forever Gold by ABBA (1996)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Description: ABBA Forever Gold was released in 1996.  This gorgeous set combines the popular ABBA Gold and its follow-up, More Gold. All the hits are here, and quite a few lovely album tracks. If you don't own anything by these talented Swedes yet, this is a good way to start your collection!

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1990s, Compilation, Polar


ABBA Forever Gold was released in 1996.  This gorgeous set combines the popular ABBA Gold and its follow-up, More Gold. All the hits are here, and quite a few lovely album tracks. If you don't own anything by these talented Swedes yet, this is a good way to start your collection!

Album: The Best of ABBA by ABBA (1988)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 1980s, Compilation, Polar

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes


Album: The Complete Studio Recordings by ABBA (2005)
Genre: Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Cheerful, 2000s, Compilation, Polar


Album: ABBA's Greatest Hits 24 by ABBA (1977)
Record Label: Polar
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: ABBA was a Swedish pop/rock group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the band member's first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful gro... Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Agnetha Fältskog, Frida, Bee Gees, Boney M.

Music Scene: Part of the Stockholm, Sweden music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: 1970s, Compilation, Polar


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