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


The regal, romantically tangled best of Sweden’s greatest pop band. ABBA revolved around two scintillating partnerships: Frida Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog shaping their lush vocals to the heavenly melodies their husbands Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus forged in luminous Europop (Take a Chance On Me) and disco (Dancing Queen). When each couple divorced in the late ’70s though, things really went up a notch. “The Winner Takes It All” encapsulates the prevailing melancholy and lyrical richness by laying out the wreckage of separation with tear-jerking detail and, inevitably, a monster chorus.

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