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Abba Albums
This page lists the
original albums released in the 1970's and 1980's.
To check out the Greatest Hits and some compilation
albums of the 1980's and 1990's
To check out some international albums.
As of July 2001 the 8 original studio albums
have been re released with different packaging, liner
notes by Carl Magnus Palm and some changes to the tracks
including some extra bonus tracks. A section has been
added to the album sections below detailing the different
tracks.
These new albums are currently retailing at
£7.99 at Amazon
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Key: * Song Added to CD
version ** Song added to CD remaster series version
1. Ring Ring
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it
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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26th March 1973
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1. Ring Ring
2. Another Town Another Train
3. Disilusion
4. People Need Love
5. I Saw It In The Mirror
6. Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7. Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8. Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother
9. He Is Your Brother
10. She's My Kind Of Girl
11. I Am Just A Girl
12. Rock 'N' Roll Band
| New release 2001 - main
differences: Track
listing is as above with following 3 extra tracks:
Merry go round, Santa Rosa,
Ring Ring (bara du slog en signal)
Original Swedish version
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2. Waterloo
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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4th March 1974
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8th June 1974
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28
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0
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2
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1. Waterloo
2. Sitting In The Palmtree
3. King Kong Song
4. Hasta Manana
5. My Mama Said
6. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
7. Honey Honey
8. What About Livingstone
9. Watch Out
10. Gonna Sing you my Love Song
11. Suzy-Hang-Around
New release 2001 -
main differences:
Track listing is as above
with the following 3 bonus tracks
Ring Ring (US remix 1974), Waterloo (Swedish
version),
Honey honey (Swedish version)
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new version
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3. ABBA
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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21st April 1975
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31st January
1976
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13
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0
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10
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1. Mamma Mia
2. Hey Hey Helen
3. Tropical Loveland
4. S.O.S
5. Man In The Middle
6. Bang-A-Boomerang
7. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8. Rock Me
9. Intermezzo No. 1
10. I've Been Waiting For You
11. So Long
*12. Waterloo
*13. Hasta Manana
*14. Honey Honey
*15. Ring Ring
*16. Nina, Pretty Ballerina
**17. Crazy World
**18. Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton, On Top Of Old
Smokey, Midnight Special
| New
release 2001 - main track differences: As
above without tracks 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
New album cover:
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4. Greatest Hits Volume 1
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This was the Best Selling Album of
the year (1976) in the UK charts.
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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17th November
1975
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10 th April 1976
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1
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11
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130
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1. S.O.S
2. He Is Your Brother
3. Ring Ring
4. Another Town Another Train
5. Honey Honey
6. So Long
7. Mamma Mia
8. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
9. Need Love
10. Waterloo
11. Nina, Preety Ballerina
12. Bang-A-Boomerang
13. Dance(While The Music Still Goes On)
14. Fernando
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5. Arrival
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This was the Best Selling Album of
the year (1977) in the UK charts
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it
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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11th October
1976
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27th November
1976
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1
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10
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92
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1. When I Kissed The
Teacher
2. Dancing Queen
3. My Love My Life
4. Dum Dum Diddle
5. Knowing Me Knowing You
6. Money, Money, Money
7. That's Me
8. Why Did It Have To Be Me
9. Tiger
10. Arrival
**11. Fernando
New release
2001 - main differences:
The only
difference on this album is the addition of
the bonus
track Happy Hawaii which has the same tune as
the song
Why did it have to be me which has always
been part of this album.
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this new version
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6. ABBA - The Album
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This album went straight in at
number 1
For lots more information on this
Album visit this excellent site
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it
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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12th December
1977
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4th February
1978
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1
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7
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61
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1. Eagle
2. Take A Chance On Me
3. One Man One Woman
4. The Name Of The Game
5. Move On
6. Hole In Your Soul
7. The Girl With The Golden Hair
- 3 scenes
from a mini musical-
Thank You For The
Music
I Wonder (Departure)
I'm A Marionette
New release 2001 -
main differences:
This new version has the
same track listing as shown above
with the addition of an extra track, Thank you
for the Music (Doris Day Version)
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new version
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7. Voulez Vous
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This album went straight in at
number 1
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Album visit this excellent site
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it
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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23rd April 1979
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19th May 1979
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1
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4
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43
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1. As
Good As New
2. Voulez-Vous
3. I Have A Dream
4. Angeleyes
5. The King Has Lost His Crown
6. Does Your Mother Know
7. If It Wasn't For the Nights
8. Chiquitita
9. Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
10. Kisses Of Fire
**11. Summer Night
City
**12. Lovelight
New release 2001 -
main differences:
Track listing as above with
addition of bonus track
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and Lovelight is the original
mix
which isn't as clear as the 1993 version although
it is full length
Buy
this new version
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8. Greatest Hits Volume 2
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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29th October 1979
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10th November
1979
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1
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4
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63
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1. Gimme! Gimme!
Gimme!
2. Knowing Me Knowing You
3. Take A Chance On Me
4. Money, Money, Money
5. Rock Me
6. Eagle
7. Angeleyes
8. Dancing Queen
9. Does Your Mother Know
10. Chiquitita
11. Summer Night City
12. I Wonder (Departure)
13. The Name Of The Game
14. Thank You For The Music
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9. Super Trouper
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This was the Best Selling Album of
the year (1980) in the UK charts
This
album went straight in at number 1
For lots more information on this
Album visit this excellent site
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it
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Release Date
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Date Album
entered UK Album Chart
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Highest Position
Reached
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Number of weeks
at number one
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Total Number of
weeks in chart
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3rd November
1980
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22nd November
1980
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1
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9
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43
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1. Super Trouper
2. The Winner Takes It All
3. On And On And On
4. Andante Andante
5. Me And I
6. Happy New Year
7. Our Last Summer
8. The Piper
9. Lay All Your Love On Me
10. The Way Old Friends
**11. Gimme! Gimme!
Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
**12. Elaine
**13. Put On You White Sombrero
| New release 2001 - main
differences: Track
listing is as above without the bonus track
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
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new version
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10.Gracias
pour la musica
Release
Date 23rd June 1980
1. Gracias Por La Musica ---
Thank You For The Music -
2. Reina Danzante--- Dancing Queen -
3. Al Andar--- Move On -
4. Dame! Dame! Dame!--- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! -
5. Fernando
6. Estoy Sonando--- I Have A Dream -
7. Mamma Mia
8. Hasta Manana
9. Conociendome Conociedote--- Knowing Me Knowing You -
10. Chiquitita
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11.The
Visitors
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This album went straight in at
number 1
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Album visit this excellent site
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it
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Release
Date
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Date
Album entered UK Album Chart
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Highest
Position Reached
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Number
of weeks at number one
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Total
Number of weeks in chart
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30th November
1981
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19th December
1981
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1
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3
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21
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1. The Visitors (Crackin'
Up)
2. Head Over Heels
3. When All Is Said And Done
4. Soldiers
5. I Let The Music Speak
6. One Of Us
7. Two For The Price Of One
8. Slipping Through My Fingers
9. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room
**10. Should I Laugh
Or Cry
**11. The Day Before You Came
**12. Under Attack
**13. You Owe Me One
| New release 2001 - main
differences: Track
listing as above except for You Owe me One
which has been replaced with Cassandra
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version
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12.Abba
Live
1. Dancing Queen
2. Take A Chance On Me
3. I Have A Dream
4. Does Your Mother Know
5. Chiquitita
6. Thank You For The Music
7. Two For The Price Of One
8. Fernando
9. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
10. Super Trouper
11. Waterloo
12. Money, Money, Money
13. The Name Of The Game/Eagle
14. On And On And On
