ABBA at the 2008 premiere of Mamma Mia! |
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 7 | |
| ↙Singles | 73 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 33 | |
| ↙Additional compilations | 20 | |
| ↙Spanish compilations | 2 | |
| ↙Box set | 3 | |
| ↙DVD | 6 | |
The discography of Swedish pop music group ABBA consists of eight studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, three box sets, four video albums, seventy-three singles, and thirty-three music videos. This list does not include solo material performed by individual members.
ABBA's biggest hit singles worldwide are "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", with Arrival being their biggest hit studio album.
In April 2006, Universal Music Group announced that the group's recordings have sold an estimated 370 million units worldwide.[1][2] The compilation album ABBA Gold (1992) has become one of the most popular albums worldwide, with sales of over 28 million copies.[3] ABBA were most successful in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and the UK.
ABBA consisted of Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (better known as Frida), Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
Contents |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8][a] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
JPN [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] |
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| 1973 | Ring Ring
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2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | |
| 1974 | Waterloo
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1 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 38 | 28 | 145 | |
| 1975 | ABBA
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1 | 1 | — | 55[a] | — | 31 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 174 | |
| 1976 | Arrival
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1 | 1 | 12 | 4[a] | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| 1977 | The Album
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1 | 4 | 2 | 8[a] | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1979 | Voulez-Vous
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1 | 5 | 2 | 6[a] | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| 1980 | Super Trouper
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1 | 5 | 3 | 7[a] | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |
| 1981 | The Visitors
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1 | 22 | 3 | 18[a] | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 29 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8][a] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
JPN [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] |
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| 1975 | Greatest Hits
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1 | — | — | 2[a] | 9 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 48 | |
The Best of ABBA
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— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2
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20 | 20 | 2 | 8[a] | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 46 | |
| 1982 | The Singles: The First Ten Years
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29 | 18 | — | 24[a] | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 62 | |
| 1992 | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 63 | |
| 1993 | More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
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3 | 38 | 7 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 10 | 16 | — | 13 | — | |
| 2001 | The Definitive Collection
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26 | 10 | 38 | — | 12 | 14 | — | 39 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 186 | |
| 2005 | 18 Hits
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— | 32 | — | — | 15 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
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| 2006 | Number Ones
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20 | 36 | 22 | — | — | 24 | — | 57 | 25 | 1 | 15 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
JPN [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] |
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| 1986 | ABBA Live
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49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
JPN [11] |
NL [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] |
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| 1994 | Thank You for the Music
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17 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Complete Studio Recordings
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | The Albums
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4 | — | — | — | 57 | 61 | — | 37 | 5 | — | 89 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] |
AUS [5][26] |
AUT [27] |
FRA [28] |
GER [29] |
IRE [30] |
NL [31] |
BEL [32] |
NOR [33] |
NZ [34] |
UK [15] |
US [35] |
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| 1972 | "People Need Love" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ring Ring | |||||
| "He Is Your Brother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1973 | "Ring Ring"[A] | 2 | 7 | 2 | 82 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | ||||||
| "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Another Town, Another Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "Waterloo" | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Waterloo | |||||
| "Honey, Honey" | — | 30 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 17 | 12 | — | 16 | — | 27 | |||||||
| "Hasta Mañana" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |||||||
| "King Kong Song" | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "So Long" | 7 | — | 3 | 64 | 11 | — | — | 29 | — | — | 91 | — | ABBA | ||||||
| 1975 | "I've Been Waiting for You" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | ||||||
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | |||||||
| "SOS" | — | 1 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |||||||
| "Bang-A-Boomerang" | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Mamma Mia" | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 1976 | "Fernando" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Greatest Hits | |||||
| "Rock Me" | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ABBA | ||||||
| "Dancing Queen" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Arrival | ||||||
| "Money, Money, Money" | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||||||
| 1977 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| "The Name of the Game" | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ABBA: The Album | ||||||
| 1978 | "Take a Chance on Me" | — | 12 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| "Eagle" / "Thank You for the Music" (double A-side)[B] | — | 82 | 17 | 36 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Summer Night City" | 1 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 5 | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | ||||||
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 | Voulez-Vous | |||||
| "Does Your Mother Know" | — | 7 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | 19 | |||||||
| "Voulez-Vous"[C] | — | 79 | — | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 80 | |||||||
| "Angeleyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | |||||||||
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | ||||||
| "I Have a Dream" | — | 64 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | Voulez-Vous | ||||||
| 1980 | "The Winner Takes It All" | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | Super Trouper | |||||
| "On and On and On" | — | 9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |||||||
| "Super Trouper" | 11 | 77 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 45 | |||||||
| 1981 | "Lay All Your Love on Me" | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | ||||||
| "One of Us" | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 107 | The Visitors | ||||||
| 1982 | "When All Is Said and Done" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||||||
| "Head Over Heels" | — | — | 8 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 25 | — | |||||||
| "The Visitors" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |||||||
| "The Day Before You Came" | 3 | 48 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 32 | — | The Singles | ||||||
| 1983 | "Under Attack" | — | 96 | — | 43 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 26 | — | ||||||
| "Thank You for the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | 33 | — | Thank You for the Music | ||||||
| SWE | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | BEL | NOR | NZ | UK | US | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
Singles released exclusively
The pre-Abba songs "Hej Gamle Man", "Tänk Om Jorden Vore Ung", "She's My Kind Of Girl", "Det Kan Ingen Doktor Hjälpa", "En Karusell"/"En Carousel" and "Love Has Its Ways" were released in Sweden and/or Japan as singles (1970-1972). These songs were released officially as singles by Björn & Benny, but some featured vocal contributions from both Agnetha Fältskog and Annifrid Lyngstad. The German version of "Hej Gamle Man" ("Hey Musikant") was released as a single in Germany (1971), while France saw a release of "Inga Theme" as a single in 1971.
"En sång och en saga" was released as an Agnetha Fältskog solo single in Sweden (1970). It features the remaining ABBA-members as vocalists.
The Swedish versions of "Ring Ring" ("Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)", "Waterloo", "SOS" (solo single by Agnetha Fältskog) and "Fernando" (solo single by Annifrid Lyngstad) were released ind the Scandinavian markets (1973-1975).
The German versions of "Waterloo" and "Ring Ring" were released as singles in Germany and Austria (1973-1974).
"I Am Just A Girl" (1973) and "That's Me" (1976) was released as singles in Japan. "Slipping Through My Fingers" was released as a promo-single in Japan (1980) on red vinyl.
A different mix of the English version of "Waterloo" was mistakenly released in Norway (1974), but was quickly withdrawned and replaced by the final mix and most well-known version.
Two different remixes of "Ring Ring" were released as singles in the USA, Canada and UK (1974) as a follow-up to "Waterloo".
The French version of "Waterloo" was released as a single in France (1974).
"Hasta Manana" was released as a single in Italy and in Japan (1974).
"Dum Dum Diddle" was released as a single in Argentina (1976)
"As Good As New" was released as a single in Mexico and Argentina (1979).
"Hovas Vittne" (1980) and "Sång Till Görell" (1979) was released as private singles in limited numbers in Sweden.
The Spanish versions of "Chiquitita", "Andante, Andante", "Thank You For The Music" ("Gracias Por La Musica"), "I Have A Dream" ("Estoy Sonando"), "Happy New Year" ("Felicidad"), "When All Is Said And Done" ("No Hay A Quien Culpar"), "Slipping Through My Fingers" ("Se Me Está Escapando") and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!(A Man After Midnight)" ("Dame! Dame! Dame!") were released as singles in Spanish speaking countries - primarily in Spain and South America as well as Japan and South Africa (1979-1981).
"Our Last Summer" was released as a single in Greece (1980).
"Happy New Year" saw its' release as a single in The Netherlands, Brazil and Portugal (1980). "Happy New Year" has since been released as a cd-single in the European markets as well as a limited, silver-glitted vinyl single (2011) (only 500 copies were released).
"En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer" was released as a promo single (1972) in order promote Abbas then upcoming tour of the Swedish "Folk Parks". "Live '77" was released in Sweden (1977) as a 7" Flexidisc promo-single. "The Way Old Friends Do" was released as a promo cd-single in Europe (1993). "Dream Wold" coupled with unfinished version of "Just Like That" was released as a promo cd-single (1994), while "Put On You White Sombrero" was released as a promo single (1996).
See also "Non-English Releases" and "Other Releases" for chart positions.
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ABBA The Definitive Collection | DVD |
| 2003 | ABBA Gold | DVD |
| 2006 | ABBA 16 Hits | DVD |
| 2006 | ABBA Number Ones | DVD |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1999 | ABBA The Winner Takes It All |
| 2004 | ABBA in Concert |
| ABBA: The Last Video | |
| ABBA Super Troupers | |
| 2005 | ABBA The Movie |
| 2009 | ABBA in Japan |
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Waterloo" | Lasse Hallström |
| "Ring Ring" | ||
| 1975 | "Mamma Mia" | |
| "SOS" | ||
| "Bang-A-Boomerang" | ||
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | ||
| 1976 | "Fernando" | |
| "Dancing Queen" | ||
| "Money, Money, Money" | ||
| 1977 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | |
| "That's Me" | ||
| "When I Kissed the Teacher" | Per Falkman (SVT crew) | |
| "The Name of the Game" | Lasse Hallström | |
| 1978 | "Take a Chance on Me" | |
| "Eagle" | ||
| "One Man, One Woman" | ||
| "Thank You for the Music" | ||
| "Summer Night City" | ||
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | BBC crew |
| "Does Your Mother Know" | Lasse Hallström | |
| "Voulez-Vous" | ||
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | ||
| "I Have a Dream" | Urban Larsson | |
| 1980 | "On and On and On" | photo montage |
| "The Winner Takes It All" | Lasse Hallström | |
| "Super Trouper" | ||
| "Happy New Year" | ||
| 1981 | "Lay All Your Love on Me" | video collage |
| "When All Is Said and Done" | Lasse Hallström | |
| "One of Us" | ||
| 1982 | "Head Over Heels" | |
| "The Day Before You Came" | Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson | |
| "Under Attack" |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Gracias Por La Música
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| 1993 | ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos
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| Year | Single | English version | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "En Karusell" | "Merry-Go-Round" | Swedish |
| 1973 | "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)" | "Ring Ring" | Swedish |
| "Ring Ring" | "Ring Ring" | German | |
| 1974 | "Waterloo" | "Waterloo" | Swedish |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | "Fernando" | Spanish |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | "Chiquitita" | Spanish |
| 1980 | "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" | "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" | Spanish |
| "Estoy Soñando" | "I Have a Dream" | Spanish | |
| "Gracias por la Música" | "Thank You for the Music" | Spanish | |
| "Felicidad" | "Happy New Year" | Spanish | |
| 1982 | "No Hay A Quien Culpar" | "When All is Said and Done" | Spanish |
| "Se Me Está Escapando" | "Slipping Through My Fingers" | Spanish |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | NL | DE | FR | AU | NZ | JP | NO | SE | AT | ||
| 1976 | ABBA Greatest Hits 24 (Japanese release) | 4 | ||||||||||
| The Very Best of ABBA (German release) | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | All About ABBA (Japanese release) | 68 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | The Magic of ABBA | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | A Wie ABBA/A Van ABBA (German/Dutch release) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Very Best of ABBA (Japanese release) | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | I Love ABBA | 208 | 10 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
| Thank You for the Music (UK release) | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | From ABBA With Love (Dutch release) | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Absolute ABBA | 70 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | Lovesongs (Dutch release) | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | The Music Still Goes On (Australian release) | — | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Love Stories | 51 | 82 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 15 | |||||
| 1999 | 25 Jaar Na Waterloo | 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 Jaar Na Waterloo - Deel 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| The Complete Singles Collection | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | SOS: The Best of ABBA (Japanese release) | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | The ABBA Story | 31 | 21 | |||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] |
AUS [26] |
AUT [27] |
FRA [28] |
GER [29] |
NL [31] |
NOR [33] |
NZ [34] |
UK [15] |
US [35] |
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| 1976 | "Dum Dum Diddle" (Argentina) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arrival |
| 1977 | "That's Me" (Japan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "One Man, One Woman" (Taiwan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Album |
| 1979 | "As Good as New" (Mexico & Argentina) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voulez-Vous |
| 1980 | "Andante, Andante" (South America & South Africa) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Super Trouper |
| "Our Last Summer" (Greece) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy New Year" (Japan, Portugal, Brazil) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Dream World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank You for the Music (box set) |
| 1996 | "Put On Your White Sombrero" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] |
AUS [26] |
AUT [27] |
FRA [28] |
GER [29] |
IRE [30] |
NL [31] |
NOR [33] |
NZ [34] |
UK [15] |
US [35] |
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| 1983 | "Thank You for the Music" | — | — | — | 58 | 55 | 17 | — | — | — | 33 | — | Thank You for the Music (compilation) |
| 1984 | "Thank You for the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | From ABBA With Love (compilation) |
| 1992 | "Dancing Queen"5 | 15 | 28 | — | — | 22 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 16 | — | ABBA Gold |
| "Voulez-Vous"5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thank You for the Music"5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "The Way Old Friends Do"6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits |
| 1999 | "Happy New Year" | 27 | — | — | — | 78 | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | The Complete Singles Collection |
| 2001 | "SOS"7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SOS: The Best of ABBA |
| 2004 | "Waterloo"8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | Waterloo: 30th Anniversary Collection |
| 2008 | "Happy New Year"9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "Mamma Mia"10 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dancing Queen"10 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Honey, Honey"10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Happy New Year | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
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