Ace of Base discography
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| Releases | |
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 9 |
| ↙Singles | 28 |
| ↙Music videos | 24 |
This is the discography of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The group is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with an estimated of over 30 million albums and 15 million singles sold worldwide.[1][2] This is a list with all of their albums and singles released, along with highest chart positions reached in major territories. Extended chart information, artwork and tracklistings can be found on individual pages. To date, they have released five studio albums and twenty-eight singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| SWE [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN | DEN | FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
US | ||||
| Happy Nation | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
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| The Sign[A] |
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— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| The Bridge |
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1 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 29 |
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| Flowers |
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5 | — | 15 | — | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 15 | — |
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| Cruel Summer[B] |
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— | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 |
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| Da Capo |
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25 | — | 61 | — | 21 | — | 48 | 23 | — | — |
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| The Golden Ratio |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 100 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
- ^[A] The Sign is the North American version of Happy Nation.
- ^[B] Cruel Summer is the North American version of Flowers.
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| SWE | AUS | AUT | DEN | FRA | GER | SWI | UK | ||||||
| Singles of the 90s / Greatest Hits |
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36 | 244 | 32 | — | 25 | 21 | 14 | 62 | ||||
| The Collection/All That She Wants |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Platinum & Gold Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Platinum & Gold |
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— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Playlist: The Very Best of Ace of Base |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hidden Gems |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [21] |
AUS [22] |
AUT [23] |
BEL [24] |
CAN [25] |
FIN [26] |
FRA [27] |
GER [28] |
IRE [29] |
NED [30] |
NZ [31] |
NOR [32] |
SWI [33] |
UK [34] |
US [35] | ||||
| 1992 | "Wheel of Fortune" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Nation/The Sign | |
| "All That She Wants" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1993 | "Wheel of Fortune" (reissue) | 39 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 15 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | — |
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| "Happy Nation" | 4 | 80 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 42 | — | |||
| "Waiting for Magic" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Sign" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | "Don't Turn Around" | 11 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 14 | 5 | 4 | ||
| "Happy Nation" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | |||
| "Living in Danger" | 28 | — | 19 | 30 | 4 | — | 36 | 23 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 26 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | 1 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | — | 16 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 30 | The Bridge | |
| "Beautiful Life" | 22 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 44 | — | 33 | 15 | 15 |
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| 1996 | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | 24 | — | 38 | — | 53 | 17 | 41 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Life Is A Flower" | 5 | — | 15 | 42 | — | 3 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 5 | — | Flowers/Cruel Summer | |
| "Cruel Summer" | 33 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 5 | — | 24 | 28 | — | 55 | 40 | — | 21 | 8 | 10 |
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| "Whenever You're Near Me" | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | |||
| "Travel to Romantis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Always Have Always Will" | — | 61 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | 47 | 15 | 78 | — | — | — | 12 | — | |||
| 1999 | "Everytime It Rains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||
| "Cecilia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "C'est La Vie (Always 21)" | 38 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | Singles of the 90s | ||
| 2000 | "Hallo Hallo" | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | 14 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | Da Capo | |
| "The Juvenile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Unspeakable" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos | |
| 2009 | "Cruel Summer (Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single Release Only | |
| 2010 | "All For You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Golden Ratio | |
| 2015 | "Would You Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hidden Gems | |
Promotional singles
- 1996 "My Déjà Vu" (Scandinavia, France)
- 1998 "Angel Eyes" (China)
- 1998 "Donnie" (Japan)
- 1998 "Tokyo Girl" (France)
- 1999 "Love in December" (Chile, Germany)
Music videos
This is a list of official music videos for Ace of Base singles and when they were released.
| Year | Single | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Viking Nielson |
| "All That She Wants" | Matt Broadley | |
| 1993 | "Happy Nation" | Matt Broadley |
| "The Sign" | Mathias Julin | |
| 1994 | "Don't Turn Around" | Matt Broadley |
| "Living in Danger" | Matt Broadley | |
| "Hear Me Calling" | ||
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | Rocky Schenk |
| "Lucky Love" (US version) | ||
| "Beautiful Life" (Bubbles version) | Richard Heslop | |
| "Beautiful Life" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1996 | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Morph version) | Richard Heslop |
| "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1998 | "Life Is a Flower" | |
| "Cruel Summer" | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (US version) | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (French version featuring Alliage) | ||
| "Always Have Always Will" | ||
| "Travel to Romantis" | Andy Neumann | |
| 1999 | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" | Patric Ullaeus |
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2003 | "Unspeakable" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2008 | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" | |
| 2010 | "All for You" | Patric Ullaeus |
Notes
- ^ "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" peaked at number 16 on the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade, which ranks the top 30 songs that have not yet entered the main Dutch Top 40 chart.
- ^ "Cruel Summer" peaked at number 6 on the Tipparade, which ranks the top 30 songs that have not yet entered the main Dutch Top 40 chart.
References
- ↑ Balls, David (August 10, 2009). "Michael Jackson 'a fan of Ace Of Base'". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base - Officiell sida för Ace Of Base". Playgroundmusic.se. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts > Ace Of Base". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Australian Charts > Ace Of Base". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Austrian Charts > Ace Of Base". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "French Charts > Ace Of Base" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung/AceOfBase/Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Swiss Charts > Ace Of Base" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Ace of Base". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ace%20of%20Base)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria.
- ↑ "Swiss Certification of "Happy Nation"". Swisscharts.
- ↑ "Diamond Album Certifications in 1994". disqueenfrance.com.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "CRIA Certified Awards Search". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "RIAA Certified Awards Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "Swedish Certifications". IFPI Sweden.
- ↑ "Swiss Certification of "The Bridge"". Swisscharts.
- ↑ "French Platinum Album Certifications in 1996". disqueenfrance.com.
- ↑ "Swiss Certification of "Flowers"". Swisscharts.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Swedish Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Australian Singles". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- "Happy Nation", "Cruel Summer" and "Always Have Always Will": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Austrian Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Belgian Singles". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ Canada peaks
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Finnish Singles". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base German Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Irish Singles". IRMA 2006 - 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Ducth Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base New Zealand Singles". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Norwegian Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base Swiss Singles" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base UK Singles". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Ace Of Base US Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 "Australian accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Austrian Singles Accreditations". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Les Ventes & Les Certifications". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 "German Singles Accreditations". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 19 November 2013. Note: User needs to enter "Ace Of Base" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "Swedish accreditations". IFPI.se. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
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