ABBA
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Sweden
- Born: September 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden
- Active: 1972 - 2024
Biography
ABBA were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982. ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 at The Dome in Brighton, UK, giving Sweden its first triumph in the contest. They are the most successful group to have taken part in the competition.
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ABBA Discography
- Ring Ring (1973) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Waterloo (1974) - Album - rated 4.07/5
- Greatest Hits (1975) - Compilation - rated 3.62/5
- SOS / Man in the Middle (1975) - Single - rated 4.07/5
- ABBA (1975) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Arrival (1976) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- The Album (1977) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- Knowing Me, Knowing You / Happy Hawaii (1977) - Single - rated 3.87/5
- Dancing Queen & That's Me (1977) - EP - rated 4.22/5
- Take a Chance on Me / I'm a Marionette (1978) - Single - rated 3.77/5
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979) - Compilation - rated 3.85/5
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) / The King Has Lost His Crown (1979) - Single - rated 4.15/5
- Voulez-vous (1979) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- Super Trouper (1980) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- The Winner Takes It All / Elaine (1980) - Single - rated 4.09/5
- Gracias por la música (1980) - Compilation - rated 3.05/5
- The Visitors (1981) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (1992) - Compilation - rated 4.53/5
- Love Stories (1998) - Compilation
- Dancing Queen / Waterloo (1998) - Single
- The Complete Singles Collection (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.18/5
- Singles Collection 1972-1982 (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.09/5
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.72/5
- The Definitive Collection (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.9/5
- Voyage (2021) - Album - rated 2.9/5
Members
- Agnetha Fältskog - vocals (1972–1982; 2016–2024)
- Björn Ulvaeus - guitar, vocals (1972–1982; 2016–2024)
- Benny Andersson - keyboards, piano, vocals (1972–1982; 2016–2024)
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals (1972–1982; 2016–2024)