Greatest Hits (ABBA-Album)

Occupation

Vocals: Agnetha Fältskog, Anni -Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus Bass: Rutger Gunnarsson Guitar: Janne Schaffner, Anders Glenmark, Lasse Wellander, Björn Ulvaeus Drums: Ola Brunkert, Roger Palm Keyboard: Benny Andersson

  • Agnetha Fältskog
  • Björn Ulvaeus
  • Benny Andersson
  • Anni- Frid Lyngstad

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on November 17, 1975 in Sweden and reached in March 1976, the world record shops. According to official statistics of Polar Music, it was until 1981, with over 7 million copies ABBA's biggest sales success. In terms of international sales to date is after the Greatest Hits CD ABBA Gold, published in 1992 the most successful album of the group. To date, it has sold more than 13 million times.

Formation

Greatest Hits was ABBA's first best -of album. Polar Music had originally no plans to publish such a compilation, but since had envisaged some licensees of the labels greatest hits albums, finally a track list for the album was put together. Bengt H. Malmqvist For the cover was in charge, who had already made ​​the photo for Ring Ring.

Publications and chart success

The hits compilation proved to be extremely successful commercially and became one of the biggest sales successes of the group. 1976 alone the album sold over 6 million copies. The LP was first published in November 1975 in Sweden " Polar Music " and reached the same year No. 1 on the charts. Also in Norway (1st place) and Finland ( 3rd place) was issued Greatest Hits in late 1975 of "Polar Music". There, the album was, however, only go into the charts in early 1976.

In Central Europe, the LP came in the spring of 1976, when record label Polydor out, however, under the title "The Best of ABBA ". It reached number 2 in Germany and Switzerland, as well as number 1 in Austria. In late spring still appeared a new edition, which already included the new hit of the group Fernando. In Germany, the album once again received the Golden, and once the board record.

Under " The Best of ABBA ", the album was released in Australia and New Zealand, where they could each hold the top position for weeks on the album charts, as in Australia 16 weeks in a row. The album is now at 1.5 million units and 22 platinum awards as the second best-selling album in the country.

In Britain, Greatest Hits rose in April 1976 in the charts and quickly reached # 1, the could keep it for 11 consecutive weeks. Until the album Super Trouper in 1980, it remained there the best-selling album of ABBA with 1.25 million units sold. The compilation was given after a promotional tour in May 1978, the board also record in the U.S. sold for one million copies. Greatest Hits was published in 1975 in Italy at " DIG -It" in 1976 in Argentina and Mexico at "RCA ", and in 1977 in Spain at " Carnaby ". However, it could still succeed in any of the countries place on the charts. Only in France, where Greatest Hits was released by the label " Vogue", the compilation reached number 9

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Fernando was not included in the original Swedish version of the album

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