ABBA

9 albums with 93 songs. 17 other songs. A total of 110 songs.

1973 Ring Ring (12)

ABBA's debut album. Ten good songs: "Ring Ring", "Another Town Another Train", "Nina Pretty Ballerina", "Rock'n Roll Band", "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)", "Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother", "People Need Love", "She's My Kind Of Girl", "He Is Your Brother" and "I Am Just A Girl". And two disappointments: "Disillusion" and "I Saw It In The Mirror". "She's My Kind Of Girl" was first recorded for the film "The Seduction Of Inga" (1971). Written by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, this song would eventually become their breakthrough hit when it was released in Japan to great success, prompting them to form their own band. And it was included in the international version of the "Ring Ring" album.

1974 Waterloo (11)

Four marvellous classic ABBA hits: "Waterloo", "Honey Honey", "Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)" and "Hasta Manana". Three fine songs: "Sitting In The Palmtree", "My Mama Said" and "What About Livingstone". Four weak tracks: "Suzy-Hang-Around", "Watch Out", "King Kong Song" and "Gonna Sing You My Lovesong".

1975 ABBA (11)

One of ABBA's greatest albums. Seven superb hits: "Mamma Mia", "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do", "Bang-A-Boomerang", "SOS", "So Long", "Rock Me" and "Tropical Loveland". And four disappointments: "Hey Hey Helen", "Man In The Middle", "Intermezzo No 1" and "I've Been Waiting For You".

1976 Arrival (11)

Probably ABBA's second greatest album. Four fabulous hits: "Dancing Queen", "Money Money Money", "Fernando" and "Knowing Me Knowing You". And seven fine tracks: "My Love My Life", "When I Kissed The Teacher", "Dum Dum Diddle", "Why Did It Have To Be Me?", "Tiger", "That's Me" and "Arrival". "Fernando", first released as single a year earlier in 1975, was only included on the records sold in Australia and New Zealand.

1977 ABBA: The Album (9)

Nine fine songs: "Thank You For The Music", "Eagle", "Take A Chance On Me", "I Wonder (Departure)", "The Name Of The Game", "Move On", "One Man One Woman", "Hole In Your Soul" and "I'M A Marionette".

1979 Voulez-Vous (10)

Four excellent tunes: "Angeleyes", "Chiquitita", "Voulez-Vous" and "Kisses Of Fire". And six fine songs: "I Have A Dream", "As Good As New", "If It Wasn't For The Nights", "Lovers (Live A Little Longer)", "Does Your Mother Know" and "The King Has Lost His Crown".

1980 Super Trouper (10)

ABBA's greatest album. Seven magnificent masterpieces: "Super Trouper", "Happy New Year", "Andante Andante", "On And On And On", "Our Last Summer", "Me And I" and "Lay All Your Love On Me". And three fine songs: "The Way Old Friends Do", "The Winner Takes It All" and "The Piper".

1981 The Visitors (9)

Quite different from their previous albums. It's a more complex and mature effort, tackling more serious themes, and using a more sophisticated musical style. But not surprisingly, it has not been as successful as their previous records. And it would be ABBA's final album for 40 years. Nine fine songs: "One Of Us", "I Let The Music Speak", "Head Over Heels", "Two For The Price Of One", "The Visitors", "When All Is Said And Done", "Soldiers", "Slipping Through My Fingers" and "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room".

2021 Voyage (10)

After 40 years, ABBA has reunited for this superb album. Two masterpieces: "Don't Shut Me Down" and "Just A Notion". And eight very good songs: "No Doubt About It", "Keep An Eye On Dan", "I Still Have Faith In You", "When You Danced With Me", "Bumblebee", "I Can Be That Woman", "Little Things" and "Ode To Freedom". This is how Kate Mossman of the New Statesman has described the best song on the album, "Don't Shut Me Down": "Its opening has a West End feel, like Evita's tentative address to the masses, but then it whizzes with a 'Dancing Queen' mirrorball glissando into squelchy 1980s disco, giving the impression it's going to be straightforward. But then it mutates, and mutates into something wonderful and strange".

Other songs (17):

good "Att finnas till" (1972)

fine "Sa glad som dina ogon" (1972)

very good "Crazy World" (1974)

fine "Rikky Rock 'N' Roller" (1974)

good "Happy Hawaii" (1976)

superb "Summer Night City" (1978)

superb "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" (1979)

very good "Dream World" (1979)

very good "Lovelight" (1979)

fine "Elaine" (1980)

good "Put On Your White Sombrero" (1980)

fine "Cassandra" (1981)

very good "I Am The City" (1981)

fine "Should I Laugh Or Cry" (1981)

fine "The Day Before You Came" (1981)

fine "Under Attack" (1981)

fine "You Owe Me One" (1981)