Number Ones (ABBA album)

2006 compilation album by ABBA

Number Ones

Compilation album by

ABBA

Released| 20 November 2006 (2006-11-20)
Recorded| March 1972 – November 1981
Genre| Pop
Length| 73:39
Label| Polar
Producer|

* Benny Andersson
* Björn Ulvaeus

ABBA chronology
| The Complete Studio Recordings
(2005)  | Number Ones
(2006)  | The Albums
(2008)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]

Number Ones is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 2006.

Whereas ABBA Gold pulls together 19 of the group's biggest hits and most familiar songs, Number Ones is a variation on this concept, collecting 18 tracks that were #1 hits in many of the countries where ABBA were successful. In the end, only three tracks from ABBA Gold do not make the cut: "Does Your Mother Know", "Lay All Your Love on Me", and "Thank You for the Music".

In the UK, the track list includes the full length version of "Summer Night City" (originally released on the Thank You for the Music box set) and an additional track "Ring Ring", which, oddly enough, was never a big hit in that territory.

A limited edition, also released in the UK, includes a bonus disc with 12 tracks from ABBA's #1 albums.

In Taiwan, a hidden track follows "I Have a Dream". This hidden track, titled "ABBA Remix" and running for 3:31, is a medley of the choruses of the 18 songs on the CD.

## Track listing

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### International track listing

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1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
2. "Mamma Mia"
3. "Dancing Queen"
4. "Super Trouper"
5. "SOS"
6. "Summer Night City"
7. "Money, Money, Money"
8. "The Winner Takes It All"
9. "Chiquitita"
10. "One of Us"
11. "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
12. "Voulez-Vous"
13. "Fernando"
14. "Waterloo"
15. "The Name of the Game"
16. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
17. "Take a Chance on Me"
18. "I Have a Dream"

### UK track listing

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1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
2. "Mamma Mia"
3. "Dancing Queen"
4. "Super Trouper"
5. "SOS"
6. "Summer Night City (Extended version)"
7. "Money, Money, Money"
8. "The Winner Takes It All"
9. "Chiquitita"
10. "One of Us"
11. "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
12. "Voulez-Vous"
13. "Fernando"
14. "Waterloo"
15. "Ring Ring"
16. "The Name of the Game"
17. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
18. "Take a Chance on Me"
19. "I Have a Dream"

### Limited Edition Bonus Disc: Classic Tracks from Number Ones albums

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1. "When I Kissed the Teacher"
2. "Hole in Your Soul"
3. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"
4. "Me and I"
5. "The King Has Lost His Crown"
6. "Rock Me"
7. "Tiger"
8. "I Wonder (Departure)"
9. "Another Town, Another Train"
10. "Our Last Summer"
11. "Kisses of Fire"
12. "Slipping Through My Fingers"

## Personnel

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* Agnetha Fältskog \- lead vocals (1, 5, 8, 9, 10), co-lead vocals (2-3, 6, 12, 14-17), backing vocals
* Anni-Frid Lyngstad \- lead vocals (4, 7, 11, 13, 18), co-lead vocals (2-3, 6, 12, 14-17), backing vocals
* Björn Ulvaeus \- lead vocals (6), co-lead vocals acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

|

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] | 100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 24
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 15
Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

|

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 80
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 47
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] | 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 53
Chart (2008)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 36
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] | 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] | 25

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2006)  | Position

|

UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 158
Chart (2007)  | Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 41

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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Australia (ARIA)[17]
video  | Platinum  | 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[18] | Gold  | 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19]
DVD  | Gold  | 2,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[20] | Gold  | 10,000*
Russia (NFPF)[21] | Platinum  | 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Gold  | 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 31\. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
2. ^ "Ultratop.be – ABBA – Number Ones" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
5. ^ "Ultratop.be – ABBA – Number Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – Number Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
7. ^ "ABBA: Number Ones" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
8. ^ "Charts.nz – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
9. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
12. ^ "Australiancharts.com – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
13. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 34.Týden 2008 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
15. ^ "2006 UK Albums Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
16. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2007". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (ABBA; 'Number Ones')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
19. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
20. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2007 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
21. ^ "Russian album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
22. ^ "British album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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Studio albums|

* Ring Ring
* Waterloo
* ABBA
* Arrival
* ABBA: The Album
* Voulez-Vous
* Super Trouper
* The Visitors
* Voyage

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits Vol. 2
* Gracias Por La Música
* The Singles: The First Ten Years
* Thank You for the Music
* ABBA Gold
* Oro: Grandes Éxitos
* More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
* 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection
* The Definitive Collection
* The Name of the Game
* 18 Hits
* Number Ones
* The Albums
* The Essential Collection

Live albums|

* ABBA Live
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Box sets|

* Thank You for the Music
* The Complete Studio Recordings

Concerts and tours|

* ABBA: The Tour
* ABBA Voyage

Films and musicals|

* ABBA: The Movie
* The Girl with the Golden Hair
* ABBAcadabra
* Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
* Mamma Mia! (2008 film)
* Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018 film)

TV specials|

* Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
* ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute

Video games|

* SingStar ABBA
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