Number Ones (ABBA album)

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

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)

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

International track listing

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

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

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

• Agnetha Fältskog - lead vocals (1, 5, 8, 9-10, 17), co-lead vocals (2-3, 6, 12, 14-16), backing vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - lead vocals (4, 7, 11, 13, 18), co-lead vocals (2-3, 6, 12, 14-16), backing vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus - lead vocals (6), co-lead vocals acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[1]	100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	15

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	80
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	47
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8]	22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	53

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	36
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[12]	46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] video	Platinum	15,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15]	Gold	7,500^^
Poland (ZPAV)[16]	Gold	10,000^*
Russia (NFPF)[17]	Platinum	20,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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8. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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12. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 200834 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – Number Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
15. "New Zealand album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
16. "Polish album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
17. "Russian album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
18. "British album certifications – ABBA – Number Ones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Number Ones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.