ABBA Greatest Hits LP

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In my opinion, ABBA is the best Swedish pop band of all time and their songs are some of the best from the 70s pop era. It was originally released in Scandinavia on 17 November 1975 [4] and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably the UK on 10 April, and on 18 September in the US and Canada. The group's first two singles, " People Need Love" and " He Is Your Brother", were hits on this Tio i Topp chart. You get overcharged 3 times with this one comparing to best true analog vinyl audiophile experience. The original 1975 Scandinavian releases do not feature "Fernando" – the album was reissued in 1976 in Norway and Denmark with the addition of "Fernando" as the first track on side one.

To counteract the possibility of import sales from these records in Scandinavia, ABBA's record label Polar Music rush-released their own version of Greatest Hits. It was also used on the US CD reissue by Atlantic Records in the 1980s, but without the track listing on the front.Dancing Queen" was not included on Greatest Hits, but it was the lead single from the new studio album Arrival and it had generated interest in ABBA's back catalogue. This vinyl album may be fine for those who never heard these ABBA hits printed on true vinyl or even officially released brand audio cassettes. Polar's version of Greatest Hits reached number one in Sweden and in Norway, [6] [7] but lost out in sales over much of the rest of Europe and in Australia and New Zealand to the already released rival compilations.

The release of Greatest Hits coincided with the start of ABBA's huge popularity in the UK during the latter half of the 1970s, becoming the first of eight consecutive number-one albums for the group. This meant that the success of Greatest Hits was largely confined to Scandinavia and the UK, although the size of the latter market and the scale of its success there has ensured that Greatest Hits is one of ABBA's best-selling albums worldwide. However, the immediate follow-up singles did not meet with the same success, and it wasn't until over a year later that " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", " SOS" and " Mamma Mia" became worldwide hits and reignited interest in the band.

Other acts, including both Agnetha and Frida as solo performers, made Swedish-language versions of other ABBA songs; only "So Long" had not been a hit on the Svensktoppen chart, though "So Long" had been a hit on the Danish equivalent Dansktoppen.