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18 Hits

Summary

ABBA 18 Hits was released by Polar Music International on 8 September 2005, and is a compilation of hits by ABBA.[2]

ABBA 18 Hits
Greatest hits album by
ABBA
Released8 September 2005
Recorded1973–1980
GenrePop
Length68:55
LabelPolar Music International
Producer
ABBA chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2001) 		ABBA 18 Hits
(2005) 		The Complete Studio Recordings
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The 18 Hits set was released as a mid-price alternative to the best-selling full-price collection ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits and features 14 of the group's biggest hits and concludes with four non-English versions; "Honey Honey" (Swedish version), "Waterloo" (French version), "Ring Ring" (German version) and the Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", entitled "Dame! Dame! Dame!". Among the more notable omissions on the 18 Hits collection are one of the band's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", as well as "Chiquitita", "Take a Chance on Me" and "I Have a Dream".

The Swedish edition of 18 Hits, also released in 2005, featured four Swedish language recordings instead of the four non-English versions; "Waterloo", "Honey Honey", "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)" and "Åh Vilka Tider". This is the first ABBA CD to include "Åh Vilka Tider", which had originally been released as the B-side to the Swedish version of "Ring Ring". It would also appear worldwide on The Complete Studio Recordings. A budget-priced DVD entitled 16 Hits was released simultaneously.

While numerous other similar hits compilations with the group have been released both before and since, 18 Hits has proved to be one of Universal Music's bestselling ABBA products, peaking in the Top 10 in Poland and the Top 20 in the UK, Spain and Hungary and re-entering the charts in many territories after the premiere of movie Mamma Mia! in the summer of 2008. It never included any songs from The Visitors or any other songs released from 1981 to 1982.

This compilation is not available digitally, as many tracks, featured in this compilation, are part of other ABBA compilations available in digital distribution. It is, eventually, still repressed on CD for many regions of the world.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Winner Takes It All" 4:56
2."Super Trouper" 4:14
3."Waterloo"Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus2:47
4."Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" 4:51
5."The Name of the Game"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus4:52
6."Ring Ring"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody3:04
7."I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus3:17
8."SOS"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus3:21
9."Fernando"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus4:13
10."Hasta Mañana"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus3:08
11."Mamma Mia"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus3:33
12."Lay All Your Love on Me" 4:36
13."Thank You for the Music" 3:50
14."Happy New Year" 4:24
15."Honey Honey (Swedish Version)"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus2:58
16."Waterloo (French Version)"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus2:41
17."Ring Ring (German Version)"Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody3:10
18."Dame! Dame! Dame!" (Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)") 4:52

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[17] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] Platinum 125,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19] 3× Gold 300,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[20] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Russia (NFPF)[21] 2× Platinum 40,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[23] Platinum 1,000,000*

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

References edit

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