Ace of Base discography

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Ace of Base discography
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Ace of Base in 2008
Studio albums5
Compilation albums9
Box sets5
EPs4
Singles26
Music videos24

This is the discography of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The group is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with an estimated 50 million records sold worldwide. [1] [2] This is a list with all of their albums and singles released, along with highest chart positions reached in major territories. Extended chart information, artwork and track listings can be found on individual pages. To date, they have released five studio albums and 28 singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
GER
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Happy Nation 39312121
The Bridge
  • Released: 30 October 1995
  • Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
14610952846629
Flowers (worldwide) /
Cruel Summer (North America)
  • Released: 15 June 1998
  • Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
51523623115101
Da Capo
  • Released: 30 September 2002
  • Label: Edel-Mega Records / Universal Music
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
2561214823
The Golden Ratio 20100
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Reissued albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[6]
US
[12]
The Sign
  • Released: 23 November 1993
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
11

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SWE
[3]
AUT
[5]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
FRA
[22]
GER
[23]
NOR
[24]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Singles of the 90s
  • Released: 15 November 1999
  • Label: Edel-Mega
36322629252161462
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 April 2000 (North America)
  • Label: Arista
The Collection/All That She Wants
  • Released: 21 October 2002 (Europe)
  • Label: Universal Music
Platinum & Gold Collection
  • Released: 6 May 2003 (North America)
  • Label: Arista
16
The Hits
  • Released: 2004 (South Africa)
  • Label: Gallo
Platinum & Gold
  • Released: 10 March 2010 (Scandinavia)
  • Label: Warner
266
Hidden Gems
Gold
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Crimson Productions
59
Hidden Gems Vol. 2
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Playground Music
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
Ace of Base –
Exclusive Fan Edition
  • Released: 30 June 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD/DVD
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 19 July 2005
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 14 November 2008
  • Label: Playground
  • Format: CD/DVD
All That She Wants: The Classic Collection
Beautiful Life: The Singles
  • Released: 28 April 2023 [25]
  • Label: Demon Records
  • Format: CD, download

Extended plays

TitleExtended play detailsPeak
chart
positions
GER
[26]
Cruel Summer
(Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base)
  • Released: 5 September 2009
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, 12" Download
69
All That She Wants (Remixed)
  • Released: 7 July 2014
  • Label: Playground
  • Formats: Download
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[27]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
GER
[28]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[29]
1992"Wheel of Fortune"3962154520 Happy Nation/The Sign
"All That She Wants"3111141112
1993"Happy Nation"48061172340
"Waiting for Magic"1925
"The Sign"2131111421
1994"Don't Turn Around"1119814361454
"Living in Danger"2810319723261820
1995"Lucky Love"1301462113192030 The Bridge
"Beautiful Life"221124310320331515
1996"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"247938701744
1998"Life Is a Flower"5153320185 Flowers/Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer"3359286112821810
"Whenever You're Near Me"5176
"Travel to Romantis"61
"Always Have, Always Will"61294712
1999"Everytime It Rains"22
"Cecilia"
"C'est la Vie (Always 21)"381164100 Singles of the 90s
2000"Hallo Hallo"1299
2002"Beautiful Morning"144718203832 Da Capo
"Unspeakable"451497
"The Juvenile"78
2009"Wheel of Fortune 2009" Greatest Hits
2010"All for You"38 The Golden Ratio
2015"Would You Believe" Hidden Gems
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Home video

TitleVideo/DVD detailsPeak
chart
positions
Certifications
US
Video

[32]
The Sign – The Home Video3
Happy Nation
  • Released: 20 October 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: VHS
Da Capo – The DVD
  • Released: 11 November 2002
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: DVD
The Universal Masters DVD
Collection: Classic Ace of Base
  • Released: 2 August 2005
  • Label: Polydor/Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 November 2008
  • Label: Polydor/Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD/CD
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

This is a list of official music videos for Ace of Base singles and when they were released.

YearSingleDirector
1992"Wheel of Fortune"Viking Nielson
"All That She Wants"Matt Broadley
"Happy Nation"Matt Broadley
1993"The Sign"Mathias Julin
"Don't Turn Around"Matt Broadley
1994"Living in Danger"Matt Broadley
1995"Lucky Love"Matt Broadley
"Beautiful Life" (Bubbles version) Richard Heslop
"Beautiful Life"Richard Heslop
"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Morph version)Richard Heslop
"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"Richard Heslop
1996"Lucky Love" (US version)Rocky Schenk
1998"Life Is a Flower"Andy Neumann
"Cruel Summer" Nigel Dick
"Cruel Summer" (US version)Nigel Dick
"Cruel Summer" (French version featuring Alliage)Peder Pedersen
"Always Have Always Will"Ace of Base
"Travel to Romantis"Andy Neumann
1999"C'est la Vie (Always 21)"Patric Ullaeus
2002"Beautiful Morning"Daniel Borjesson
2003"Unspeakable"Daniel Borjesson
2008"Wheel of Fortune 2009"Ace of Base
2010"All for You"Patric Ullaeus
2015"Would You Believe"Trace Adam

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