Greatest Hits (ABBA album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ABBA
Released17 November 1975
RecordedMarch 1972 – September 1975
Genre Pop
Length48:00
Label Polar (Sweden)
Epic (UK)
Atlantic (US)
Universal Music (2006 reissue)
Producer
ABBA chronology
The Best of ABBA
(1975)		Greatest Hits
(1975)		 Arrival
(1976)
Alternative cover
ABBA - Greatest Hits (UK).jpg
UK/North American Cover
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."SOS" 3:22
2."He Is Your Brother"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
3:17
3."Ring Ring"
3:03
4."Hasta Mañana" 3:09
5."Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
2:52
6."Honey, Honey" 2:55
7."So Long"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
3:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" 3:15
2."People Need Love"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
2:43
3."Bang-A-Boomerang" 3:02
4."Another Town, Another Train"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
3:10
5."Mamma Mia" 3:32
6."Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
3:05
7."Waterloo" 2:42
8."Fernando" (1976 reissue only) 4:15
Total length:48:00

Early pressings of the album do not include "Fernando", and a sticker was placed on the cover of later ones to advertise its inclusion.

The North American edition of the album was released in 1976. This edition included "Fernando", left out "Hasta Mañana", and reordered the track list.

Personnel

Additional personnel:

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia—900,000 [22]
Canada (Music Canada) [8] 5× Platinum600,000 [23]
Denmark—250,000 [24]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [25] Platinum64,875 [25]
France—100,000 [26]
Germany (BVMI) [27] Gold250,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [28] Gold50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [29] Platinum20,000*
Ireland—200,000 [30]
Israel [31] Gold20,000 [32]
Japan—330,000 [33]
Malta—3,000 [34]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [35] Gold25,000*
Sweden (GLF) [36] Platinum293,163 [37]
Taiwan—4,500 [38]
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] 8× Platinum2,606,000 [40]
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000^
Yugoslavia [41] Gold35,000 [41]
Summaries
Worldwide—6,000,000 [22]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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