| The Name of the Game | ||||
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| Released | 22 November 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 59:06 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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The Name of the Game is a Germany exclusive compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA released in 2002. The reissue of the album, titled On and On.omits the tracks "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "S.O.S.", "When I Kissed the Teacher" and "Ring Ring" [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
James Christopher Morgan stated in a review of the album on AllMusic that it includes "16 cuts from the legendary Swedish pop group" and that the album "pales in comparison to hit-stuffed overviews like Gold , Number Ones , and Definitive Collection , especially in light of the absence of key tracks." [2] In a review of the reissue On and On, music critic Tim Sendra states that it is a "collection of 12 ABBA songs, and that's about the entire theme that seems to be operating here" and that "Really, there is no compelling reason to buy this disc. If you are a casual fan, all you need is the Gold: Greatest Hits collection. If you are a rabid fan, you have all these tracks already. Chalk this release up to Universal's desire to milk the ABBA catalog for all it is worth." [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Waterloo" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Rock Me" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Gonna Sing You My Love Song" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "S.O.S." | 3:21 |
| 7. | "When I Kissed the Teacher" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "The Name of the Game" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Hole in Your Soul" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" | 3:21 |
| 11. | "On and On and On" | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Lay All Your Love on Me" | 4:35 |
| 13. | "The Visitors" | 5:46 |
| 14. | "Kisses of Fire" | 3:11 |
| 15. | "When All Is Said and Done" | 3:16 |
| 16. | "Ring Ring" | 3:04 |
| Total length: | 59:06 | |
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon LPs Chart [5] | 126 |
| Region | Certifications | Certified units/sales |
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| Europe (IFPI) [6] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| Sweden (GLF) [7] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [8] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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