ABBA
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On the way to Abba Voyage for my nephew’s ten birthday. Got Frida’s Twist In The Dark and Shine as my playlist before I go (no doubt thanks to @Mikey1701 spamming plug dj with her years ago).
They/them, he/him
My life’s work is done.
They looked absolutely incredible on the 77 tour.
Has anyone ever had any trouble with the gift box from Ticketmaster? Got my mam a ticket for Christmas and wanted her to have the box to open, Ticketmaster told me to contact Sandbox who told me they never received my details from TM. I’ve made other arrangements now but what a faff
Sky Arts are showing Abba:The Movie at 5pm on Christmas Eve.
There will be four more showings of the film on Sky Arts over the festive season.
There will be four more showings of the film on Sky Arts over the festive season.
Exported ABBA from all of my playlists covering the last 17 years and based on playcounts...
111. I Saw it in the Mirror
110. She's My Kind of Girl
109. Merry-Go-Round
108. Man in the Middle
107. Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother
106. Santa Rosa
105. Love Isn't Easy
104. Watch Out
103. Hovas Vittne
102. Crazy World
=98. Suzy-Hang-Around*
=98. I Am Just a Girl
=98. Happy Hawaii
=98. Arrival
97. Another Town Another Train
96. Sitting in the Palmtree*
95. Hasta Manana
94. I Can Be That Woman
93. Should I Laugh or Cry*
92. Nina Pretty Ballerina*
91. Intermezzo No 1*
90. Little Things*
=88. You Owe Me One
=88. Bumblebee
87. I Wonder (Departure)
86. I'm a Marionette
85. Gonna Sing You My Love Song
=83. Tropical Loveland
=83. Keep an Eye on Dan
82. Disillusion*
81. Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
80. Ode to Freedom
79. Thank You for the Music
78. What About Livingstone
77. Under Attack*
76. The Way Old Friends Do
75. Two for the Price of One
74. Andante Andante
73. Head Over Heels
=71. Why Did it Have To Be Me
=71. I've Been Waiting for You
=68. Tiger*
=68. My Mama Said*
=68. Elaine
=66. When You Danced With Me
=66. Hey Hey Helen*
65. My Love My Life
64. King Kong Song
63. Rock n' Roll Band*
62. People Need Love
61. Lay All Your Love on Me
60. Lovelight
=57. Slipping Through My Fingers
=57. I Have a Dream*
=57. Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)*
=55. Put on Your White Sombrero
=55. Just a Notion
54. He is Your Brother*
53. Dream World
52. Happy New Year
51. Dum Dum Diddle
50. So Long
=48. No Doubt About It
=48. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room*
=46. Honey Honey*
=46. Folk Medley
45. Rock Me
44. Hole in Your Soul
43. I Still Have Faith in You
42. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
41. One Man One Woman*
40. On and On and On*
39. Me and I*
38. Kisses of Fire*
37. Our Last Summer*
36. If it Wasn't for the Nights*
35. Don't Shut Me Down
34. The Piper
33. The King Has Lost His Crown*
32. The Name of the Game
31. That's Me*
30. The Visitors*
29. I Let the Music Speak
28. Take a Chance on Me*
27. Soldiers
26. I Am the City*
25. Cassandra
24. Super Trouper*
23. Bang-a-Boomerang*
22. Eagle
21. The Day Before You Came*
20. Mamma Mia
19. Does Your Mother Know
18. Chiquitita
17. Money Money Money*
16. As Good As New
15. Ring Ring*
14 Angeleyes
13. S.O.S.
12. Summer Night City
11. Waterloo*
10. Dancing Queen*
9. Move On*
8. Voulez-Vous*
7. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
6. When I Kissed the Teacher
=4. Knowing Me Knowing You
=4. Fernando*
3. One of Us
2. When All is Said and Done
1. The Winner Takes it All
*cumulative of multiple versions/mixes
110. She's My Kind of Girl
109. Merry-Go-Round
108. Man in the Middle
107. Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother
106. Santa Rosa
105. Love Isn't Easy
104. Watch Out
103. Hovas Vittne
102. Crazy World
=98. Suzy-Hang-Around*
=98. I Am Just a Girl
=98. Happy Hawaii
=98. Arrival
97. Another Town Another Train
96. Sitting in the Palmtree*
95. Hasta Manana
94. I Can Be That Woman
93. Should I Laugh or Cry*
92. Nina Pretty Ballerina*
91. Intermezzo No 1*
90. Little Things*
=88. You Owe Me One
=88. Bumblebee
87. I Wonder (Departure)
86. I'm a Marionette
85. Gonna Sing You My Love Song
=83. Tropical Loveland
=83. Keep an Eye on Dan
82. Disillusion*
81. Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
80. Ode to Freedom
79. Thank You for the Music
78. What About Livingstone
77. Under Attack*
76. The Way Old Friends Do
75. Two for the Price of One
74. Andante Andante
73. Head Over Heels
=71. Why Did it Have To Be Me
=71. I've Been Waiting for You
=68. Tiger*
=68. My Mama Said*
=68. Elaine
=66. When You Danced With Me
=66. Hey Hey Helen*
65. My Love My Life
64. King Kong Song
63. Rock n' Roll Band*
62. People Need Love
61. Lay All Your Love on Me
60. Lovelight
=57. Slipping Through My Fingers
=57. I Have a Dream*
=57. Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)*
=55. Put on Your White Sombrero
=55. Just a Notion
54. He is Your Brother*
53. Dream World
52. Happy New Year
51. Dum Dum Diddle
50. So Long
=48. No Doubt About It
=48. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room*
=46. Honey Honey*
=46. Folk Medley
45. Rock Me
44. Hole in Your Soul
43. I Still Have Faith in You
42. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
41. One Man One Woman*
40. On and On and On*
39. Me and I*
38. Kisses of Fire*
37. Our Last Summer*
36. If it Wasn't for the Nights*
35. Don't Shut Me Down
34. The Piper
33. The King Has Lost His Crown*
32. The Name of the Game
31. That's Me*
30. The Visitors*
29. I Let the Music Speak
28. Take a Chance on Me*
27. Soldiers
26. I Am the City*
25. Cassandra
24. Super Trouper*
23. Bang-a-Boomerang*
22. Eagle
21. The Day Before You Came*
20. Mamma Mia
19. Does Your Mother Know
18. Chiquitita
17. Money Money Money*
16. As Good As New
15. Ring Ring*
14 Angeleyes
13. S.O.S.
12. Summer Night City
11. Waterloo*
10. Dancing Queen*
9. Move On*
8. Voulez-Vous*
7. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
6. When I Kissed the Teacher
=4. Knowing Me Knowing You
=4. Fernando*
3. One of Us
2. When All is Said and Done
1. The Winner Takes it All
*cumulative of multiple versions/mixes
Voyage now booking through to Jan 2026
Looks like someone found an ancient overstock box of Tight Fit's Secret Heart vinyl and stuck an Abba picture on it.
I love how they keep finding random things to hawk.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1336554-Tight-Fit-Secret-Heart/image/SW1hZ2U6NjExNjk1MDA=
I'm shocked they haven't flogged a b-sides & rarities album yet. Tracks like 'I Am The City', 'Should I Laugh Or Cry', 'Elaine', 'Lovelight' etc.
Listening to all their work it is surprising at times how the albums are so badly sequenced. Especially Arrival and Voulez-Vous. Anyway, a new rank for 2025 -
Super Trouper
The Album
Arrival
ABBA
Voulez-Vous
The Visitors
Voyage
Ring Ring
Waterloo
Listening to all their work it is surprising at times how the albums are so badly sequenced. Especially Arrival and Voulez-Vous. Anyway, a new rank for 2025 -
Super Trouper
The Album
Arrival
ABBA
Voulez-Vous
The Visitors
Voyage
Ring Ring
Waterloo
Maybe an atmos mix?
The vocals are a bit more buried by the the instrumental
The beat is very loud
Lots of changes - the riff after each line of the verse, the pre chorus to chorus 2 etc
The “I beg of yooooou ooooooooh” is notably different.
Definitely not as bad a job as Waterloo but not altogether great really.
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Mvnl
Staff member
Ah right..
There’s never been a rarities disc on its own but they’re included on so many boxsets and compilations now, it would be a bit of a redundant set. The 40th Anniversary Gold came with a 3rd disc of just b-sides. Maybe RSD
exclusive would be good?
I get why people dislike it, but I really love the Waterloo album. My Mama Said, Dance (etc), Hasta Manana, What About Livingston, Gonna Sing You My Love Song are all gems. I even really enjoy Sitting In The Palmtree and Watch Out.
On the flip side, Super Trouper is an album I very rarely listen to in full. It’s….fine. I’ve always found it far less exciting than Voulez-Vous.
Current album rank:
The Visitors
The Album
Voulez-Vous
ABBA
Arrival
Waterloo
Super Trouper
Voyage
Ring Ring
I never really got back at all to Voyage, it really doesn't feel anything top tier ABBA a handful of tracks aside.
If it didn’t have Shittle Things plonked at track 3 and Just A Notion sticking out like a sore thumb (as good as it is, it should’ve been a bonus track), it would be better.
If they’d kept going with Hit By A Train and My Story Ends With You, it would’ve been interesting to see I how they’d sound and we could play around with the running order etc.
As it stands, it feels more like a random collection of songs, some very strong, rather than an album.
However, nothing on Voyage is as dire as I Saw It In The Mirror and Me & Bobby & Bobbys Brother. Bleuuggh.