He/Him

'I've often wondered how did it all start... Who found out that nothing can capture a heart like a melody can...'
- Agnetha Fältskog in Thank You for the Music -
Two couples.
A love for each other.
A love of pure pop music.
That's what started their journey. In the early '70s Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad started performing together as a quartet and the rest is history.
They became one of the most commercially successful acts
Together they made magic.

And that's what we're celebrating here today. 8 albums. 102 songs.
But first:
- You are to rate every song included in the rate, extras and all.
- You are to rate every song with a score from 0-10. Half marks are allowed.
- You're allowed to give one song that elusive 11.
- Commentary is welcomed and highly encouraged!
- Rate your 'best version' of the tracks. I really don't fucking care which version of Ring Ring you love the best, which language version of Waterloo you like rather than the other or what extended version of Voulez-Vous is the one.
- We're not rating unreleased demos, snippets, Swedish rarities or ABBA Undeleted. That's final and you will all deal.
Them's the rules.
What we are rating:
Ring Ring - 1973

1 - Ring Ring
2 – Another Town, Another Train
3 – Disillusion
4 – People Need Love
5 – I Saw It in the Mirror
6 – Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7 – Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8 – Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother
9 – He Is Your Brother
10 – She’s My Kind of Girl
11 – I Am Just a Girl
12 – Rock’n Roll Band
13 – Merry-Go-Round
14 – Santa Rosa
Waterloo - 1974

1 - Waterloo
2 – Sitting in the Palmtree
3 – King Kong Song
4 – Hasta Mañana
5 – My Mama Said
6 – Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
7 – Honey, Honey
8 – Watch Out
9 – What About Livingstone?
10 – Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
11 – Suzy-Hang-Around
ABBA - 1975
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1 - Mamma Mia
2 – Hey, Hey Helen
3 – Tropical Loveland
4 – SOS
5 – Man in the Middle
6 – Bang-A-Boomerang
7 – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8 – Rock Me
9 – Intermezzo No. 1
10 – I’ve Been Waiting for You
11 – So Long
Arrival - 1976

1 - When I Kissed the Teacher
2 – Dancing Queen
3 – My Love, My Life
4 – Dum Dum Diddle
5 – Knowing Me, Knowing You
6 – Money, Money, Money
7 – That’s Me
8 – Why Did It Have to Be Me?
9 – Tiger
10 – Arrival
11 – Crazy World
12 – Happy Hawaii
13 - Fernando
ABBA: The Album - 1977

1 - Eagle
2 – Take a Chance on Me
3 – One Man, One Woman
4 – The Name of the Game
5 – Move On
6 – Hole in Your Soul
7 – Thank You for the Music
8 – I Wonder (Departure)
9 – I’m a Marionette
Voulez-Vous - 1979

1 - As Good As New
2 – Voulez-Vous
3 – I Have a Dream
4 – Angeleyes
5 – The King Has Lost His Crown
6 – Does Your Mother Know
7 – If It Wasn’t for the Nights
8 – Chiquitita
9 – Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
10 – Kisses of Fire
11 – Lovelight
12 – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
13 – Summer Night City
14 – Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special
Super Trouper - 1980

1 - Super Trouper
2 – The Winner Takes It All
3 – On and On and On
4 – Andante, Andante
5 – Me and I
6 – Happy New Year
7 – Our Last Summer
8 – The Piper
9 – Lay All Your Love On Me
10 – The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
11 – Elaine
12 – Put On Your White Sombrero
The Visitors - 1981

1 - The Visitors
2 – Head Over Heels
3 – When All Is Said and Done
4 – Soldiers
5 – I Let the Music Speak
6 – One of Us
7 – Two for the Price of One
8 – Slipping Through My Fingers
9 – Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
10 – Should I Laugh Or Cry
11 – The Day Before You Came
12 – Under Attack
13 – You Owe Me One
14 – Cassandra
Extras
1 - I Am the City
2 – Dream World
1 - Ring Ring
2 – Another Town, Another Train
3 – Disillusion
4 – People Need Love
5 – I Saw It in the Mirror
6 – Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7 – Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8 – Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother
9 – He Is Your Brother
10 – She’s My Kind of Girl
11 – I Am Just a Girl
12 – Rock’n Roll Band
13 – Merry-Go-Round
14 – Santa Rosa
1 - Waterloo
2 – Sitting in the Palmtree
3 – King Kong Song
4 – Hasta Mañana
5 – My Mama Said
6 – Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
7 – Honey, Honey
8 – Watch Out
9 – What About Livingstone?
10 – Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
11 – Suzy-Hang-Around
1 - Mamma Mia
2 – Hey, Hey Helen
3 – Tropical Loveland
4 – SOS
5 – Man in the Middle
6 – Bang-A-Boomerang
7 – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8 – Rock Me
9 – Intermezzo No. 1
10 – I’ve Been Waiting for You
11 – So Long
1 - When I Kissed the Teacher
2 – Dancing Queen
3 – My Love, My Life
4 – Dum Dum Diddle
5 – Knowing Me, Knowing You
6 – Money, Money, Money
7 – That’s Me
8 – Why Did It Have to Be Me?
9 – Tiger
10 – Arrival
11 – Crazy World
12 – Happy Hawaii
13 - Fernando
2 – Another Town, Another Train
3 – Disillusion
4 – People Need Love
5 – I Saw It in the Mirror
6 – Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7 – Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8 – Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother
9 – He Is Your Brother
10 – She’s My Kind of Girl
11 – I Am Just a Girl
12 – Rock’n Roll Band
13 – Merry-Go-Round
14 – Santa Rosa
1 - Waterloo
2 – Sitting in the Palmtree
3 – King Kong Song
4 – Hasta Mañana
5 – My Mama Said
6 – Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
7 – Honey, Honey
8 – Watch Out
9 – What About Livingstone?
10 – Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
11 – Suzy-Hang-Around
1 - Mamma Mia
2 – Hey, Hey Helen
3 – Tropical Loveland
4 – SOS
5 – Man in the Middle
6 – Bang-A-Boomerang
7 – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8 – Rock Me
9 – Intermezzo No. 1
10 – I’ve Been Waiting for You
11 – So Long
1 - When I Kissed the Teacher
2 – Dancing Queen
3 – My Love, My Life
4 – Dum Dum Diddle
5 – Knowing Me, Knowing You
6 – Money, Money, Money
7 – That’s Me
8 – Why Did It Have to Be Me?
9 – Tiger
10 – Arrival
11 – Crazy World
12 – Happy Hawaii
13 - Fernando
1 - Eagle
2 – Take a Chance on Me
3 – One Man, One Woman
4 – The Name of the Game
5 – Move On
6 – Hole in Your Soul
7 – Thank You for the Music
8 – I Wonder (Departure)
9 – I’m a Marionette
2 – Take a Chance on Me
3 – One Man, One Woman
4 – The Name of the Game
5 – Move On
6 – Hole in Your Soul
7 – Thank You for the Music
8 – I Wonder (Departure)
9 – I’m a Marionette
1 - As Good As New
2 – Voulez-Vous
3 – I Have a Dream
4 – Angeleyes
5 – The King Has Lost His Crown
6 – Does Your Mother Know
7 – If It Wasn’t for the Nights
8 – Chiquitita
9 – Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
10 – Kisses of Fire
11 – Lovelight
12 – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
13 – Summer Night City
14 – Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special
2 – Voulez-Vous
3 – I Have a Dream
4 – Angeleyes
5 – The King Has Lost His Crown
6 – Does Your Mother Know
7 – If It Wasn’t for the Nights
8 – Chiquitita
9 – Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
10 – Kisses of Fire
11 – Lovelight
12 – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
13 – Summer Night City
14 – Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special
1 - Super Trouper
2 – The Winner Takes It All
3 – On and On and On
4 – Andante, Andante
5 – Me and I
6 – Happy New Year
7 – Our Last Summer
8 – The Piper
9 – Lay All Your Love On Me
10 – The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
11 – Elaine
12 – Put On Your White Sombrero
2 – The Winner Takes It All
3 – On and On and On
4 – Andante, Andante
5 – Me and I
6 – Happy New Year
7 – Our Last Summer
8 – The Piper
9 – Lay All Your Love On Me
10 – The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
11 – Elaine
12 – Put On Your White Sombrero
1 - The Visitors
2 – Head Over Heels
3 – When All Is Said and Done
4 – Soldiers
5 – I Let the Music Speak
6 – One of Us
7 – Two for the Price of One
8 – Slipping Through My Fingers
9 – Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
10 – Should I Laugh Or Cry
11 – The Day Before You Came
12 – Under Attack
13 – You Owe Me One
14 – Cassandra
2 – Head Over Heels
3 – When All Is Said and Done
4 – Soldiers
5 – I Let the Music Speak
6 – One of Us
7 – Two for the Price of One
8 – Slipping Through My Fingers
9 – Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
10 – Should I Laugh Or Cry
11 – The Day Before You Came
12 – Under Attack
13 – You Owe Me One
14 – Cassandra
1 - I Am the City
2 – Dream World
2 – Dream World
The deadline for getting your votes in is 19 March.
That means you have a little less than 6 weeks to get to know this marvellous discography. So those of you who are not familiar with them, get the chance to get acquainted.
And please...
Don't fuck it up.
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