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- 4 min
- Rob Sheffield
- “DANCING QUEEN” (1976) Sometimes a band’s most famous song is also their best. Since ABBA were the poppermost of pop stars, making music that belonged to absolutely everybody, it makes poetic sense their most brilliant moment is also their most universally beloved.
- “KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU” (1976) Skintight Lycra pantsuits and tragic heartbreak: the ultimate ABBA combination. Like Carole King on Tapestry or Fleetwood Mac on Rumours, ABBA layer their lush 1970s harmonies to kiss off a broken marriage.
- “THE NAME OF THE GAME” (1977) Having tried everything else a time or two, ABBA made their big prog statement on the 1977 opus that they modestly titled The Album.
- “SOS” (1975) Play this back to back with anything by Joy Division or the early Cure and you can hear how goth ABBA were. “SOS” defines the high-gloss Nordic melancholy that made them so influential for the new wave and postpunk artists who followed, as those lonely piano notes build up into an overload of synth bombast.
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Nov 7, 2021 · ABBA's Official Top 20 biggest songs. As the world prepares for an ABBA Voyage, we count down the biggest hits of the Swedish pop icons. By Rob Copsey | 07 November 2021. There aren't...
- Tom Eames
- 4 min
- Gimme, Gimme, Gimme. Abba - Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) This song originally had the title 'Under My Sun', and it later formed as the title and theme tune of the 1990s sitcom of the same name starring Kathy Burke.
- Thank You for the Music. Abba - Thank You For The Music (Official Video) This song was originally featured on the group's fifth album The Album in 1977, but became more famous when it was released as a single in late 1983, to promote the compilation album of the same name.
- Does Your Mother Know. Abba - Does Your Mother Know (Official Video) This song was strange in that it was an ABBA hit that had lead vocals from Björn rather than either of the two female members!
- Waterloo. Abba - Waterloo. This was the song that catapulted ABBA into the public consciousness. It helped them win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, and ABBAmania was born.
In our list of the top ABBA songs we count down from 40 to 1. What will our top choice be from the Swedish quartet? By Ian Ravendale.
- 3 min
- Jeff Benjamin
- ABBA – “Dancing Queen” From the euphoric opening to lyrics that perfectly encapsulate a youthful bliss, “Dancing Queen” is the masterpiece that’s outlasted the disco era to become a standard of modern-day dance music.
- ABBA – “Take a Chance on Me” The opening a cappella of this 1981 single indicated the true musicality of ABBA, with the band nailing the opening (and Bjorn and Benny’s voices even featured!)
- ABBA – “Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” Perhaps one of the more bizarre cuts in ABBA’s discography, “Gimme!” is the epitome of how the Swedish sensations could transform minor chords, hair-raising harmonies and ominous production into pop perfection.
- ABBA – “Knowing Me Knowing You” You’d be hard pressed to find a better chorus than “Knowing Me Knowing You,” which automatically begs to be sung when the drums hit ahead of the mix of power chords, guitar riffs and layered vocal segments (listen up for the “Uh huh,” if you’ve missed it all these years).
Nov 4, 2021 · Though some of their more iconic songs like "I Have a Dream" and "Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" missed out on the American charts, some of their biggest hits made a splash in the...
ABBA Dancing Queen Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight Angel Eyes Mamma Mia The Winner Takes It Lay All Your Love Take a Chance on Me Waterloo Chiquitita Super ...
