Abba Greatest Hits Vol 2

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Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 29 October 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe (taking place between September and November 1979). It was ABBA's second chart-topping album of the year, the first being Voulez-Vous, and contained the brand new single " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", recorded in August 1979. Chart File – Top 100 Albums 1980" (PDF). Record Mirror. 4 April 1981. p.38. ISSN 0144-5804– via World Radio History. Top 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.34, no.6. 20 December 1980. ISSN 0315-5994– via Library and Archives Canada.

Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17 . Retrieved 2014-07-13. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was released on CD in 1982 by Polydor but was deleted from their ABBA CD range in 1992 when it was replaced with ABBA Gold. It was also released in the US by Atlantic Records in 1983 with the same mastering as the Polydor CD but was discontinued there in the late 1980s as well. From the Music Capitols of the World – Athens" (PDF). Billboard. 18 November 1978. p.73 . Retrieved 25 January 2022– via World Radio History. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Scandinavia on 17 November 1975 [4] and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably the UK on 10 April, and on 18 September in the US and Canada. The 1976 version of the album included the band's most recent single " Fernando". Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.

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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. A1, A2, B2, B3 ℗ 1979; A2, A4, B1 ℗ 1976; A3, A6, B5 to B7 ℗ 1977; A5, B4 ℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB a b "ABBA fenomen ili fenomenalna ABBA". Džuboks. No.33. April 1977. p.5 . Retrieved 6 November 2020– via Popboks.

The Swedish Radio hit parade was based on votes, not single sales. The group's first two singles, " People Need Love" and " He Is Your Brother", were hits on this Tio i Topp chart. In all, ABBA had nine songs in this chart, and the six that went as high as number three are included on the album.

Eagle, I Wonder (Departure), Take A Chance On Me, Thank You For The Music & The Name Of The Game are from the LP " ABBA – The Album" Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Conciseed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p.31. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.

a b "American album certifications – Abba – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Israeli Awards". Billboard. 18 August 1982. p. 58 . Retrieved 12 December 2019. israel gold 20,000 billboard. Svensktoppen was a vote-based radio chart show for Swedish-language songs. ABBA had three number ones in this chart ("Ring Ring", "Waterloo", "Honey Honey") and a number 6 ("Åh, Vilka Tider"). Polar issued 'official' Swedish versions of " Bang-A-Boomerang" and "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" by Svenne & Lotta, both reached number 2 in this chart. Svenne & Lotta had hits with these songs in several markets. Other acts, including both Agnetha and Frida as solo performers, made Swedish-language versions of other ABBA songs; only "So Long" had not been a hit on the Svensktoppen chart, though "So Long" had been a hit on the Danish equivalent Dansktoppen. Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p.14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 . Retrieved 30 November 2021– via worldradiohistory.com.Copsey, Rob (4 July 2016). "The UK's 60 official biggest selling albums of all time revealed". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 July 2016. a b "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p.14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 . Retrieved 30 November 2021– via worldradiohistory.com. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Abba; 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 2016-02-18. All songs published by Countless Songs, Ltd., (BMI) except "Eagle", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", "I Wonder (Departure)", "Money, Money, Money", "Take A Chance On Me", "Thank You For The Music" published by Artwork Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP). "Chiquitita" published by UNICEF Music Project (ASCAP).