The best ABBA songs
The top 3 according to 104 votes from people: The Day Before You Came · Dancing Queen · Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight). (Updated Feb 20, 2023.)
ABBA's most streamed songs and the ones ranked highest by expert Carl Magnus Palm and Swedish magazine QX's jury, from Waterloo to the 2021 comeback.
Top 18
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1
The Day Before You Came
1982. One of their last recordings, dark and narrative.
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2
Dancing Queen
1976. The most streamed and perhaps the most loved.
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3
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
1979. Disco that still fills dance floors.
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4
The Winner Takes It All
1980. Number one for expert Carl Magnus Palm.
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5
Money, Money, Money
1976. Dreaming of a rich man.
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6
Mamma Mia
1975. Later gave its name to the musical and the film.
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7
Waterloo
1974. The Eurovision winner that made them world famous.
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8
SOS
1975. A favourite of both Pete Townshend and Kurt Cobain.
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9
Knowing Me, Knowing You
1977. A break-up in a minor key.
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10
When All Is Said and Done
1981. About divorce, sung by Frida.
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11
Super Trouper
1980. About the spotlights on stage.
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12
I Still Have Faith in You
2021. The comeback song after almost 40 years.
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13
Chiquitita
1979. The ballad they also recorded in Spanish.
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14
The Name of the Game
1977. One of their most sophisticated songs.
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15
Summer Night City
1978. Stockholm by night.
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16
Lay All Your Love on Me
1980. Synth disco that became a club hit.
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17
Take a Chance on Me
1977. A playful a cappella opening.
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18
Fernando
1976. A folk feel and memories of revolution.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
The Day Before You Came is so underrated, glad to see it here