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Discussion: The ABBA Rate | Winner Revealed!
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The ABBA Rate | Winner Revealed!
"Dancing Kings and Queens"
The ABBA Singles Rate
Hosted by Evun
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"For a group perceived as a lovable but lightweight pop outfit,
it is surprising how much ABBA developed. In a career that took
them from power pop to mini-rock operas to modish synth pop,
the Swedish four-piece at no point rested on their laurels."
- BBC Music
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A Brief Run Down of Some of Their Greatest Accomplishments
Come enjoy and celebrate some of the most well-crafted pop songs you will ever hear, performed by one of the most accomplished and beloved pop groups ever. By rating ABBA's singles, you'll learn why they've sold over 370 million records, and still sell 3-4 million a year despite not performing together a single time since 1986. ABBA opened doors for European acts, becoming the first non-American non-British act to maintain continued success in the United States. The influence of their music can be seen in the likes Madonna and, more recently, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream era (Katy credits ABBA as a major influence on the album), as well as more subtly in nearly all pop artists. ABBA popularized the music video worldwide and greatly impacted its development as a form of promotion. They mastered catchiness and the power of hooks without ever forgetting beautiful lyrics and often powerful themes. As the years progressed, their music became more political and personally dark, mirroring the progression of their own lives.
Throughout their career, they grew and evolved, creating an endlessly interesting catalogue of pop classics.
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You'll be rating 46 ABBA singles.
Copy the song list I provided below,
and PM me a rating from 0-10 for each track.
Submit your scores by
Sunday Jan 13 11pm PST
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To see a full list of the singles, click here:
Full List of Singles
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RING RING
People Need Love
He Is Your Brother
Ring Ring
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Nina, Pretty Ballerina
Another Town, Another Train
WATERLOO
Waterloo
Honey, Honey
Hasta Mañana
King Kong Song
Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
ABBA
So Long
I've Been Waiting for You
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
SOS
Bang-A-Boomerang
Mamma Mia
Rock Me
GREATEST HITS
Fernando
ARRIVAL
Dancing Queen
Money, Money, Money
Knowing Me, Knowing You
When I Kissed the Teacher
THE ALBUM
The Name of the Game
Take a Chance on Me
Eagle
Hole in Your Soul
VOULEZ-VOUS
Chiquitita
Does Your Mother Know
Voulez-Vous
Angeleyes
I Have a Dream
GREATEST HITS VOL 2
Summer Night City
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
SUPER TROUPER
The Winner Takes It All
On and On and ON
Super Trouper
Lay All Your Love on Me
Happy New Year
THE VISITORS
One of Us
When All Is Said and Done
Head Over Heels
The Visitors
THE SINGLES
The Day Before You Came
Under Attack
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
Thank You For the Music
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To stream all their singles via Spotify, click here:
Stream All Singles
Ring Ring
Waterloo
ABBA
Greatest Hits
Arrival
The Album
Voulez-Vous
Greatest Hits Vol 2
Super Trouper
The Visitors
The Singles
Thank You For the Music
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Thank you.
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Results
1 Dancing Queen
2 Mamma Mia
3 The Winner Takes It All
4 SOS
5 Lay All Your Love on Me
6 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
7 Waterloo
8 Chiquitita
9 Fernando
10 Take a Chance on Me
11 Knowing Me, Knowing You
12 Voulez-Vous
13 Money, Money, Money
14 Thank You For the Music
15 Does Your Mother Know
16 Super Trouper
17 One of Us
18 Honey, Honey
19 The Name of the Game
20 When All Is Said and Done
21 Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
22 Summer Night City
23 I Have a Dream
24 The Visitors
25 So Long
26 When I Kissed The Teacher
27 Rock Me
28 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
29 Angeleyes
30 Ring Ring
31 Eagle
32 I've Been Waiting for You
33 Hole in Your Soul
34 Bang-A-Boomerang
35 People Need Love
36 Nina, Pretty Ballerina
37 Happy New Year
38 On and On and ON
39 Head Over Heels
40 Hasta Mañana
41 Under Attack
42 King Kong Song
43 Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
44 Another Town, Another Train
45 The Day Before You Came
46 He Is Your Brother
Participated
Evun
SupremeGoddess
Brando
aosorio19
Pyanga
nicklada
Gagasm
YSL
briannaisboss
Xorev
Mikal
Skyian
True Skarlet
Euphoria
Ace Reject
VampireGrin
Rolland
ethan
madonnas
B2R4D
itsAllen
annashaus
YoYo
Flashing Lights
Eric.
Mastamaind
superben
BoyOnBoy Wonder
Mastamaind
Stevie
supaspaz
like2throw
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omg reserved
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Hmmm I'll do this. I'm actually unfamiliar with pretty much everything outside of Dancing Queen so this'll be a learning experience.
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Yes! I was waiting for this, will sent in my list asap! Let's hope Dancing Queen won't take the cake, though it probably will.
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So doing this after Christmas.
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Been waiting for this for a LONG time.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS .
Loving the GIF btw .
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Here for that
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Yasssss I can't wait to do this next year!
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Originally posted by nicklada
Hmmm I'll do this. I'm actually unfamiliar with pretty much everything outside of Dancing Queen so this'll be a learning experience.
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Yay!
Their whole catalogue is fantastic, Dancing Queen is just one of their many great tracks.
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sent.
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Y'all better spent those 10's on Honey, Honey, Fernando, Chiquitita and One Of Us. By the way, I'm missing When I Kissed The Teacher on Arrival, that was a single, no?
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Originally posted by YoYo
Been waiting for this for a LONG time.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS .
Loving the GIF btw .
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Thank you.
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Originally posted by Pyanga
Y'all better spent those 10's on Honey, Honey, Fernando, Chiquitita and One Of Us. By the way, I'm missing When I Kissed The Teacher on Arrival, that was a single, no?
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It wasn't. I considered adding it since it is on a lot of their GH albums, but it didn't make the cut.
Actually, I'll add it in. I added in Dance (WTMSGO) for the same reason. It's significant enough to be included.
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Originally posted by Evun
It wasn't. I considered adding it since it is on a lot of their GH albums, but it didn't make the cut.
Actually, I'll add it in. I added in Dance (WTMSGO) for the same reason. It's significant enough to be included.
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I thought it was a single because it had a video, but yay for adding it in.
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This looks great. Definitely in! I hope "Chiquitita" does well.
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@ everyone who's saying they'll do this. Thanks y'all.
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Definitely doing this, and I will make sure that Dancing Queen does NOT win.
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Originally posted by madonnas
I will make sure that Dancing Queen does NOT win.
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Stop reading my mind! . Lets troll Dancing Queen sister
Ideal top 3 :
1-Lay All Your Love
2-The Day Before You Came
3-Winner Takes it All/Take a Chance On Me
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I am so here for this! ABBA are the best group ever.
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Originally posted by madonnas
Definitely doing this, and I will make sure that Dancing Queen does NOT win.
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That would be more predictable than Paper Planes winning.
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