The 1st 50 Years

A new box set featuring ABBA’s full catalog of A-sides is on the way. Coming October 25th, 2024, via Polar Music International and Universal Music, "The Singles : The First Fifty Years" arrives 5 decades after the legendary Swedish pop group’s breakthrough victory with “Waterloo” at Eurovision 1974.

"The Singles : The First Fifty Years" updates ABBA’s 1982 compilation "The Singles : The First Ten Years", adding the singles released in conjunction with the group’s 2021 reunion album "Voyage". Available in 4 LP and 2 CD sets, they include 38 songs, running from the group’s 1972 debut single, “People Need Love”, to 2022’s final Voyage single “No Doubt About It”.

The collection includes 4 songs that were not issued as A-sides by Polar, but saw release as singles in some countries, including “Hasta Mañana”, “Angeleyes”, a double A-side with “Voulez-Vous” in some countries, “Lay All Your Love On Me” and “When All Is Said And Done” The packaging includes an illustrated booklet with liner notes by ABBA historian Carl Magnus Palm.

ABBA were the 1st Swedish group to win the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2005, “Waterloo” was named the greatest song in the history of the competition. In the wake of ABBA’s victory, the group went on to become one of the best selling musical acts in history, with more than 150 million records sold worldwide.

The group’s music is the basis for the hit 1999 musical "Mamma Mia!", its blockbuster 2008 film adaptation, and the 2018 sequel "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again". In 2022, the group launched its pioneering "ABBA Voyage" production in London, featuring holograms depicting the 1979 versions of members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.