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The Definitive Collection
Compilation album by ABBA
Released	November 2, 2001
Genre	Pop
Length	147:38
Label	Universal Music Group
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ABBA chronology
Thank You for the Music (1994) The Definitive Collection (2001) The Complete Studio Recordings (2005)

The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits compilation album of all the singles released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in 2001 and consisted of two discs: the first featuring the singles from 1972-79 ("People Need Love" – "Does Your Mother Know"), and the second including the singles from 1979-82 ("Voulez-Vous" – "Under Attack"), with the tracks being listed in chronological order. The main exception is the track "Thank You For The Music", which, despite being written and recorded in 1977, was in fact released as a single (primarily in the UK) in 1983 after the band had split up. It appears on disc two, along with two bonus tracks, "Ring Ring" (1974 Remix, UK Single Version), and "Voulez-Vous" (Extended Remix, 1979 US Promo). In the Australian version of The Definitive Collection, two further bonus tracks were added: "Rock Me" and "Hasta Mañana".

This double album replaced an old collection of ABBA's singles titled The Singles: The First Ten Years, released in 1982.

A DVD titled The Definitive Collection was also released. It features all of ABBA's videos plus five bonus videos and a picture gallery.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 178 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1]

1. "People Need Love" – 2:45 Listen (help·info)
2. "He is Your Brother" – 3:18
3. "Ring Ring" – 3:04 Listen (help·info)
4. "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" – 2:53
5. "Waterloo" – 2:47 Listen (help·info)
6. "Honey, Honey" – 2:55
7. "So Long" – 3:05
8. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" – 3:16
9. "SOS" – 3:20 Listen (help·info)
10. "Mamma Mia" – 3:32 Listen (help·info)
11. "Fernando" – 4:14
12. "Dancing Queen" – 3:51 Listen (help·info)
13. "Money, Money, Money" – 3:05
14. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" – 4:01 Listen (help·info)
15. "The Name of the Game" – 4:52 Listen (help·info)
16. "Take a Chance on Me" – 4:05 Listen (help·info)
17. "Eagle" – 4:27
18. "Summer Night City" – 3:35
19. "Chiquitita" – 5:24 Listen (help·info)
20. "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:13
21. "Rock Me" - 3:08 (Australian bonus track only)
22. "Hasta Mañana - 3:11 (Australian bonus track only)

1. "Voulez-Vous" – 5:08 Listen (help·info)
2. "Angeleyes" – 4:19
3. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 4:50
4. "I Have A Dream" – 4:42
5. "The Winner Takes It All" – 4:56 Listen (help·info)
6. "Super Trouper" – 4:13 Listen (help·info)
7. "On and On and On" – 3:42
8. "Lay All Your Love on Me" – 4:34
9. "One Of Us" – 3:56 Listen (help·info)
10. "When All Is Said And Done" – 3:17
11. "Head Over Heels" – 3:47
12. "The Visitors" – 5:46
13. "The Day Before You Came" – 5:51
14. "Under Attack" – 3:47 Listen (help·info)
15. "Thank You For The Music" – 3:51
16. "Ring Ring" (UK Single Remix, 1974) – 3:10 (Bonus track)
17. "Voulez-Vous" (Extended Remix, 1979 US Promo) – 6:07 (Bonus track)

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