The Singles (The First Ten Years)
by ABBA

The Singles (The First Ten Years) by ABBA
(Compilation album)
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 9,899th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 38 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (150th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,419th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,899th)

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ABBA bestography

The Singles (The First Ten Years) is ranked 12th best out of 25 albums by ABBA on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by ABBA is Arrival which is ranked number 1233 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,395.

ABBA album bestography « Higher ranked (8,146th)
Ring Ring
This album (9,899th)
The Singles (The First Ten Years)
Lower ranked (18,270th) »
Greatest Hits Vol. 2

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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The Singles (The First Ten Years) track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 9,899th | 1980s rank: 1,419th | 1982 rank: 150th

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 38 votes)
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08/18/2025 16:10 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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06/28/2024 12:56 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,08174/100
 
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03/24/2024 18:23 Fevernova  Ratings distribution  3,14082/100
 
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09/28/2023 13:45 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,86159/100
 
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05/22/2023 19:55 Bach  Ratings distribution  70875/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.0/100, a mean average of 80.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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From 12/16/2024 08:51 | #306541
Own: superlative singles collection on the ol' wax. Note optimistic title. Pop smarts galore, underlying poignancy not unlike the Carpenters or Rembrandt. They were very possibly the best singles band of the 70s, with a handful of good album tracks. And unlike most bands they seemed to get better as they went along, soon enough dropping the Schlager tendencies. Some of it sounds like Mozart thanks to Benny.
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From 08/26/2015 12:14 | #148584
This album has nearly all their singles on one album. The early singles are missing and Thank You For The Music which wasn't released as a single until after they split. Contains their last great recording - The Day Before You Came. A good compilation 80/100
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