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Benny Andersson discography

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Benny Andersson discography
Studio albums11 (excluding contributions), 31 (including contributions)
Live albums1

Benny Andersson has been active as a recording artist since 1964, when he joined Swedish rock band The Hep Stars. With them, and more recently as a member of ABBA and Benny Anderssons Orkester, he became one of the most successful Swedish composers and artists. He also wrote the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla and Mamma Mia!.

This album-discography provides a comprehensive chronological summary of the work of Benny Andersson. For this reason, every studio-album and live-album which features Andersson as an artist is listed, excluding compilation albums. Besides that, it also includes the main releases from the musicals mentioned above as well as albums, which rely heavily on Andersson as composer and producer.

1960s

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List of albums from the 1960s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[1] NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
We And Our Cadillac Hep Stars 1965
  • Released: October 1965
  • Label: Olga (LPO 01)
  • Format: LP
9
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Hep Stars On Stage
  • Released: December 1965
  • Label: Olga (LPO 02)
  • Format: LP
20
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
The Hep Stars 1966
  • Released: December 1966
  • Label: Olga (LPO 04)
  • Format: LP
12 5w 5
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Jul med Hep Stars 1967
  • Released: December 1967
  • Label: Olga (LPO 06)
  • Format: LP
  • Artist
  • Producer
It's Been A Long Long Time 1968
  • Released: February 1968
  • Label: Cupol (CLPNS 342)
  • Format: LP
  • Artist
  • Composer
Songs We Sang 68
  • Released: December 1968
  • Label: Olga (LPO 07)
  • Format: LP
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer

1970s

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List of albums from the 1970s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[2] NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Lycka Björn Ulvaeus &

Benny Andersson

1970
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Polar (POLS 226)
  • Format: LP
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Ring Ring Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida

(ABBA)

1973
  • Released: 26 March 1973
  • Label: Polar (POLS 242)
  • Format: LP
2 12w 10
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Waterloo ABBA 1974
  • Released: 4 March 1974
  • Label: Polar (POLS 252)
  • Format: LP
1 (12 weeks) 27w 1 28
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
ABBA ABBA 1975
  • Released: 21 April 1975
  • Label: Polar (POLS 262)
  • Format: LP
1 (16 weeks) 33w 1 13
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Arrival ABBA 1976
  • Released: 11 October 1976
  • Label: Polar (POLS 272)
  • Format: LP
1 (12 weeks) 32w 1 1
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
The Album ABBA 1977
  • Released: 12 December 1977
  • Label: Polar (POLS 282)
  • Format: LP
1 (4 weeks) 14w 1 1
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Voulez-Vous ABBA 1979
  • Released: 23 April 1979
  • Label: Polar (POLS 292)
  • Format: LP
1 (10 weeks) 26w 1 1
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer

1980s

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List of albums from the 1980s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[3] NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Gracias por la música ABBA 1980
  • Released: June 1980
  • Label: Polar
  • Format: LP
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Super Trouper ABBA
  • Released: 3 November 1980
  • Label: Polar (POLS 322)
  • Format: LP
1 (7 weeks) 22w 1 1
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
The Visitors ABBA 1981
  • Released: 30 November 1981
  • Label: Polar (POLS 342)
  • Format: LP
1 (9 weeks) 14w 1 1
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Chess Musical 1984
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Polar (POLYXL 2-600)
  • Format: 2xLP
1 (7 weeks) 30w 3 10
  • Composer
  • Producer
Gemini Gemini 1985
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Polar (POLS 400)
  • Format: LP
9 12w
  • Composer
  • Producer
ABBA Live ABBA 1986
  • Released: 18 August 1986
  • Label: Polar
  • Format: LP
49 2w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Geminism Gemini 1987
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: Polar (POLS 418)
  • Format: LP, CD
13 30w
  • Composer
  • Producer
Klinga mina klockor Benny Andersson 6 20w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Chess

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Musical 1988
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Polar (POLS 419)
  • Format: LP, CD
  • Composer
Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän
  • Artist
  • Producer
November 1989 Benny Andersson 1989 13 14w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer

1990s

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List of albums from the 1990s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[4] NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Fiolen Min Benny Andersson

Orsa Spelmän etc.

1990
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 005)
  • Format: CD
  • Artist
  • Producer
Shapes Josefin Nilsson 1993
  • Released: March 1993
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 008)
  • Format: CD
14 14w
  • Composer
  • Producer
Chess In Concert Musical 1994
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Kristina från Duvemåla Musical 1996
  • Released: 25 October 1996
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 011)
  • Format: 3xCD
2 74w
  • Composer
  • Producer
Ödra Orsa Spelmän 1998
  • Artist
  • Producer
Mamma Mia!

Original Cast Recording

Musical 1999
  • Released: 25 October 1999
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD
26 8w 12
  • Composer

2000s

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List of albums from the 2000s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[5] NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Benny Anderssons Orkester Benny Anderssons Orkester 2001
  • Released: 28 June 2001
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 017)
  • Format: CD
1 (1 week) 55w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Chess på svenska Musical 2002
  • Released: 31 October 2002
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 019)
  • Format: 2xCD
2 12w
  • Composer
  • Producer
BAO! Benny Anderssons Orkester 2004
  • Released: 25 June 2004
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 021)
  • Format: CD
1 (1 week) 55w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Mamma Mia!

på svenska / Swedish Cast Recording

Musical 2005 2 36w
  • Composer
BAO på turné Benny Anderssons Orkester 2006
  • Released: 11 May 2006
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 022)
  • Format: CD
6 28w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
BAO 3 Benny Anderssons Orkester 2007
  • Released: 24 October 2007
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 023)
  • Format: CD, digital
3 34w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Cast of Mamma Mia! 2008 1 (9 weeks) 156 w* 1 1
  • Composer
  • Producer
Story Of A Heart Benny Andersson Band 2009
  • Released: 26 June 2009
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 025)
  • Format: CD, digital
5 11w 10 29
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer

2010s

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List of albums from the 2010s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart[6] AUS Chart[7] NOR
Chart[8]
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Kristina At Carnegie Hall Musical 2010
  • Released: 16 April 2010
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 026)
  • Format: 2xCD, digital
32 2w
  • Composer
  • Producer
O klang och jubeltid Benny Anderssons Orkester 2011
  • Released: 15 June 2011
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 027)
  • Format: CD, digital
1 (2 weeks) 46 w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Tomten har åkt hem Benny Anderssons Orkester 2012
  • Released: 19 November 2012
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 029)
  • Format: CD, digital
4 9 w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Hjälp sökes Musical 2013
  • Released: 9 September 2013
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 032)
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Kärlekens tid Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör 2015
  • Released: 18 September 2015
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 033)
  • Format: CD, digital
9 3 w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Mitt hjärta klappar för dig Benny Anderssons Orkester 2016
  • Released: 10 June 2016
  • Label: Mono Music (MMCD 034)
  • Format: CD, Vinyl, digital
2 19 w
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Piano Benny Andersson 2017 1 (4 weeks)
[9]
22 w 18 12 12
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack
Cast of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2018
  • Released: 13 July 2018
  • Label: Capitol (US)

Polydor (worldwide)

  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl
1 (12 weeks - collections albums chart) 24 w* 1 2 1
  • Composer
  • Producer
Dancing Queen Cher 2018 2

(albums chart)

2 wks 2 2
  • Composer
  • Producer

( * denotes that the album is still charting)

2020s

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List of albums from the 2020s with selected chart positions
Title Artist Year Album details SWE Chart AUS Chart NOR
Chart
UK
Chart
Contribution of
Benny Andersson
Peak position Time in
(weeks)
Voyage ABBA 2021
  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Polar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital
- - - - -
  • Artist
  • Composer
  • Producer

Also appears on

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  • Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
  2. ^ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
  3. ^ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
  4. ^ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
  5. ^ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
  6. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Benny Andersson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "australian-charts.com – Discography Benny Andersson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "VG-lista – Piano". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 October 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".