Arrival

Banger after banger on this album. I like ABBA, and forgot how good/influential they are. More albums like this, please :)

Great harmonies. Great dance tunes.

It's very fun. Never really pick it myself but happy to hear it. Will I listen to again: 90%

So catchy. Brilliant meolodies. The rhythm guitar sound is light and crisp, very pleasant. This is pretty much the ultimate pop album. Many have tried, most have failed - but this is in the vein of the Beatles songwriting tradition. Hard to fault it. Lots of variety from song to song, too. Abba at the top of their game. Perhaps you could say that it is more a collection of great songs than something that obviously forms a theme as an album, but that doesn't really matter.

Fun and inoffensive. Nice easy listening that could be played or listened to almost anywhere. Feels both dated and timeless at the same time almost. Overall solid. Top tracks: Dancing Queen; Knowing Me, Knowing You; Money, Money, Money

ABBA fucking rules! Impossible to be in a bad mood when listening. Aside from the obvious juggernauts on the album, I really enjoyed the instrumental title track 'Arrival'. Tastefully hypnotic

Pretty much just a nonstop dopamine release of an album

There are too many bangers on this album to do anything but sit back and enjoy regardless of your taste.

god bless abba and their transparent egg copter

It's fun to listen to this relaxed and happy music!

This album started our a bit too disco pop for me but it turned around after Dancing Queen. I ended up really enjoying this one. The harmonies and vocals are mighty damn good. They definitely knew how to craft a song. Some pretty thought out lyrical content too. I think I can get on board with ABBA

Album was good, listened to it before bed.

This album was so much better than it has a right to be

angelic. loved the harmonies. my favourite ones out of those i've never heard before must be "my love, my life" and "fernando". am i ever going to listen to the full album again tho? probably no.

Incredible songwriting

ABBA is the perfect example of 70's pop. I remember hearing several of these songs from my mom and aunts growing up if not just in pop culture itself. I dont even really like ABBA that much but I can admit they have some great hits on this one. Dancing Queen and Fernando of course.

Strong pop album but one of the best pop acts of all time. Lots of songs your mom loved when you were a kid. Fernando is spectacular!

"Ahaaa!" as Alan Partridge would say, "Knowing you, Abba - Arrival, knowing me, Alan Partridge. It was odd going into this because, although I've never listened to an ABBA album, I knew what I was going to get - some classic pop songs and a bunch of filler. I wasn't expecting it to start with a slightly suspect song about kissing a teacher, but given the era, perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. But when it gets to the hits - "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Money, Money, Money," you can't help but feel a sort of cheesy joy. I want to give it 4 for the excellent song writing, but the filler is dragging it down. Three and a half?

I have enjoyed ABBA in passing, but this was the first opportunity where I listened to a complete album. Will definitely be adding ABBA to my playlist!

Неплохой альбом. Есть хиты, есть песни похуже. 50% есть

Pretty good

good harmonies well crafted pop music

ABBA has been a band I've listened to for a while, but mostly in association with Mamma Mia or their Gold album. It was nice to get one of their studio releases to see how it holds up. And it does hold up. Definitely an early album from them but filled with some great songs from them. Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, Fernando. All slappers and that isn't even all the ones on the album. This would definitely be a 4.5 if half stars were allowed but a really solid album nonetheless that I will come back to.

Loved this album when I was a kid. Now it's ok to listen to, guess I've simply heard it too often!

ABBA rules, that's all. 8/10 (4/5)

Very good. Very interesting pop album. The songs are played so much, it's easy to realise how often they make unexpected choices. A few album tracks that are duds, particularly the closer, but it's a 4 and more baby

4.0

Unexpected surprise

I feel like this album helped me understand ABBA and why everyone loves them. This is just a fun singable album.

Je m'attendais à plus, mais ça reste un bon album. Je pensais que les deep cuts allaient un peu plus se démarquer. Néanmoins on comprend poourquoi c'est un classique. De plus, la production et le mixing sont impeccables. 7.5/10

Incredible. I love ABBA already. I will say, I know most of their hits and don’t tend to listen to full albums. There were some new songs I learned and some great ones I already knew. I saw a tweet that said that ABBA is a great indicator of who someone is, like if they don’t like ABBA they’re a bad person. I agree. Their songs are silly but so upbeat and fun. Who does like happiness?

almost a 5 but a few not so good tracks

Happy disco sung by a group that sounds like a school choir. Weird lyrics but I enjoyed this dancy number.

Nice fun album that includes two of their best hits in Dancing Queen and Fernando. Liked it and can see why they were so popular. 8/10.

Fun Disco/Pop record. ABBA gets a little polarizing and I don't love every idea on the record but the hits are undeniable.

I always wish I wouldn't enjoy ABBA songs as much as I do, or enjoy them even more. Always stuck in this weird place where I cannot help but groove with the tune when it plays, but wouldn't actively seek it out. This album features (at least) 5 hits, varies in mood and tone while keeping a unifying style, and isn't too long.

Cleverly written pop music and excellenty produced album that sounds great even after almost 50 years. I love the hits ('Dancing Queen' is one of my fav ABBA songs), and 'Arrival' is a beautiful ending of this album. Others mentioned 'Fernando' being such a great song - but it was not included on the original album, it was released as a single in 1976 and was released only on the Australia and New Zealand versions. This album is great even without such a great song as 'Fernando'.

This is disco and disco sucks, right? So why do I find myself sort of enjoying this?

Abba is a guilty pleasure for me. The harmonies make me blush like a kissed teacher. This album was fun throughout, even though I only knew two songs.

This album is very, very good for what it is. Perfectly catchy. Perfectly produced. The songs that dancy are successful in getting you to move. I don't listen to ABBA voluntarily but I don't turn them off either. I'd be happy to hear any of these songs at a club (or let's face it, it would really be at a wedding). I was not familiar with Money, Money, Money and I really liked it

So this has a few of the hits, but arguably not the best ones, and there is a big gap between their hits and album tracks. Still, enjoyable and of course some interesting ideas. Would be a 5 for a lot of other artists but they can do better.

Excellent

my love my life <3 gut one

4/5. A solid collection of disco pop with several classic songs and Dancing Queen throws this up a whole number. There are definitely some misses and Abba is best enjoyed as a greatest hits album but as an album goes, it's short and sweet with mostly enjoyable songs save a couple. Forget the haters who are missing out on the fun, just play it and enjoy. Best Song: Dancing Queen, Tiger, Money

Classic abba

I grimaced when this popped up but I recognize a Pop monument when I hear one. And it's a good one.

Reawakened some joy listening to them...

Nice album!

Great band, great album. Has a few weak songs costing it that fifth star

ABBA slays

Its ABBA. Would give 4.5/5 but I cant:/

Never listened to ABBA before but this album wasn't too bad!

Never listened to an abba album but this was good - a lot of their hits and always fun to listen to. Surprisingly good as an album listen as I thought it would just sound like a compilation of singles, but it didn't.

ABBA will always score high, this is a good set of single songs but it is missing a story.

This is a last minute review so will be quick. I liked this quite a lot, although I expected to be familiar with more songs than I was. It is very catchy, and interestingly composed. There was something in the air that night. I lost my kite. Fernando.

Dancing Queen is one of the best pop songs of all time I think, that and Money Money Money are classics that are unbelievably catchy and very nostalgic for me. The rest of the album keeps up that vibe well with some great songs and a couple weaker spots. ABBA has always been pretty cheesy but they are unapologetic about it and are such great and catchy songwriters that they make it work, they're undeniable. Not stuff I would necessarily throw on a playlist but I really enjoyed this album.

Great fun for the night.

Catchy, catchy, catchy The title track was a nice surprise

Listened in the car yesterday. A great album of brilliantly crafted & performed pop/rock songs. Don't be led by the well known singles - the album tracks are every bit as good.

Pure pop joy! Amazing to have 4 massive hits on 1 album

A maximalist, lush pop album; absolutely stacked with great harmonies. Only cloying occasionally. Highlights: My Love My Life, Dum Dum Diddle, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money, That's Me, Why Did It Have To Be Me?, Fernando

4+

Dancing Queen! Forgot how incredible Fernando is

First listen. Some tracks I've never heard before plus the classics

Good times!

Some well crafted pop songs. Some of them are better than others. Fernando is a banger.

I wanted to not like this album, but I think it’s impossible to be sad while listening. It just has an upbeat tempo and is so very “ABBA” that you just smile.

Every song is an earworm, beyond the most obvious dancing queen, and money times 3, knowing me knowing you, the rest of the songs are amazing too. I enjoyed tiger a lot which was one I wasn't familiar with and fernando is one of my favorites (is that a bonus track though?) Great album

First time listening to a full-length (not hits album or compilation) from ABBA. Poppy as all hell of course! Infectious, nothing offensive, good hooks, beats, production, vocal, ---probably won't ever listen to it again after today.

Love some songs, just wasn’t in the mood.

very dope very cool

There's the 'four singles/8 b-grade album fillers' pop model beloved of Madonna, Britney et al and then there's this. What to make of the fact that the title track has been streamed 4 million times while Dancing Queen has 1.5 billion. What you can make is of course that some tracks are very very good, exceptional, and others not so much - the singles. You could give it 8/5 for the singles. Maybe even 35/5. But let's be clear as an album, unlike say Pulp's Different Class, you take out the big singles and there's being generous a 3/5 album. So it has to be a 4 for me Clive.

Love ABBA Too tracks: Dancing Queen, Money Money Money

Chances are good you've heard "Dancing Queen" before at a wedding or other occasion for hitting the dance floor. This is the album where that song comes from, along with other easy-listening pop tunes. It's a largely inoffensive record with solid production, though your enjoyment will vary depending on how much you can tolerate this style of music. If that sounds like your vibe, then check it out.

Not for me, but undeniably well written pop ditties

3.5/5

Always had a bit of a soft spot for Abba. There are some superbly produced pop songs on this album. I enjoyed being 'allowed' to indulge a guilty pleasure as part of this 1001 Albums.

absolutely perfect pop music. endless bangers, although perhaps doesn’t have the same range as better ABBA albums

ABBA seems to transcend all generations. That's very evident in the fact that some of their songs have gone viral again with the TikTok crowd. The pop sound is just easily digestible. I mean, you've got mega-hits in here such as "Dancing Queen" and "Fernando". The earworms are plentiful in this album. Put on your dancin' shoes!

There are some of ABBA's best songs on this album ('Dancing Queen' and 'Fernando') which already makes this worth a listen. The rest of the album is largely of similar quality, though some of the tracks are a bit forgettable.

Excellent

what if i eat you i am the tiger

There’s no other band like ABBA. Such pure music.

Lovely lovely ABBA.

Obra maestra, desde la icónica portada hasta la última nota. Incluye la canción pop pluscuamperfecta (Dancing queen) y otra serie de joyas de obligada escucha. Las versiones posteriores del álbum in cluyen, con acierto, un temazo como es Fernando. Se puede decir que marca el cénit de una época antes del puñetazo Punk del 77 y de los musicales Saturday night fever-Grease. Otros discos de 1976: Songs in the key of life, Hotel California, Desire, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, el directo de Peter Frampton, los debuts de Boston y Tom Petty, Jailbreak, Station to station, Fly like an eagle, The year of the cat...

En klassiker

ICONIC

Great pop

Wow!

Good album to listen to if in need of being cheered up. Happy sounding dancy beats and lyrics to match. Good songwriting.

One of the best pop albums of all time. Fun and infectious energy

Top tier pop. Not something I would probably choose to listen to in most situations. But if you want to unite a disparate mix of generations with some banging tunes - this is it.

favourite: dum dum diddle, money money money, fernando least favourite: arrival this album is great mayb 7-8/10

This was my album of the day. Abba rocks. This actually came at a perfect time for me to listen to because just like a month or two ago I started going down the Abba catalog but stopped right before this one. It’s nice to see their huge transition from awesome folk pop to disco and I think this album is fucking fantastical… up until a certain point. The first seven tracks go from awesome sweet melodies that could make you cry to make you think to just make you dance, and then it stops. Because of repetition, the latter half of the album starts becoming a repetitive and boring. And then it picks back up at the end with Arriva and Fernando. Those two songs alone, the way they connect and fully theme the album, I thought would’ve been a perfect way to end it but then they also add Happy Hawaii, which is such an obvious marketing song for some reason. Overall, super fun. I would’ve cut a couple songs, but can’t deny the legendary Dancing Queen, B-. Oh, also they start the album with the song called. When I kissed the teacher, super sussy

I love ABBA's singles, I feel like the forgettable stuff is pretty forgettable though haha. Like... TOO sparkly sometimes, where I feel like the low end dropped out and all I'm left with is soprano harmonies in major key. It's not bad, and still very easy on the ears for the most part, but I kinda gotta be in the mood. We'll call it a 4 because those singles are 🔥

Super fun album and one of the all time greats.

Disco pop goodness. Just a lot of fun

A jolly offering from the Swedish maestros. Whilst some songs feel every one of their 48 years, there are more than a couple of all-time pop classics, serving to edge the start-rating up to 4....

I used to get so many copies of this record at auction when waiting for furniture to come up for bid. I have some fond memories of listening to them, and it's hard to deny an era-icon smash like "Dancing Queen," but ABBA are for me a Greatest Hits type of group.

Perfect pop. Eurovisions finest do it again!

It's quite hard to be objective with this album. The singles from this are so huge, and (certainly in the UK) so regularly played that they sort of interrupt the flow of the album. It is impossible to fault the production and performances, and most of the songwriting, too. Knowing the back story does make this a brutal album, and whilst Knowing Me, Knowing You probably takes the lead on being the most well known break-up song, but some of the lyrics in My Love, My Life are just heartbreaking.

Much, much better than I expected. A 3.5 bumped to a 4 for subverting expectations in a big way. 2 things though: The lyrics and title on that opening track...woof. Dancing Queen sounds like it's starting in the middle of the song. Why doesn't it have a proper build? It's still a bop.

unbelievable bop ratio on this record

So many goated songs on here - but “when I kissed the teacher” and “happy hawaii” (seriously wtf was that song) keep it from being a 5. But most of these songs are very special, and i really loved the title track, which I hadn’t heard before.

Pretty perfect pop album

hawaiii and dum diddle can be skipped , rest of the album is solid gold 70s pop !

What more can I say about an album that contains "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", and "Money, Money, Money"; plus the title instrumental track "Arrival" itself. A great album.

Dancing Queen is iconic. The rest of the album was poppy pleasantness. Not usually my style, but fun away.

It’s ABBA so of course it is a lot of fun! Catchy songs, nice vocals, but it was almost sickeningly sweet by the end of the album bc I had been so overloaded with ABBA.

85/100

They're super uncool but damn that's catchy 4/5!

I always do love Abba, but I’m pretty sure we can all agree that ‘Abba Gold’ should count as an album (rather than greatest hits), and then that can be on the list.

Eurovision GOATs

first listen so so good, i listened with the springtime windows open fresh out of a shower

It's impossible to have a bad time while listening to Abba.

Too much disco for my taste. The disco demolition happened for a reason.

Classic rock is classic and of course there has to be an ABBA album on this list - they’re almost their own sub-genre of rock. Probably best that that disc has their most famous song as well as their most underrated song (Fernando).

The melodrama! The dancing! THE FEELINGS. I thought I wasn't into ABBA before this and I was wrong.

Karaoke night

Get your flares on grandad. This is a humdinger.

1. 4.2 2. 4.8 3. 3.4 4. 3.8 5. 3.8 6. 4.2 7. 3.6 8. 3.5 9. 3.8 10. 4 11. 4.2 12. 3.7

I read somewhere that the reason behind ABBAs continued popularity was despite the lack of engaging lyrics, which can be attributed to English not being the first language, the production and layering of the songs is just so sugar. I agree this album has so many classics we have all heard a million times and someone still aren’t quite boring. The fact this album contains at least 5 songs most people would know word for word without ever making a conscious effort to listen to, is a testament to the catchiness and popularity of ABBA, Whilst this may not be my genre at all, this album is an absolute titan of pop music. 4.5* with the only thing stopping it being a solid 5 is it’s lacking any edge or unpredictability.

Love it!

Fun, peppy, emotional.

I needed this listen. This was fun.

Abba are some of the best musicians of our time. While theres other bands i prefer i only have respect for them

Another good album.

4 stars mostly because of Fernando

I love ABBA! This has got some really good songs, and a few I haven't heard MY love, my life is sad. Prophetic? I liked it a little less than I thought I would!

Lots of catchy songs on this album, some of which I had previously heard. Some of them tended to sound very similar. Overall, a very enjoyable album to listen to.

Really nice, it was really cool

Really, really enjoyed this album! I'm somebody who enjoys the older, old-school songs. This didn't feel like it lasted too long, and even if I'm not going to remember every song, what is on offer I see myself coming back to! Highly recommend!

Few duds but lots of bangers, not a no skipper

I had to force myself not to skip the massively overplayed tracks. But I adored the ones I didn't know. ABBA deserves the hype. Very poised and warm music. I'm a sucker for the theatrical 70s.

first half of this album is an easy 5 stars but it loses steam a little bit after Money, Money, Money. still a very good album though! i’ve been an abba fan for years but never sat down and listened to this all the way through. very silly how Happy Hawaii is basically just Why Did It Have To Be Me with different words

Its kind of good actually

Nice to listen to. Kid would love it

They don’t make pop music like this anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️ An album that puts you right back into its era, I can just see myself in the 70’s driving around with the windows down at night bumping this fallen hopelessly in love.

Not yet convinced abba are exactly an albums act, but the singles are all classics and the album cuts don't feel like their filling space on the record, even if I wouldn't say I'm particularly fascinated by most of them.

Classic ABBA. I know some people say it can get old. And I am sick of the Classics but I can't help but bop.

Fantastic album. Fun, varied, and timeless. Dancing Queen is definitely the best song on here but its surrounded by tons of other great tracks that make this a worthwhile album.

Good classic always great to listen too. Has aged slightly

Pretty good pop; everyone knows ‘Dancing Queen’, and that’s the best song. The end.

un 5

Dancing queen Fernando

This album has enough hits to get it into the classics, sure, but the deep tracks are alright too. Some a bit of a snooze, but for the most part, people are missing out if they only listen to the songs that were in the musical/s. Also, fun fact, “Dancing Queen” was written about me. Hard to believe considering I was born in ‘02, but facts are facts. 4/5

Can't say I've ever listened to an ABBA album front to back until today and it wasn't terrible. Contains the undeniable bangers of Dancing Queen and Fernando, Tiger was alright too.

Good overall.

Really really enjoyed!!!

Really good. They’ve got their sound down to a science. Fernando and Dancing Queen will live forever.

Very upbeat and fun!

Any Album with "Dancing Queen" is going to be worth a listen.

Über-Pop!!! Fantastic songwriting. Although you might be annoyed of the over-presence of the smash hits you just need to give it a try as if it was for the 1st time you listen to these brilliant songs

As letras não são muito o forte do álbum, e tem algumas músicas chatas, mas a produção é tão boa que não tem como não se divertir Fav tracks: When I Kissed The Teacher, Dancing Queen, Dum Dum Diddle, That's Me, Why Did It Have To Be Me? Least fav track: Money Money Money

Everything ya want in an album! Musically interesting and diverse, with fun catchy hooks and choruses. Loved reading up more on ABBA as I don't really know there history and was curious once I saw their last album was recorded in 1981 and then they came out with a new one 40 years later in 2021. Wonder if that one's any good? Also didn't know all four members were married at one point? Very cool story. Living legends for sure. Quite enjoyed this record, hoping for more ABBA and if not, I'll definitely be revisiting this record.

They were on the moment. Great.

Muy bueno. Me encanta. Todos los temas. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Timeless good music

70s Swedish Pop goodness

It's Abba pop brilliance but also some serious bubblegum.

One of the first proper albums I ever listened to around the age of 5 or 6. Mostly I liked the helicopter on the front.

bez obzira na moju vjecnu ljubav prema abba-i i nekim pismama s ovog albuma, nije mi najbolji njihov tako da ne mogu dat 5

Sve bi dala da je ovaj album duži! Napokon pop koji ima dobar tekst

One of the greatest pop bands to ever create music. Not one of my favourite bands, but I see how they got so big and what made them so good. The vocals, harmonies, music, all worked out until it was perfect. Standout tracks: When I Kissed The Teacher, Dancing Queen, My Love, My Life, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Money, Money, Money, Tiger, Fernando 8,5 out of 10

Their music transports you, even if you don’t want to go there and even if that place is sometimes meh

It's pretty corny but I can't deny that this album has a lot of great songs.

Fantastic, ABBA always hitthe mark and this is a great example of their work

Not a fan of ABBA but this was a very solid album.

Love it. Abba is so much fun. Not a bad song on this album. In the wrong mood, this album might drive you nuts, but so upbeat, fun, and positive. Makes just about anyone want to tap their foot along.

I am the dancing queen.

„Oh no, not ABBA, I can’t listen to that, heard them so many times on the radio“ where my thoughts. I never listened to an album by them and was positively surprised after hearing it. I’m not gonna listen to it again probably, but from the first song on it just is good, easy-to-listen-to pop music. And I was surprised that I knew half the songs without having listened to that album before, just a sign of how famous and often played they are.

An absolute classic filled with hit after hit. Certainly among the essential albums and I'm glad this app put ABBA on my radar more. Will for sure listen to more. 8/10

How do you get voices and instruments to sound this clean and shimmering in the 70s? Just the coolest vibes.

Ok

An unapologetically classic 70s pop album, with one of their biggest hits - Dancing Queen (my favorite on the album) several other hits such as Knowing Me, Knowing You, Money, and Fernando. New discovery for me was Why Did It Have To Be Me.

3.8 - Really enjoyed, I like ABBA, I grew up with ABBA, some people hate ABBA, I am not one of those. I do think there are stand out songs and as an album didn't think much of it. I'd rather stick on ABBA gold and get the best shit.

A classic!

Lots of classics here and a few I wasn't familiar with.

Several great tracks, but a little ABBA goes a long way. Some tracks didn’t age well to me. The most popular tracks are still very good and you can’t help but sing to them.

Have to love ABBA. This was a solid album showing their talent

Sonido basado

Very happy n funny

8/10 it’s a must listen pop classic. it’ll never get old, it’s nostalgic, dancey and fun

Some old favorites and some new songs I’d not heard before.

A near perfect album

One of my favourite albums of all time. Some moments of complete silliness (Dum Dum Diddle in particular), and a degree of imagination is required to enjoy the ubiquitous Dancing Queen - but Knowing Me Knowing You and the title track mark this as an album of beauty.

A lot of the greats but I’d never listened to ABBA album all the way through so that was fun

love

very fun

Enjoyed it more than i expected.

They are the sonic equivalent to sunshine

30.12.23 Geniales Popalbum, keine Frage

Old ABBA=Good ABBA. I've been brainwashed into liking this band by being constantly bombarded by their songs probably since I was still in the womb. I wouldn't listen to their album on a whim, but I just can't deny that they are probably the best pop band in history. Good job and thanks for all the fish.

Solidly nostalgic and packed with hits. For whatever reason I'd never heard the first track. That one takes a star off tho. Yikes.

I thought most of the songs were great in context, with the characteristic weirdness of ABBA.

This is strong stuff, the major hits are all classic and great listens, the stuff that was in Mamma Mia like Kissed The Teacher and Why Did It Have To Be Me? are just as worthy of acclaim, just let down by the rest of the album, they're very much filler material.

bom album overall, sem skips, 2 tracks muito famosas, é solido 8/10 melhores tracks: when i kissed the teacher/ dancing queen/my love, my life/money,money,money/arrival/fernando

Opens with one of my least favourite ABBA songs, and That’s Me isn’t that great either imo - otherwise an absolutely fantastic album. Either this or the more adventurous The Visitors for their best, this is definitely their most fun though

Enjoyed this album more than I thought. Not my type of music, but influential and deserves a place on this list. This album was less disco and more pop-oriented than I had expected.

3,5

ABBA was corny and weird when I was a teen, but since the advent of the movie adaptation of Mamma Mia (its been a stage musical for way longer) the tide of public opinion has truly turned, and I'm no exception. While I don't really ever go out of my way to listen, ABBA is undeniably fun when I do. I feel like we should be allowed to pick compilations for this list besides LPs, but since we can't, this isn't a bad choice - 4 big hits and no real duds, launching them to mainstream global success. Personally I could do without Money Money Money but I know I'm in the minority. Benny and Bjorn know how to write a hook, and Agnatha and Anni-frid know how to sell even the weirder lines that don't quite work in English convincingly. I watched a doc about Swedish songwriters a few years ago that really warmed me to them. Sweden was SO mad they did Waterloo on Eurovision for a long ass time (Swedish culture was and is about being an inconspicuous lil guy), and they did the crazy costumes to exploit a tax loophole if I remember right. Also, like Fleetwood Mac they had two couples that split acrimoniously and then just kept going as a band for a long while. Mad respect to them for the hologram show where they don't even have to perform but still get to rake in the money. They feel like a band that is came together against all odds, but everyone is generally glad they do. Its a really dated sound but its en vogue, baby! Also, Dum Dum Diddle is underrated.

Very good pop. Strong vocals, nice harmonies, simple chord progressions, upbeat mood. hard to go wrong

Sometimes I can hear this stuff and it feels fresh. The instrumentation is frankly a little weird when you listen to it! If I default to half-listening at any time though these tunes are so familiar I could be in a grocery store or at a wedding. Not the band's fault for being so popular.

A lot of their greatest hits are found here. Beautiful harmonies. Fun disco backgrounds. It’s just my taste, but this is a band that I can only listen to when I’m in the mood. That said, this very well could be a no-skipper album. Solid 4

I guess people will be singing along with, and dancing to, most of the songs on this album until the end of time.

Delightful album, full of iconic songs and wonderful hidden gems. It gets 4 stars just by having the ultimate earworm song: Dancing Queen.

A huge nostalgia rush for me, having received the LP for christmas as a kids when it was released. I haven't really been an ABBA fan since, but these songs are better than I thought they would be.

Well I definitely know this band haha, and recognise a lot of the songs. Don’t hate listening to them but also wouldn’t add them to my library. 4/5 for the vibes.

The hits keep coming! I just want to start this review by saying one of the most fun nights of the last 5 years was a wine-soaked ABBA dance party with a group of friends and their parents, a group of Eastern European immigrants in their 60s. Dancing Queen is an unimpeachable slice of pop perfection. I know some of these songs already: Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, and Fernando. Once again, I wrote a longer piece about each song but then didn't save it. It boiled down to- other than the first song, these range from pretty tight to extremely tight pop jams.

They took the world by storm in the early to late 1970s. This album was probably the one that made them a house-hold name in America. Classics: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money, Money Others: When I Kissed the Teacher, Why Did It Have to Be Me?, My Love My Life, Dum Dum Diddle, That's Me, Tiger.

Very good album with a few cracking songs

Im not the biggest ABBA fan but this was pretty good

I love ABBA’s discography. Was surprised at how few of these songs I knew but they still jam.

Quando é bom é ótimo mas quando é ruim é ruim. MUITOS hits atemporais, mas tem uns fillers que eu dispenso.

Abba is always a fun listen. This album is the essence of that era and good representation of Abba's work.

Nice record, of course. Full of bangers, and the basslines are fire. Favourite tracks: Money, Money, Money, That's Me, Tiger, Arrival, Fernando.

Sonically this band crushes it. The vocals, instrumental work, harmonies. It's a taste that could not be for everyone but it crushes it top to bottom for what it tries to do. It almost feels from a time that is unrelateable now. The are some duds on the album but way more top notch ones.

It's ABBA, It's a fun album, not perfect. Solid production. Money,Money,Money was the stand out song for me.

Dancing Queen will always conjure feelings of my childhood in a subtle, indescribable way, even though my mom was three when it came out. The layering they create feels so powerful and gets addictive, and most songs on the album seem able to stand on their own as a complete thought. Not very versed in European/Swedish pop, so for me their music is super identifiable and altogether unique. It seemed intentional that the record ended on a mellower, euphoric note, but by the end I was wishing for some more emotional energetic moments. 7.5/10

Catchy, fun and iconic. Everyone knows of ABBA, surely? And I think it'd be a struggle to find anyone who's not heard at least one track on this album. Personally, I've never been quite sure on my feelings about ABBA. Their poppiness was certainly something I hated when I was younger, but now I find myself enjoying this quite a bit. Some absolute classics here, but a few lulls too in my opinion. I still wouldn't call any ABBA my favourite in any capacity, but this was a fun one to listen to. Favourite: Dancing Queen

Been a fan of abba for decades, but had only listened to their hits. Lots of good tracks on this album.

Old school classic!

Full of great songs

Everyone knows ABBA, they have their sound, I like the lyrics and the jazzyness of the songs Between 4/5***** Surprised by how many of their songs I liked that aren’t their most famous ones

Solid album w lots of bangers

I enjoyed this an unexpected amount. Some really great songs and a ton of fun. 4/5

A pop marvel. This is the quintessential/stereotypical ABBA sound - the one that got them mocked for decades and the one that allowed them to be reclaimed years later. Not giving in to the joy of this record is a fault of yours. So bright, so fun, let go.

A classic!!

I mean... it's ABBA. C'mon. Their music is always fun and upbeat, although not the most revolutionary, they're definitely a favorite for obvious reasons.

Its ABBA, maybe not ABBA at their best but even ABBA at their worst is a spectacle that shines brighter than most

:)

Of course it has probably the most popular ABBA song of all time, but it's certainly not as strong of an album overall as some of their other works released both before and after Arrival. Of course, that isn't to say the album is bad in any way. Enjoyable listen. When I Kissed the Teacher is still a great deep cut.

I love them.

It was really good! I enjoyed listening to it the whole way through

100% ABBA 👌🏻👌🏻

Timeless precious swedish stuff. 3.9.

Das Anhören macht richtig Spaß! Manche ABBA Songs gehören sozusagen zur Allgemeinbildung, um dieser Epoche emotional näher zu kommen. Damals in der Disco muss der Bär gesteppt haben. 7.8/10

Solid album with no skips and some great songs

Infectiously poppy.

I have a soft spot for 70s white bread suburban pop music. I usually go for the Carpenters, but this is also pretty enjoyable.

They’re cheesy but I don’t know, I like ABBA and this has some good songs on it.

It's good

when I kissed the teacher - lol

This is a great album and probably one of ABBAs best. Knowing me knowing you and money money money are standouts

Perfect pop

Fun music

I can't believe these guys copied the famous Icelandic pop group BABBA and their classic song "Disco Girl". All Gravity Falls references aside, this album's pretty alright. I'm not huge on it or anything, but it's definitely not bad. ABBA isn't really a band made for full album listening. You just kind of throw on some of their songs during a community college Halloween party (I didn't say anything about referencing other shows). The instrumentals are pretty neat. "Dancing Queen" is an absolute classic for good reason. The singing isn't bad at all. I'm not the biggest ABBA fan out there, but I do respect them and their music. I just don't think the full album experience is anything special. The bonus track "Fernando" slaps though. Overall, pretty catchy and well done, but nothing to write home about. 3/5. EDIT: Yeah, I actually kinda love this. I re-listened to Arrival and had a really good time with it. I'd say it might be even better than The Visitors now that I've heard that one too. Who knew that becoming more of a music nerd would give me a deeper appreciation for ABBA? But yeah, this is some genuinely great pop music. 4/5.

it’s abba! who doesn’t love abba?

This is a fantastic pop album, hard to believe there are so many hits on it. There are a few weird ones; When I Kissed the Teacher (for obvious reasons) and Arrival (sounds like something you'd hear playing in a tacky Scottish souvenir shop), and a couple boring ones (My Love, My Life and That's Me). But other than those it's great. People who take issues with Abba and other pop artists need to get down off their high horse. Not everything needs to be comparable to the Beatles or whatever...

"Dancing Queen" is incredible. It's one of the songs on my short list to play for the aliens one day when they land on our planet and want to learn about Earth culture. It's pure joy in a bottle. The rest of this album has its moments. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a good one. And I like the rockin' "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" The lyrics are fun and I love that swinging melody that the horns play. And ooh those drums on "Tiger" are so dramatic. Really, every song on this album is dramatic and cheesy. That's what makes it so ridiculous and so charming. A few songs are pretty silly. "When I Kissed the Teacher" is a surprising album opener. Not one that has aged well. 😂 And “Money, Money, Money” is funny. It sounds like a song that was cut from a musical.

ABBA are really amazing. They have such a timeless sound that I feel like will live on for as long as people like pop music. To me this sounds like a band that never sat on their laurels, they push in these tracks, they keep the energy high and they don't allow anything that isn't perfect to get on the album. "Pristine" is a word that comes to mind. So many things done right.

I never liked the music from Mamma Mia but hearing some more of ABBA was really fun. I enjoyed more of the songs than I thought I would, and definitely will check out some more of their work.

Fernando is a banger. The whole album is great. 4 stars for sure.

Its abba

Fett album, massa klassiker o roliga instrumental. Favorit Dancing Queen ❤️❤️😭😭🤙🤙

Ça enchaîne tube sur tube sans sourciller. J'ai justement acheté un surmatelas et des fausses plantes à Ikea ce samedi.

L'album préféré de tous les adorateurs d'étiquettes, grâce à l'emminent "When I Kissed The Teacher". Même sans partager ce goût pour l'étiquette, on se retrouve quand même conquis.

Honestly way better than I expected. I obviously knew "Dancing Queen", but I was surprised by a lot of the other songs, and I found them very upbeat and dance-able.

Upbeat and uplifting. Strong chorus/harmonization.

Ja goud goud goud. Helaas meeste nummers al te vaak gehoord, daarom geen 5 sterren. Maar dit zijn zoveel tijdloze klassiekers. Het leuke vind ik wel dat ik dit vroeger sowieso totale stront had gevonden hahaha

Goed

Bruh, Its abba ofc its gonna be good. Very good vibes and upbeat (cause its ABBA)💀 but like why did the first slap so hard.

who doesn't love a bit of ABBA

Album 178 of 1001 ABBA - Arrival Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : Fernando My appreciation for ABBA has grown a bit as I've listened through the first 650 or so albums in the list. They are much more than the international bubblegum pop group I considered them to be. While most of their albums are totally new to me, this one has the songs that always stood out the most. One constant memory for me (for whatever reason) is an episode of American Bandstand where John Travolta was the guest (April 10, 1976). At some point in the show, everyone was dancing to Fernando. For whatever reason, that found a place in my memories and stayed there. Just a frozen moment in time that has stuck with me. It is a pleasant memory that brings to mind a much easier and fun time when all there was to do was live and learn. The chorus takes me right back to that moment. That is what this album gives to me- an enjoyable listen and a reminder of that little piece of time. The extra point is for that and the fact that I'm feeling especially reminiscent today.

Dancing Queen

Really solid, sparkling pop with some tight harmonies. Knowing Me, Knowing You might just be one of the all-time great breakup songs.

It's like purified pop gold. Some of it is a bit saccharine for my taste but you can't deny the absolute silky quality of a lot of these songs.

Great album from start to finish loved it

Teacher - Energetic & Bass extremely prominent Dancing queen - epic classic disco My love, my life - strings amazing, lovely chord progressions Dum dum diddle - the evolution that would become mamma Mia later? Very similar Knowing me knowing you - funk, strong lyrics Money money money - always found it to sound like a show tune. Timeless classic That's me - typical abba sound, would have been a disco classic albeit unknown compared to other songs on the album Why did it have to be me? - Boogie Woogie with blues origins. Solid track

There's a reason Abba are pop legends, this is one of them. Best song: Knowing Me, Knowing You

Muchas vibes a musical, me gusta la instrumentación con un sonido súper brillante junto con la gran variedad de armonías, un album que levanta el ánimo

Solid 4/5

One hit wonders, they'll never amount to anything ;-)

A pretty epic collection of songs that everyone now knows. Among the greatest artists of all time.

This album is packed with hits, but the filler songs are bad.

Outside of the hits, I really liked some of the curios here: That’s Me, Tiger, Arrival. A more eclectic album than I was expecting.

For most ordinary bands, this would basically just be a greatest hits record, but this is ABBA and they are no ordinary band. Some wicked keys on this one as well.

What? An ABBA album filled with meticulously crafted pop songs? *acts surprised*

Is this the first appearance by the Swedish legends? I am very partial to a spot of ABBA, I have a real sweet tooth for those melodies and voices and songwriting hooks. There's a few mishits here, including the morally questionable first song, but the inclusion of Fernando on the Australian album version, plus at least two other bona fide amazing songs, keeps this at a solid 4.

ABBA really aren't a band for me, but this is a really brave effort. So many unusual sounds and styles all on the same album would typically be career suicide for most 'radio bands' but this is a really quality effort

money money money~ in the rich man's world~

This is the ABBA album with their most well known hits, including Fernando which is one of my favourite ABBA songs

Abba are not a group I listen to, day-to-day, even though I do like a lot of defiantly 'pop' music (I've never seen Mamma Mia, and have no burning inclination to do so, just to ram the point home). I find them a bit too cheesy, a bit too sickly sweet (cheesy AND sweet - is that gastronomically possible?) to ever actively seek out. None of which is to say that I don't think they're great at what they do, or that when I do listen to them in small doses, I usually have a good time. If we include Fernando there are 4 undeniable enormo-bangers on this record, and the other tracks are cut from the same cloth. An album that showcases what Abba were all about very well, I'd say.* *Though having said that, maybe all their albums do? That's the thing thing with Abba: like a box of cheesy chocolates, you know almost exactly what you're gonna get. And maybe that's part of the appeal.

Jammers, who can’t get down with some ABBA

I've thought about what to score this quite a bit. I didn't really have to listen to it much (though of course I did a once through start to finish) because I've heard most of it countless times before through no deliberate action of my own. Ultimately, though I don't really enjoy it I've given this 4 stars for these reasons: -It is very well produced -The fact its not a greatest hits album but plays like one is testament to the consistency of its song writing -They took all that crazy disco stuff coming out of America and made an album your mum can enjoy So, 4 as I can't give 5 to something u personally don't enjoy, and its tempting to dock a further star for being the catalyst to us being subjected to Pierce Brosnan singing.

I have a soul and therefore can't give this bubblegum any less than a 4.

Got some bangers

A fun pop album that is helped by the fact it has songs on one of the most well known movie soundtracks. I expected to enjoy the songs from Mamma Mia and have everything else be average. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the overall album is. Fun lyrics, good singing, and not overly repetitive like a lot of pop is. Happy Hawaii is a great song to end it all on

Aside from the stone-cold classic Dancing Queen, I thought the rest of this album seemed to struggle a bit getting to that level of energy. Still, the songwriting is top notch and each song sounds distinct and has its own little twists and flairs that set it apart from a lot of other early 70s albums.

They're og for a reason

As someone who never listened to an ABBA album before this one I expected that it would be good because I enjoy a lot of their hits I know but I did not expect the album cuts to be as good as they were on this album. From "My Love, My Life" to "That's Me" to "Why Did It Have To Be Me?". Of course the hits from this album are also really good my favorite being "Money, Money, Money". Just a classic pop/disco album that is a really easy listen and one I find hard to like. I would probably put it around an 8.5 because it is good but it does have some flaws. I thought that a few tracks ("Tiger", "Arrival" and "Happy Hawaii") were a little weaker than the ones that came before and they felt like lesser versions of previous songs on the album.

It was super pop-y but I enjoyed it. It was good for a relaxed jog.

time transcendent some absolute corkers let's be honest

4 Some bangers on here!!!

never really listened to abba before this (besides "dancing queen" which is always played at a party at least once) but this is actually making me want to hear more. even though this isn't my go-to genre of music, i would honestly listen to this again.

Very good

Big hits: Dancing Queen Knowing Me, Knowing You Money, Money, Money Fernando, and lesser known 'That's Me'. All very well crafted songs, with great instrumentation, vocal arrangements, and chord changes.

Never thought of ABBA as anything other than a collection of greatest hits. Interesting to listen to a full album. Unfortunately the non hits kind of get overshadowed and it is hard to really give them a true listen. Never been a huge fan but hard to argue with.

Disco bisco Rating: 7.5/10

well. the album tracks aren't singles for good reason. i do not want to hear about kissing the teacher Favorite Tracks: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You 3.5-4/5