| Benny Andersson discography | |
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| Studio albums | 11 (excluding contributions), 31 (including contributions) |
| Live albums | 1 |
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
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
| We And Our Cadillac | Hep Stars | 1965 |
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— | — | 9 | — |
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| Hep Stars On Stage |
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— | — | 20 | — |
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| The Hep Stars | 1966 |
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12 | 5w | 5 | — |
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| Jul med Hep Stars | 1967 |
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— | — | — | — |
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| It's Been A Long Long Time | 1968 |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Songs We Sang 68 |
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— | — | — | — |
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1970s
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
| Lycka | Björn Ulvaeus & |
1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| Ring Ring | Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida (ABBA) |
1973 | 2 | 12w | 10 | — |
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| Waterloo | ABBA | 1974 | 1 (12 weeks) | 27w | 1 | 28 |
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| ABBA | ABBA | 1975 | 1 (16 weeks) | 33w | 1 | 13 |
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| Arrival | ABBA | 1976 | 1 (12 weeks) | 32w | 1 | 1 |
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| The Album | ABBA | 1977 | 1 (4 weeks) | 14w | 1 | 1 |
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| Voulez-Vous | ABBA | 1979 | 1 (10 weeks) | 26w | 1 | 1 |
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1980s
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
| Gracias por la música | ABBA | 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| Super Trouper | ABBA | 1 (7 weeks) | 22w | 1 | 1 |
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| The Visitors | ABBA | 1981 | 1 (9 weeks) | 14w | 1 | 1 |
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| Chess | Musical | 1984 | 1 (7 weeks) | 30w | 3 | 10 |
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| Gemini | Gemini | 1985 | 9 | 12w | — | — |
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| ABBA Live | ABBA | 1986 | 49 | 2w | — | — |
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| Geminism | Gemini | 1987 | 13 | 30w | — | — |
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| Klinga mina klockor | Benny Andersson |
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6 | 20w | — | — |
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| Chess Original Broadway Cast Recording |
Musical | 1988 | — | — | — | — |
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| Orsa Spelmän | Orsa Spelmän |
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— | — | — | — |
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| November 1989 | Benny Andersson | 1989 |
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13 | 14w | — | — |
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1990s
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
| Fiolen Min | Benny Andersson Orsa Spelmän etc. |
1990 |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Shapes | Josefin Nilsson | 1993 |
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14 | 14w | — | — |
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| Chess In Concert | Musical | 1994 |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Kristina från Duvemåla | Musical | 1996 |
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2 | 74w | — | — |
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| Ödra | Orsa Spelmän | 1998 |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording |
Musical | 1999 | 26 | 8w | — | 12 |
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2000s
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
| Benny Anderssons Orkester | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2001 |
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1 (1 week) | 55w | — | — |
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| Chess på svenska | Musical | 2002 |
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2 | 12w | — | — |
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| BAO! | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2004 |
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1 (1 week) | 55w | — | — |
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| Mamma Mia! på svenska / Swedish Cast Recording |
Musical | 2005 |
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2 | 36w | — | — |
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| BAO på turné | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2006 |
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6 | 28w | — | — |
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| BAO 3 | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2007 |
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3 | 34w | — | — |
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| Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack | Cast of Mamma Mia! | 2008 |
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1 (9 weeks) | 156 w* | 1 | 1 |
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| Story Of A Heart | Benny Andersson Band | 2009 |
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5 | 11w | 10 | 29 |
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2010s
| Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart | AUS Chart | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | ||||||||
| Kristina At Carnegie Hall | Musical | 2010 |
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32 | 2w | — | — | — |
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| O klang och jubeltid | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2011 |
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1 (2 weeks) | 46 w | — | — | — |
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| Tomten har åkt hem | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2012 |
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4 | 9 w | — | — | — |
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| Hjälp sökes | Musical | 2013 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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| Kärlekens tid | Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör | 2015 |
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9 | 3 w | — | — | — |
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| Mitt hjärta klappar för dig | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2016 |
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2 | 19 w | — | — | — |
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| Piano | Benny Andersson | 2017 |
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1 (4 weeks) |
22 w | 18 | 12 | 12 |
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| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack |
Cast of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | 2018 |
Polydor (worldwide)
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1 (12 weeks - collections albums chart) | 24 w* | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Dancing Queen | Cher | 2018 |
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2
(albums chart) |
2 wks | 2 | — | 2 |
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( * denotes that the album is still charting)
2020s
| 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 |
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- | - | - | - | - |
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Also appears on
- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)
See also
References
- Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
- Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
- Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
- Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
- Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
- "swedishcharts.com – Discography Benny Andersson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "australian-charts.com – Discography Benny Andersson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "VG-lista – Piano". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 October 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".