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The Singles: The First Ten Years

This twenty-three-song collection (singles plus two new cuts) confirms what a lucky few in the U.S. have known for some time: Abba is the greatest pop band of the last ten years. There are more infectious melodies, grabby hooks and danceable drum beats on one side of this two-disc set than in most a...

1982 RS: 5of 5 Stars

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Perhaps the first band to force rock elitists to take fluff pop seriously, ABBA made deliriously optimistic, naive, danceable, slightly off- kilter Europop that has enjoyed three heydays: its original one, during the '70s; one during the '80s and '90s, sparked by open- minded fans of the craft; and one that began in 1999, with the success of Mamma Mia!, a musical based loosely on ABBA songs. At...

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