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by Swedish pop group

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. It was released in November 1983 in the United Kingdom by the record company

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. The compilation features 14 tracks, including the singles "

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" and "

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". It also contains the Spanish version of "

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", which was the first time this version was released in the UK. The album peaked at No. 17 on the

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, breaking ABBA's run of eight consecutive UK number-one albums from ''

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'' in 1976 to '' The Singles: The First Ten Years'' in 1982. It was certified gold for sales of over 100,000 units.BPI: ABBA - Thank You for the Music
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Thank You for the Music "Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, '' The Album'' (1977), and was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories ...

" was released as a single in the UK in November 1983 with the '' Super Trouper'' album track "

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" (also on this compilation) as the

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. The single peaked at No. 33.

Track listing

Side A Side B

References

External links

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