Rare ABBA Vinyl Records: Top 7

Published Categorized as Vinyl Buyer Guides

Are you the owner of a considerable number of ABBA vinyl records? Do you have any rare ABBA vinyl records?

Then join us today as we explore 7 of the rarest and most valuable ABBA records on the used vinyl market!

1. Voulez-Vous

Value: £1,695.50

This is the sixth studio album by the Swedish supergroup ABBA which was released on 23 April 1979, yielding five hits, all of them big 1979 singles in Britain – “Chiquitita”, “Does Your Mother Know”, “I Have a Dream” and the double A-side “Voulez-Vous”/”Angeleyes”.

Voulez-Vous

2. Arrival

Value: £1,671.70

By the time ABBA began working on their fourth album in August 1975, they had achieved a modest level of success around the world. It was with Arrival, however, that they would achieve global superstardom, featuring some of their greatest hits.

Arrival

3. Waterloo

Value: £1,325.55

This is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, and the first released internationally, originally released on 4 March 1974 in Sweden through Polar Music.

waterloo

The album’s title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and became a global hit, launching the group’s career proper.

4. The Visitors

Value: £1,315.83

With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the “lighter” pop music they had recorded previously, and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort. Nowhere is a light track like “Super Trouper” to be found – instead we find break-ups and cold-war themes!

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5. Voyage

Value: £1,315.83

With ten songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, it is the group’s first album of new material in forty years. It is also the first album without long-time bassist Rutger Gunnarsson and drummer Ola Brunkert. Released in small batches, original pressings of this record, will no doubt fetch a great deal when put up for sale.

Voyage

6. Super Trouper

Value: £746.65

Led by the international hit “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper was the group’s sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain in 1980. The previous year’s divorce between Björn and Agnetha was explored in “The Winner Takes It All”, and the members’ lives in Stockholm high society circles influenced the lyrics for “On and On and On”.

Super Trouper

7. Ring Ring

Value: £708.80

Initially credited to Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida, this was ABBA’s debut album, an accessory to any vinyl collection, released in Scandinavia on 26 March 1973, and later in a limited number of other territories, including West Germany, Australia, South Africa, and Mexico, through Polar Music.

Ring Ring (Remastered) (incl. 3 bonus tracks)

Final Tones

So, there you have it! Hopefully, you are now feeling ready and able to do what you will with your rare ABBA vinyl!

FAQs ABBA Vinyl Records

What is the rarest ABBA vinyl record?

ABBA’s “Chiquitita” is an extremely rare 1979 Colombian-only translucent BLUE vinyl 7″ single actually sung in Spanish.

What is the best-selling ABBA record?

The only ABBA album to sell throughout years, indeed decades is Gold Greatest Hits.

Is ABBA voyage selling well?

According to IFPI, Voyage was the eighth best-selling album worldwide (all formats) and the second in the album sales list. The album sold 2,050,000 copies in 2021, and over 2.5 million till November 2022.

How many platinum albums does ABBA have?

To date, ABBA has sold 150 million records worldwide becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history.

By Robert Halvari

My name is Robert Halvari - audio engineer and a total audiophile. I love vinyl because it has that natural character which brings music to life. I've been using and testing vinyl record players for around 15 years and I'm sharing my love and knowledge of vinyl by publishing all I know at Notes On Vinyl

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