Benny Andersson discography
Benny Andersson has been active as an 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 Benny 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 Benny as composer and producer.
1960s
Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart[1] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
We And Our Cadillac | The Hep Stars | 1965 |
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— | — | 9 | — |
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Hep Stars On Stage | The Hep Stars |
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— | — | 20 | — |
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The Hep Stars | The Hep Stars | 1966 |
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12 | 5w | 5 | — |
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Jul med Hep Stars | The Hep Stars | 1967 |
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— | — | — | — |
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It's Been A Long Long Time | The Hep Stars | 1968 |
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— | — | — | — |
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Songs We Sang 68 | The Hep Stars |
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— | — | — | — |
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1970s
Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart[2] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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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 | 27w | 1 | 28 |
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ABBA | ABBA | 1975 | 1 | 33w | 1 | 13 |
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Arrival | ABBA | 1976 | 1 | 32w | 1 | 1 |
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The Album | ABBA | 1977 | 1 | 14w | 1 | 1 |
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Voulez-Vous | ABBA | 1979 | 1 | 26w | 1 | 1 |
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1980s
Title | Artist | Year | Album details | SWE Chart[3] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
Gracias por la música | ABBA | 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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Super Trouper | ABBA | 1 | 22w | 1 | 1 |
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The Visitors | ABBA | 1981 | 1 | 14w | 1 | 1 |
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Chess | Musical | 1984 | 1 | 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[4] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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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[5] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||||
Benny Anderssons Orkester | Benny Anderssons Orkester | 2001 |
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1 | 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 | 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 |
Musical | 2008 |
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1 | 63w | 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[6] | NOR Chart |
UK Chart |
Contribution of Benny Andersson | |
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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 | 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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( * denotes that the album is still charting)
Also appears on
- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)