ABBATHE 40 MOST IMPORTANT SONGS

8 RING RING  

Writers: Benny Andersson / Bjorn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson/ Neil Sedaka/ Phil Cody

The group wasn't referred to as ABBA yet, but all 4 members received credit as performers. Recording "Ring Ring" commenced early January 1973. ABBA's manager Stig asked American songwriters Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody to work on the lyrics. It was submitted as a contender for the Eurovision Song Contest a year before ABBA won with "Waterloo". In the Swedish finals, "Ring Ring" finished in 3rd place. 
Despite not making it to Eurovision, the song was issued as a single. Re-recorded in English, the disc peaked at #2 in Sweden. It was released in the UK but failed to chart. It did, however, become ABBA's first Australian chart entry in November 1973. The single only charted for 2 weeks and climbed no higher than #92, but it proves the group would find a global audience- even  before its Eurovision triumph. Re-released in 1975, the song reached #7 and charted for 26 weeks in Australia.

9 HEJ GAMLE MAN!

10 S.O.S.

11 CHIQUITITA

12 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

13 GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)

14 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO 

15 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

16 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

17 HONEY HONEY

18 THE VISITORS

19 HE IS YOUR BROTHER

20 SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

21 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

22 I AM THE CITY

23 ONE OF US

24 SHE'S MY KIND OF GIRL

25 UNDER ATTACK

26 THE NAME OF THE GAME

27 VOULEZ-VOUS

28 HASTA MANANA

29 DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW

30 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

31 SUPER TROUPER

32 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

33 GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG

34 LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)

35 SUMMER NIGHT CITY

36 DISILLUSION

37 ROCK ME

38 MERRY-GO-ROUND

39 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

40 SANTA ROSA 

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