The Swedish edition of18 Hits, also released in 2005, featured four Swedish language recordings instead of the four non-English versions; "Waterloo", "Honey Honey", "Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)" and "Åh Vilka Tider". This is the first ABBA CD to include "Åh Vilka Tider", which had originally been released as theB-side to the Swedish version of "Ring Ring". It would also appear worldwide onThe Complete Studio Recordings. A budget-priced DVD entitled16 Hits was released simultaneously.
While numerous other similar hits compilations with the group have been released both before and since,18 Hits has proved to be one of Universal Music's bestselling ABBA products, peaking in the Top 10 in Poland and the Top 20 in the UK, Spain and Hungary and re-entering the charts in many territories after the premiere of movieMamma Mia! in the summer of 2008. It never included any songs fromThe Visitors or any other songs released from 1981 to 1982.
This compilation is not available digitally, as many tracks, featured in this compilation, are part of other ABBA compilations available in digital distribution. It is, eventually, still repressed on CD for many regions of the world.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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