This is the discography of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The group is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with an estimated 50 million records sold worldwide.[1][2] This is a list with all of their albums and singles released, along with highest chart positions reached in major territories. Extended chart information, artwork and track listings can be found on individual pages. To date, they have released five studio albums and 28 singles.
| Ace of Base discography | |
|---|---|
 Ace of Base in 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Music videos | 24 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
US [12] | |||||
| Happy Nation |
|
3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |||
| The Bridge |
|
1 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 29 | |||
| Flowers (worldwide) / Cruel Summer (North America) |
|
5 | — | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 101 | |||
| Da Capo |
|
25 | — | 61 | — | 21 | — | 48 | 23 | — | — | |||
| The Golden Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 100 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Reissued albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [6] |
US [12] | |||
| The Sign | 1 | 1 | ||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
AUT [5] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
NOR [24] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||||||
| Singles of the 90s |
|
36 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 62 | |||||
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Collection/All That She Wants |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Platinum & Gold Collection |
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— | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Platinum & Gold |
|
— | — | 26 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |||||
| Hidden Gems |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Gold |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | |||||
| Hidden Gems Vol. 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ace of Base – Exclusive Fan Edition |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| All That She Wants: The Classic Collection |
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| Beautiful Life: The Singles |
|
Extended plays
edit| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [26] | ||||||||||||||
| Cruel Summer (Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base) |
|
69 | ||||||||||||
| All That She Wants (Remixed) |
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— | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [27] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [28] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
US [29] | |||||
| 1992 | "Wheel of Fortune" | 39 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — |
|
Happy Nation/The Sign | |
| "All That She Wants" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1993 | "Happy Nation" | 4 | 80 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 40 | — |
| ||
| "Waiting for Magic" | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Sign" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1994 | "Don't Turn Around" | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | |||
| "Living in Danger" | 28 | 103 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 26 | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | 1 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 30 | The Bridge | ||
| "Beautiful Life" | 22 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 15 |
| |||
| 1996 | "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | 24 | 79 | 38 | 70 | — | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Life Is a Flower" | 5 | — | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | — | Flowers/Cruel Summer | ||
| "Cruel Summer" | 33 | 59 | 28 | 6 | — | 11 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 10 |
| |||
| "Whenever You're Near Me" | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | ||||
| "Travel to Romantis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Always Have, Always Will" | — | 61 | 29 | — | — | — | 47 | — | 12 | — | ||||
| 1999 | "Everytime It Rains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| "Cecilia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" | 38 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 64 | 100 | — | — | Singles of the 90s | |||
| 2000 | "Hallo Hallo" | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 99 | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | 14 | — | 47 | — | 18 | 20 | 38 | 32 | — | — | Da Capo | ||
| "Unspeakable" | 45 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 97 | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Juvenile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||
| 2010 | "All for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | The Golden Ratio | ||
| 2015 | "Would You Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hidden Gems | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Home video
edit| Title | Video/DVD details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [32] | ||||||||||||||
| The Sign – The Home Video | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Happy Nation |
|
— | ||||||||||||
| Da Capo – The DVD |
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— | ||||||||||||
| The Universal Masters DVD Collection: Classic Ace of Base |
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— | ||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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— | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
editThis is a list of official music videos for Ace of Base singles and when they were released.
| Year | Single | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Viking Nielson |
| "All That She Wants" | Matt Broadley | |
| "Happy Nation" | Matt Broadley | |
| 1993 | "The Sign" | Mathias Julin |
| "Don't Turn Around" | Matt Broadley | |
| 1994 | "Living in Danger" | Matt Broadley |
| 1995 | "Lucky Love" | Matt Broadley |
| "Beautiful Life" (Bubbles version) | Richard Heslop | |
| "Beautiful Life" | Richard Heslop | |
| "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (Morph version) | Richard Heslop | |
| "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" | Richard Heslop | |
| 1996 | "Lucky Love" (US version) | Rocky Schenk |
| 1998 | "Life Is a Flower" | Andy Neumann |
| "Cruel Summer" | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (US version) | Nigel Dick | |
| "Cruel Summer" (French version featuring Alliage) | Peder Pedersen | |
| "Always Have Always Will" | Ace of Base | |
| "Travel to Romantis" | Andy Neumann | |
| 1999 | "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" | Patric Ullaeus |
| 2002 | "Beautiful Morning" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2003 | "Unspeakable" | Daniel Borjesson |
| 2008 | "Wheel of Fortune 2009" | Ace of Base |
| 2010 | "All for You" | Patric Ullaeus |
| 2015 | "Would You Believe" | Trace Adam |
References
edit- ^ Balls, David (August 10, 2009). "Michael Jackson 'a fan of Ace Of Base'". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Ace Of Base - Officiell sida för Ace Of Base". Playgroundmusic.se. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Australian Charts > Ace Of Base". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Happy Nation" (single): "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles – Week Ending 20 Mar 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 14 March 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Living in Danger": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 09 Jun 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 22 December 2017: "Response from ARIA re: Ace of Base ARIA chart history, received 22 December 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the release's peak on the national chart. An incorrect peak is listed for "Don't Turn Around".
- ^ a b c "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Canadian studio albums:
- "The Sign" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "The Bridge" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Cruel Summer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Danish chart peaks". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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- "Finnish chart peaks". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ German studio albums:
- "Happy Nation" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "The Bridge" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Flowers" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Da Capo" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Golden Ratio" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b "US album chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ a b c "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Finnish Certifications". ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Certification" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Swedish Certifications" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "French chart peaks" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ German studio albums:
- "Singles of the 90s" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Ace Of Base: Beautiful Life – The Singles (26CD)". Demon music. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ German singles:
- "Cruel Summer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "All That She Wants" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "The Sign" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Don't Turn Around" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Living in Danger" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Lucky Love" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Beautiful Life" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Cruel Summer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- "Whenever You're Near Me" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ German singles:
- "All That She Wants" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Wheel of Fortune" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Happy Nation" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "The Sign" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Don't Turn Around" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Lining In Danger" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Lucky Love" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Beautiful Life" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Life is a Flower" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Cruel Summer" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Travel to Romantis" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Always Have, Always Will" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "C'est La Vie - Always 21" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Hallo Hallo" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Beautiful Morning" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "The Juvenile" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Unspeakable" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "All For You" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ US top music video peaks:
- "The Sign". Billboard. 30 July 1994. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
