Ace of Base discography

Ace of Base discography
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	9
Music videos	24
EPs	1
Singles	28

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 of over 30 million albums and 15 million singles 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 twenty-eight singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		SWE [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	CAN	DEN	FRA [6]	GER [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]	US
Happy Nation	Released: December 11, 1992 Label: Mega Formats: LP, CD, cassette	3	9	3	—	1	1	1	2	1	—	WW: 21,000,000	ARIA: Platinum[10] BPI: 2× Platinum[11] BVMI: 3× Platinum[12] IFPI AUT: Platinum[13] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[14] SNEP: Diamond[15]
The Sign^[A]	Released: November 23, 1993 Label: Arista Formats: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1		CRIA: 10× Platinum (Diamond) [16] RIAA: 9× Platinum[17]
The Bridge	Released: October 27, 1995 Label: Mega Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	46	10	13	5	29	8	4	66	29	WW: 5,000,000	BVMI: Gold[12] IFPI SWE: Platinum[18] IFPI SWI: Platinum[19] CRIA: 2× Platinum[16] RIAA: Platinum[17] SNEP: Platinum[20]
Flowers	Released: June 15, 1998 Label: Mega Formats: CD, cassette	5	—	15	—	6	16	3	1	15	—	WW: 2,000,000	BPI: Silver[11] IFPI SWI: Gold[21]
Cruel Summer^[B]	Released: August 25, 1998 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	101		CRIA: Gold[16]
Da Capo	Released: September 30, 2002 Label: Edel-Mega Formats: CD, cassette	25	—	61	—	21	—	48	23	—	—	WW: 500,000
The Golden Ratio	Released: September 24, 2010 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	100	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• ^{^[A]} The Sign is the North American version of Happy Nation.
• ^{^[B]} Cruel Summer is the North American version of Flowers.

Extended plays

Title	Album details
All That She Wants (Remixed)	Released: July 7, 2014 Label: Playground Formats: Digital download

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SWE	AUS	AUT	DEN	FRA	GER	SWI	UK
Singles of the 90s	Released: November 15, 1999	36	244	32	—	25	21	14	62
Greatest Hits	Released: April 18, 2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Collection/All That She Wants	Released: 2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Platinum & Gold Collection	Released: May 6, 2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Hits	Released: 2004 (South Africa)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Platinum & Gold	Released: March 10, 2010	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—
Playlist: The Very Best of Ace of Base	Released: January 25, 2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hidden Gems	Released: March 6, 2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

Title	Album details
Ace of Base – Exclusive Fan Edition[22]	Released: June 30, 2003 Label: Polydor Format: CD/DVD
The Ultimate Collection	Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Universal Format: CD
Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos	Released: November 14, 2008 Label: Playground Music Format: CD/DVD

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions															Certifications	Album
		SWE [23]	AUS [4]	AUT [24]	BEL [25]	CAN [26]	FIN [27]	FRA [28]	GER [29]	IRE [30]	NED [31]	NZ [32]	NOR [33]	SWI [34]	UK [35]	US [36]
1992	"Wheel of Fortune"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Happy Nation/The Sign
	"All That She Wants"	3	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	AUS: 2× Platinum[37] AUT: Gold[38] FRA: Gold[39] GER: Platinum[40] UK: Platinum[41] US: Platinum[42]
1993	"Wheel of Fortune" (reissue)	39	—	6	5	—	15	21	4	18	3	—	1	5	20	—	GER: Gold[40]
	"Happy Nation"	4	80	6	8	—	1	1	7	—	6	22	6	23	42	—	FRA: Silver[39] GER: Gold[40]
	"Waiting for Magic"	19	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Sign"	2	1	3	5	1	1	5	1	2	3	1	5	4	2	1	AUS: Platinum[37] AUT: Gold[38] GER: Platinum[40] UK: Gold[41] US: Platinum[42]
1994	"Don't Turn Around"	11	19	8	13	1	3	17	6	8	7	8	—	14	5	4	GER: Gold[40] US: Gold[42]
	"Happy Nation" (reissue)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	—
	"Living in Danger"	28	—	19	30	4	—	36	23	12	23	—	—	26	18	20
1995	"Lucky Love"	1	30	14	9	6	1	9	13	—	16	12	12	19	20	30		The Bridge
	"Beautiful Life"	22	11	24	13	3	3	10	20	12	27	44	—	33	15	15	AUS: Gold[43]
1996	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"	24	79	38	—	53	17	41	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Life Is A Flower"	5	—	15	42	—	3	16	20	19	40	29	20	18	5	—	SWE: Gold[44] UK: Silver[41]	Flowers/Cruel Summer
	"Cruel Summer"	33	59	28	27	5	11	24	28	—	55	40	—	21	8	10	US: Gold[42]
	"Whenever You're Near Me"	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76
	"Travel to Romantis"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Always Have Always Will"	—	61	29	44	—	—	—	47	15	78	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	32	—	—		Da Capo
	"The Juvenile"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Unspeakable"	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Wheel of Fortune 2009"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos
2009	"Cruel Summer (Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Single Release Only
2010	"All For You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Golden Ratio
2015	"Would You Believe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hidden Gems

Promotional singles

• 1996 "My Déjà Vu" (Scandinavia, France)
• 1997 "Angel Eyes" (Scandinavia, China)
• 1997 "Ravine" (Scandinavia)
• 1998 "Donnie" (Japan)
• 1998 "Tokyo Girl" (France)
• 1999 "Love in December" (Chile, Germany)

Home video

Title	Album details
The Sign - The Home Video[45]	Released: May 24, 1994 Label: Arista Format: VHS, Laserdisc
Happy Nation[46]	Released: October 20, 1994 Label: Polydor Format: VHS
Da Capo - The DVD.[47]	Released: November 11, 2002 Label: Polydor Format: DVD
The Universal Masters DVD Collection: Classic Ace of Base[48]	Released: August 2, 2005 Label: Polydor, Universal Music Format: DVD
Greatest Hits	Released: November 18, 2008 Label: Polydor, Universal Music Format: DVD/CD

Music videos

This 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
1993	"Happy Nation"	Matt Broadley
	"The Sign"	Mathias Julin
1994	"Don't Turn Around"	Matt Broadley
	"Living in Danger"	Matt Broadley
	"Hear Me Calling"
1995	"Lucky Love"	Rocky Schenk
	"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)
1998	"Life Is a Flower"
	"Cruel Summer"	Nigel Dick
	"Cruel Summer" (US version)	Nigel Dick
	"Cruel Summer" (French version featuring Alliage)
	"Always Have Always Will"
	"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"
2010	"All for You"	Patric Ullaeus

Notes

1. ^ "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" peaked at number 16 on the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade, which ranks the top 30 songs that have not yet entered the main Dutch Top 40 chart.
2. ^ "Cruel Summer" peaked at number 6 on the Tipparade, which ranks the top 30 songs that have not yet entered the main Dutch Top 40 chart.

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