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

List of albums from the 1960s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[1]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
We And Our Cadillac	The Hep Stars	1965	Released: October 1965 Label: Olga (LPO 01) Format: LP	—	—	9	—	Artist Composer Producer
Hep Stars On Stage	The Hep Stars	1965	Released: December 1965 Label: Olga (LPO 02) Format: LP	—	—	20	—	Artist Composer Producer
The Hep Stars	The Hep Stars	1966	Released: December 1966 Label: Olga (LPO 04) Format: LP	12	5w	5	—	Artist Composer Producer
Jul med Hep Stars	The Hep Stars	1967	Released: December 1967 Label: Olga (LPO 06) Format: LP	—	—	—	—	Artist Producer
It's Been A Long Long Time	The Hep Stars	1968	Released: February 1968 Label: Cupol (CLPNS 342) Format: LP	—	—	—	—	Artist Composer
Songs We Sang 68	The Hep Stars	1968	Released: December 1968 Label: Olga (LPO 07) Format: LP	—	—	—	—	Artist Composer Producer

1970s

List of albums from the 1970s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[2]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Lycka	Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson	1970	Released: 1970 Label: Polar (POLS 226) Format: LP	—	—	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Ring Ring	Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida (ABBA)	1973	Released: March 26, 1973 Label: Polar (POLS 242) Format: LP	2	12w	10	—	Artist Composer Producer
Waterloo	ABBA	1974	Released: March 4, 1974 Label: Polar (POLS 252) Format: LP	1	27w	1	28	Artist Composer Producer
ABBA	ABBA	1975	Released: April 21, 1975 Label: Polar (POLS 262) Format: LP	1	33w	1	13	Artist Composer Producer
Arrival	ABBA	1976	Released: October 11, 1976 Label: Polar (POLS 272) Format: LP	1	32w	1	1	Artist Composer Producer
The Album	ABBA	1977	Released: December 12, 1977 Label: Polar (POLS 282) Format: LP	1	14w	1	1	Artist Composer Producer
Voulez-Vous	ABBA	1979	Released: April 23, 1979 Label: Polar (POLS 292) Format: LP	1	26w	1	1	Artist Composer Producer

1980s

List of albums from the 1980s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[3]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Gracias por la música	ABBA	1980	Released: June, 1980 Label: Polar Format: LP	—	—	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Super Trouper	ABBA	1980	Released: November 3, 1980 Label: Polar (POLS 322) Format: LP	1	22w	1	1	Artist Composer Producer
The Visitors	ABBA	1981	Released: November 30, 1981 Label: Polar (POLS 342) Format: LP	1	14w	1	1	Artist Composer Producer
Chess	Musical	1984	Released: November 1984 Label: Polar (POLYXL 2-600) Format: 2xLP	1	30w	3	10	Composer Producer
Gemini	Gemini	1985	Released: November 1985 Label: Polar (POLS 400) Format: LP	9	12w	—	—	Composer Producer
ABBA Live	ABBA	1986	Released: August 18, 1986 Label: Polar Format: LP	49	2w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Geminism	Gemini	1987	Released: April 1987 Label: Polar (POLS 418) Format: LP, CD	13	30w	—	—	Composer Producer
Klinga mina klockor	Benny Andersson	1987	Released: November 1987 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 001) Format: LP, CD	6	20w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Chess Original Broadway Cast Recording	Musical	1988	Released: 1988 Label: Polar (POLS 419) Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	Composer
Orsa Spelmän	Orsa Spelmän	1988	Released: 1988 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 002) Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	Artist Producer
November 1989	Benny Andersson	1989	Released: November 1989 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 003) Format: LP, CD	13	14w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer

1990s

List of albums from the 1990s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[4]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Fiolen Min	Benny Andersson Orsa Spelmän etc.	1990	Released: March 1990 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 005) Format: CD	—	—	—	—	Artist Producer
Shapes	Josefin Nilsson	1993	Released: March 1993 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 008) Format: CD	14	14w	—	—	Composer Producer
Chess In Concert	Musical	1994	Released: 1994 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 010) Format: 2xCD	—	—	—	—	Composer Producer
Kristina från Duvemåla	Musical	1996	Released: October 25, 1996 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 011) Format: 3xCD	2	74w	—	—	Composer Producer
Ödra	Orsa Spelmän	1998	Released: 1998 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 013) Format: CD	—	—	—	—	Artist Producer
Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording	Musical	1999	Released: October 25, 1999 Label: Polydor Format: CD	26	8w	—	12	Composer

2000s

List of albums from the 2000s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[5]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Benny Anderssons Orkester	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2001	Released: June 28, 2001 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 017) Format: CD	1	55w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Chess på svenska	Musical	2002	Released: October 31, 2002 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 019) Format: 2xCD	2	12w	—	—	Composer Producer
BAO!	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2004	Released: June 25, 2004 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 021) Format: CD	1	55w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Mamma Mia! på svenska / Swedish Cast Recording	Musical	2005	Released: June 9, 2005 Label: Mono Music Format: CD	2	36w	—	—	Composer
BAO på turné	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2006	Released: May 11, 2006 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 022) Format: CD	6	28w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
BAO 3	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2007	Released: October 24, 2007 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 023) Format: CD, digital	3	34w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack	Musical	2008	Released: July 8, 2008 Label: Decca Records Format: CD, digital	1	63w	1	1	Composer Producer
Story Of A Heart	Benny Andersson Band	2009	Released: June 26, 2009 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 025) Format: CD, digital	5	11w	10	29	Artist Composer Producer

2010s

List of albums from the 2010s with selected chart positions
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	SWE Chart^[6]		NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Title	Artist	Year	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	NOR Chart	UK Chart	Contribution of Benny Andersson
Kristina At Carnegie Hall	Musical	2010	Released: April 16, 2010 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 026) Format: 2xCD, digital	32	2w	—	—	Composer Producer
O klang och jubeltid	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2011	Released: June 15, 2011 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 027) Format: CD, digital	1	46 w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Tomten har åkt hem	Benny Anderssons Orkester	2012	Released: November 19, 2012 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 029) Format: CD, digital	4	9 w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Hjälp sökes	Musical	2013	Released: September 9, 2013 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 032) Format: CD, digital	—	—	—	—	Artist Composer Producer
Kärlekens tid	Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör	2015	Released: September 18, 2015 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 033) Format: CD, digital	9	3 w	—	—	Artist Composer Producer

( * denotes that the album is still charting)

Also appears on

Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

References

↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.
↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts.

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