20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
Compilation album by
ABBA
Released26 September 2000
GenrePop
Length43:36
LabelPolydor
ABBA chronology
Love Stories
(1998) 		20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
(2000) 		The Definitive Collection
(2001)
ABBA Icon
Front cover of the 2010 reissue

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA later reissued under the Icon series.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Vinyl DIstrictA[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said that the album "condenses the group's hits into an 11-song best-of-the-best compilation" and also states that the album "may please casual fans that lack the patience for Gold's 19 tracks".[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the reissue, Icon, stating that it "remains an enjoyable collection of ABBA's basics"[4]

Track listing

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Waterloo"2:45
2."SOS"3:23
3."I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"3:17
4."Mamma Mia"3:34
5."Fernando"4:15
6."Dancing Queen"3:52
7."Knowing Me, Knowing You"4:03
8."The Name of the Game"4:01
9."Take a Chance on Me"4:05
10."Chiquitita"5:28
11."The Winner Takes It All"4:53
Total length:43:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position 		Peak
reached
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 20 2001
US Billboard 200[6] 189 2011
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[7] 40 2018
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[8] 9 2008

Reissue

Chart Peak
position 		Peak
reached
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 71 2016
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 113 2016
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 24 2011
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 65 2014

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 57
2002 Year-end chart performance for 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] 83

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 1,090,000[15]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Reissue

Certifications for "Icon"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ Little, Michael H. (2020). "Graded on a Curve: ABBA, The Best of ABBA, The Millennium ..." The Vinyl District. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (Christian David) (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". archive. New York : Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ABBA - Icon: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  5. ^ a b "Abba Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Abba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Abba Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Abba Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – ABBA – Icon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – The Best of ABBA 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Abba, Oasis, The Verve". Billboard. 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – ABBA – 20th Century Masters - The Best of ABBA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ^ "Canadian album certifications – ABBA – Icon". Music Canada.
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