Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus first met on 5 June 1966 at Ålleberg, near Falköping, Sweden. Three weeks later they composed their first song together, ‘Isn’t It Easy To Say’, which was later recorded by Benny’s group, The Hep Stars. A historic songwriting and producing partnership was born
Below is a compehensive collection of records with the duo’s songwriting, producing, and performing credits (excluding where only one is credited). Note that it excludes most singles, except for landmark or standalone releases
(AR) = arrangements
(PR) = production
(SW) = songwriting
‘Isn’t It Easy To Say’
(1966 album, SW)
first song written and recorded by Benny and Björn
‘Blomman’
(1966 album, SW, PE)
first recording featuring Benny and Björn
(1969 single, SW)
(1969 single, SW)
(1969 single, SW)
(1969 single, PR)
‘She’s My Kind Of Girl’; ‘Inga Theme’; ‘Where Are We All Headin’’
(1969 [released 1971] film, PR, SW)
(1969 single, SW)
(1969 single, SW)
first collaboration with Anni-Frid
(1969 stage show, SW)
(1970 single, SW)
(1970 single, PR, SW)
first collaboration featuring Agnetha
(1970 album, AR, SW)
(1970 single, SW)
first collaboration featuring Agnetha and Anni-Frid
(1970 album, PR, SW)
(1970 stage show, SW)
first stage performance with Agnetha and Anni-Frid
(1970 single, SW)
(1971 album, SW)
(1971 album, AR, SW)
(1971 single, SW)
(1971 single, SW)
‘Lycka’
(1971 album, SW)
(1971 S, SW)
(1971, album, SW)
(1971 single, PR, SW)
(1972 single, PR, SW)
(1972 single, SW)
first ABBA record
(1972 single, PR, SW)
(Merry-Go-Round / Tänk Om Jorden Vore Ung)
(1972 single, SW)
(1972 single, SW)
(1972 EP, SW)
(1972 single, SW)
(1972 album, PR)
(1972 album, PR)
(1973 album, PR)
(1973 album, PR, SW)
first ABBA album
(1973 album, PR)
(1974 album, PR)
(1974 album, PR, SW)
(1974 album, PR)
(1974 album, PR)
(1975 album, PR, SW)
‘Bang-A-Boomerang’; ‘Roly Poly Girl’
(1975 album, PR, SW)
‘Fernando’
(1975 album, SW)
‘SOS’
(1975 album, SW)
(1976 album)
‘Ricky Rock’n Roller’
(1976 album, SW)
(1976 album, PR, SW)
(1976 album, PR)
‘Funky Feet’; ‘If We Only Had The Time’
(1977 album, SW)
(1977 film, PR, SW)
(1977 album, PR, SW)
(1979 album, PR, SW)
(1980 album, PR, SW)
(1981 album, PR, SW)
(1982 single, PR, SW)
last ABBA single of the classic era
‘Slowly’
(1984 album, SW)
(1984 album, PR, SW)
stage musical first produced 1986
‘Slowly’; ‘Just Like That’; plus others
(1985 album, PR, SW)
(1987 album, PR, SW)
‘Lottis Schottis’; ‘Födelsdagsvals till Mona’; ‘Trolskan’; ‘Klinga mina klockor’
(1987 album, SW)
also features participation from Frida
new song Someone Else’s Story
(1988 album, PR, SW)
stage musical first produced 1988
‘The Conducator’
(1989 album, SW)
(1990 single, PR, SW)
(1993 album, SW)
(1994 album, SW)
concert staged 1994
(1994 album, PR, SW)
(1996 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 1996
(1998 album, SW)
tribute concerts produced 1998
(1999 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 1999
‘Vår sista dans’; ‘Lätt som en sommarfjäril’
(2001 album, SW)
‘When The Walls Came Tumbling Down’
(2002 concert, SW)
new song ‘Glöm mig om du kan’
(2002 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 2002
‘Du är min man’; ‘Midnattsdans’
(2004 album, SW)
(2005 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 2005
‘För dig’; ‘Det är vi ändå’
(2006 album SW)
‘I Walk With You, Mama’; ‘Butterfly Wings’; plus others
(2006 album, SW)
‘Han som vunnit allt’
(2006 album, SW)
(2006 book)
‘You Have To Be There’
(2006, album, SW)
(2007 album, SW)
(2008 album, SW)
film premiered 2008
‘Arrival’ with lyrics written by Björn circa 1998
(2008 album, SW)
(2009 single, SW)
(2009 album, SW)
(2009 single, SW)
‘Rowing On The Serpentine’; ‘When All Is Said And Done’; plus others
(2009 concert, SW)
(2010 album, SW)
concert first produced 2009
(2010 video, SW)
(2011 album, SW)
‘The Day The Wall Came Tumbling Down’ plus others
(2012 album, SW)
‘Tomten har åkt hem’; ‘Vinterhamn’
(2012 album, SW)
Eurovision Song Contest anthem 2013
(2013 single, SW)
(2013 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 2013
(2014 book)
(2014 album, SW)
(2015 single, SW)
added to CHESS in Concert 2014
(2015 album, SW)
tribute celebration
(2016)
(2016 album, SW)
KMH – Kungliga Musikhögskolan
(2017, SW)
(2017 album, SW)
(2018 album, SW)
film premiered 2018
(2018 single, SW)
(2019 single, SW)
(2019 single, SW)
(2021 single, PR, SW)
first ABBA reunion single
(2021 single, PR, SW)
(2021 album, PR, SW)
(2021 single, SW)
(2022 concert, PR, SW)
‘Veva veva positiv’, ‘Pippi på Cirkus’, ‘Pippilotta Långstrump’, ‘Jag skulle aldrig tröttna på ett mocka’
(2022 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 2022
Sjungande barn
(2023, SW)
Swedish version ‘The Way Old Friends Do’, lyrics by Björn
(2024 single, SW)
(2024 album SW)
(2026 album, SW)
stage musical first produced 2025
To be continued…
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