Ace of Base discography explained

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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.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
SWE
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
GER
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Happy Nation 39312121
The Bridge
  • Released: 30 October 1995
  • Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
14610952846629
  • SWE: Gold[19]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[20]
  • FIN: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
  • SWI: Platinum
  • US: Platinum[21]
Flowers (worldwide) /
Cruel Summer (North America)
  • Released: 15 June 1998
  • Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
51523623115101
  • CAN: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
  • UK: Silver
Da Capo
  • Released: 30 September 2002
  • Label: Edel-Mega Records / Universal Music
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
2561214823
The Golden Ratio 20100
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Reissued albums

Title! rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
US
The Sign
  • Released: 23 November 1993
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
11
  • RIAA: 9× Platinum
  • MC: Diamond

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
SWE
AUT
DEN
FIN
FRA
[22]
GER
[23]
NOR
[24]
SWI
UK
Singles of the 90s
  • Released: 15 November 1999
  • Label: Edel-Mega
363226 29252161462
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 April 2000 (North America)
  • Label: Arista
The Collection/All That She Wants
  • Released: 21 October 2002 (Europe)
  • Label: Universal Music
Platinum & Gold Collection
  • Released: 6 May 2003 (North America)
  • Label: Arista
16
The Hits
  • Released: 2004 (South Africa)
  • Label: Gallo
Platinum & Gold
  • Released: 10 March 2010 (Scandinavia)
  • Label: Warner
266
Hidden Gems
Gold
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Crimson Productions
59
Hidden Gems Vol. 2
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Playground Music
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
Ace of Base –
Exclusive Fan Edition
  • Released: 30 June 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD/DVD
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 19 July 2005
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 14 November 2008
  • Label: Mega/Playground
  • Format: CD/DVD
  • Released: 28 April 2023[25]
  • Label: Demon Records
  • Format: CD, download

Extended plays

TitleExtended play detailsPeak
chart
positions
GER
[26]
Cruel Summer
(Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base)
  • Released: 5 September 2009
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, 12" Download
69
All That She Wants (Remixed)
  • Released: 7 July 2014
  • Label: Playground
  • Formats: Download
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
AUS
AUT
CAN
[27]
DEN
FIN
GER
[28]
SWI
UK
US
[29]
1992"Wheel of Fortune"3962154520
  • GER: Gold
Happy Nation/The Sign
"All That She Wants"3111141112
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[30]
  • AUT: Gold
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Platinum
1993"Happy Nation"48061172340
  • GER: Gold
"Waiting for Magic"1925
"The Sign"2131111421
  • AUS: Platinum
  • AUT: Gold
  • GER: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: Platinum
1994"Don't Turn Around"1119814361454
  • GER: Gold
  • US: Gold
"Living in Danger"2810319723261820
1995"Lucky Love"1301462113192030The Bridge
"Beautiful Life"221124310320331515
1996"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"247938701744
1998"Life Is a Flower"5153320185
  • SWE: Gold
  • UK: Silver
Flowers/Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer"3359286112821810
  • US: Gold
"Whenever You're Near Me"5176
"Travel to Romantis"61
"Always Have, Always Will"61294712
1999"Everytime It Rains"22
"Cecilia"
"C'est la Vie (Always 21)"381164100Singles of the 90s
2000"Hallo Hallo"1299
2002"Beautiful Morning"144718203832Da Capo
"Unspeakable"451497
"The Juvenile"78
2009"Wheel of Fortune 2009"Greatest Hits
2010"All for You"38The Golden Ratio
2015"Would You Believe"Hidden Gems
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Home video

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Video/DVD detailsPeak
chart
positions
Certifications
US
Video

[32]
The Sign – The Home Video
  • Released: 24 May 1994
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
3
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Gold
Happy Nation
  • Released: 20 October 1994
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: VHS
Da Capo – The DVD
  • Released: 11 November 2002
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: DVD
The Universal Masters DVD
Collection: Classic Ace of Base
  • Released: 2 August 2005
  • Label: Polydor/Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 November 2008
  • Label: Polydor/Universal Music
  • Formats: DVD/CD
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

This is a list of official music videos for Ace of Base singles and when they were released.

YearSingleDirector
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

Notes and References

  1. News: Michael Jackson 'a fan of Ace Of Base'. David. Balls. Digital Spy. August 10, 2009.
  2. Web site: Ace Of Base - Officiell sida för Ace Of Base . Playgroundmusic.se . 20 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200256/http://www.playgroundmusic.se/artister/ace-of-base/ . 25 May 2014 .
  3. Web site: Swedish chart peaks . swedishcharts.com . 15 October 2016.
  4. Australian (ARIA) peaks:
  5. Web site: Austrian chart peaks . austriancharts.at . 15 October 2016.
  6. Canadian studio albums:
  7. Web site: Danish chart peaks . danishcharts.dk . 15 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Finnish chart peaks . Finnish . Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) . 15 October 2016.
  9. German studio albums:
  10. Web site: Swiss chart peaks . . 15 October 2016.
  11. Web site: UK chart peaks . . 15 October 2016.
  12. Web site: US album chart peaks . . 8 October 2016.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151102014251/http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg . The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994 . 2015-11-02 . 2015-11-02 . Australian Record Industry Association Ltd..
  14. Web site: Austrian Certifications . IFPI Austria . 15 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 8 June 2009 .
  15. Web site: Finnish Certifications . ifpi.fi . 15 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044607/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Ace+of+Base . 2 March 2018 . dead .
  16. Web site: German Certification . German . . 15 October 2016.
  17. Web site: Swiss Certification . Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien . German . 16 October 2016.
  18. Web site: BPI Certification . . 16 October 2016 . 24 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx . dead .
  19. Web site: Swedish Certifications . IFPI Sweden . 15 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214300/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . 21 May 2012 .
  20. Web site: Canadian Certification . 15 October 2016 . Music Canada.
  21. Web site: RIAA Certification . 16 October 2016 . Recording Industry Association of America.
  22. Web site: French chart peaks . lescharts.com . 15 October 2016.
  23. German studio albums:
  24. Web site: Norwegian chart peaks . norwegiancharts.com . 15 October 2016.
  25. Web site: Ace Of Base: Beautiful Life – The Singles (26CD). Demon music. 15 February 2023.
  26. German singles:
  27. Canadian singles:
  28. German singles:
  29. US Hot 100 Singles . Billboard . 15 October 2016.
  30. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg. The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994. Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.. 2015-10-25. 2015-11-02.
  31. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010347/http://i.imgur.com/t1PYbhG.jpg. The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996. 2015-11-02. 2015-11-02. The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd..
  32. US top music video peaks:
    • Web site: The Sign . 30 July 1994 . Billboard . 16 October 2016.