Ace of Base is the third best-selling group from Sweden after ABBA and Roxette with over 30 million records sold worldwide. To date, they have released 5 studio albums and 25 singles.
Albums Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEAUSAustralian (ARIA) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Happy Nation" (single): N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Living in Danger": "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry": All ARIA chart peaks to 22 December 2017: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the release's peak on the national chart. An incorrect peak is listed for "Don't Turn Around".AUTCANCanadian studio albums:DENFIN GERGerman studio albums:
SWIUKUS Happy Nation Released: 2 November 1992 Label: Mega Records / PolyGram Formats: LP, CS, CD 3 9 3 — 1 2 1 2 1 — AUS: Platinum AUT: Platinum FIN: Gold GER: 3× Platinum SWI: Platinum UK: 2× Platinum The Bridge Released: 30 October 1995 Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista Formats: LP, CS, CD 1 46 10 9 5 2 8 4 66 29 SWE: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum FIN: Platinum GER: Gold SWI: Platinum US: Platinum Flowers (worldwide) / Cruel Summer (North America) Released: 15 June 1998 Label: Mega Records / PolyGram / Arista Formats: LP, CS, CD 5 — 15 23 6 2 3 1 15 101 CAN: Gold SWI: Gold UK: Silver Da Capo Released: 30 September 2002 Label: Edel-Mega Records / Universal Music Formats: CS, CD 25 — 61 — 21 — 48 23 — — The Golden Ratio Released: 24 September 2010 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — 20 100 — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Reissued albums +TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsCANUS The Sign Released: 23 November 1993 Label: Arista Formats: LP, CS, CD11 RIAA: 9× Platinum MC: Diamond
Compilation albums + Title Album details Peak chart positionsSWEAUTDENFINFRA GERGerman studio albums: NORSWIUK Singles of the 90s Released: 15 November 1999 Label: Edel-Mega 36 32 16 29 25 21 35 14 62 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 — — 26 — — — 6 — — Hidden Gems Released: 6 March 2015 Label: Playground — — — — — — — — — 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 Title Album 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 All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Released: 3 July 2020 Label: Demon Records Format: LP, CD/DVD Beautiful Life: The Singles Released: 28 April 2023 Label: Demon Records Format: CD, digital download
Extended plays Title Extended play details PeakchartpositionsGERGerman singles: Cruel Summer (Rico Bernasconi vs Ace of Base)Released: 5 September 2009 Label: Warner Formats: LP, CD, digital download 69 All That She Wants (Remixed) Released: 7 July 2014 Label: Playground Formats: Digital download — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumSWEAUSAUTCANCanadian singles:
DENFINGERGerman singles:
SWIUKUS 1992 "Wheel of Fortune" 39 — 6 — 2 15 4 5 20 — GER: Gold Happy Nation/The Sign "All That She Wants" 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 AUS: 2× Platinum AUT: Gold GER: 3× Gold UK: Platinum US: Platinum 1993 "Happy Nation" 4 80 6 — 1 1 7 23 40 — GER: Gold "Waiting for Magic" 19 — — — 2 5 — — — — "The Sign" 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 AUS: Platinum AUT: Gold GER: Platinum UK: Platinum US: Platinum 1994 "Don't Turn Around" 11 19 8 1 4 3 6 14 5 4 GER: Gold US: Gold "Living in Danger" 28 103 19 7 — — 23 26 18 20 1995 "Lucky Love" 1 30 14 6 2 1 13 19 20 30 The Bridge "Beautiful Life" 22 11 24 3 10 3 20 33 15 15 AUS: Gold 1996 "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" 24 79 38 70 — 17 44 — — — 1998 "Life Is a Flower" 5 — 15 — 3 3 20 18 5 — SWE: Gold UK: Silver Flowers/Cruel Summer "Cruel Summer" 33 59 28 6 — 11 28 21 8 10 US: Gold "Whenever You're Near Me" — — — 51 — — — — — 76 "Travel to Romantis" — — — — — — 61 — — — "Always Have, Always Will" — 61 29 — — — 47 — 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 — 18 20 38 32 — — Da Capo "Unspeakable" 45 — — — — 14 97 — — — "The Juvenile" — — — — — — 78 — — — 2009 "Wheel of Fortune 2009" — — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits 2010 "All for You" — — — — — — 38 — — — The Golden Ratio 2015 "Would You Believe" — — — — — — — — — — Hidden Gems "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Home video + Title Video/DVD details Peakchartpositions CertificationsUSVideoUS top music video peaks: 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 DVDCollection: 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.
YearSingleDirector1992"Wheel of Fortune"Viking Nielson"All That She Wants"Matt Broadley"Happy Nation"Matt Broadley1993"The Sign"Mathias Julin"Don't Turn Around"Matt Broadley1994"Living in Danger"Matt Broadley1995"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 Heslop1996"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 Neumann1999"C'est la Vie (Always 21)"Patric Ullaeus2002"Beautiful Morning"Daniel Borjesson2003"Unspeakable"Daniel Borjesson2008"Wheel of Fortune 2009"Ace of Base 2010"All for You"Patric Ullaeus2015"Would You Believe"Tracee Adam
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