Ace of Base discography

Ace of Base discography
Ace of Base in 2008
Studio albums5
Compilation albums9
Box sets5
EPs4
Singles25
Music videos24

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 Certifications
SWE
AUS
AUT
CAN
DEN
FIN
GER
SWI
UK
US
Happy Nation 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 — — — — — — 20 100 — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Reissued albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
US
The Sign
  • Released: 23 November 1993
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: LP, CS, CD
1 1
  • RIAA: 9× Platinum
  • MC: Diamond

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
AUT
DEN
FIN
FRA
GER
NOR
SWI
UK
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 — — — — — — — — —
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
Beautiful Life: The Singles
  • Released: 28 April 2023
  • Label: Demon Records
  • Format: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title Extended play details Peak
chart
positions
GER
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 Album
SWE
AUS
AUT
CAN
DEN
FIN
GER
SWI
UK
US
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 Peak
chart
positions
Certifications
US
Video

The Sign – The Home Video 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.

Year Single Director
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" Tracee Adam

References

  1. ↑ Balls, David (August 10, 2009). "Michael Jackson 'a fan of Ace Of Base'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ace Of Base - Officiell sida för Ace Of Base". Playgroundmusic.se. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) peaks:
  5. 1 2 3 "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 Canadian studio albums:
  7. 1 2 3 "Danish chart peaks". danishcharts.dk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Finnish chart peaks" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ↑ German studio albums:
    • "Happy Nation" (in German). Gfk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
    • "The Bridge" (in German). Gfk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
    • "Flowers" (in German). Gfk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
    • "Da Capo" (in German). Gfk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
    • "Golden Ratio" (in German). Gfk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch [Wikidata]. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 "US album chart peaks". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  14. 1 2 3 "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Finnish Certifications". ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 "Swiss Certification" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Swedish Certifications" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  23. ↑ German studio albums:
  24. ↑ "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ace Of Base: Beautiful Life – The Singles (26CD)". Demon music. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  26. ↑ German singles:
  27. ↑ Canadian singles:
  28. ↑ German singles:
  29. ↑ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  30. 1 2 "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  31. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  32. ↑ US top music video peaks:
    • "The Sign". Billboard. 30 July 1994. Retrieved 16 October 2016.