ABBA: 18 Hits (Universal)

HOW many times can ABBA's hits be repackaged? Endlessly, it would seem. While this compilation contains plenty of smashes, several ABBA classics are missing (Dancing Queen, Money Money Money) while the likes of Lay All Your Love on Me and Happy New Year were hardly chart toppers. Completists may be attracted by versions of Honey Honey, Waterloo and Ring Ring in Swedish, French and German, respectively, but does anyone need two versions of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! on one album? For a definitive collection, instead go straight to ABBA Gold.

JEFF CRAWFORD