List of artists who have covered ABBA songs

Many artists have covered songs, or taken samples from songs originally performed by ABBA.

Cover Groups (Tour Bands)

Since ABBA stopped performing back in 1982, there has been a session of tribute bands that tour the globe singing ABBA songs. The most famous of these is Björn Again who became so popular that there are actually several groups with the Björn Again name touring the globe simultaneously.

• Abbaesque
• Arrival
• Björn Again—This tribute band doesn't only cover ABBA songs—they play other songs in ABBA style too: The EP "Erasure-Ish" is an Erasure tribute sung in ABBA style, released as an 'answer' to Erasure's Abba-esque release.
• The ABBA Revival Band
• The Real AbbA Gold
• The ABBA World Revival

Cover Albums

The following Groups have released albums covering ABBA songs.

Artist	Cover Album	Country	Year	Comments
A-Teens	The ABBA Generation	Sweden	1999	Launched their careers singing ABBA songs. Also 2 girls, 2 boys line up.
Abbacadabra	Revival - Flight 1	UK	1998	Club Remixes
Abbaesque	ABBATASTIC	UK	1999
Abbaesque	Non-Stop Hit Megamix Tribute To ABBA	UK	1999
E-Rotic
James Last		Germany	2001	'James Last Plays Abba'
Klaus Wunderlich		Germany	1994	'Klaus Wunderlich Plays ABBA' also 'Klaus Wunderlich: Musical (2CD)' in 2006
London Symphony Orchestra	ABBA Played by the London Symphony Orchestra	UK	1991	With the London Pop Choir
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra	Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Plays ABBA Classic	EU	1991
Richard Clayderman		France	2003	'Plays the Hits of ABBA'
The Real ABBA	Gold	UK	1998
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	A Tribute To ABBA	EU	2003	Part of 3 CD set.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Orchestral ABBA	EU	1995
Salma & Sabina	ABBA in Hindi	Sweden	1992	All song titles in Hindi ('Mitha Maze Dar' is 'Dancing Queen')
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus		US	1997	'ExtrABBAganza!' album
Stockholm Session Singers	Sounds Like ABBA	Sweden	1998
Studio 99	A Tribute to ABBA		1999
Super Troupers
Uncredited	abbatastic	US	1998	Produced by Simon Storer and Dave Smith (Mastertone Multimedia Ltd
Various	ABBAMANIA	EU	1999	ABBA Tribute Show from the UK
Wing		New Zealand	2005	'Wing Performs ABBA'. One track appeared on South Park

Cover Songs

There has been countless singers/groups who have paid tribute to ABBA by singing one of their songs.

• 'Abbasalutely' is a 1995 Flying Nun Records tribute CD to ABBA from New Zealand by various punk bands.
• 'The Abbasolute Works' is a 'Dressed To Kill Production' tribute CD to ABBA by UK punk bands (such as Hairy Clam, Rozzers, Stench, Forced Entry)
• 'ABBA Gold Plated' is a 1999 release with identical artists/tracks as 'The Abbasolute Works'

Artist	Cover Song	Country	Comment
Abbacacabra	The Visitors (Crackin' Up)	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Abbacacabra	Dancing Queen	UK	On the 2000 Album 'A Night To Remember - Mardis Gras Party'
Alcazar	As Good As New	Belgium	with Magnus
Alcazar	Funky Feet	Belgium	an unreleased ABBA song
Andre Hazes	The Day Before You Came	Netherlands	Sung in dutch ('Met Kerst Ben Ik Alleen')
Angelika Milster	Einfach So (Just Like That)	Germany	Unreleased ABBA song
Anita Hirvonen	Mamma Mia	Finland	On her 1976 album 'Anita tänään'
Anneke Douma	Ik Haw in Dream (I Have A Dream)		Netherlands Artist.
Army of Lovers	Does Your Mother Know	UK
Army Of Lovers	Hasta Mañana	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Ash	Does Your Mother Know	Ireland	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversay Celebration'
Attaque 77	Dame! Dame! Dame! (Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight))	Argintina	On their 1988 'Otras Canciones' album.
B*Witched	Does Your Mother Know	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Bananarama	Waterloo	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Beverley Craven	The Winner Takes It All	UK	On the 1993 Album 'Love Scenes'
Bjork & Sugarcubes	Dancing Queen	Norway	Live only. Appears on some bootleg albums.
Blancmange	The Day Before You Came	UK	On their 1984 'Mange Tout' album. Their single of this cover charted higher than ABBA's original.
Bonnie St. Claire	Cassandra	Netherlands	Sung In dutch.
Bonnie St. Claire	Zoals Vrienden Doen (The Way Old Friends Do)	Netherlands	Sung In dutch.
Brotherhood Of Man	Lay All Your Love On Me)	UK
Christy Lane	I Have A Dream)	US
Cliff Richard	Lay All Your Love On Me	UK
CoCo Lee	Dancing Queen	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
The Corrs	The Winner Takes It All	Ireland	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Culture Club	Voulez-Vous	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Dana Dragomir	Chiquitita	Sweden	Young female panflute artist [1].
Debby Boone	Hasta Mañana	US
Denise Van Outen	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Dionne Warwick	Thank You For The Music	US
E-Rotic	Money, Money, Money	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Edelweiss	Bring Me Edelweiss	Switzerland	sample of S.O.S. Permission was given by Stig, but Benny and Bjorn were not amused.
Erasure	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	UK	as a B-side (later re-released on their 1987 album 'The Two Ring Circus')
Erasure	Lay All Your Love On Me	UK	From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992
Erasure	SOS	UK	From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992
Erasure	Take A Chance On Me	UK	From 'Abba-esque. Their music video featured the group members dressed in drag as Agnetha and Anni-Frid.
Erasure	Voulez-Vous	UK	From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992
Evan Dando	Knowing Me, Knowing You	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Foster & Allen	The Way Old Friends Do	Ireland
The Fugees	The Name Of The Game	US	Sampled - for their 1996 track "The Rumble In The Jungle."
Go West	One Of Us	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Hazell Dean	Fernando	UK
Hazell Dean	If It Wasn't For The Nights	UK
Hazell Dean	Knowing Me, Knowing You	UK
Hazell Dean	Mamma Mia	UK
Hazell Dean	Our Last Summer	UK
Hazell Dean	SOS	UK
Hazell Dean	The Way Old Friends Do	UK
Hazell Dean	The Winner Takes It All	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Information Society	Lay All Your Love On Me	US	On their 1988 self-titled album.
Jennifer Love Hewitt	Dancing Queen	US	On her 1992 album 'Love Songs' released in Japan only.
Jimmy Barnes	Dancing Queen	Australia	Live acoustic.
Johnny Depp	Dancing Queen	US
Kylie Minogue	Dancing Queen	Australia	In the "Intimate and Live" tour era and released it as an airplay only single in Australia. She also sang it at the closing of the Sydney Olympics.
Laura Branigan	The Winner Takes It All	US
Lotta Engberg	Bang en boomerang	Sweden
Lotta Engberg	Fernando	Sweden
Lush	Hey Hey Helen	UK	On their 1990 album 'Gala'. Played SOS at their earlier live performances.
Mad Caddies	SOS	US	On their 2000 album 'The Holiday Has Been Cancelled'.
Madness	Money Money Money	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Madonna	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	US	Sampled for her 2005 single 'Hung Up'.
Marianne Rosenberg	Ich sah deine Tränen (One Of Us)	Germany	Sung In German
Marianne Rosenberg	Nur Sieger Steh'n Im Licht (The Winner Takes It All)	Germany	Sung In German
Martine McCutcheon	Mamma Mia	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Men Without Hats	SOS	UK	On their 1989 album 'The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'.
Sofia and Michael B. Tretow	Honey, Honey	Sweden	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Mike Love	On and On and On	US	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Mike Oldfield	Arrival	UK	(Instrumental) On his 1980 Album 'QE2'.
Mireille Mathieu	The Winner Takes It All	France	Sung in French ('Bravo Tu As Gagné') with Benny, Bjorn, and Frida.
Nana Mouskouri	Chiquitita	Greece	Sung in French
Nana Mouskouri	I Have a Dream	Greece	On her 1985 album 'Alone'
Nana Mouskouri	Waterloo	Greece
Natalia and Verónica Romero	Waterloo	Spain	2002
The Nolan Sisters	Thank You For The Music	UK	On their 1996 compilation album 'The Best Of The Nolans'
Peter Cetera and Ronna Reeves	SOS	US	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Phish	Waterloo	US
Po Polsku	Czemu Mi Nie Chciales Dac Nic (Lovelight)	Poland	Sung In Polish
Po Polsku	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight))	Poland	Sung In Polish
Raul Di Blasio	Chiquitita	Argentina	Argentinian pianist and composer. On his 'Greatest Hits album.
The Real Group with Frida	Dancing Queen	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Regine Velasquez	Dancing Queen	Phillippines	Released as a single in 1999
Redd Kross	Dancing Queen	US	From "Secret Life" CD single 1997
R.E.M	Does Your Mother Know	US	Live - Salty Dog Saloon - Buffalo NY
René et Nathalie Simard	Fernando	France	In french
René et Nathalie Simard	Souvenirs de Vacances (Happy Hawaii)	France	In french
René et Nathalie Simard	Tous Les Enfants Du Monde (Chiquitita)	France	In french
The Restarts	Does Your Mother Know	UK	a heavily punk-influenced band
Richard Abel	Chanter La Vie (I Have A Dream)	France	On his album 'Pour Le Plaisir'
Richard Clayderman	I Have A Dream	France	On his compilation album 'Memories'
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	The Way Old Friends Do	Scotland
S Club 7	Dancing Queen	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Sinead OConnor	Chiquitita	Ireland	Appears on the 1998 compilation album 'Across The Bridge Of Hope' (In aid of the Omagh Fund)
Sissel	Like An Angel Passing Through My Room	Norway	Cover in 2006, on "Into Paradise".
Sharp	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	Korea	Korean Group. Sung in Korean
Stephen Gately	Chiquitita	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Steps	Lay All Your Love On Me	UK	On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Steven Wilson	The Day Before You Came	unknown	Cover in 2004, but re-titled it on "Cover Version II".
Sweet Dreams	Honey, Honey	UK	Peaked at #10 in the UK Charts.First ABBA Cover to chart outside Scandinavia.
U2	Dancing Queen	UK	With Benny and Bjorn at their Stockholm Concert in 1992.
Dame Vera Lynn	Thank You For The Music	UK	1994 Album called 'Thank You For The Music'.
The Webb	Just Like That	Australia	Unreleased ABBA song. On compilation CD 'Wild Volume 2' (Shock Records)
The Wedding Band	Bridal Dancing Queen	UK	On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration'
Westlife	I Have A Dream	UK	Christmas #1 in 1999 in the UK. On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'.
Yngwie Malmsteen	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	Sweden

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