The Name of the Game (album)

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The Name of the Game

Compilation album by

ABBA

Released

22 November 2002

Genre

Pop

Length

59:06

Label

Atlantic

ABBA chronology

The Definitive Collection
(2001)

The Name of the Game
(2002)

18 Hits
(2005)

The Name of the Game is a Germany exclusive compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA released in 2002.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

James Christopher Morgan stated in a review of the album on AllMusic that it includes "16 cuts from the legendary Swedish pop group" and that the album "pales in comparison to hit-stuffed overviews like Gold, Number Ones, and Definitive Collection, especially in light of the absence of key tracks."^[1]

Track listing

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waterloo"	2:47
2.	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"	4:49
3.	"Rock Me"	3:03
4.	"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"	2:54
5.	"Gonna Sing You My Love Song"	3:40
6.	"S.O.S."	3:21
7.	"When I Kissed the Teacher"	3:02
8.	"The Name of the Game"	4:54
9.	"Hole in Your Soul"	3:43
10.	"Why Did It Have to Be Me?"	3:21
11.	"On and On and On"	3:40
12.	"Lay All Your Love on Me"	4:35
13.	"The Visitors"	5:46
14.	"Kisses of Fire"	3:11
15.	"When All Is Said and Done"	3:16
16.	"Ring Ring"	3:04
Total length:		59:06

Charts

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Chart	Peak position
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart^[3]	126

Certifications

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Region	Certifications	Certified units/sales
Europe (IFPI)^[4]	Platinum	1,000,000*
Sweden (GLF)^[5]	Platinum	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Platinum	600,000‡

References

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^ ^a ^b Morgan, James Christopher. "ABBA – Name of the Game: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
^ "「ベスト・プライス～アバ・ベスト」ＡＢＢＡ│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". 2013-12-14. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2009". IFPI. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ "IFPI Platinum Sweden Awards – 2007" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Ayo & Teo, Rolex, Single". BPI. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

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