Benny Andersson
Awards & Honours
4
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Benny Andersson's contributions to music have been recognized with some of the highest honors. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of ABBA. In 2024, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden knighted him with the Royal Order of the Polar Star. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Stockholm (2008) and the University of Gothenburg (2013). The City of Stockholm awarded him the St. Erik's Medal in 2008, and he received the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in 2013. His songwriting partnership with Björn Ulvaeus was ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a member of ABBA.
Royal Order of the Polar Star
Knighted for contributions to music.
Honorary Doctorate
For contributions to music.
Honorary Doctorate
For contributions to music.
St. Erik's Medal
Awarded for significant contributions to Stockholm's cultural life.
Litteris et Artibus
Swedish royal medal for artistic achievement.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
April 1977
ABBA: The New Beatles?
TIME
May 1977
ABBA: Sweden's Pop Music Phenomenon
People
May 1977
ABBA: The Hottest Group in the World
Vanity Fair
November 2008
ABBA: The Reunion That Wasn't
GQ
December 2018
ABBA's Benny Andersson: The Man Behind the Music
Records & Feats
Best-selling album in the UK (ABBA Gold)
ABBA Gold became the best-selling album in UK chart history, with over 5 million copies sold.
Most successful Eurovision winner
ABBA, with Benny as a member, is the most commercially successful act to have won the Eurovision Song Contest.