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10 songs that feel like The Winner Takes It All
Matched to The Winner Takes It All by ABBA on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 30/100.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100).
Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 88% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 29/100.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 29/100.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The Winner Takes It All is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 14/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 30/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 28/100, versus the original's 36.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 19/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 23/100, versus the original's 36.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Adam's Song” by Blink-182, “Tom's Diner” by Suzanne Vega, “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” by Simon & Garfunkel — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.
What songs are like “The Winner Takes It All” but calmer?
“Chega de Saudade” by Joao Gilberto, “The Boy with the Arab Strap” by Belle and Sebastian, “You're Beautiful” by James Blunt keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “The Winner Takes It All”?
It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, complex texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 BPM.
How do you decide which songs are similar?
Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.
By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, complex texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1980 in context
The 257 songs we’ve measured from 1980 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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