Reunion fever is spreading. Two more broken-up 1990s pop groups, Ace of Base and Aqua, have reformed.

 

Ace of Base actually reformed earlier in the year, but the group recently revealed plans for a quick tour. You can check out those tour dates at the Ace of Base MySpace, which in addition to being extremely informative, is also fun to say. Ace of Base is currently working on a new album. At the group's MySpace, you can sample the hit songs "All That She Wants" and "The Sign," as well as all of Ace of Base's other fine material.

 

"Barbie Girl" hit makers Aqua announced last week that they will be reforming and will be touring soon. The group is also working on a Greatest Hits album, which is groundbreaking because it might be the first-ever Greatest Hits CD single.

 

At this point, you may be saying to yourself, "I forgot those bands existed." Well, you're not alone. Everyone forgot those bands existed. Or so I would've thought. But once I heard that Aqua was releasing a Greatest Hits, I figured they must have some sort of European cult following, so I did a little research. The Danish group had two albums, Aquarium and Aquarius (yeah, I know), and over a dozen singles. Many of these singles were released in limited markets (i.e., not the U.S. or U.K.), but they did relatively well. Aqua has sold 28.7 million albums, including CD singles. I'm still convinced 28.4 million were "Barbie Girl," and that 28.2 million of those went to sorority houses, but regardless, the group has had a lot of success. And they have a devoted fan base, judging by the fact that one section of their Wikipedia page is called "The Rebirth of Aqua."

 

Similarly, Ace of Base has sold 32 million records in the group's career, and as we all know, was quite popular in the early 90s (and still has a solid core fan base). Their album, The Sign, actually set a Guinness World Record for fastest-selling debut.

 

So what it all boils down to is this: Next time a European talks about America being a horrible country that makes stupid decisions, just respond, "at least we don't listen to Aqua."

 

Just kidding. But seriously, that's like 60 million albums combined.