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| ABBA were one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The foursome, comprising Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad and Agnetha 'Anna' Faltskog, began their hitmaking days with the song WATERLOO with which they represented their native Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973. Their music not only ruled the 1970's but it lives on today as thedriving force of the hit stage show "Mamma Mia".
Following is a list of ABBA hits in the US & UK:
ANGELEYES (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1979) US #64 Pop, UK #3
DANCING QUEEN (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1976) UK #1 1977: US #1 Pop
by ABBA (1992 re-issue) UK #16
THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1982) UK #32
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1979) US #19 Pop, UK #4
FERNANDO (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1976) US #13 Pop, UK #1
GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1979) UK #3
HEAD OVER HEELS (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1982) UK #25
HONEY, HONEY (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1974) US #27 Pop
I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1975) UK #38 1976: US #15 Pop
I HAVE A DREAM (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1979) UK #2
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1977) US #14 Pop, UK #1
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1981) UK #7
MAMMA MIA (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1976) US #32 Pop, UK #1
MONEY MONEY MONEY (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1976) UK #3. 1977: US #56 Pop
THE NAME OF THE GAME (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1977) UK #1 1978: US #12 Pop
ON AND ON AND ON (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1981) US #90 Pop
ONE OF US (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1981) UK #3
RING RING (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson/Sedaka/Cody)
by ABBA (1974) UK #32
SOS (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1975) US #15 Pop, UK #6
SUMMER NIGHT CITY (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1978) UK #5
SUPER TROUPER (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1980) UK #1 1981: US #45 Pop
TAKE A CHANCE ON ME (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1978) US #3 Pop, UK #1
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC (Andersoon/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1983) UK #33
UNDER ATTACK (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1982) UK #26
VOULEZ-VOUS (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1979) US #80 Pop, UK #3
WATERLOO (Andersson/Ulvaeus/Anderson)
by ABBA (1974) US #6 Pop, UK #1
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1982) US #27 Pop
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL (Andersson/Ulvaeus)
by ABBA (1980) UK #1 1981: US #8 Pop
Madonna's 2005 single HUNG UP sampled ABBA's song GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT). That was only the second time that ABBA have allowed one of their songs to be sampled. The other one was The Fugees' use of THE NAME OF THE GAME on their 1996 record "Rumble In The Jungle".
EMI Music publishes these songs only in the U.S. & Canada
Biography courtesy of Alan Warner |
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