ABBA Date - 9th April 1977

On the 9th April 1977 Abba's latest single in America "Dancing Queen" reached the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ; the top 5 of that week was as follows -

1. Abba - "Dancing Queen"
2. David Soul - "Don't Give Up On Us"
3. Thelma Houston - "Don't Leave Me This Way"
4. Hall & Oats - "Rich Girl"
5. Glen Campbell - "Southern Nights"

The single was the 12th biggest selling single of 1977 in the US ; the single also reached number one in Australia, UK, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, South Africa and Sweden.

 

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ABBA On Amazon UK Movers And Shakers Chart

After all of the publicity from last nights event at the Tate in London ABBA are selling well on Amazon's music "Movers and Shakers" chart with the Singles Boxset the the top position and the three versions of "ABBA Gold" also seeing sales increases.

 

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Conde Nast Magazine Mentions ABBA Museum

The May issue if the Conde Nast Traveller magazine in the UK has mentioned the ABBA Museum in an article covering Stockholm.

 

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ABBA Gold 40th Anniversary Edition

As well as receiving the 40th anniversary edition of "Waterloo" yesterday I also received the new 3 CD version of "ABBA Gold". As with "Waterloo" the packaging and the information within the booklet are all very impressive.

 

 

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Waterloo 40th Anniversary Edition

I have just received my copy of the 40th anniversary edition of the "Waterloo" CD - a very impressive edition with great notes and DVD extras.

 

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Mamma Mia 15 Years Anniversary Poster

I have just seen this poster which celebrates 15 years of Mamma Mia in London.

 

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Website Counts Down 20 Best ABBA Tracks

To celebrate Agnetha's birthday the website backlot.com provides a countdown of ABBA's best songs - however what makes this different from other lists is that it includes solo tracks by Agnetha and Frida. Click on the image below to jump to the site...

 

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