Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Hits List: ABBA

You will not find many chart records better than the one right here.  It's unbelievable how many countries loved this group--and I haven't listed all of them.  ABBA continues to be recognized for their outstanding songwriting (some of the most melodic tunes ever written in the Rock Era) and musicianship, and are probably more popular now than ever before.



1972:  "People Need Love" (#17 Sweden)
           "He Is Your Brother"
1973:  "Ring Ring" (#32 U.K., #7 Australia, #17 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #2 Austria, #2 Sweden)
           "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
           "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" (#8 Australia)
           "Another Town, Another Train"
1974:  "Waterloo" (#6, #1 U.K., # Australia, #1 Germany, #3 New Zealand, #1 Norway, #2 Austria, #3 Sweden)
           "Honey, Honey" (#27, #30 Australia, #2 Germany, #16 New Zealand, #4 Austria)
           "Hasta Manana" (#16 Australia, #9 New Zealand)
           "King Kong Song" (#94 Australia)
           "So Long" (#94 U.K., #11 Germany, #3 Austria, #7 Sweden)
1975:  "I've Been Waiting for You" (#49 Australia, #8 New Zealand)
           "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (#15, #38 U.K., #1 Australia, #6 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #4 Austria)--highly underrated
           "S.O.S." (#15, #6 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #2 Austria)
           "Mamma Mia" (#32, #1 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 Germany, #2 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #3 Austria)--highly underrated
1976:  "Fernando" (#13, #1 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #1 Austria, #2 Sweden)--highly underrated 
           "Rock Me" (#4 Australia, #2 New Zealand)



1977:  "Dancing Queen" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #1 Norway, #1 Austria, #1 Sweden)
           "Money, Money,Money" (#56, #3 U.K., #1 Australia, #1 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #3 Austria)--underrated
           "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (#14, #1 U.K., #9 Australia, #1 Germany, #8 New Zealand, #6 Norway, #2 Austria)--highly underrated
1978:  "The Name of the Game" (#12, #1 U.K., #6 Australia, #7 Germany, #4 New Zealand, # Norway, #12 Austria, #2 Sweden)--highly underrated
           "Take a Chance On Me" (#3, #1 U.K., #12 Australia, #3 Germany, #14 New Zealand, #8 Norway, #1 Austria)
           "Eagle"/"Thank You for the Music" (#82 Australia, #6 Germany, #17 Austria)
           "Summer Night City" (#5 U.K., #13 Australia, #6 Germany, #37 New Zealand, #3 Norway, #18 Austria, #1 Sweden)
1979:  "Chiquitita" (#29, #2 U.K., #4 Australia, #3 Germany, #1 New Zealand, #4 Norway, #6 Austria, #2 Sweden)--highly underrated
           "Does Your Mother Know" (#19, #4 U.K., #7 Australia, #10 New Zealand, #27 Norway, #13 Austria)
           "Voulez-Vous" (#80, #3 U.K., #79 Australia)--highly underrated
           "Angel Eyes" (#64)
           "Gimme!  Gimme!  Gimme!  (A Man After Midnight)" (#3 U.K., #8 Australia, #3 Germany, #15 New Zealand, #2 Norway, #2 Austria, #16 Sweden)
           "I Have a Dream" (#2 U.K., #64 Australia, #4 Germany, #1 Austria)
1980:  "The Winner Takes It All" (#8, #1 U.K., #7 Australia, #4 Germany, #16 New Zealand, #3 Norway, #3 Austria, #2 Sweden)
           "On and On and On" (#90, #9 Australia)
            "Super Trouper" (#45, #1 U.K., #77 Australia, #1 Germany, #2 Norway)
1981:  "Lay All Your Love On Me" (#7 U.K., #26 Germany)



1982:  "When All Is Said and Done' (#27, #81 Australia)
           "Head Over Heels" (#25 U.K., #19 Germany, #8 Austria)
           "The Visitors" (#63)
           "The Day Before You Came" (#32 U.K., #48 Australia, #5 Germany, #5 Norway, #16 Austria, #3 Sweden)--highly underrated
1983:  "Under Attack" (#26 U.K., #96 Australia, #22 Germany)
           "Thank You for the Music" (#33 U.K.)--underrated

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