| Week Ending |
ACT |
TITLE |
Weeks |
TALLY |
COMMENT |
| 4 May 1974 |
Abba |
Waterloo |
2 |
1st No 1 |
Eurovision winner for Sweden. They became international super
stars by the end of the decade. |
| 31 Jan 1976 |
Abba |
Mamma Mia |
2 |
2nd No 1 |
Two years after their first No 1 they were back, and their career
took off. |
| 8 May 1976 |
Abba |
Fernando |
4 |
3rd No 1 |
The momentum was now picking up - Abbamania began. |
| 4 Sep 1976 |
Abba |
Dancing Queen |
6 |
4th No 1 |
This classic dance track was their only US No 1. Still heard
on radio and at parties in to the 2000s. |
| 2 Apr 1977 |
Abba |
Knowing You Knowing Me |
5 |
5th No 1 |
Their previous release had stalled at No 3, but they returned for
another run of chart toppers. |
| 5 Nov 1977 |
Abba |
The Name Of The Game |
4 |
6th No 1 |
The Abba success wagon was at full speed now, with a film in the
can and a world tour having taken place. |
| 18 Feb 1978 |
Abba |
Take A Chance On Me |
3 |
7th No 1 |
Still riding high, they completed a second hat trick of chart
toppers. |
| 9 Aug 1980 |
Abba |
The Winner Takes It All |
2 |
8th No 1 |
Back at No 1 after 2½ years - from their Super Trouper album.
By this time, both couples were divorced. |
| 29 Nov 1980 |
Abba |
Super Trouper |
3 |
9th & last No 1 |
Within two years they had split up, and the men then concentrated
on stage musicals. |