The latest issue of Mojo magazine includes a review of the vinyl re-issue of “Abba - The Album”...
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Charts
Abba’s single “The Name Of The Game” entered the charts in Germany on the 31st October 1977 where it reached number 7 breaking a run of six number ones in a row from “S.O.S.” to “Knowing Me, Knowing You”...
Monday 30 October 2017
Charts
On the 30th October 1982 Abba’s single “The Day Before You Came” entered the charts in the Netherlands where it reached number 3...
Art Gallery
Abba purchased an art gallery in Sweden at the end of October 1977 - Bjorn, Benny, Frida and Stig all attended the opening - Agnetha was pregnant so she missed the event.
Sunday 29 October 2017
Friday 27 October 2017
Compilation
On the 28th October 1989 the Abba compilation album “Love Songs” entered the charts in the Netherlands where it reached number 38, staying in the charts for 11 weeks.
Classic Pop
The latest version of Classic Pop magazine in the UK includes brief review of the vinyl re-issue of “Abba The Album”...
Pictures
One of the images from this Abba photo shoot was used as the cover for “Hasta Manana” in Portugal...
Thursday 26 October 2017
Release
On the 26th October 1992 Abba’s “Voulez-Vous” was re-released in the UK - the CD single version included the following tracks -
- Voulez-Vous
- Summer Night City
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Charts
Abba’s single “S.O.S.” reached number 6 on the UK charts on the 25th October 1975...
The top six selling singles in the UK that week were as follows -
Compilation
A compilation album titled “Grand Prix” was released in Sweden in 1982 containing Abba’s “I Let The Music Speak” and Frida’s “Baby Don’t You Cry No More” along with tracks from a number of other artists...
Charts
On the 24th October 1992 Bjorn Again’s EP “Erasure-ish” entered the UK singles chart where it reached number 25...
Monday 23 October 2017
Concert
Advert for Abba’s concert in Paris as part of their 1979 Tour which took place on the 23rd October...
Sunday 22 October 2017
Frida
Frida appeared in a show called “My Favourites”, where she performed three songs, which premiered in Stockholm on the 22nd October 1971...
Charts
The table below shows the worldwide chart positions for Abba’s single “The Name Of The Game”...
- Number 1 - UK
- Number 2 - Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden
- Number 3 - Norway, South Africa
- Number 4 - New Zealand, Rhodesian
- Number 5 - Finland
- Number 6 - Australia, Switzerland
- Number 7 - Germany
- Number 10 - Mexica
- Number 12 - Austria, France, USA
- Number 15 - Canada
Charts
On the 22nd October 1977 Abba’s “The Name Of The Game” entered the UK charts where it went on to spend 4 weeks at number 1....
Saturday 21 October 2017
Friday 20 October 2017
Charts
Chart positions from around the world for Abba’s 1979 single “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”...
Charts
On the 20th October 1979 Abba’s “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” entered the UK charts where it spent 12 weeks peaking at number 3...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Charts
Abba’s “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” entered the French singles chart in October 1979 where it spent 5 weeks at number one - this was the groups biggest hit in France since “Money, Money, Money” spent 3 weeks at the top of the charts in 1976...
Wednesday 18 October 2017
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Photo Shoot
Infamous Abba photo shoot from 1979 where Frida’s foot (in some of the pictures) is the wrong way round...
Saturday 14 October 2017
Russia
On the 14th October 2006 Frida and Bjorn attended the premier of the Russian version of “Mamma Mia”...
Friday 13 October 2017
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