ABBA Charts A New No. 1 With A Half-Century-Old Song

50 years aft it was released arsenic a single, ABBA's "Dancing Queen" hits No. 1 connected 2 U.K. charts aft an day vinyl was offered to fans. Swedish popular group ABBA springiness the thumbs up aft winning the Eurovision Song Contest pinch their opus 'Waterloo', Brighton, 7th April 1974. Left to right: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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More than half a period aft ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and roseate to world superstardom, the Swedish popular set is still scoring hits. The group mightiness not beryllium producing caller euphony immoderate longer, but galore of its astir celebrated tunes go collectibles whenever ABBA dishes them retired connected caller formats aliases pinch caller prize material.

Perhaps the astir celebrated opus ever released by the Grammy nominees bounds backmost onto aggregate charts successful the United Kingdom this week. “Dancing Queen” becomes a No. 1 deed connected 2 rankings decades aft it initially took complete the airwaves, while simultaneously reaching a caller highest connected different tally arsenic well.

ABBA Sends “Dancing Queen” to No. 1

“Dancing Queen” returns to 3 U.K. income charts this week. The classical reappears astatine No. 1 connected some the Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles rankings, reaching the acme of the 2 rankings for the first time.

“Dancing Queen” besides reenters the Official Singles Sales roster astatine a caller precocious constituent of No. 4. The vinyl database looks specifically astatine purchases connected that format, while the beingness ranking besides includes income connected media specified arsenic CD and cassette. The wide singles income tally incorporates integer downloads arsenic good arsenic each purchases connected beingness formats.

ABBA Scores Its Seventh No. 1

“Dancing Queen” earns ABBA its seventh No. 1 connected some the Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles charts. Before this frame, the classical had peaked astatine Nos. 4 and 3 connected those rankings, respectively, aft debuting successful those positions astir a decade ago.

ABBA now claims the aforesaid number of leaders connected some tallies, pinch a astir identical postulation of champions. “Just a Notion” ruled the beingness ranking but not the vinyl list, while the other is existent for “Lay All Your Love connected Me.” Otherwise, “Dancing Queen,” “Happy New Year,” “I Still Have Faith successful You,” “Ring Ring,” “Voulez-Vous” and “Waterloo” person each taken turns astatine No. 1 connected some rosters.

“Dancing Queen” Reaches the Sales Chart’s Top 10 for the First Time

While “Dancing Queen” had already travel very adjacent to conquering the format-specific income charts, this week marks its first quality wrong the apical 10 connected the Official Singles Sales ranking. The tune debuted astatine No. 38 successful 2021 and it spent conscionable 1 framework connected the roster and past quickly disappeared. The upbeat classical returned the pursuing twelvemonth astatine No. 90 earlier vanishing again. Now, astatine No. 4, “Dancing Queen” becomes ABBA’s seventh apical 10 connected the all-format purchase-only list.

No. 4 Is a Familiar Spot for ABBA

“Dancing Queen” is the 3rd ABBA way to highest astatine No. 4 connected the Official Singles Sales chart. It matches “Just a Notion” and “Waterloo,” the second of which debuted successful that position a small much than 2 years ago.

ABBA has only conquered the ranking once. The set deed No. 1 for the first – and truthful acold only – clip erstwhile “I Still Have Faith successful You” spent 1 framework successful complaint astir half a decade ago. “Don’t Shut Me Down” and “Little Things” some peaked astatine No. 2, while “Happy New Year” roseate arsenic precocious arsenic No. 5.

ABBA Celebrates 50 Years of “Dancing Queen”

The abrupt resurgence of “Dancing Queen” follows a caller collectible re-release tied to the song’s fiftieth anniversary. ABBA precocious offered a typical 10-inch vinyl version done its online store, pinch the point going connected waste earlier this month. Widely regarded arsenic 1 of the defining popular songs of the 1970s and possibly the tune astir intimately associated pinch ABBA, “Dancing Queen” is yet a No. 1 bestseller half a period into its life.

Two Additional ABBA Classics Return

“Happy New Year” and “Lay All Your Love connected Me” besides return to the U.K. charts this frame. “Happy New Year” reenters the Official Vinyl Singles and Official Physical Singles rankings astatine Nos. 34 and 42, respectively. “Lay All Your Love connected Me” breaks backmost onto the second tally astatine No. 84. Both tracks person performed importantly amended successful the past, pinch “Happy New Year” reaching No. 1 connected some lists and “Lay All Your Love connected Me” peaking successful the runner-up rung connected the beingness roster.

Two Versions of Gold Chart Together

Two versions of ABBA’s massively successful Gold compilation tin beryllium recovered connected the U.K. charts this period. The original lives connected the Official Albums Streaming, Official Albums, Official Album Downloads, Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts, and it declines connected each 5 of those rosters simultaneously. Meanwhile, the day expanded version of Gold returns only to the Official Album Downloads ranking, coming successful astatine No. 74. The postulation lands astir 20 spaces beneath the original version, which sits astatine No. 55.