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Abba spent a total of 252 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. With 9 number one singles (31 weeks) and 17 successive top ten10 hits until recently only The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard were more successful. In the year 2000 Madona has had more hits and the Spice Girls have equalled them.
| Date of Chart Entry | Song(s) Title | B-Side | Highest chart position | Number of weeks in chart |
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| 1 | 20 Apr 1974 | Waterloo | Watch Out | 1 ( 4th May for 2 weeks) |
9 |
| 2 | 13 Jul 1974 | Ring Ring | Merry Go Round | 32 |
5 |
| 3 | 12 Jul 1975 | I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do | Rock Me | 38 |
6 |
| 4 | 20 Sep 1975 | S.O.S | Man in the Middle | 6 |
10 |
| 5 | 13 Dec 1975 | Mamma Mia | Tropical Loveland | 1 (31st Jan for 2 weeks) |
14 |
| 6 | 27 Mar 1976 | Fernando | Hey Hey Helen | 1 (8th May for 4 weeks) |
15 |
| 7 | 21 Aug 1976 | Dancing Queen | That's Me | 1 (4th Sep for 6 weeks) |
15 |
| 8 | 20 Nov 1976 | Money, Money, Money | Crazy World | 3 |
12 |
| 9 | 26 Feb 1977 | Knowing Me Knowing You | Happy Hawaii | 1 (2nd Apr for 5 weeks) |
13 |
| 10 | 22 Oct 1977 | The Name of The Game | I Wonder (Live) | 1 (5th Nov for 4 weeks) |
12 |
| 11 | 4 Feb 1978 | Take A Chance On me | I'm a Marionette | 1 (18th Feb for 3 weeks) |
10 |
| 12 | 16 Sep 1978 | Summer Night City | Medley | 5 |
9 |
| 13 | 3 Feb 1979 | Chiquitita | Lovelight | 2 |
9 |
| 14 | 5 May 1979 | Does Your Mother Know | Kisses of Fire | 4 |
9 |
| 15 | 14 Jul 1979 | Angel Eyes/ Voulez Vous | 3 |
11 |
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| 16 | 20 Oct 1979 | Gimme Gimme Gimme ( A man after midnight) | The King has lost his Crown | 3 |
12 |
| 17 | 15 Dec 1979 | I Have a Dream | Take a Chance on me (live) | 2 |
10 |
| 18 | 2 Aug 1980 | The Winner Takes It All | Elaine | 1 (9th Aug for 2 weeks) |
10 |
| 19 | 15 Nov 1980 | Super Trouper | The Piper | 1 (29th Nov for 3 weeks) |
12 |
| 20 | 18 Jul 1981 | Lay All Your Love On Me | On and On and On | 7 |
7 |
| 21 | 12 Dec 1981 | One of Us | Should I Laugh or Cry | 3 |
10 |
| 22 | 20 Feb 1982 | Head Over Heels | The Visitors | 25 |
7 |
| 23 | 23 Oct 1982 | The Day Before Your Came | Cassandra | 32 |
6 |
| 24 | 11 Dec 1982 | Under Attack | You Owe me One | 26 |
8 |
| 25 | 12 Nov 1983 | Thank you for the music | Our Last Summer | 33 |
6 |
| 5 Sep 1992 | Dancing Queen (re-issue) | Lay all your Love on me | 16 |
5 |
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| 1992 | Voulez Vous (re-issue) | Summer Night City | - |
- |
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| 1992 | Thank you for the Music (re-issue) | Happy New Year | - |
- |
Other Singles
1972
PEOPLE NEED LOVE / MERRY GO ROUND
HE IS YOUR BROTHER / SANTA ROSA
1973
LOVE ISN'T EASY / I AM JUST A GIRL
RING RING (Swedish version) / AH VILKA TIDER
1974
WATERLOO (Swedish Version)/ HONEY HONEY (Swedish Version)
HONEY HONEY/ KING KONG SONG
SO LONG / I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
1977
EAGLE / THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
UK Singles Most number 1 hits: |
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| Artist | Number of Number 1 hits | Year Achieved | |
| 1 | The Beatles | 17 |
7th June 1969 |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 17 |
15th November 1980 |
| 3 | Cliff Richard | 15 |
27th November 1999 |
| 4 | Madonna | 10 |
2000 |
| 5 | Abba | 9 |
15th November 1980 |
| 6 | Spice Girls | 9 |
2000 |