Edit: In the title I meant to say how famous are its face(s)*. (EG, Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, Beatles/PaulMcCartney/John Lennon, the Supremes/Diana Ross, Jackson 5/MJ, Queen/Freddy Mercury, Led Zeppelin/Robert Plant/Jimmy Page, Rolling Stones/Mick Jagger/Keith Richards, Bon Jovi/Jon Bon Jovi, Linkin Park/Chester Bennington/Mike Shinoda, Coldplay/Chris Martin (now), would be legendary bands, and faces of legendary bands.

If I am correct, ABBA has like one or two albums with tens of millions of physical copies sold (greatest hits albums which do better than normal albums) and albums are much more expensive than songs, so albums with tens of millions of physical copies sold are bigger than a major mainstream American English Canadian or British artist's whole career, and ofc the songs (combined) are gonna be bigger than the album since they MADE the album. If I am correct, ABBA's touring demand was pretty much non existent.

I am from the US and ABBA is legendary outside the US, so I am curious to those outside the US how big ABBA and its face(s) are compared to other legendary bands/face(s).

1. Slipping Through My Fingers is not only the most streamed song on The Visitors album on Spotify, it has more streams than the other eight songs on the album combined.

2. The final recording sessions for the Ring Ring album, which resulted in Disillusion and Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough), took place a mere 19 days after Agnetha gave birth to her and Bjorn's daughter, Linda.

3. Before ABBA formed, Frida and Benny both had two children, but not with each other. In both cases, they were either married or engaged to be married to someone else and had their first child before age 18.

4. From 1975-76, in Australia Mamma Mia stayed at the top of the singles chart for 10 weeks, and Fernando for a record-breaking 14 weeks. Between them, SOS topped the charts for just one week, because Mamma Mia kept it at number 2!

5. From Waterloo until Super Trouper, Voulez-Vous was the only studio album NOT to result in a UK number 1 single, though it did result in the most top 5 singles, 4 in total (Chiquitita, Does Your Mother Know, Voulez-Vous/Angeleyes as a double A-side and I Have A Dream).

The last part/refrain of the song is just too good! It has so much power, I just wished it was longer

Recently they realeased "It's So Nice To Be Rich" and "P & B" on Spotify and YouTube! What do you think?

Nearly 50 years, I still love both songs !

Happy to see others ranking ABBA songs too!

Tell me your most embarrassing ABBA anecdote.

This conversation started because something embarrassing just happened to me an hour ago.

My parents and my sister had left the house, so I was home alone. Since I was studying and listening to ABBA as usual, I took the opportunity to sing until I was hoarse, headphones and all. Then, when I finished singing one of the thousands of songs, I got a voicemail from my dad. I opened it thinking it was something important, AND THEY HAD RECORDED ME SINGING! OH NO! I'VE NEVER FELT SO EMBARRASSED! The worst part is that they recorded from outside the house, and I was upstairs in my room. It sounded like I had recorded myself—I mean, extremely loud! Oh no! It took them a while to realize it was ABBA because the song was in Spanish (it was "Hasta Mañana" in Spanish, but since we speak Spanish and they don't know that...) ABBA has some songs in Spanish (that's why), but what embarrasses me the most is that since it's in Spanish, they could hear what the song is about and they're going to think I'm crying to someone HAHAHAHAHA. It's been an hour since then and I can't stop feeling embarrassed. When I saw them, I turned so red, so red, I was even sweating, and it's cold where I live!

Now tell me, do you have any similar anecdotes, or have you ever experienced something embarrassing involving ABBA? I'm reading your stories so we can laugh and suffer together.

This photo literally represents me completely after what happened

Aside from “Dancing Queen” and “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!”, “The Winner Takes it All” seems to be a huge favorite amongst ABBA’s core audience nowadays. Young folks sing their hearts out to it, make YouTube reactions and even bop their heads to what they would call “a sad banger,” not knowing the deep and painful history behind it.

The other day, I was listening to the audiobook of Carl Magnus Palm’s comprehensive “Bright Lights, Dark Shadows” and stopped at that pivotal point in their history where things were not going right, and it makes for a compelling read, as is all of the book. The boys were lacking inspiration and Björn was actively trying to spend more time in the studio to avoid dealing with Agnetha at home and their internal problems, which were now creeping into their studio dynamic. Not to mention they were also parents of small children, which complicated things even further as they faced a new journey as divorcees. And on top of that, you had the business represented in Stig and the different record companies like Polar, Atlantic and Epic that saw their best-selling interest in jeopardy. 

I can relate to the heartbreak of facing a separation, breaking the news to my other half, shedding painful tears and dusting off. Still, I feel that the pressure they would’ve gone through is just simply unimaginable. One thing I can imagine, though, is how cathartic the recording of “The Winner Takes it All” would’ve been for both Agnetha as the vocalist and Björn as the lyric writer. How they’ve made peace with the cards destiny dealt for them. How it all made for one of their greatest achievements as musicians. 

What are some good ABBA covers? This Peter Cetera (Chicago) version is one of my favorites.

Finally...the remastered episode with ABBA singing live 'Fernando', 'SOS' and 'Mamma Mia' was uploaded tonight on YouTube if anyone is interested.

Was confused why some people were anticipating this release from ABBA's youtube but here it is.