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During the 1970's, the Swedish band  ( their name is an acronym made up from the
first initial of each member: Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid ) proved that a pop group could achieve enormous success
even though it was from a small country. Their success began on April 6, 1974 when they won the Eurovision Song Contest with a song
called '' Waterloo ''.Their wholesome image and catchy songs with flowing melodies
made the group international pop stars. Their hook-laden singles often topped the European charts, such as in Great Britain, where they
had eight number one albums and nineteen top ten singles, including nine number one singles. However, success in the United States was
limited to a couple hit albums (Arrival and The Album) and four top ten singles, '' Waterloo '',
no. 6 in 1974, '' Dancing Queen '', no. 1 in 1977, '' Take A Chance On
Me '', no. 3 in 1978, and '' The Winner Takes It All '', no. 8 in 1980.
For the majority of their career made only token appearances in the United States, but still had record sales
in excess of many other successful bands. made use of television, radio, and print to a large extent to build
their image with record buyers. With record sales in excess of 350 million was easily the most commercially
successful band of the 1970's. They disbanded in August of 1982. |
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Video
snapshots from the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. This
contest was held on Saturday, April 6 in Brighton, England. These clips show performing the winning entry, '' Waterloo '', the song
that elevated them from relative unknowns into international pop stars. |
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| Song Title | Chart Position / Date | Song Title | Chart Position / Date |
| Waterloo | No. 1 in April 1974 | Chiquitita | No. 2 in February 1979 |
| S.O.S. | No. 6 in September 1975 | Does Your Mother Know | No. 4 in May 1979 |
| Mamma Mia | No. 1 in December 1975 | Angeleyes | No. 3 in July 1979 |
| Fernando | No. 1 in March 1976 | Voulez Vous | No. 3 in July 1979 |
| Dancing Queen | No. 1 in August 1976 | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! | No. 3 in October 1979 |
| Money, Money, Money | No. 3 in November 1976 | I Have A Dream | No. 2 in December 1979 |
| Knowing Me, Knowing You | No. 1 in February 1977 | The Winner Takes It All | No. 1 in August 1980 |
| The Name Of The Game | No. 1 in October 1977 | Super Trouper | No. 1 in November 1980 |
| Take A Chance On Me | No. 1 in February 1978 | Lay All Your Love On Me | No. 7 in July 1981 |
| Summer Night City | No. 5 in September 1978 | One Of Us | No. 3 in December 1981 |
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