"Take A Chance On Me" peaked at #3 while Meat Loaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" peaked at #4. During that time Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" spent 8 weeks at #1 and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" spent 7 weeks at #2.
Um, Meat Loaf did NOT peak at #4 with "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"; it only got to #11 on the Hot 100. The O'Jays' "Use Ta Be My Girl" peaked at #4 behind "Take a Chance on Me."
Wow, they definitely deserved better and I didn’t expect “Super Trouper” to chart that low (considering it reached the top spot in most other countries) and “The Winner Takes It All” not getting in the top 3 is a crime. Also “One Of Us” & “I Have A Dream” failing to enter is disappointing. Anyways nice chart you made, keep up the good work!😊
I'm surprised that "Dancing Queen" was the only ABBA song to hit the top of Billboard. No "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", "I Have a Dream" or "Lay All Your Love on Me" on the chart.
The USA is the country that promotes a free market economy... but they are also one of those that protect their own industry the most... in the area of music they have always done so as well. For example, The Beatles had to become Americanized to hit the United States... get a lot of use out of their individual looks, a lot of photos, movies, appearances on shows like 'Ed Sullivan', a lot of touring (through that gigantic country)... something which, I think, ABBA was not willing to do... (I've always preferred the Rolling Stones... by the way✌️😄) ❤🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️#️⃣1️⃣ in my...❤ ❤🇨🇱👍
From what I recall, ABBA decided against touring the US because they didn't feel their album sales were sufficient to support a tour. The only tour they did of the US (in 1979) largely stayed on the West Coast and along the northern tier of the US. Of that tour's schedule, only their date in St Paul, MN broke the 10000 mark in terms of audience (their 4 Canadian dates all surpassed that mark); most of their other dates were sellouts but we're talking 6000 to 8000-seat venues. The tour was largely to support the "Voulez-Vous" album which only went gold in the US (compared to "The Album"s platinum success in 1978) and only reached #19 on the LP chart ("The Album" peaked at #14 and the following studio album, "Super Trouper" peaked at #17). The irony, of course, was that most US acts saw touring as a way to increase sales of their albums.
They didn't want to do promotion in the US since especially Agnetha didn't want to travel and spend time away from Sweden, where she only wanted to be at home with her children. Benny and Björn thought their records sold extremely well every elsewhere around the world, so why to bother to do promotion in the US. They didn't need the US market any more.
The interesting thing is that Frida’s solo hit, “there’s something going on” did as well or better than most of the ABBA songs
"Take A Chance On Me" peaked at #3 while Meat Loaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" peaked at #4. During that time Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" spent 8 weeks at #1 and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" spent 7 weeks at #2.
Um, Meat Loaf did NOT peak at #4 with "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"; it only got to #11 on the Hot 100. The O'Jays' "Use Ta Be My Girl" peaked at #4 behind "Take a Chance on Me."
Wow, they definitely deserved better and I didn’t expect “Super Trouper” to chart that low (considering it reached the top spot in most other countries) and “The Winner Takes It All” not getting in the top 3 is a crime. Also “One Of Us” & “I Have A Dream” failing to enter is disappointing. Anyways nice chart you made, keep up the good work!😊
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Growing up on the abba gold cd I thought they would have a lot more #1s
KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU is one of the greatest popular music compositions ever. Benny and Bjorn were composer masters.
It's just the 'hot 100' from the US - the other 96% of the planet have been immersed in AbbA's music for 50years
Exactly a lot of the songs did pretty well for just us but yeah it’s Sweden and uk rlly immersed
ABBA 4-ever
I'm surprised that "Dancing Queen" was the only ABBA song to hit the top of Billboard. No "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", "I Have a Dream" or "Lay All Your Love on Me" on the chart.
Lay all your love on me- Topped the the club/dance chart.
Абба. Номер. 1❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The USA is the country that promotes a free market economy... but they are also one of those that protect their own industry the most... in the area of music they have always done so as well. For example, The Beatles had to become Americanized to hit the United States... get a lot of use out of their individual looks, a lot of photos, movies, appearances on shows like 'Ed Sullivan', a lot of touring (through that gigantic country)... something which, I think, ABBA was not willing to do...
(I've always preferred the Rolling Stones... by the way✌️😄)
❤🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️#️⃣1️⃣ in my...❤
❤🇨🇱👍
From what I recall, ABBA decided against touring the US because they didn't feel their album sales were sufficient to support a tour. The only tour they did of the US (in 1979) largely stayed on the West Coast and along the northern tier of the US. Of that tour's schedule, only their date in St Paul, MN broke the 10000 mark in terms of audience (their 4 Canadian dates all surpassed that mark); most of their other dates were sellouts but we're talking 6000 to 8000-seat venues. The tour was largely to support the "Voulez-Vous" album which only went gold in the US (compared to "The Album"s platinum success in 1978) and only reached #19 on the LP chart ("The Album" peaked at #14 and the following studio album, "Super Trouper" peaked at #17). The irony, of course, was that most US acts saw touring as a way to increase sales of their albums.
Could you do an updated version that includes their album Voyage?
none of the singles from Voyage charted in America sadly :(
I still have faith in you- Charted as a digital download.
Could you do a version with the British charts?
ABBA这么多优秀的作品为什么只有一首歌曲是冠军？难道是与美国Billboard水土不服吗？更夸张的是Gimme, Gimme居然没在榜单上？
My favorite ABBA song, Lau All Your Love on Me, didn't make it.
Rlly ? That song is rlly popular
They were on a clear upward trajectory until the Voulez Vous period ... then struggled thereon. Bad management? Bad marketing ? Really makes no sense.
They didn't want to do promotion in the US since especially Agnetha didn't want to travel and spend time away from Sweden, where she only wanted to be at home with her children. Benny and Björn thought their records sold extremely well every elsewhere around the world, so why to bother to do promotion in the US. They didn't need the US market any more.
Gimme gimme?
never charted :(
HOW @@SummerFeverCharts
@@blablex7222 Abba was not massive in the USA, it was massive in the rest of the world.
Билборд 100 ничего не понимает в хорошей музыке, у этих песен должно быть только золото!
They sound like kids bop songs 😂