ABBA Chart Info Trivia Quiz

Answer: All of these

Yes, ABBA had #1 singles in all of these countries.

Answer: UK and Australia, not USA

Many albums charted at #1 for many weeks in the UK and Australia, but the best they could do in the USA was just outside the top 10.

Answer: Dancing Queen

This was their only USA #1, in 1977, for just 1 week. It did manage to sell a million, though.

Answer: 9

They had nine #1's in the UK, from "Waterloo" (1974) to "Super Trouper" (1981).

Answer: 4

These were: "Dancing Queen" (1), "Take A Chance On Me" (3), "Waterloo" (6), and "The Winner Takes It All" (8).

Answer: No

Interestingly, they did not, though they had THREE #2 songs - "Fernando", "Dancing Queen", and "Knowing Me Knowing You", and a few other top 10 songs as well. "Fernando" was certified Gold.

Answer: ABBA Gold

All of the albums listed in this question were #1, though "Arrival", "Super Trouper" and "The Visitors" were all #1 during ABBA's active career. "ABBA Gold" first hit #1 in the UK in 1992, for just one week, then returned to #1 for a further 5 weeks in 1999, breaking the previous record (by many years) for longest gap between the same album hitting #1.

Answer: No

This single did not reach #1 in the UK, though it was #1 in Australia and New Zealand and many other countries; in the UK it stalled at #6.

Answer: Arrival

"Arrival" was released towards the end of the year in 1976, and in most countries, topped the charts immediately. "The Visitors" was in 1981, "Super Trouper" was in 1980, and "Waterloo" was in 1974.

Answer: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

Yes. Although only a very minor hit in the UK (#38), it was a convincing top 10 hit in most other countries, reaching #1 in Australia and New Zealand, staying on the NZ charts for nearly a year. It was NOT (as commonly referred to) "SOS"!!!!!! "SOS" was the next major UK on the "ABBA" but not in most other countries.
NB: "Honey Honey", released in 1974, is often referred to as becoming a major worldwide hit after "Waterloo" (reaching the top 10 in a few countries), though this particular question (as stated in the question) referred only to the songs listed.

Answer: UK

In the UK, they had nine #1 albums. In Australia, though many charted for ages, they only had 4. In the USA, unfortunately, they had none. In Canada, they had just one- "Greatest Hits Volume 2", 1979.

Answer: USA

In the USA, ABBA is often seen as not so big as in other countries. They had only one #1 single and only four top 20 albums. In all other countries they had many #1 singles, and most albums were top 20.

Answer: 1979

Though they had FIVE top 5 singles, none of these quite managed to reach #1.

Answer: Dancing Queen

"Dancing Queen" was at #1 for six weeks, "Mamma Mia" for two weeks, and "Fernando" for four weeks. "SOS" was #6.

Answer: Fernando

This single spent a whooping 14 WEEKS at #1 in Australia - one of their longest ever charting singles. "Dancing Queen" was #1 for 8 weeks, "Mamma Mia" for 10 weeks, and "SOS" for one week.

Answer: 2

This song brought ABBA back to #1 for two weeks, after a two and a half-year absence from the #1 spot.

Answer: 16-20

They had 19, in fact, all released between 1974 and 1981. (from "Waterloo" in 1974, to "One Of Us" in 1981)

Answer: 16-20

Yes, they had 18. From "SOS" to "One Of Us", ALL were top 10, and only two of them were not top 5.

Answer: 5

Yes, it was the fifth best-selling album for the year. Surprising, since it had charted for only four weeks during that year; it spent the last four weeks of the year at #1. One of NZ's fastest-selling albums of all time, it achieved a higher end-of-year position than many albums, including the huge worldwide selling "Eagles Greatest Hits", which had charted all year.

Answer: True

This is confirmed in NZ by RIANZ (Recording Industry Association of New Zealand), where the album spent 18 weeks at #1 in 1976, and 16 weeks at #1 in Australia.