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The first ABBA single to reach number 1 anywhere in the world was "He Is Your Brother", their second single, released on Nov. 1, 1972. It hit #1 on the Swedish radio chart, Tio i topp.
The first ABBA chart-topper outside Sweden was "Ring Ring", which reached #1 in Belgium in 1973. Their first #1 in a predominantly English-speaking country (U.K., Ireland) was Waterloo in 1974. The first ABBA #1 in Australia was "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975). In the U.S., ABBA's first #1 was "Fernando" (1976, on the Adult Contemporary chart; their first and only #1 on the American pop/rock chart was "Dancing Queen", later in 1976).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe first ABBA single to hit #1 on any chart was "He Is Your Brother". It was their second single (after "People Need Love"), released in Scandanavia on November 1, 1972. It reached #1 only in Sweden.
Abba's first chart-topper outside Sweden was "Ring Ring" (1973), which hit #1 in Belgium. (It was the first of 15 Abba #1s in Belgium.)
Abba's first number one in an English-speaking country was "Waterloo" (1974), which peaked in the UK and Ireland. The first Australian #1 was S.O.S. (1975). Their first #1 in the US was "Dancing Queen" in 1976.
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∙ 11y agoIt depends on what country you are talking about. They had their first hit as a foursome in 1972 with Ring Ring in Sweden. They didn't top the charts in the US until 1976 with Dancing Queen. They had eight number ones in the UK.
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∙ 12y agoIn Sweden Abba's first hit was "People need love" but their first big hit was Ring ring (they made the top 3 Swedish combined charts with Ring ring in English swedish and self titled LP) in 1973 .
Abba's breakthrough internationally was Waterloo in 1974, in both sides of the Atlantic !
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∙ 15y agoABBA's first hit was "Waterloo" UK number 1 in April 1974.
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∙ 14y agoTheir first no. 1 hit was "Waterloo" in 1974.
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∙ 13y agoIn the US, Abbas first Top 40 hit was "Waterloo" in June, 1974
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∙ 12y agoWaterloo in June 1974
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∙ 12y agoWaterloo
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