1974.
The song, 'Waterloo' by ABBA, representing Sweden, won Eurovision in 1974. The contest was held in Brighton, UK, that year although the UK awarded no points to ABBA's entry!Waterloo - ABBAsweden
Waterloo, 1974.
I think it was Waterloo in 1974.
In 1974. The single and album, also called Waterloo, were released on March 4. On April 6, the band performed Waterloo at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton UK. Abba won.
ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision song contest for Sweden with "Waterloo". In 2005 a music industry poll named the song the best song in Eurovision's history.
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).
Depends what you consider to be a hit. ABBA's first chart single in the UK was Waterloo, which peaked at #1 in 1974. Their next release was "Ring Ring", which was actually a remix of a 1973 single. The 1974 version reached #32 in the UK. Their next single, "So Long" only reached #91. But in 1975, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" cracked the top 40, peaking at #38. Their next top 10 was "S.O.S.", which reached #6. ABBA's next single was their second #1 hit in the UK, "Mamma Mia".
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Dancing Queen in 1976.
Itwas The Rolling Stones. A no1 hit in the USA, a number3 hit in UK
I think it was Ring Ring in 1972.
ABBA's second major international hit was S.O.S. It was released in September of 1975 in most countries and reached number 1 in several countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany and Belgium. It reached #6 in the U.K., 9 in Canada and 15 in the U.S.