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Posted by: daniellovesmusic 26th December 2020, 04:02 PM

All of the songs that I have listed are ABBA songs that peaked at number one in the UK - and all of these songs are in chronological order.

1. Waterloo (peaked at #1 in May 1974, and stayed at the top for 2 weeks)
2. Mamma Mia (peaked at #1 in January 1976, and stayed at the top for 2 weeks)
3. Fernando (peaked at #1 in May 1976, and stayed at the top for 4 weeks)
4. Dancing Queen (peaked at #1 in September 1976, and stayed at the top for 6 weeks)
5. Knowing Me, Knowing You (peaked at #1 in April 1977, and stayed at the top for 5 weeks)
6. The Name of the Game (peaked at #1 in November 1977, and stayed at the top for 4 weeks)
7. Take A Chance On Me (peaked at #1 in February 1978, and stayed at the top for 3 weeks)
8. The Winner Takes It All (peaked at #1 in August 1980, and stayed at the top for 2 weeks)
9. Super Trouper (peaked at #1 in November 1980, and stayed at the top for 3 weeks)

Nine number one singles, and 31 weeks at the top. That’s an average of 3.44 weeks at the top.

Posted by: FestiveOdyssey 26th December 2020, 04:03 PM

Dancing Queen



Perfect.

Posted by: Slade 26th December 2020, 04:07 PM

'The Winner Takes It All' for me!

Posted by: slowdown73 26th December 2020, 04:15 PM

Mamma Mia is my favourite. I was only 3/4 when it came out but my mum said I used to scream mumma Mia from my pram lol

Posted by: Nick Jonas 26th December 2020, 04:17 PM

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Posted by: jakewild 26th December 2020, 04:32 PM

dancing queen absolutely SLAPS

Posted by: CHRIS-TMAS 26th December 2020, 04:35 PM

FERNANDO. Brilliant. It waited it's turn, 4 weeks at No.2 behind Brotherhood Of Man then spent 4 weeks on top.

Posted by: Jester 26th December 2020, 04:38 PM

Moving this to pre 2000s

Oh and The Winner Takes It All.

Posted by: dandy* 26th December 2020, 05:10 PM

The Winner Takes It All, then Dancing Queen and then the rest.

Lay All Your Love On Me >>>>>>> everything though

Posted by: Feliz Wombat 26th December 2020, 05:21 PM

Fernando, although that, Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia are super close.

Posted by: Lukuzz 26th December 2020, 05:23 PM

The Winner Takes It All definitely. Amazing song

Posted by: jakewild 26th December 2020, 06:11 PM

s.o.s. would take the crown if it actually got to no.1. absolute

Posted by: Thom Xmas Kite 26th December 2020, 06:42 PM

This Had to pick Waterloo for the no. 1 though because without it there would literally be no ABBA (they were called Bjöm & Benny, Agnetha & Frida up until its release).

Posted by: Santa Haus 26th December 2020, 06:53 PM

Their best songs didn’t get to #1!

Lay All Your Love On Me, Gimme Gimme Gimme and S.O.S.

My favourite of these is probably The Winner Takes It All ~

Posted by: Herbs 26th December 2020, 06:53 PM

The Winner Takes It All is in my top 10 songs of all time. Absolute perfection for me 😍

Posted by: Scene 26th December 2020, 07:07 PM

Fernando > Mamma Mia > The Winner Takes It All

But Chiquitita is my favourite Abba song ever!

Posted by: Last Dreamer 26th December 2020, 09:00 PM

Fernando is my least favourite ABBA song.

Places in my full ABBA songs ranking :
8. Knowing Me, Knowing You
9. The Winner Takes It All
11. Waterloo
28. Dancing Queen
55. Take A Chance On Me
60. Mamma Mia
66. The Name Of The Game
100. Fernando

Posted by: ...ready for it 26th December 2020, 10:01 PM

Take A Chance On Me

Posted by: spiceboy 27th December 2020, 10:58 AM

I mean ridiculously hard to choose, but I went for Fernando

Posted by: FestiveOdyssey 27th December 2020, 11:06 AM

Aha!

Posted by: Sergej 27th December 2020, 11:01 PM

For me, it's The Winner Takes It All

Posted by: Dobby Helms 29th December 2020, 10:00 AM

Take A Chance On Me is my fave.

Posted by: Bré 30th December 2020, 02:24 AM

Kinda shocked at 'Mamma Mia' being the least popular pick here! (At the time I voted the other day I was the only person who had voted for 'Super Trouper' but I see 2 others joined me now - honestly I don't have a strong opinion on these though as there are only a few ABBA songs I really like and none of them got to #1 lol, 'The Winner Takes It All' could easily have got my vote too so that's a satisfactory enough leader in this poll).

Posted by: gooddelta 30th December 2020, 10:15 AM

Definitely The Winner Takes It All, which is narrowly my favourite songs of theirs too ahead of Lay All Your Love On Me and When All Is Said And Done.

Posted by: Jingle Jules 30th December 2020, 05:53 PM

I'm a huge fan generally so this is really tough... my Top 3 are Knowing Me Knowing You, The Winner Takes it All and The Name of the Game.

I really think The Name of the Game is an underrated gem with such a beautiful and interesting structure - it's surprising that it went to #1 at all in a way as it isn't catchy like most of the others.