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'''ABBA''' was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[pop music]] group active from [[1969 in music|1969]] until [[1982 in music|1982]].

ABBA is the most successful popular music group ever to come out of [[Scandinavia]]. The quartet topped worldwide charts from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. They remain a fixture of radio playlists and continue to sell [[ABBA discography|albums]]. The group has reportedly sold more than 370 million records., making them the sixth best-selling act Onlyafter [[Elvis Presley]], [[The Beatles]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[Michael Jackson]] have sold more records than ABBA.<ref>[http://abbathebook.online.fr/accueil.html] ABBA sold 350 million albums (2000)</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2140612,00.html] ABBA sold 370 million albums (2006)</ref>

They were the first act from the European continent<!--to distinguish from Europe including the UK--> to enjoy consistent success in the charts of the anglophonic world (the [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]], the [[Hot 100 Singles Sales|United States]], [[Canada]], [[Republic of Ireland]], [[ARIA Charts|Australia]], and [[RIANZ|New Zealand]]), and their enormous popularity subsequently opened the doors for many other European acts. ''See also [[ABBA#Legacy|Legacy]].''