ABBA Claims A Bestseller Again As A Classic Returns

ABBA is one of the most successful musical groups of all time. The outfit may, in fact, be the most commercially viable pop band ever, depending on how certain acts are classified. After last week’s charts in the U.K. were dominated by Record Store Day releases, a number of beloved titles became bestsellers once more.

Now that the rankings are less competitive versus just a few days ago, ABBA benefits greatly, as its Gold: Greatest Hits compilation returns to multiple tallies at the same time, once again reestablishing itself as a bestseller – and in several formats, no less.

ABBA’s Gold Is a Bestseller Again

Gold returns to two lists in the U.K. this week. It reenters highest on the Official Albums Sales chart, coming in at No. 44, just missing out on becoming a top 40 bestseller again. Over on the Official Physical Albums list, Gold is back at No. 53.

ABBA’s Compilation Remains a Chart Fixture

While Gold returns to those two lists, it’s also present on three other rankings at the same time, because it never disappeared from them – at least not recently. It holds at No. 25 on the Official Album Downloads chart and manages to climb on two others.

This frame, it nears the top 10 once more on the Official Albums Streaming list, pushing several spots to No. 12. It comes in at No. 15 on the Official Albums roster — the ranking of the most consumed and most popular projects in the country.

The Longevity of ABBA’s Gold

So far, Gold has reached the top five on each and every one of the tallies on which it currently appears. It’s hit No. 1 on both the Official Albums chart and Official Physical Albums ranking and has come close to doing so on the others.

The set has also racked up hundreds of weeks on each and every one of the lists it can be found on this frame. It’s already passed 1,000 frames on two rankings, and in just two more turns, it will reach 1,200 weeks on the Official Albums chart.

Two Versions of Gold on the Charts

Amazingly, there are two different versions of Gold on the British music charts this week. Gold: Anniversary Edition can also be found on the Official Album Downloads list. It has now spent 227 weeks on that ranking, and this time around, it sits at No. 56. It speaks to the incredible popularity of ABBA’s discography that two takes of essentially the same collection can land on the same tally at the same time.

ABBA’s Gold Has Sold Tens of Millions Globally

Gold — all versions combined — is one of the bestselling albums of all time globally, as it’s moved around 30 million units. It is certainly ABBA’s top performer, and it gathers together many beloved singles like “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and many others that established the Swedish group as pop hitmakers. Released in 1992, it can almost always be found on the U.K. chart somewhere — and as is often the case, it is now present on multiple lists at once.