ABBA  sales in Germany


➡️ 9 Number One Singles and 8 Number One Albums

➡️ A run of six consecutive #1 singles 1975-77: SOS, Mamma Mia, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You.

➡️ Not all plain sailing. Ten singles 1977-80 failed to make #1

➡️ Gold Greatest Hits has sold at least 2.5 million

➡️ Comeback album Voyage not only made #1 but was Germany's best selling album of 2021.


German sales

certifications - albums 

 Compilations (6,600,000)

Gold Greatest HitsPLATINUM x 52,500,000
Very Best OfGOLD x 3   750,000
Best OfPLATINUM    500,000
Greatest Hits Vol 2PLATINUM   500,000
The Complete Singles CollectionPLATINUM    300,000
The Definitive CollectionPLATINUM   300,000
18 hitsGOLD x 3   300,000
Greatest HitsGOLD   250,000
16 HitsGOLD   250,000
A Wie ABBAGOLD   250,000
The SinglesGOLD   250,000
More GOLDGOLD   250,000
Number OnesGOLD   100,000
The Essential CollectionGold    100,000


Studio Albums (4,400,000)

Arrival PLATINUM x 21,000,000
Super TrouperPLATINUM x2 1,000,000
WaterlooPLATINUM    500,000
The AlbumPLATINUM    500,000
Voulez VousPLATINUM   500,000
The VisitorsPLATINUM   500,000
VoyagePLATINUM x2    400,000      762,000

 

total 11,000,000 

 

Certification levels based on date of release
 

database  

 ABBA Gold is one of the biggest selling albums ever in Germany!

NB Certifications based on year of release, so for example until 1999 Platinum was 500,000 and Gold 250,000. Those certifications have subsequently been downgraded. 

Sales higher than 10 million as several albums eg ABBA studio albums and numerous compilations would have sold but not enough for individual certifications. The certificated sales are in most cases minimum sales. Real sales probably 12-13 million.

 

German singles:(1,500,000)

SongAwardSALESTYPE
FernandoGOLD500,000Physical
Mamma MiaGOLD250,000Download/streaming
Dancing QueenGOLD250,000Download/streaming
Gimme Gimme GimmeGOLD250,000Download/streaming
The Winner Takes it AllGOLD250,000Download/streaming

 Fernando received a certification for gold for sales of  500,000 sales.  Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Gimme Gimme Gimme were awarded a gold discs in 2023 for digital sales of 250,000 each. 

 

 ABBA's Top 10 Charting Singles

Waterloo, #1 1974

Honey Honey #2 1974

SOS#1 1975

Mamma Mia #1 1976

Fernando #1 1976

Dancing Queen #1 1976

Money Money Money #1 1976/77

Knowing Me Knowing You #1 1977

Super Trouper 1980/81

One of Is #1 1982


 ABBA's Top 10 Charting Albums

Best of #1 1976

Greatest Hits: Very Best Of #2 1976

Arrival #1 1976/77

The Album #2 1978

Voulez Vous #1 1979

Super Trouper #1 1980

A Wie ABBA #1 1981

The Visitors #1 1981/82

GOLD #1 1992

Voyage #1 2021