Japan 

 

 

➡️ Benny + Bjorn had a Top 10 single in the early 1970s. ABBA never did.

➡️ It wasn't until 1979 that ABBA album salew took off with Voulez Vous, Greatest Hits Vol 2 - and Arrival finally selling in Japan.

➡️ Thiis success led to a tour of Japan in 1980 - ABBA's last

➡️ Gold Greatest Hits and local compilation SOS - Best Of sold well.

➡️ 2021 album Voyage's sales were a fraction of prevuous album sales.



Note sales for chart appearances only. Gold has since been certified for 600,000 sales. Click on here for 2009/#2

 Japanese Album Sales
1Greatest Hits vol 2935,000
2

Arrival

645,000
3Voulez Vous620,000

Gold Greatest Hits600,000
5SOS - Best Of565,000
6Greatest Hits 20/25555,000
7The Album235,000
8Super Trouper220,000
9The Visitors125,000
10The Movie 80,000
11Top Run 50,000
12Voyage37,000
13Very Best of ABBA 35,000
14Gracias Por La Musica 35,000
15All About ABBA 20,000
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 Top 10 physical singles - Japan 
1Dancing Queen350,000
2Gimme Gimme Gimme235,000
3Summer Night City162,000
4Chiquitita135,000
5Voulez Vous124,000
6SOS/Chiquitita100,000
7The Winner Takes it All  64,000
8On and On and On  48,000
9That's Me  40,000
10Take a Chance On Me  38,000

 

Dancing Queen sales Sales are for period in Oricon chart. SOS/Chiquitita is a certification.


Japanese Certifications (RIAJ)

TitleAward/Sales/Year
Gold Greatest HitsPlatinum x3/600,000/2009
SOS - Best OfPlatinum x2/400,000/2001
Chiquitita/SOSPlatinum /    100,000/2001

Source

For Gold Greatest Hits go to drop down menu and go to 2009 #2. For the SOS compilation album and double A side single do same but 2001 and #2.