ICYMI: ABBA went straight to the No. 1 spot on the UK music charts with their first album in 40 years, ‘Voyage.’ The record is the fastest-selling album of the year so far with 204,000 chart sales in its first week
Ahead of the release of the band's "Voyage" album, ABBA songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus poses for a picture in Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 2 2021. REUTERS/Philip O'ConnorLONDON, Nov 12 - Swedish supergroup ABBA made a triumphant return to the UK music charts on Friday, going straight to no. 1 with their first album in 40 years, "Voyage".
Only three other music acts have passed the 200,000 sales figure in the last decade: Adele with "25", Ed Sheeran with "Divide" and One Direction's "Midnight Memories"."We are so happy that our fans seem to have enjoyed our new album as much as we enjoyed making it!," ABBA said in a statement.
"This also marks ABBA’s 58th total week as UK Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart – only two other acts in history have spent more weeks at the top, The Beatles and Elvis," the Official Charts Company said. In the summer, ABBA's greatest hits compilation album "Gold" surpassed its 1,000th week on the UK albums chart.
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