The ABBA Phenomenon in Australia

	THE AUSTRALIAN DISCOGRAPHY The full details of all ABBA records released in Australia, including release dates, full track listings and picture sleeves. Currently available Now with cartridge (8-track) tracklists.
	AUSTRALIAN MERCHANDISE & MEMORABILIA A comprehensive list of ABBA merchandise that has been available in Australia.
	THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 1977 Relive the excitement of ABBA's only Australian concert tour. Full tour itinerary, concert play list, and more.
	THE PROMOTIONAL TOUR 1976 Full details of ABBA's first visit to Australia in 1976 to record the television special THE BEST OF ABBA.
	ABBA - THE MOVIE The story of ABBA - THE MOVIE, including full credits, songs featured and a behind the scenes look at the making of ABBA's only feature film.
	THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL All about the commercials ABBA made for the Japanese electronics manufacturer NATIONAL.
	KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTFUL ABBA's involvement in the national anti-litter campaign
	THE ARCHIVE A collection of classic articles from newspapers, magazines and other publications.
	ABBAWORLD The Official Interactive Exhibition in Australia.
	MAMMA MIA! 2017-2018 National Tour plus previous Australasian productions of smash hit musical based on 22 of ABBA's songs. MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE
	THE GALLERY A selection of ABBA pictures, plus links to all the picture galleries contained in each section of the site.
	ABBA LINKS Many Australian-based ABBA sites, plus some of my favourites from overseas
	CREDITS The people and resources that have helped build this site.
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This site was created 19 July 1997
It was last updated 02 January 2021

Featured in The Official International ABBA Fan Club Magazine no. 92, September 2007 Featured in the article How Could We Resist You? in The Weekend Australian Magazine, 3-4 March 2007.

Featured on Saturday Night Live with Paul Makin
30 June 2007

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JANUARY

1975

SOS replaces Mamma Mia at number one on the singles chart

1977

Tickets for second ABBA concert in Sydney on 4 March go on sale

1978

ABBA - The Album LP and Take A Chance On Me/I'm A Marionette single released

1978

The Name Of The Game single peaks at number six

1980

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) single peaks at number nine

1981

On And On And On single peaks at number nine

1982

One Of Us/Should I Laugh Or Cry single released

1982

The Visitors LP peaks at number 22

1983

ABBA's final single, Under Attack/You Owe Me One, released

1983

ABBA - The Singles - The First Ten Years LP peaks at number 18

1985

Benny and Björn's Chess musical singles One Night In Bangkok and Nobody's Side released

1993

Swedish film House Of Angels (Änglagård) “featuring the music of ABBA” screens at arthouse cinemas

1997

Benny and Björn's musical Chess opens in Melbourne

2013

ABBA Bang A Boomerang documentary premieres

2017 Arrival 40th Anniversary half speed mastered LP released

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