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
	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 24 May 2020

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.

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30 June 2007

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MAY

1974

Waterloo LP released

1976

Hasta Mañana, B side of 1974 single So Long, enters the singles chart

1976

Fernando single sells 41,000 copies in one week

1976

Fernando single and The Best Of ABBA LP both spend the entire month at number one

1978

Eagle/Thank You For The Music single released

1979

Voulez-Vous LP released

1979

Does Your Mother Know/Kisses Of Fire single released

1982

When All Is Said And Done single peaks at number 81

1983

Frida's single Here We'll Stay/Strangers released

1988

Agnetha's single The Last Time and LP I Stand Alone enter the charts

1989

1977-1987 The Tenth Anniversary Special VHS released for sale

1993

ABBA Live in Concert VHS released

1997

The ABBA Remasters (eight studio albums plus ABBA Live) released

1999

The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story world premiere on ABC TV

1999

ABBA Thank You For The Music special screens on Channel 10

2000

ABBA The Complete Gold Collection double CD released

2001

Mamma Mia! musical first previews open in Melbourne

2002

Thank You For The Music - The Stories Behind Every Song book released

2004

Agnetha's CD My Colouring Book released

2004

ABBA In Concert DVD released

2004

The ABBA Story CD released

2005

ABBA the Complete Guide to their Music book released

2006

ABBA Greatest Hits 30th Anniversary Edition CD released

2010

ABBA/Arrival 2 for 1 CD released

2011

Super Trouper Deluxe Edition CD/DVD released

2013

Agnetha's CD/DL album A released, peaking at number 3

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In memory of Marco Sweers 1963 - 1997
The first and most ardent fan of this web site
"I swear I could hear the fans screaming, I smell the atmosphere..."

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