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 01 February 2019

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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FEBRUARY

1976	The Best Of ABBA released nationally (previously available only in South Australia and Western Australia)
1976	Ring Ring single re-enters chart
1977	Knowing Me, Knowing You/Happy Hawaii single released
1977	ABBA arrives in Sydney for concert tour
1977	The ABBA Phenomenon biography by Christer Borg published
1978	ABBA - The Album peaks at number 4
1979	Chiquitita/Lovelight single released
1980	I Have A Dream/Take A Chance On Me (live at Wembley) single released
1982	One Of Us single peaks at number 48
1983	Under Attack single peaks at number 96
1985	I Know Him So Well single from Benny and Björn's Chess musical released
1987	Agnetha's single duet with Ola Håkansson The Way You Are/Fly Like The Eagle released
1990	Benny and Björn's musical Chess Australian premiere in Sydney
1997	ABBA Master Series budget compilation CD released
1998	Agnetha's authorised biography book As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond published
2010	Mamma Mia! musical opens in Melbourne on the 10th Anniversary Tour
2018	Mamma Mia! national tour opens in Sydney

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In memory of Marco Sweers 1963 - 1997
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"I swear I could hear the fans screaming, I smell the atmosphere..."

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