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  Features1 month ago

  ‘Dancing Queen’: The Floor-Filling Legacy Of ABBA’s Greatest Song

  Impossible to improve upon, ‘Dancing Queen’ remains a career-defining ABBA song – one that many have tried, but failed, to capture.

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘Voulez-Vous’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song

  A rare ABBA song recorded outside of Sweden, ‘Voulez-Vous’ emerged as a classic floor-filling disco track whose reputation has continued to grow.

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song

  Treading a fine line between majestic camp and all-out cheese, ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ keeps pop titans like Cher and Madonna coming back time and again.

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  News4 months ago

  ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ Video Hits 500 Million Views On YouTube

  The video for ABBA's 1976 megahit and global anthem 'Dancing Queen' has hit the memorable milestone of 500 million views on YouTube.

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘Summer Night City’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song

  Written as a homage to Stockholm, ‘Summer Night City’ was a standalone release that became ABBA’s last No.1 single in their homeland.

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  Features5 months ago

  ‘Waterloo’: When ABBA Stormed The Singles Chart

  The irresistible song became an international hit and gave ABBA their first UK No.1 single.

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  Features5 months ago

  ‘Does Your Mother Know’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song

  With a rare lead vocal from Björn Ulvaeus, ‘Does Your Mother Know’ found ABBA confident enough to experiment with their winning formula.

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  Features6 months ago

  ‘Ring Ring’: How The ABBA Legend Began

  With hints of everything that would follow, ABBA’s debut album found the group refining their skills en route to greatness.

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  Features8 months ago

  ‘Chiquitita’: The Story Behind The ABBA Song

  Completed at the end of 1978 at ABBA's Polar Music Studios, ‘Chiquitita’ soon emerged as the first single from their ‘Voulez-Vous’ album.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘The Visitors’: Bringing The First Part Of ABBA’s Story To A Close

  Their final album together – though not their closing chapter – ‘The Visitors’ broke rank with the past and brought the news that ABBA fans feared.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘Live At Wembley Arena’: How ABBA Took Their Live Show Beyond Expectations

  Capturing the Swedish four-piece in their prime, ‘Live At Wembley Arena’ album proves that ABBA were masters of the stage and the studio.

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  Features10 months ago

  ‘Frida Ensam’: How The ABBA Star Made Bowie And The Beach Boys Hers

  Featuring a solo version of ABBA’s Fernando, along with covers of David Bowie, The Beach Boys and 10cc, ‘Frida Ensam’ is a pop album touched with ABBA magic.

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘Super Trouper’: ABBA’s Shining Start To The 80s

  After the 70s party, ‘Super Trouper’ boasted introspective ballads such as ‘The Winner Takes It All’, finding ABBA retooling themselves for a new decade.

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  Features11 months ago

  Kevin Godley And Lol Creme After 10cc: The Things They Did For Love

  The complex chronology of 10cc offers no easy conclusion to their story, but each band member continued to write innovative songs in their years after 10cc.