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‘ABBA Gold’ becomes first album to spend 1,000 weeks on UK charts

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ABBA‘s iconic greatest hits compilation album ‘ABBA Gold’ has made history, becoming the first album to spend 1,000 weeks on the UK charts.From the week beginning on July 2, ‘ABBA Gold’ sits at number 17, almost two decades following its release.

This represents a gain of six spots from number 23 the week prior.As reported by the BBC, this means the album has been on the charts for 19 years and 12 weeks, having not dropped out of the charts since its debut release in September 1992.To date, the album has sold 5.61million copies in the UK, making it the second highest-selling album of all time in the country, behind Queen‘s ‘Greatest Hits’.“Not bad for four old turnips,” ABBA’s Benny Andersson told the BBC upon hearing the news.In May,.

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