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ABBA

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of the Swedish pop group ABBA . In their career they have sold over 200 million records so far, making them one of the most successful musicians of all time . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 1976: for the single Waterloo 1979: for the single Summer Night City 1979: for the single Does Your Mother Know 1979: for the single Angeleyes 1979: for the single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 2013: for the album The Albums 2013: for the album Forever Gold 2018: for the album Gold / More Gold - Greatest Hits - 40th Anniversary Edition 2018: for the single Waterloo (re-release) 2020: for the single Lay All Your Love On Me Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album Oro: Grandes Éxitos 2008: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (Re-Release)  Australia 2002: for the album The ABBA Story 2004: for the video album ABBA in Concert  Brazil 1994: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 2006: for the album The Definitive Collection  Denmark 2004: for the album The Definitive Collection 2008: for the album The Albums 2019: for the single Dancing Queen 2020: for the single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)  Germany ????: for the single Waterloo ????: for the single Honey, Honey 1976: for the single Fernando 1980: for the album Greatest Hits 1981: for the album A for ABBA 1983: for the album The Singles - The First 10 Years 2004: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits 2004: for the video album ABBA in Concert 2004: for the video album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits  Finland 1975: for the album Waterloo 1975: for the album ABBA 1980: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2  France 1976: for the single Fernando 1976: for the single Money, Money, Money 1979: for the single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 1994: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits 2009: for the album The Definitive Collection  Hong Kong 1976: for the album Arrival 1976: for the album The Very Best of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits) 1978: for the album ABBA - The Album 1980: for the album Voulez-Vous 1981: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1983: for the album The Visitors  Italy 2014: for the single Mamma Mia 2018: for the single Dancing Queen  Japan 2008: for the single Dancing Queen 2013: for the Ringtone Dancing Queen  Canada 1977: for the single Fernando 1993: for the video album ABBA Gold 1994: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits  Mexico 2002: for the video album The Definitive Collection  New Zealand 2002: for the album The Definitive Collection 2007: for the album Number Ones 2008: for the video album Super Troupers  Netherlands 1980: for the single The Winner Takes It All 1980: for the single I Have a Dream 1980: for the single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 1980: for the album Arrival 1980: for the single Chiquitita 2004: for the video album The Definitive Collection  Austria 1994: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits 2014: for the album Gold / More Gold - Greatest Hits - 40th Anniversary Edition  Poland 2007: for the album Number Ones  Russia 2008: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 2011: for the single Super Trouper  Sweden 2002: for the album The Definitive Collection 2002: for the album The Music Still Goes On 2004: for the video album The Definitive Collection 2004: for the video album ABBA in Concert 2006: for the video album ABBA - The Movie  Switzerland 1999: for the album The Complete Singles Collection 2003: for the album The Definitive Collection  Spain 1980: for the album Voulez-Vous 1982: for the album The Visitors 2008: for the album Todo ABBA  United States 1977: for the single Dancing Queen 1977: for the album Arrival 1978: for the single Take a Chance on Me 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous 1980: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1981: for the album Super Trouper 1995: for the video album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 2003: for the album 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA 2005: for the video album ABBA in Concert  United Kingdom 1976: for the single Fernando 1976: for the album ABBA 1977: for the single Money, Money, Money 1977: for the single Knowing Me, Knowing You 1977: for the single The Name of The Game 1978: for the single Take a Chance on Me 1979: for the single Chiquitita 1979: for the single I Have a Dream 1980: for the single Super Trouper 1981: for the single One of Us 1983: for the album Thank You for the Music 1988: for the album Absolute ABBA 2013: for the album The Definitive Collection 2013: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2013: for the album The Music Still Goes On 2013: for the album Number Ones 2013: for the video album ABBA - The Movie 2013: for the video album Super Troupers 2013: for the video album ABBA in Concert 2013: for the video album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 2018: for the single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (Digital) 2019: for the single Mamma Mia 2020: for the single The Winner Takes It All

Platinum record  Argentina 2003: for the video album Sound & Vision 2005: for the video album ABBA in Concert  Australia 2001: for the album The Complete Singles Collection 2007: for the video album Number Ones 2017: for the album Gold / More Gold - Greatest Hits - 40th Anniversary Edition  Belgium 2008: for the album 18 hits  Brazil 2009: for the album 18 hits  Germany 1978: for the album The Best of ABBA 1981: for the album ABBA - The Album 1981: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1982: for the album The Visitors 2004: for the album Waterloo 2004: for the album Voulez-Vous 2004: for the album The Complete Singles Collection 2004: for the album The Definitive Collection 2004: for the video album ABBA Gold  Europe 2009: for the album The Name of the Game 2009: for the album 18 hits  Finland 1975: for the album Greatest Hits 1978: for the album Arrival 1978: for the album ABBA - The Album 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous 1981: for the album Super Trouper 1981: for the album The Visitors  Hong Kong 1978: for the album Greatest Hits 1982: for the album Super Trouper 2004: for the album The Definitive Collection  Japan 2001: for the single Chiquitita  Canada 1994: for the video album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 1998: for the album The ABBA Collection 2001: for the album 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA 2015: for the album Icon  Mexico 2000: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous 2007: for the video album ABBA in Concert 2008: for the video album Number Ones 2009: for the album The Music Still Goes On  Netherlands 1978: for the album ABBA - The Album 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous 1980: for the album The Very Best of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits) 1980: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1992: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 1999: for the album 25 Jaar na Waterloo deel 2  Poland 1999: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 2009: for the album The Albums  Portugal 2009: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Russia 2006: for the album Number Ones  Sweden 1999: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits 2007: for the album The Name of the Game 2013: for the album The Albums 2015: for the album ABBA Live at Wembley Arena  Switzerland 1997: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits  Spain 1982: for the album Thank You for the Music 1982: for the album Super Trouper  Hungary 2000: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  United States 1978: for the album Greatest Hits 1978: for the album ABBA - The Album 2005: for the video album ABBA Gold  United Kingdom 1977: for the album Arrival 1978: for the album ABBA - The Album 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous 1979: for the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1980: for the album Super Trouper 1981: for the album The Visitors 1982: for the album The Singles - The First 10 Years 1999: for the album More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits 2013: for the album 18 hits 2013: for the video album Forever Gold 2013: for the video album The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story 2013: for the video album The Definitive Collection 2017: for the album The Name of the Game 2019: for the single Dancing Queen 3 × gold record  Germany 1979: for the album The Very Best of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits) 2 × platinum record  Australia 1979: for the album Waterloo 2004: for the album The Definitive Collection 2014: for the video album 16 hits  Germany 2004: for the album Arrival 2004: for the album Super Trouper 2004: for the video album The Definitive Collection  Finland 1999: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Italy 2020: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Canada 1979: for the album Arrival 1979: for the album ABBA - The Album 1979: for the album Voulez-Vous  Poland 2020: for the album 18 hits  Russia 2006: for the album 18 hits  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album ABBA Gold

3 × platinum record  Argentina 1992: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Australia 1979: for the album Ring Ring 1979: for the single Dancing Queen 2004: for the video album The Definitive Collection 2010: for the video album ABBA Gold  Japan 2001: for the album SOS: The Best of ABBA 2009: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Canada 1996: for the album Gold / Greatest Hits  New Zealand 2003: for the album Gold / More Gold - Greatest Hits - 40th Anniversary Edition  Netherlands 1999: for the album De grootste hits in Nederland - 25 jaar na 'Waterloo' 1999: for the album 25 Jaar na Waterloo deel 1  Austria 1994: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 4 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the album 18 hits 5 × platinum record  Germany 2008: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Canada 1979: for the album Greatest Hits  Sweden 1999: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Spain 2006: for the video album ABBA Gold 2008: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 6 × platinum record  United States 2002: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 7 × platinum record  Australia 1979: for the single Fernando  Belgium 2014: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Denmark 2011: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 8 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2016: for the album Greatest Hits 10 × platinum record  Australia 1979: for the album ABBA - The Album  Switzerland 2008: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 16 × platinum record  New Zealand 2014: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 17 × platinum record  Australia 2014: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 18 × platinum record  Australia 1979: for the album Arrival 19 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2020: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 22 × platinum record  Australia 1979: for the album The Best of ABBA Diamond record  France 1996: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits  Canada 2000: for the album ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits

Awards by album

Ring ring

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	150,000
All in all	3 × platinum	150,000

Waterloo

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
All in all	3 × platinum	600,000

ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,358
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	150,000
All in all	3 × gold	175.358

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	64,875
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	8 × platinum	2,400,000
All in all	1 × gold 16 × platinum	4,234,875

The best of ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	22 × platinum	1,100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold 22 × platinum	1,350,000

The Very Best of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	860,000

Arrival

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	18 × platinum	900,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	86,420
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	800,000
All in all	3 × gold 24 × platinum	3,346,420

ABBA - The Album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	10 × platinum	1,000,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	57,618
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	500,000
All in all	1 × gold 17 × platinum	3,467,618

Voulez-Vous

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	82,340
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 7 × platinum	1,757,340

Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,435,000

Super trouper

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	50,552
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 6 × platinum	1,970,552

The Visitors

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	66,439
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	926,439

A for ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold	250,000

The Singles - The First Ten Years

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	550,000

Thank you for the music

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × platinum	400,000

Absolute ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum (original) + gold (re-release)	200,000
Australia (ARIA)	17 × platinum	1,190,000
Belgium (BEA)	7 × platinum	350,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Denmark (IFPI)	7 × platinum	560,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × platinum	2,500,000
Finland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	145.962
France (SNEP)	diamond	1,000,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	16 × platinum	240,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	100,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	5 × platinum	500,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	10 × platinum	500,000
Spain (Promusicae)	5 × platinum	500,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	19 × platinum	5,700,000
All in all	3 × gold 115 × platinum 2 × diamond	21,515,962

Oro: Grandes Éxitos

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
All in all	1 × gold	30,000

Gold / Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	300,000

More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	875,000

The Music Still Goes On

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	145,000

Forever gold

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

The Complete Singles Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	595,000

The biggest hits in the Netherlands - 25 jaar na 'Waterloo'

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	3 × platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	300,000

25 Jaar na Waterloo deel 1

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	3 × platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	300,000

25 Jaar na Waterloo deel 2

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

The Definitive Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	7 × gold 4 × platinum	812,500

Gold / More Gold - Greatest Hits - 40th Anniversary Edition

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 4 × platinum	190,000

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	600,000

SOS: The Best of ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × platinum	600,000

The name of the game

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(60,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	3 × platinum	1,000,000

The ABBA story

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
All in all	1 × gold	35,000

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Todo ABBA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	20,000
All in all	1 × gold	20,000

18 hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(30,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	60,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	(40,000)
Russia (NFPF)	2 × platinum	(40,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	12 × platinum	1,340,000

Number ones

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	137,500

The albums

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	175,000

Icon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
All in all	1 × platinum	80,000

ABBA Live at Wembley Arena

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
All in all	1 × platinum	40,000

Awards by singles

Waterloo

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	500,000
United States (RIAA)	-	800,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver (original) + silver (new edition)	450,000
All in all	2 × silver 1 × gold	1,750,000

Honey, honey

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Mamma Mia

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	425,000

Fernando

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	600,000
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum	2,240,000

Dancing Queen

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	4 × gold 4 × platinum	1,980,000

Money, money, money

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,000,000

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The name of the game

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Take a chance on me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold	1,500,000

Summer Night City

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	250,000

Chiquitita

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	600,000

Does your mother know

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	250,000

Angeleyes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver	250,000

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
France (SNEP)	gold	500,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver (Physical) + Gold (Digital)	650,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	1,295,000

I have a dream

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	600,000

The Winner Takes It All

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	500,000

Super trouper

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	510,000

One of Us

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Lay All Your Love On Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

Awards by video albums

ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	75,000

More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold	25,000

Forever gold

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × platinum	50,000

ABBA - The Movie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	35,000

The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × platinum	50,000

The Definitive Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	3 × gold 6 × platinum	255,000

ABBA gold

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	gold	5,000
Spain (Promusicae)	5 × platinum	125,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 12 × platinum	425,000

ABBA in concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	5 × gold, 2 × platinum	130,500

Super troupers

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	2,500
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold	27,500

Number ones

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	5,000
All in all	2 × platinum	20,000

Sound & Vision

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
All in all	1 × platinum	8,000

16 hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
All in all	2 × platinum	30,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	-	246,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR3 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	99 × platinum99	-	5,877,500	aria.com.au AU2
Belgium (BEA)	-	-	8 × platinum8th	-	380,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	210,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	7 × platinum7th	-	690,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	10 × gold10	21 × platinum21st	-	11,900,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	8 × platinum8th	-	604.564	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	5 × gold5	-	diamond1	2,700,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	6 × gold6th	3 × platinum3	-	120,000	ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	150,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	2 × gold2	7 × platinum7th	-	1,300,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	18 × platinum18th	diamond1	2,730,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	260,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	23 × platinum23	-	342,500	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from August 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	6 × gold6th	12 × platinum12	-	1,630,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	-	190,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	-	170,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	-	80,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	9 × platinum9	-	840,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	11 × platinum11	-	595,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	3 × gold3	12 × platinum12	-	945,000	promusicae.es ES
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	9 × gold9	9 × platinum9	-	13,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	23 × gold23	43 × platinum43	-	20,730,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	98 × gold98	313 × platinum313	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Beti Trauth: ABBA music enhances 'Mamma Mia!' at the Van Duzer. In: Times - Standard. February 28, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Gold for The Definitive Collection in Denmark
3. ↑ Gold for The Albums in Denmark
4. ^ ^{A b c d} Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 443 .
5. ↑ Gold for Arrival in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Gold for The Very Best of ABBA (ABBA's Greatest Hits) in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Gold for ABBA - The Album in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Gold for Voulez-Vous in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Gold for Greatest Hits Vol. 2 in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Gold for The Visitors in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Gold for Super Troupers in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ Gold for ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits in Russia ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Gold for Super Troupers in Russia
14. ↑ Platinum for Greatest Hits in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Platinum for Super Trouper in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ Platinum for The Definitive Collection in Hong Kong ( Memento July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Platinum for ABBA in Concert in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Platinum for Number Ones in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Platinum for The Music Still Goes On in New Zealand ( Memento from July 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Platinum for ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits in Portugal ( Memento from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ Platinum for Number Ones in Russia ( Memento from June 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ 2 × platinum for 18 hits in Russia ( Memento from June 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ 7 × platinum for ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits in Denmark
24. ↑ Carl Magnus Palm: Light and Shadow. ABBA - The real story. 1st edition. Bosworth Musikverlag, 2002, ISBN 3-936026-42-4 , p. 279 .
25. ^ German Sales Pace in Lag . In: Billboard . November 6, 1976, p. 62 .