(VOVWORLD) - Swedish supergroup ABBA made a triumphant return to the UK music charts last week, going straight to no. 1 with their first album in 40 years, "Voyage".
 Formed in 1972, Abba have won over legions of fans around the world with hits like Waterloo and Dancing Queen. (Photo: ABBA/INSTAGRAM) |
The record is the fastest-selling album of the year so far, the UK's Official Charts Company said, with 204,000 chart sales in its first week. Only three other music acts have passed the 200,000 sales figure in the last decade: Adele with "25", Ed Sheeran with "Divide" and One Direction's "Midnight Memories".
"Voyage" is the band's first album since 1981.
"This also marks ABBA’s 58th total week as UK Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart – only two other acts in history have spent more weeks at the top, The Beatles and Elvis," the Official Charts Company said.
Formed in 1972, ABBA have won over legions of fans around the world with hits like "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen" and sold an estimated 385 million records. They split in the early 1980s.