A selection of historic ABBA articles from newspapers and magazines around the world.

1974

• A lively tune starts the Battle of Waterloo · Daily Express (UK) · 8 April 1974

1976

• In search of ABBA · RAM (Australia) · 13 February 1976
• Innocents abroad dept: ABBA meet the Australian press · RAM (Australia) · 9 April 1976
• ABBAMANIA BIGGER THAN BEATLEMANIA · TV Week (Australia) · 17 April 1976
• Chart Action · RAM (Australia) · 7 May 1976
• They’re nice young people who like to sing nice songs and… they’re phenomenal · Australian Women's Weekly · 19 May 1976
• Inside the wonderful world of ABBA · TV Week (Australia) · 3 July 1976
• Why ABBA’s making millions out of the under 14s · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 16 August 1976
• At home on ABBA’s island of love: There are lots more of those zingy ABBA songs on the way · Pix/People (Australia) · 9 September 1976
• ABBA – Prisoners in their hotel rooms · Pix/People (Australia) · 23 September 1976
  Abba - and their ABC of success · Daily Express (UK) · 18 October 1976
• The golden Swedes go to the cleaners! Domestic Bliss ABBA style · Women's Day (Australia) · 11 October 1976
• The Pop Life · The New York Times · Friday, 22 October 1976
• ABBA…about to invade U.S.A. · Pix/People (Australia) · 4 November 1976
• He’s the genius behind ABBA · Woman's Day (Australia) · 20 December 1976
• “It’s tough being ABBA” · Pix/People (Australia) · 30 December 1976

1977

• ABBA major global force · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 9 February 1977
• The Arrival of Abba · Melody Maker (UK) · 12 February 1977
• Sweden’s phenomenal ABBA heads south, but not, sadly, to New Zealand · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly · 14 February 1977
• MONEY MONEY MONEY: How Abba Won Their Waterloo · Creem (USA) · March 1977
• ABBA – Today the world, tomorrow the U.S · The New York Times · Sunday, 5 March 1978
• Swedish ABBA stirs b.o. storm in Down Under tour · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 9 March 1977
• Can you hear the cash registers Fernando? · RAM (Australia) · 8 April 1977
• ABBA: Sydney, Showground · Variety (New York) · 16 March 1977
• Superstars and their money – How ABBA and the entertainers beat the Australian taxman · Pix/People (Australia) · 2 June 1977
• The $70 million magic of ABBA · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly · 20 June 1977
• ABBA: The sound of business · Rolling Stone (Australian Edition) · 14 July 1977
• Another baby for ABBA’s Anna · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly · 1 August 1977
• ABBA operates most profitable Swedish company · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 31 August 1977
• When ABBA goes on tour… · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly · 19 September 1977
• Distrib interest hot in ‘ABBA’, Swede pop act’s musical · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 28 September 1977
• ABBA movie out soon! Australian actor co-stars! ABBA girls ‘seduce’ Australian actor in riotous new film · Pix/People (Australia) · 17 November 1977
• ABBA-The Movie · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 14 December 1977

1978

• ‘ABBA-The Movie’ hits in Stockholm premiere · Billboard (USA) · 14 January 1978
• ABBA hit another golden jackpot · The Sun (UK) · 25 January 1978
• London notes · Rolling Stone (Australian Edition) · 26 January 1978
• ABBA sales zoom: ‘ABBA’ a triple money-grabber in UK film, disk, book sales · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 15 March 1978
• ABBA captures the silver screen · New Zealand Woman’s Weekly · 10 April 1978
• Largest selling group ever? - Giant ABBA push for U.S., Japan · Billboard (USA) · 22 April 1978
• ABBA headed for superstardom in Japanese mart · Billboard (USA) · 8 July 1978 (Page 62)
• ABBA U.S. sales no fluke; lots of Atlantic expertise in picture · Billboard (USA) · 26 August 1978
• The Sound of ABBA · Reader's Digest (UK edition) · September 1978
• Sheer hell in Stockholm · RAM (Australia) · 20 October 1978
• Pop superstars in huge benefit for world’s kids via UNICEF song benefit · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 29 November 1978
• Pop concert to benefit UNICEF · The New York Times · Tuesday, 5 December 1978
• Par places UNICEF special abroad · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 27 December 1978

1979

• Pop: Stars join to tape benefit for UNICEF · The New York Times · Wednesday, 10 January 1979
• UN Concert – New York · The Age (Melbourne, Australia) · Thursday, 11 January 1979
• UNICEF - A Gift Of Song ·Time (USA) · 15 January 1979
• A gift of song for the kiddies · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 17 January 1979
• How top stars are worth their weight in gold · Daily Mail (UK) · 18 January 1979
• A Gift Of Song – the Music for UNICEF Concert · Rolling Stone (Australian Edition) · 22 February 1979
• Just good friends · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 26 March 1979
• The Gift of Song UNICEF benefit concert and telecast in January... · The New York Times · Friday, 6 April 1979
• Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 9 May 1979
• Pop stars turn on a spectacular show in the snow · Pix/People (Australia) · 5 July 1979
• ABBA: Voulez-Vous – (RCA) · RAM (Australia) · 13 July 1979
• Bodyguard to the stars: He learned how to fight when he was 3. Now, as a top karate expert, he guards and acts as friend to celebrities in Australia and overseas · New Idea (Australia) · 21 July 1979
• Civil action weighed: Piracy victim in Denmark – ABBA LP · Billboard (USA) · 21 July 1979
• ABBA: Voulez-Vous – (Atlantic SD 16000) · High Fidelity (USA) · September 1979
• ABBA tour expansion? – U.S. & European treks may lead to Japan and far East · Billboard (USA) · 29 September 1979
• 100,000 retailers for ABBA merchandising? · Billboard (USA) · 29 September 1979
• Concert Reviews: ABBA - (Conv. Ctr., Anaheim) · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 3 October 1979
• Rock: ABBA, Swedish quartet, in New York debut · The New York Times · Thursday, 4 October 1979
• Super stars - super mums: The stars who say motherhood is their most important role · New Idea (Australia) · 6 October 1979
• Stig Anderson’s ploy: Hold hot product in France, Spain · Billboard (USA) · 6 October 1979
• ABBA : Convention Center, Anaheim, California · Billboard (USA) · 6 October 1979
• ABBA for Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon? · Rolling Stone (Australian Edition) · 18 October 1979
• ABBA magic fading fast · TV Week (Australia) · 10 November 1979
• ABBA star’s life of heartbreak · New Idea (Australia) · 29 December 1979

1980

• ABBA PROMOTION · Sound International (UK) · February 1980
• ABBA in the STUDIO · Sound International (UK) · February 1980
• ABBA LIVE · Sound International (UK) · February 1980
• ABBA races to beat Blondie to home video market EX U.S. · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 20 February 1980
• ABBA: Ready for the “Fortune 500” · High Fidelity (USA) · March 1980
• ABBA may pull plug on Swedish TV appearances · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 14 May 1980
• Superstar Recipes. By Agnetha Fältskog (Anna) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) · New Idea (Australia) · 28 June 1980
• Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 3 December 1980

1981

• ABBA-cadabra! · Playboy (USA) · vol. 28, no. 1 january 1981
• ABBA to offer public stock in new subsidiary · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 21 January 1981
• New Musical Express · 14 February 1981
• Long play shorts · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 29 April 1981
• ABBA’s corporate family tree · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 7 October 1981
• Vast biz empire of ABBA casts its eye on homevideo · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 7 October 1981

1982

• Disk artists are called upon to join the war against piracy with funds for IFPI campaigns · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 27 January 1982
• 4 Swedish singers no longer a hit at Kremlin · The New York Times · Sunday, 7 March 1982
• Atlantic mounts media blitz to promote ABBA · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 19 May 1982
• Sweden’s ABBA sings the blues… And Socialist plans cause private industry to join the chorus · The Christian Science Monitor · Wednesday, 1 September 1982
• Swedes see move to ‘message’ pix · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 22 September 1982
• International music notes · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 20 October 1982

1983

• ABBA looks back on its first decade · The New York Times · Sunday, 13 February 1983
• Says group “is in good shape!” Anderson denies ABBA rumors · Billboard (USA) · 1 October 1983
• RAM (Australia) · 14 October 1983
• Theatre – Lyric, Hammersmith: Abbacadabra · The Times (London) · Wednesday, 14 December 1983
• New utopias: Rock · The Sunday Times (London) · 18 December 1983

1984

• Now for the solo careers: Stig Anderson announces ABBA’s split · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 20 February 1984
• Shine: Frida’s solo act is inspired by youth · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 14 May 1984
• RCA nabs rights to rock opera by Rice and half of ABBA’s Andersson and Ulvaeus · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 12 September 1984
• The music might be all over as far as ABBA is concerned, but the taxman continues to beat his drum · New Idea (Australia) · 8 October 1984
• ABBA members sell shares in perpetuity to Anderson firm · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 7 November 1984
• Two album musical: RCA maps game plan for Chess · Billboard (USA) · 24 November 1984

1985

• Chess LP precedes show · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 13 March 1985
• A hit show for the record: Tim Rice’s new musical has arrived everywhere, except onstage · Time · Monday, 18 March 1985
• Old Rockers Just Keep Rockin’ On! · TV Star · 31 May 1985

1986

• Michael Bennett leaves musical · The New York Times · Thursday, 23 January 1986
• Trevor Nunn to direct Chess · The New York Times · Tuesday, 28 January 1986
• Trevor Nunn new Chess stager; say angina cued Bennett exit · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 29 January 1986
• Knight of the matey fable: Tim Rice’s new musical Chess opens next week in a blaze of publicity. Nicholas Shakespeare meets the man behind many stage success · The Times (London) · Saturday, 10 May 1986
• London critics & reviewers mixed for Chess: Rich pan clouds Broadway outlook · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 21 May 1986
• Chess · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 21 May 1986
• In London, Theater that mirrors today’s Britain · The New York Times · Sunday, 15 June 1986

1987

• Musical Chess postponed indefinitely · The New York Times · Thursday, 31 December 1987

1988

• Chess · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 4 May 1988
• 6-year Chess move: Idea to Broadway for Chess tuner · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 4 May 1988
• Broadway deflates as 5 shows fold in front of dire July 4th weekend · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 29 June 1988

1989

• Rural retreat for ABBA star · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 8 August 1989
• Reworked Chess set for Sydney: After rocky genesis, Theater Royal plans $A3-mil show in February, 1990 with Adelaide’s Earle · Variety (New York) · 6-12 September 1989
• West End smash but a Broadway flop - revamped Chess hitting road: McAnuff rewriting to clarify storyline, place emphasis on ‘great score of 1980s’ · Variety (New York) · 6 December 1989
• Tim Rice – Making his best move with Chess · New Idea (Australia) · 9 December 1989

1990

• Adaptability the name of the game in Chess · The Weekend Australian · Saturday, 3-4 February 1990
• Theatre: An across-the-board winner · The Australian · Monday, 5 February 1990
• Chess pleases, but… · The Herald (Melbourne) · Tuesday, 6 February 1990
• Sweden’s ABBA files suit over royalties · Billboard (USA) · 20 October 1990
• Show out of town: Chess, rewritten as a romance against the backdrop of glasnost for a daring big-budget tour in the wake of the show’s 1988 Broadway flop, appears on the verge of becoming the musical its creators long had hoped it might be · Variety (New York) · Wednesday, 31 January 1990

1991

• ABBA, Polar Partner settle: Drop underpayment royalty suit · Billboard (USA) · 17 August 1991
• Bjorn to be ABBA: The Aussie cover band that took Swedish kitsch to Stockholm · The Daily Telegraph Mirror (Sydney, Australia) · Wednesday, 13 November 1991

1992

• Take a chance on them: New life for ABBA catalog · Billboard (USA) · 27 June 1992
• Hot gossip: Pssst…. ABBA singer, says no to ABBA reunion to promote ABBA Gold–Greatest Hits album release · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 12 October 1992
• ABBAcadabra! · Sonics (Australia) · November 1992
• ABBA look at Frida now! · TV Week (Australia) · 14 November 1992
• Swede Revenge · TV Week (Australia) · 28 November 1992

1993

• Music 1993?: ABBA show the way · TV Week (Australia) · 2 January 1993
• You were all super, troupers: In Stockholm, a new musical about ABBA has just opened · The Times (London) · Monday, 18 January 1993
• 1993 World Music Awards · Billboard (USA) · 5 June 1993 (Pages 63 & 64)
• ABBA-ration? · New Idea (Australia) · 26 June 1993
• ABBA’s videos review: ABBA good day…again! · TV Week (Australia) · 18 September 1993
• PLG finds Gold in ABBA’s vault: Hits package tops 5m in worldwide sales · Billboard (USA) · 2 October 1993
• Mamma Mia, they’re back ! · Woman’s Day (Australia) · 27 December 1993

1994

• Stig Anderson restless for new projects: ABBA producer, Polar Prize founder’s ears still open · Billboard (USA) · 4 June 1994
• PolyGram takes a chance on a four-CD ABBA boxed set · Billboard (USA) · 3 September 1994

1995

• Noticed: It keeps going and going and… · The New York Times · Sunday, 7 May 1995

1997

• Anderson Taps Abba Legacy: Swedish Label Finds Early Success · Billboard (USA) · 1 February 1997

1999

• ABBA: 25th anniversary · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus: The Billboard interview · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• The winners take it all: ABBA atop the charts · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• Catalog is the name of the game · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• Words on music · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• Eurovision: In 1974, the Song Contest met its Waterloo · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• Mamma Mia! The Musical · Billboard (USA) · 3 April 1999
• Forever ABBA · The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) · 8 April 1999
• ABBA: Gold - Greatest Hits (repackaged) · The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) · 8 April 1999
• 100 Greatest Movie Moments 1950-2000 · Who Weekly (Australia) · 15 November, 1999

2000

• ABBA Sold · Scanorama (SAS) · April 2000
• Bass Notes: Rutger Gunnarsson - ABBA-cadabra · Bass Player · December 2000 (Page 18)

2001

• Universal revamps ABBA catalog for Int'l release · Billboard (USA) · 3 February 2001
• Down Under, a Love Lingers · Qantas The Australian Way · June 2001
• The old bliss is back for ABBA fanatics · Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) · Tuesday, 5 June 2001
• Kerry Packer buys private showing of Mamma Mia! · Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) · Tuesday, 5 June 2001
• Trying to make ABBA’s oldies young once again · The New York Times (Arts & Leisure) · Sunday, 14 October 2001

2002

• Mamma-Mia - the "standing-room only" musical seen by 10,000 people a night - opens in Sydney this month · High Life (BA) · September 2002
• Mamma Mia, it’s a rich ABBA world · The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) · 21 October 2002

2003

• “Love is the best thing to write songs about” · The Times (London) · Tuesday, 29 July 2003

2004

• Mamma Mia! 5th anniversary: Benny, Björn & beyond: Revising Chess, readying Kristina and taking Mamma Mia! home · Variety · 5-11 April 2004
• Mamma Mia! No ABBA reunion · The New York Times · Wednesday, 7 April 2004

2007

• How Could We Resist You? · The Weekend Australian Magazine · 3-4 March 2007

2008

• Flare dinkum · How a 1970s pop group from Sweden became an adopted Australian icon · The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) · Saturday, 5 July 2008

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