DUTCH CHARTS

Holland was the first country outside Sweden where ABBA became popular.  Way back in the winter of '61, the Dutch public got to know the work of manager Stig Anderson, when Ria Valk had a big hit called 'Rockin' Billy, that was written by him.   The next hit, directly related to Stig was "Ring Ring" performed by "Bjorn, Benny, Anna & Frida in the summer of 73.  Stig thought It would be wise to shorten the four names by the now famous four-letter-word 'ABBA'.  A group that dominated the hit charts in Holland during the 70s and early 80s.

Interested in the complete week-by-week ABBA chart positions in the Dutch Top 40?  Here we go:
 

SINGLES

Ring Ring (Polydor 2041 422)

Date	Position
23-06-1973	22
30-06-1973	10
07-07-1973	8
14-07-1973	5
21-07-1973	6
28-07-1973	12
04-08-1973	18
11-08-1973	31

Waterloo (Polydor 2040 114)

Date	Position
13-04-1974	33
20-04-1974	7
27-04-1974	2
04-05-1974	2
11-05-1974	2
18-05-1974	2
25-05-1974	3
01-06-1974	5
08-06-1974	6
16-06-1974	13
22-06-1974	17
29-06-1974	31
06-07-1974	35
13-07-1974	39

ABBA performs 'Waterloo' on 29 April 1974 on 'Toppop'
ABBA performs at Mies Bouwman's 'Een Van De Acht' show in 1974

Honey Honey (Polydor 2040 124)

Date	Position
21-12-1974	27
04-01-1975	16
11-01-1975	16
18-01-1975	25
25-01-1975	37
01-02-1975	39

I do, I do I do, I do, I do (Polydor 2001 577)

Date	Position
22-03-1975	28
29-03-1975	13
05-04-1975	7
12-04-1975	3
19-04-1975	3
26-04-1975	7
05-05-1975	12
10-05-1975	17
17-05-1975	28
24-05-1975	40

ABBA performs 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do', 21 March 1975 on the 'Eddie Go Round Show' and 18 April 1975 on 'Toppop' in the Hilversum Studios.

S.O.S. (Polydor 2001 585)

Date	Position
14-06-1975	18
21-06-1975	6
28-06-1975	2
05-07-1975	2
12-07-1975	3
19-07-1975	5
26-07-1975	9
02-08-1975	16
09-08-1975	31
16-08-1975	40

ABBA performs S.O.S. at 'Toppop in the Hilversum Studios, 13 June 1975.  See 1975 for pictures
Other guest today is Dutch male singer Albert West.  He has good memories of meeting ABBA in the studio. 
ABBA told him that they loved all his songs, especially his cover of 'Sitting In A Palmtree'. This was ABBA's last apperance on Toppop.

Mamma Mia (Polydor 2001 613)

Date	Position
06-12-1975	24
13-12-1975	15
20-12-1975	13
27-12-1975	22
03-01-1976	25
10-01-1976	31
17-01-1976	39

Fernando (Polydor 2001 639)

Date	Position
20-03-1976	15
27-03-1976	5
03-04-1976	1
10-04-1976	1
17-04-1976	1
24-04-1976	2
01-05-1976	3
08-05-1976	6
15-05-1976	9
22-05-1976	20
29-05-1976	29
05-06-1976	37

Dancing Queen (Polydor 2001 680)

Date	Position
14-08-1976	9
21-08-1976	4
28-08-1976	2
04-09-1976	1
11-09-1976	1
18-09-1976	1
25-09-1976	1
02-10-1976	1
09-10-1976	4
16-10-1976	4
23-10-1976	11
30-10-1976	16
06-11-1976	21
13-11-1976	29
20-11-1976	39

Money, Money, Money (Polydor 2001 696)

Date	Position
13-11-1976	10
20-11-1976	3
27-11-1976	1
04-12-1976	1
11-12-1976	2
18-12-1976	3
25-12-1976	9
01-01-1977	12
08-01-1977	17
15-01-1977	32
22-01-1977	35
29-01-1977	40

ABBA on 1 van de 8 Show with 3 songs in November 1976
ABBA concert on 4 February 1977 at the 'Jaap Eden Hal', Amsterdam

Knowing Me, Knowing You (Polydor 2001 703)

Date	Position
26-02-1977	11
05-03-1977	4
12-03-1977	3
19-03-1977	4
26-03-1977	7
02-04-1977	16
09-04-1977	32

The Name Of The Game (Polydor 2001 742)

Date	Position
29-10-1977	9
05-11-1977	4
12-11-1977	2
19-11-1977	4
26-11-1977	15
03-12-1977	16
10-12-1977	27
17-12-1977	30
24-12-1977	36

Take A Chance On Me (Polydor 2001 758)

Date	Position
28-01-1978	15
04-02-1978	8
11-02-1978	6
18-02-1978	2
25-02-1978	2
04-03-1978	8
11-03-1978	15
18-03-1978	24
25-03-1978	38

Eagle/Thank You For The Music (Polydor 2001 778)

Date	Position
20-05-1978	25
27-05-1978	10
03-06-1978	5
10-06-1978	4
17-06-1978	4
24-06-1978	11
01-07-1978	16
08-07-1978	26
17-07-1978	34

Summer Night City (Polydor 2001 810)

Date	Position
16-09-1978	17
23-09-1978	9
30-09-1978	9
07-10-1978	7
14-10-1978	5
21-10-1978	5
28-10-1978	12
04-11-1978	20
11-11-1978	34

Chiquitita (Polydor 2001 850)

Date	Position
27-01-1979	16
03-02-1979	7
10-02-1979	4
17-02-1979	2
24-02-1979	2
03-03-1979	1
10-03-1979	2
17-03-1979	2
24-03-1979	3
31-03-1979	8
07-04-1979	11
14-04-1979	27
21-04-1979	32

Does Your Mother Know (Polydor 2001 881)

Date	Position
12-05-1979	18
19-05-1979	11
26-05-1979	5
02-06-1979	4
09-06-1979	4
16-06-1979	11
23-06-1979	14
30-06-1979	29

 Voulez-Vous (Polydor 2200 131)

Date	Position
21-07-1979	23
28-07-1979	11
04-08-1979	8
11-08-1979	4
18-08-1979	4
25-08-1979	5
01-09-1979	12
08-09-1979	15
15-09-1979	30

ABBA concert on October 10, in the 'Ahoy Sportpaleis', Rotterdam. 
In the section 1979 you will find two pictures of Toppop's Ad Visser and Björn, talking about Chiquitita and the Unicef LP.


Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (Polydor 2001 919)

 

Date	Position
27-10-1979	19
03-11-1979	10
10-11-1979	4
17-11-1979	2
24-11-1979	2
01-12-1979	4
08-12-1979	7
15-12-1979	16
22-12-1979	30

I Have A Dream (Polydor 2200 132)

Date	Position
15-12-1979	20
22-12-1979	14
05-01-1980	3
12-01-1980	1
19-01-1980	1
26-01-1980	1
02-02-1980	2
09-02-1980	5
16-02-1980	8
23-02-1980	15
01-03-1980	24

The Winner Takes It All (Polydor 2001 981)

Date	Position
02-08-1980	17
09-08-1980	6
16-08-1980	3
23-08-1980	1
30-08-1980	1
06-09-1980	1
13-09-1980	1
20-09-1980	1
27-09-1980	1
04-10-1980	2
11-10-1980	6
18-10-1980	12
25-10-1980	20
01-11-1980	32

Super Trouper (Polydor 2002 012)

Date	Position
15-11-1980	18
22-11-1980	7
29-11-1980	3
06-12-1980	1
13-12-1980	1
20-12-1980	2
03-01-1981	5
10-01-1981	8
17-01-1981	20
24-01-1981	37

One Of Us (Polydor 2002 113)

Date	Position
12-12-1981	18
19-12-1981	5
26-12-1981	3
09-01-1982	1
16-01-1982	1
23-01-1982	4
30-01-1982	10
06-02-1982	24
13-02-1982	36

Head Over Heels (Polydor 2200 138)

Date	Position
20-02-1982	20
27-02-1982	7
06-03-1982	4
13-03-1982	4
20-03-1982	13
27-03-1982	33

 The Day Before You Came (Polydor 2200 139)

Date	Position
30-10-1982	17
06-11-1982	5
13-11-1982	3
20-11-1982	3
27-11-1982	8
04-12-1982	16
11-12-1982	38

 Under Attack (Polydor 2002 204)

Date	Position
11-12-1982	28
18-12-1982	12
25-12-1982	6
08-01-1983	5
15-01-1983	15
22-01-1983	35

 Thank You For The Music (Polydor 2001 778)

Date	Position
12-05-1984	38
19-05-1984	38
26-05-1984	40

Dancing Queen (Polar 863 573)

Date	Position
26-09-1992	24
03-10-1992	15
10-10-1992	15
17-10-1992	19
24-10-1992	32

Happy New Year (Polar 561 448)

Date	Position
08-01-2000	15
15-01-2000	?
22-01-2000	?

 ALBUMS SCORES IN HOLLAND
 
   
 
ABBA

The Best Of ABBA

The Very Best Of ABBA

Arrival

The Album

 

Date	Position
07-01-1978	21
14-01-1978	5
21-01-1978	2
28-01-1978	1
04-02-1978	1
11-02-1978	1
18-02-1978	1
25-02-1978	1
04-03-1978	2
11-03-1978	3
18-03-1978	3
25-03-1978	4
01-04-1978	6
08-04-1978	10
15-04-1978	12
22-04-1978	13
29-04-1978	17
06-05-1978	20
13-05-1978	24
20-05-1978	32
27-05-1978	21
03-06-1978	21
10-06-1978	21
17-06-1978	19
24-06-1978	19
01-07-1978	20
08-07-1978	21
15-07-1978	31
22-07-1978	31
29-07-1978	32
05-08-1978	39
12-08-1978	39
19-08-1978	31
26-08-1978	35
02-09-1978	38
09-09-1978	39
16-09-1978	44
23-09-1978	48

 
Voulez-Vous

 

Date	Position
12-05-1979	16
19-05-1979	4
26-05-1979	2
02-06-1979	2
09-06-1979	2
16-06-1979	2
23-06-1979	2
30-06-1979	2
07-07-1979	3
14-07-1979	4
21-07-1979	4
28-07-1979	4
04-08-1979	5
11-08-1979	4
18-08-1979	3
25-08-1979	3
01-09-1979	3
08-09-1979	4
15-09-1979	5
22-09-1979	6
29-09-1979	10
06-10-1979	15
13-10-1979	22
20-10-1979	29
27-10-1979	34
03-11-1979	31
10-11-1979	43
17-11-1979	38
24-11-1979	38
01-12-1979	46
08-12-1979	50
re-entry on:
12-01-1980	26
19-01-1980	17
26-01-1980	9
02-02-1980	7
09-02-1980	5
16-02-1980	5
23-02-1980	12
01-03-1980	18
08-03-1980	22
15-03-1980	36
22-03-1980	40
29-03-1980	45
05-04-1980	45
12-04-1980	50

Greatest Hits volume 2

Date	Position
10-11-1979	19
17-11-1979	10
24-11-1979	5
01-12-1979	4
08-12-1979	4
15-12-1979	5
22-12-1979	5
05-01-1980	8
12-01-1980	8
19-01-1980	8
26-01-1980	10
02-02-1980	10
09-02-1980	10
16-02-1980	16
23-02-1980	23
01-03-1980	24
08-03-1980	36
15-03-1980	38
22-03-1980	47

Super Trouper:

Date	Position
15-11-1980	20
22-11-1980	2
29-11-1980	2
06-12-1980	1
13-12-1980	1
20-12-1980	1
03-01-1980	1
10-01-1981	1
17-01-1981	1
24-01-1981	1
31-01-1981	1
07-02-1981	1
14-02-1981	5
21-02-1981	6
28-02-1981	11
07-03-1981	16
14-03-1981	26
21-03-1981	40
28-03-1981	49

A van ABBA

Date	Position
30-05-1981	39
06-06-1981	24
13-06-1981	8
20-06-1981	7
27-06-1981	3
04-07-1981	3
11-07-1981	3
18-07-1981	3
25-07-1981	3
01-08-1981	1
08-08-1981	1
15-08-1981	1
22-08-1981	1
29-08-1981	2
05-09-1981	3
12-09-1981	4
19-09-1981	9
26-09-1981	12
03-10-1981	21
10-10-1981	22
17-10-1981	30
24-10-1981	25
31-10-1981	34
07-11-1981	39

The Visitors

Date	Position
12-12-1981	7
26-12-1981	1
09-01-1982	1
16-01-1982	1
23-01-1982	1
30-01-1982	1
06-02-1982	1
13-02-1982	2
20-02-1982	3
27-02-1982	4
06-03-1982	4
13-03-1982	5
20-03-1982	5
27-03-1982	12
03-04-1982	13
10-04-1982	21
17-04-1982	27
24-04-1982	38
01-05-1982	41
08-05-1982	44
15-05-1982	48

Mies Bouwman interviews Agnetha and Frida about The Visitors and future plans.  In the section 1981 you will find a picture of this interview.

The Singles

Date	Position
20-11-1982	32
27-11-1982	13
04-12-1982	10
11-12-1982	8
18-12-1982	8
25-12-1982	7
08-01-1983	6
15-01-1983	4
22-01-1983	5
29-01-1983	10
05-02-1983	18
12-02-1983	23
19-02-1983	36
26-02-1983	39
05-03-1983	50

From ABBA With Love

Date	Position
14-04-1984	?
21-04-1984	?
28-04-1984	?
05-05-1984	?
12-05-1984	?
19-05-1984	?
26-05-1984	?
02-06-1984	?
09-06-1984	?
16-06-1984	?
23-06-1984	?
30-06-1984	?
07-07-1984	?
14-07-1984	?
21-07-1984	?
28-07-1984	?

Sorry, no scores available, but this compilaton hit No.1

Love Songs

Date	Position
28-10-1989	74
04-11-1989	51
11-11-1989	39
18-11-1989	38
25-11-1989	44
02-12-1989	57
09-12-1989	63
16-12-1989	68
23-12-1989	90
06-01-1990	95
13-01-1990	95

Gold

Date	Position
03-10-1992	43
10-10-1992	16
17-10-1992	8
24-10-1992	5
31-10-1992	4
07-11-1992	4
14-11-1992	4
21-11-1992	4
28-11-1992	4
05-12-1992	3
12-12-1992	2
19-12-1992	2
26-12-1992	2
09-01-1993	3
16-01-1993	3
23-01-1993	6
30-01-1993	7
06-02-1993	7
13-02-1993	9
20-02-1993	11
27-02-1993	11
06-03-1993	10
13-03-1993	11
20-03-1993	17
27-03-1993	18
03-04-1993	22
10-04-1993	26
17-04-1993	35
24-04-1993	34
01-05-1993	39
08-05-1993	44
15-05-1993	49
22-05-1993	49
29-05-1993	51
05-06-1993	52
12-06-1993	52
19-06-1993	46
26-06-1993	44
03-07-1993	45
10-07-1993	48
17-07-1993	66
24-07-1993	69
31-07-1993	84
07-08-1993	88
14-08-1993	90
21-08-1993	59
28-08-1993	58
04-09-1993	81
11-09-1993	80
18-09-1993	74
25-09-1993	78
02-10-1993	81
09-10-1993	97
16-10-1993	94
23-10-19993	94

More Gold

Date	Position
05-06-1993	69
12-06-1993	29
19-06-1993	21
26-06-1993	17
03-07-1993	18
10-07-1993	28
17-07-1993	32
24-07-1993	32
31-07-1993	33
07-08-1993	34
14-08-1993	37
21-08-1993	43
28-08-1993	44
04-09-1993	49
11-09-1993	53
18-09-1993	63
25-09-1993	91

25 Jaar Na Waterloo 1

Date	Position
17-04-1999	38
24-04-1999	6
01-05-1999	3
08-05-1999	3
15-05-1999	1
22-05-1999	2
29-05-1999	3
05-06-1999	3
12-06-1999	4
19-06-1999	4
26-06-1999	2
03-07-1999	1
10-07-1999	1
17-07-1999	2
24-07-1999	3
31-07-1999	3
07-08-1999	2
14-08-1999	2
21-08-1999	2
28-08-1999	2
04-09-1999	4
11-09-1999	5
18-09-1999	5
25-09-1999	5
02-10-1999	7
09-10-1999	16
16-10-1999	11
23-10-1999	13
30-10-1999	13
06-11-1999	14
13-11-1999	16
20-11-1999	21
27-11-1999	28
04-12-1999	30
11-12-1999	25
18-12-1999	28
25-12-1999	27
02-01-2000	?
09-01-2000	?
............	?

25 Jaar Na Waterloo 2

Sorry, no more scores available yet.

ABBA Album scores:

'The Best Of ABBA' 5286 Album Top 100 points
'Arrival' 4069 Album Top 100 points
'Voulez-Vous' 3721 Album Top 100 points
25 Jaar Na Waterloo (1) 3372 Album Top 100 points
'Gold' 3356 Album Top points
'The Album' 3040 Album Top 100 points
'A Van ABBA' 2122 Album Top 100 points
'The Visitors' 1911 Album Top 100 points
'The Very Best Of ABBA' 1706 Album Top 100 points
'Super Trouper' 1733 Album Top 100 points
'Greatest Hits Volume 2' 1622 Album Top 100 points
'ABBA' 1371 Album Top 100 points
'The Singles' 1231 Album Top 100 points
25 Jaar Na Waterloo (2) 999 Top 100 points
'More Gold' 938 Album Top 100 points
'Love Songs' 342 Album Top 100 points

Recent album scores in the Dutch charts will be published in a special edition of the 'Top 40 Hitdossier' in 2001


OTHER INTERESTING FACTS:

Most succesful album acts in Holland:

1. BZN: 45264 points (=Dutch act).
2. Rolling Stones: 40813 points.
3. Queen: 40489 points.
4. Golden Earring(s): 38093 points (=Dutch act).
5. Dire Straits: 37367 points.
6. ABBA: 36801 points.

Most weeks in Dutch album Top 100:

1. Dire Straits: 710 weeks.
2. BZN: 649 weeks
3. Rolling Stones: 612 weeks.
4. Queen: 598 weeks.
5. Golden Earring(s): 568 weeks.
6. André Hazes: 552 (=Dutch act).
7. Michael Jackson: 513 weeks.
8. Madonna: 492 weeks.
9. U2: 478 weeks.
10. René Froger: 471 weeks (=Dutch act).
11. Elton John: 470 weeks.
12. ABBA: 468 weeks.

Most succesful acts (singles + albums) in Holland

1. BZN: 50521 points.
2. Rolling Stones: 49191 points.
3. Queen: 47269 points.
4. Michael Jackson: 41495 points.
5. ABBA: 39071 points.

 

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