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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 |
?
|
|
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SINGLE
SCORES
'Dancing
Queen' 571 Top 40 points (including 2nd entry in 1992)
'The Winner Takes It All' 470 Top 40 points
'Chiquitita' 416 Top 40 points
'Waterloo' 377 Top 40 points
'Fernando' 363 Top 40 points
'I Have A Dream' 357 Top 40 points
'Money, Money, Money' 327 Top 40 points
'Super Trouper' 308 Top 40 points
'S.O.S.' 277 Top 40 points
'Gimme!, Gimme!, Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' 275 Top 40 points
'Of Of Us' 267 Top 40 points
'Voulez-Vous' 257 Top 40 points
'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' 254 points
'Take A Chance On Me' 251 Top 40 points
'Summer Night City' 251 Top 40 points
'Eagle' 234 Top 40 points
'Does Your Mother Know' 232 Top 40 points
'The Name Of The Game' 226 Top 40 points
'Ring, Ring' 216 Top 40 points
'Knowing Me, Knowing You' 210 Top 40 points
'The Day Before You Came' 197 Top 40 points
'Head Of Heels' 165 Top 40 points
'Under Attack' 145 Top 40 points
'Mamma Mia' 118 Top 40 points
'Honey, Honey' 86 Top 40 points
'Thank You For The Music' 7 Top 40 points (the 1984 entry)
Single
Top 100 positions in:
1974:
Waterloo: 14
1975:
S.O.S: 27
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do: 38
1976:
Dancing Queen: 1
Fernando: 7
Money, Money, Money: 37
1977:
Knowing Me, Knowing You: 69
The Name Of The Game: 58
1978:
Take A Chance On Me: 51
Summer Night City: 53
Eagle/Thank You For The Music: 61
1979:
Chiquitita: 4
Gimme!, Gimme!, Gimme! (A Man After Midnight): 42
Voulez-Vous: 54
Does Your Mother Know: 66
1980:
The Winner Takes It All: 1
I Have A Dream: 33
Super Trouper: 73
1982:
The Day Before You Came: 65
One Of Us: 98
INTERESTING
FACTS:
Acts
with most single No.1 hits in Holland:
1. The
Beatles with 15No. 1 hits.
2. ABBA with 8 No. 1 hits.
3. Bee Gees with 5 No. 1 hits.
4. Kinks with 5 No. 1 hits.
5. Golden Earring(s) with 5 No. 1 hits.
Most succesful single Top 40 acts in Holland:
1. Rolling Stones: 11396 points
2. Beatles: 9229 points.
3. Golden Earring(s): 8982 points (=Dutch act).
4. Madonna: 8383 points.
5. BZN: 8145 points (=Dutch act).
6. Michael Jackson: 8082 points.
7. The Cats: 8038 points (=Dutch act).
8. Bee Gees: 7591 points.
9. Queen: 7526 points.
10. ABBA: 6857 points.
Acts
with most single Top 10 hits in Holland:
1. The Beatles with 35 top 10 hits.
2. Rolling Stones with 32 top 10 hits.
3. Michael Jackson with 29 top 10 hits
4. Cliff Richard with 29 top 10 hits.
5. Golden Earring (Dutch group) with 27 top 10 hits.
6. Madonna with 26 top 10 hits.
7. ABBA with 23 top 10 hits.
Most
weeks in the Dutch single Top 40:
1. Rolling Stones: 436 weeks.
2. Golden Earring(s): 382 weeks (=Dutch act).
3. BZN: 366 weeks (=Dutch act).
4. Madonna: 340 weeks.
5. The Cats: 335 weeks (=Dutch act).
6. Bee Gees: 326 weeks.
7. Michael Jackson: 325 weeks.
8. Queen: 319 weeks.
9. Beatles: 312 weeks.
10. ABBA 247 weeks.
Acts of the year (most Top 40 points in that year):
1974
Mud.
1975 Mud.
1976 ABBA.
1977 Boney M.
1978 Olivia Newton-John.
1979 ABBA.
1980 ABBA.
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ALBUMS
SCORES IN HOLLAND
ABBA
|
Date
|
Position
|
| 31-05-1975 |
41
|
| 07-06-1975 |
24
|
| 14-06-1975 |
16
|
| 21-06-1975 |
12
|
| 28-06-1975 |
7
|
| 05-07-1975 |
5
|
| 12-07-1975 |
4
|
| 19-07-1975 |
3
|
| 26-07-1975 |
4
|
| 02-08-1975 |
5
|
| 09-08-1975 |
8
|
| 16-08-1975 |
9
|
| 23-08-1975 |
17
|
| 30-08-1975 |
23
|
| 06-09-1975 |
25
|
| 13-09-1975 |
38
|
The
Best Of ABBA

|
Date
|
Position
|
| 30-08-1975 |
28
|
| 06-09-1975 |
8
|
| 13-09-1975 |
8
|
| 20-09-1975 |
9
|
| 27-09-1975 |
12
|
| 04-10-1975 |
14
|
| 11-10-1975 |
19
|
| 18-10-1975 |
25
|
| 25-10-1975 |
31
|
| 01-11-1975 |
47
|
| 08-11-1975 |
49
|
| Re-entry
on: |
|
| 01-05-1976 |
44
|
| 08-05-1976 |
27
|
| 15-05-1976 |
12
|
| 22-05-1976 |
7
|
| 29-05-1976 |
3
|
| 05-06-1976 |
3
|
| 12-06-1975 |
4
|
| 19-06-1975 |
5
|
| 26-05-1976 |
5
|
| 03-07-1976 |
5
|
| 10-07-1976 |
8
|
| 17-07-1976 |
9
|
| 24-07-1976 |
6
|
| 31-07-1976 |
4
|
| 07-08-1976 |
2
|
| 14-08-1976 |
2
|
| 21-08-1976 |
2
|
| 28-08-1975 |
2
|
| 04-09-1976 |
1
|
| 11-09-1976 |
1
|
| 18-09-1976 |
1
|
| 25-09-1976 |
1
|
| 02-10-1976 |
1
|
| 09-10-1976 |
1
|
| 16-10-1976 |
1
|
| 23-10-1976 |
1
|
| 30-10-1976 |
1
|
| 06-11-1976 |
1
|
| 13-11-1976 |
4
|
| 20-11-1976 |
4
|
| 27-11-1976 |
8
|
| 04-12-1976 |
8
|
| 11-12-1976 |
7
|
| 18-12-1976 |
7
|
| 25-12-1976 |
11
|
| 01-01-1977 |
13
|
| 08-01-1977 |
13
|
| 15-01-1977 |
15
|
| 22-01-1977 |
17
|
| 29-01-1977 |
29
|
| 05-02-1977 |
30
|
| 12-02-1977 |
35
|
| 19-02-1977 |
41
|
| 26-02-1977 |
45
|
| 05-03-1977 |
42
|
| 12-03-1977 |
41
|
| 19-03-1977 |
41
|
| 26-03-1977 |
34
|
| 02-04-1977 |
38
|
| 09-04-1977 |
39
|
| 16-04-1977 |
47
|
| 23-04-1977 |
48
|
| 30-04-1977 |
49
|
The
Very Best Of ABBA

|
Date
|
Position
|
| 04-09-1976 |
26
|
| 11-09-1976 |
17
|
| 18-09-1976 |
15
|
| 25-09-1976 |
13
|
| 02-10-1976 |
13
|
| 09-10-1976 |
12
|
| 16-10-1976 |
12
|
| 23-10-1976 |
11 | |