ABBA sales in Germany
➡️ 9 Number One Singles and 8 Number One Albums
➡️ A run of six consecutive #1 singles 1975-77: SOS, Mamma Mia, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You.
➡️ Not all plain sailing. Ten singles 1977-80 failed to make #1
➡️ Gold Greatest Hits has sold at least 2.5 million
➡️ Comeback album Voyage not only made #1 but was Germany's best selling album of 2021.
certifications - albums
Compilations (6,700,000)
| Gold Greatest Hits | PLATINUM x 5 | 2,500,000 |
| Very Best Of | GOLD x 3 | 750,000 |
| Best Of | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| Greatest Hits Vol 2 | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| The Complete Singles Collection | PLATINUM | 300,000 |
| The Definitive Collection | PLATINUM | 300,000 |
| 18 hits | PLATINUM x2 | 400,000 |
| Greatest Hits | GOLD | 250,000 |
| 16 Hits | GOLD | 250,000 |
| A Wie ABBA | GOLD | 250,000 |
| The Singles | GOLD | 250,000 |
| More GOLD | GOLD | 250,000 |
| Number Ones | GOLD | 100,000 |
| The Essential Collection | Gold | 100,000 |
Studio Albums (4,400,000)
| Arrival | PLATINUM x 2 | 1,000,000 |
| Super Trouper | PLATINUM x2 | 1,000,000 |
| Waterloo | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| The Album | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| Voulez Vous | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| The Visitors | PLATINUM | 500,000 |
| Voyage | PLATINUM x2 | 400,000 |
Album certifications
Up to 1999 GOLD 250K, PLATINUM 500K
1999 - 2003 GOLD 150K, PLATINUM 300K
2003 - 2014 GOLD 100K, PLATINUM 200K
Since 2023 GOLD 75,000, PLATINUM 150K
total 11,100,000
ABBA Gold is one of the biggest selling albums ever in Germany!
NB Certifications based on year of release, so for example until 1999 Platinum was 500,000 and Gold 250,000. Those certifications have subsequently been downgraded.
Sales higher than 10 million as several albums eg ABBA studio albums and numerous compilations would have sold but not enough for individual certifications. The certificated sales are in most cases minimum sales. Real sales probably 12-13 million.
German singles:(2,400,000)
| Song | Award | SALES | TYPE |
| Fernando | GOLD | 500,000 | Physical |
| Mamma Mia | GOLD | 200,000 | Download/streaming |
| Dancing Queen | PLATINUM | 600,000 | Download/streaming |
| Gimme Gimme Gimme | PLATINUM | 600,000 | Download/streaming |
| The Winner Takes it All | GOLD | 200,000 | Download/streaming |
| Lay All Your Love On Me | GOLD | 300,000 | Download/Streaming |
Super Trouper GOLD 300,000 Digital/Streaming
Fernando received a certification for gold for sales of 500,000 sales. Digital Sales Awards changed in 2003, 2014, and 2023
Up to 2003, GOLD 500K, PLATINUM 1,000,000
2003 - 2014, GOLD 150K, PLATINUM 300K
2014 - 2023 GOLD 200K, PLATINUM 400K
Since 2023 GOLD 30OK, PLATINUM 600K
ABBA's Top 10 Charting Singles
Waterloo, #1 1974
Honey Honey #2 1974
SOS#1 1975
Mamma Mia #1 1976
Fernando #1 1976
Dancing Queen #1 1976
Money Money Money #1 1976/77
Knowing Me Knowing You #1 1977
Super Trouper 1980/81
One of Is #1 1982
ABBA's Top 10 Charting Albums
Best of #1 1976
Greatest Hits: Very Best Of #2 1976
Arrival #1 1976/77
The Album #2 1978
Voulez Vous #1 1979
Super Trouper #1 1980
A Wie ABBA #1 1981
The Visitors #1 1981/82
GOLD #1 1992
Voyage #1 2021