ABBA sales in Germany
certifications - albums
Compilations
2,500,000 Gold
750,000 Very Best Of
500,000 Best Of
250 000 Greatest Hits
500,000 Greatest Hits 2
300,000 The Definitive Collection
300,000 The Complete Singles Collection
250,000 the Singles
250,000 A wie Abba
250,000 16 Hits
250,000 more Gold
Studio albums
1,000,000 Arrival
1,000,000 Super Trouper
500,000 Waterloo
500,000 The Album
500,000 Voulez Vous
500,000 The Visitors
total 10,100,000
database certification levels by era
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:
Only Fernando received a certification for 500,000 sales. ABBA's other eight number ones - and #2 Honey Honey, would have sold in the region of 250,000 to almost 500,000. Sales are lower than the UK.