Abba

First big success for Abba in Portugal was the single "Fernando." which hit the 80,000 unit sales mark, rare indeed in such a small local record market. Today that would have earned a gold disk on reaching 50,000 but there were no awards here at that time.

Since then, all Abba singles have sold at least 20.000 copies, beating virtually all opposition out of sight. Yet the group has never visited Portugal, though "Abba: The Movie" was a minor success in the cinemas.

Publishing rights of Abba material are with Musicat, owned by the Oporto record company. Arnaldo Trindade, its management team was in the U.K. during Abba's Eurovision success and opened negotiations there and then.

This year "Chiquitita" proved something of a sleeper, awakened by action following the screening of the UNICEF music special on television and it has become the group's second Portuguese No. 1. "Voulez -Vous" sold 9,500 copies in just one week, another sales rarity in this territory

FERNANDO TENENTE, BILLBOARD, 08/09/1979

Os galardões referentes a «disco de prata», «disco de ouro» e «disco de platina» só há poucos anos começaram a ser entregues em Portugal, existindo discos do grupo sueco Abba que não os receberam porque as suas vendas são anteriores a criação de tais prémios. Todavia, deixamos a indicação dos discos dos Abba que alcançaram vendas de exemplares em número suficiente para receber os referidos galardões: Discos de platina — os LPs «The Visitors», «Super Trouper» e «Voulez-Vous». Discos de Ouro — os LPs «The Singles» e «Greatest Hits Vol. 2.» Discos de Prata — os singles «The Winner Takes lt All» e «Super Trouper».

Pedro Pyrrait / TV GUIA; música em questão - Julho/1984

O disco «Abba Gold - Greatest Hits» alcançou o duplo disco de platina em 1993.

O single «Fernando» de 1976 vendeu cerca de 80.000 exemplares.

Voulez-Vous (LP) - 1979 - Ouro

Chiquitita - (Sg) - 1980 - Ouro

Greatest Hits (LP) - 1980 - Ouro

Super Trouper (LP) - 1980 - Ouro

The Visitors (LP) - 1982 - Ouro

The Singles (LP) - 1983 - Ouro