Today the Soundtrack to Mamma Mia! climbs from 3-1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts with 130,000 copies sold last week. It took five weeks to accomplish this feat, but this represents the first time that ABBA has topped the American Charts. Meanwhile, ABBA Gold remains atop the Billboard Catalog Charts with another 33,000 copies sold; and Mamma Mia! The Movie is still doing well at the Box Office. The film has now grossed more than $104 Million and is on track to surpass Meryl Streep's last movie, The Devil Wears Prada, which garnered Meryl an Oscar nomination and grossed $124 Million.
Previously, ABBA's highest charting album was The Album, which reached #14 on the Top 200 and contained two of ABBA's biggest hits: The Name of the Game and Take A Chance On Me along with many of ABBA's most beloved songs, including what is considered their "signature" song: Thank You For The Music.
It's a great day for ABBA and for ABBA fans and a testimony to the power of great music and songwriting that has stood, and will continue to stand the test of time.
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You know I love the Abba music and we own Abba Gold, but I am not sure I would want the movie soundtrack, but then again I might, Meryl Streep did do a great job with her songs, it was just Pierce I wasn't a huge fan of.
Hi Matt...
Thanks so much for stopping by to check in on me. My hard drive crashed almost the minute I completed my Roxy's Best Of introductory post the other day. At least 95% of my stuff was backed up, but it is taking days and days to reinstall software and restore 300GB of files to my new machine. Guess I jinxed myself with a paid post about Windows Vista.
Roxy
I read about that in USA Today..and thought about you...it's FABULOUS...I need to go see it again...lol
I'm glad that they finally reached the top. As popular as their songs have been, it's hard to believe that they just now achieved the top spot. Thanks for the info.
Sassy Mama Bear--there are some great cover versions of ABBA songs on the soundtrack. Amanda Seyfield does a great job of singing "The Name of the Game" and "Thank You For the Music", the alternate version to "When All Is Said and Done" is very nice, even with Pierce Brosnan singing, and the cast version of "Our Last Summer" is sweet. It's worth it to own the soundtrack.
Amy--Yeah, I've seen the movie 4 times, I would see it again, but it's closed here in the mountains of western NC. Rather than traveling 2 hours to see it again, I'll wait for the DVD now.
Tashabud--I know...ABBA's popularity has been growing steadily in the States. The time is now. There is still an unreleased ABBA classic that is legend among fans: "Just Like That." Many of us were hoping it would have been included on the Mamma Mia! Soundtrack and released as a single. Perhaps now it will see the light of day, but from the bootleg snippets of the song out there--you can find it on Youtube video--an official release would be amazing and I'm sure it would storm up the American Charts.
Thanks for commenting everyone!
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