ABBA score first UK Official Chart Top 10 single in nearly 40 years with Don't Shut Me Down
Pop icons ABBA are back with a bang, earning their first Top 10 single on the UK Official Chart in nearly 40 years.
Their highly anticipated comeback sees brand new track Don’t Shut Me Down enter straight in at Number 9, more than 39 years after their last UK Top 10 placing. The last time ABBA appeared in the Official Chart Top 10 was with One Of Us back in January 1982, and today (September 10)’s result represents one of the longest gaps ever between Top 10 hits.
Don't Shut Me Down scored an impressive 2.3 million streams in the UK this past week, while racking up the second-most downloads of the past seven days. Don't Shut Me Down is now ABBA's landmark 20th UK Top 10 single.
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New sister single I Still Have Faith In You lands just outside the Top 10 too at Number 14. I Still Have Faith In You also enters the Official Vinyl Singles Chart at Number 1 following its limited edition 7" release, with lyric etchings on Side B.
Also this week, the iconic Swedish group's greatest hits Gold - the second best-selling album of all time - returns to the Official Albums Chart Top 5 for the first time since August 2008.
Both singles are taken from ABBA’s new album Voyage which is set for release on November 5 and has already broken Universal Music UK’s all-time record for biggest ever album pre-order.
ABBA’s success on the Official Singles Chart this week means the Swedish group now have 28 total Top 40 singles in the UK. See where all ABBA’s hit singles and albums charted in the UK.
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Erin Moralde
While I like both new songs, I actually found myself listening to Don't Shut Me Down far more often. It's such a catchy melody and totally recaptures the classic ABBA energy.
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RyanT
Charts based on streaming has affected so many artists! It is a bummer, but glad ABBA have an official top 10 after 4 decades! Just incredible https://media2.giphy.com/media/9FW6l6f19mPTKnMSEd/giphy.gif
Martin Tik
It will be when the next chart comes out
Hugh Oxburgh
I'm just delighted that they're back!
Windows On Windows®
Streaming should simply not count towards the charts. If you like a song enough to buy it, that is what should count! Numbers 1 and 2 on physical sales, and 2 and 3 on downloads! Well done, ABBA!
Richard Goodyer
Drake has ruined Abba's comeback today and Adele will ruin the album launch in November. Shame.
Mark Wislen
It does not matter, if either Ed Sheeran, or Adele, stop ABBA's Album, from reaching No.1 in November. Universal plan a several Months 'Campaign' to Promote 'Voyage'. It can always reach No.1 in December, or even January. November, is not 'Voyage's' only chance, to reach No.1. 4 ABBA Albums reached No.1 more than once - 'Greatest Hits', (1976), 'Arrival', (1977), 'Greatest Hits Vol.2', (1979), and 'Gold', (1992). 'Gold' went to No.1 5 times!. 'Greatest Hits' had 15 Weeks between its 2 'Runs' at No.1. As did 'Arrival'. 'Gold' had Years between its 1992 'Run' at No.1, and its 1st, (of 3!), 1999 'Run' at No.1. Then it had even longer, between its 3rd 1999 'Run' at No.1, and its 2008 'Run' at No.1. So, 'Voyage need not reach No.1 in November. There are later Months, for it to get there.
de Sascha
This should've been #1 but at least it's a deserved Top10 smash!!!
Grant Burnside
If Drake hadn't scored three new top five entries
this week (!?!) Abba would easily have landed two top ten hits.
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Anthony Rogers
Hi Grant, if you knock Drakes 3 songs out of the equation ABBA would still have had only 1 top 10, ISHFIY would have been number 11.
Hopefully next week we will get the 2 Abba songs in the top 10 as Disgusting Drake slips down .
Mark Wislen
Anthony - As the Main Singles Chart is mainly Streaming based, and both ABBA Singles have seen their Streaming collapse, I'm afraid that neither Single, looks like being in next Friday's, (17th), Top 20. Both are almost certain to have big falls. We will see how big those falls are. The Monday Mid Week Top 100, will give us our first indications, as to their declines. They are certainly not going to either climb, or to stabilise.
Karol
This should be no 1. It's such a great pop song! One of the best songs in years.
Nomine Patris
9 is not enough and it's unreal. Streaming killed the charts forever.
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Lissie
9 is too high for an average song like this actually.
thierry henon
DON'T SHUT ME DOWN should have been our new number 1 single!! Only at 9 this week!! I love the single...
de Sascha
Agree 100% was hoping for it too!!!!
Matt Eden
It's an incredible achievement and a great song.
Paul Schuchhard
keep streaming it every day as many times as possible - together we can do this people :)
Burdlow
Totally agree - says it all about today's generation that legends like ABBA with their fantastic melodies and harmonies are less favoured than screeching, nasal, auto-tuned R&B tosh or bland like Ed Sheeran!
thierry henon
i really like your comment Burdlow and i obviously agree with you nasal and screeching we got these days!!
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Lissie
No it shouldn't. It's an average song at best. Now that everyone's heard it, it will fall. You should be thankful they were lucky enought to get to number 9!!
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Lissie
It won't happen. Everyone has heard it now.
thierry henon
I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU only at 14!! Amazing comeback single that should have made the Top 3 easily!!