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Today’s classic song of the day is “Mamma Mia” by ABBA. Released in September of 1975, “Mamma Mia” was a worldwide hit—except, for some reason, here in the U.S. It hit the top ten in Australia (#1), Austria, Belgium, Ireland (#1), Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland (#1), the UK (#1), West Germany (#1). and Yugoslavia. For whatever reason,…

Today’s classic song of the day, a guilty pleasure of mine, is “Waterloo” by ABBA. Released in March of 1974, “Waterloo” was a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK. It was a Top Ten hit in Australia, Austria, Canada, New Zealand, Rhodesia, Spain, Sweden, and the U.S.,…

Today’s classic song of the day is “Knowing Me, Knowing You” by ABBA. Released worldwide in February of 1977, this was one of their biggest hits. This single was a #1 hit in Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, West Germany, and the UK. Even though it peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, it was a Top 10 hit…

Today’s classic dancing song of the day is a big one: “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. The group recorded it in August of 1975 and released it as a single internationally a year later, in August of 1976. The song hit #1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, Sweden, the…