ABBA Global Excl. U.S. visibility grew this week as the Swedish group returned to the worldwide chart with a decades-old favorite. “The Winner Takes It All” opened at No. 198 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., according to the latest rankings based on international streams and sales outside the United States.
The quartet officially disbanded in 2022 following the release of its album Voyage, which arrived four decades after The Visitors. The band’s catalog continues to draw audiences on streaming platforms, radio, in the Mamma Mia! films and stage musical, and via the London hologram residency.
ABBA’s compilation Gold: Greatest Hits remains the act’s most consistent chart performer in major markets. While the collection routinely appears on various rankings, individual tracks occasionally re-emerge on charts as listening spikes.
ABBA Global Excl. U.S. debut for ‘The Winner Takes It All’
“The Winner Takes It All” enters the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at No. 198. The list measures the most-consumed songs worldwide outside the United States using streaming and sales data.
ABBA scores a sixth global entry
The new bow gives ABBA its sixth placement on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. to date and, for now, its lowest peak on that chart. Earlier in 2026, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” reached No. 187 for one week, which previously marked the group’s floor on the tally.
ABBA has charted in only two distinct years
All six of ABBA’s appearances on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. have occurred across just two calendar years. In September 2021, three songs arrived simultaneously: “Don’t Shut Me Down,” “I Still Have Faith in You” and “Dancing Queen.”
A few months later, “When You Danced With Me” added another entry. The group then returned in early 2026 with “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).”
Three songs reached both global rankings
Half of ABBA’s tracks that have appeared on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. have also landed on the Billboard Global 200, which includes U.S. consumption alongside the rest of the world. “Don’t Shut Me Down,” “I Still Have Faith in You” and “Dancing Queen” reached the Billboard Global 200, peaking at Nos. 54, 62 and 152, respectively.
Gold: Greatest Hits remains active on U.S. charts
In the United States, Gold: Greatest Hits continues to chart on multiple Billboard lists. The collection rises four places to No. 81 on the Billboard 200, where it has previously hit No. 25.
It also holds at No. 3 on Top Dance Albums, a chart it has led before. Madonna returns to No. 1 on that genre tally with Confessions II.
ABBA’s ongoing global draw on streaming platforms and in films echoes the kind of international reach seen when Avengers Endgame box office tops $2.79B worldwide, underscoring how enduring pop culture franchises can continue to perform strongly years after their initial release.