They are a Swedish group, here's a bit of info on them?

http://www.abbaannual.com/Biography.htm

I can smell bullshit a mile away

That last reply didn't exactly answer the question, did it?

Abba has had several big hits in the US,so it's a safe bet that they are well known in the States

SoulAlive said:

Abba has had several big hits in the US,so it's a safe bet that they are well known in the States

Abba gold has sold a lot of copies here in the states!

Abba on the BB Hot 100 (Top 40 only):

1) Waterloo #6

2) Honey Honey #27

3) S.O.S. #15

4) I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do #15

5) Mamma Mia #32

6) Fernando #13

7) Dancing Queen #1

8) Knowing Me Knowing You #14

9) The Name Of The Game #12

10) Take A Chance On Me #3

11) Does Your Mother Know #19

12) Chiquitita #29

13) The Winner Takes It All #8

14) When All Is Said And Done #27

Abba on the BB200 (Top 40 only):

1) Arrival #20

2) The Album #14

3) Voulez-Vous #19

4) Super Trouper #17

5) The Visitors #29

So yes even though they were nowhere near as successful in the US as elsewhere they still were still scoring hits for almost a decade so yes they are known there too

Biggest (and cheesiest) pop supergroup of the late-70s (at least as popular as the Bee Gees)...

I bet "SOME" people heard about them in the US, yeah

Never met anyone who hasn't heard of Abba.

Cinnie said:

Never met anyone who hasn't heard of Abba.

Heard of who?

I have............many moons ago.

Abba is one of those groups that no one claims they are fans of, yet we all know all their songs.

THE Abba?

I groove to 'Dancing Queen' in my car every Saturday night on my way home from work.

i have heard of them... and i like a few of their songs

I've heard of Abba since i was a little fart but the only song

i know of is Dancin Queen.

phunkdaddy saidI've heard of Abba since i was a little fart but the only song

i know of is Dancin Queen.

I bet you know Mama Mia.

I've known about ABBA since the late 1970's. Besides the international hit Dancing Queen, I also listen to Knowing Me Knowing You, Tiger, The Name Of The Game, Take A Chance On Me, Summer Night City, Voulex-Vous, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trooper, & Lay All Your Love On Me.

mimi07 said:

phunkdaddy saidI've heard of Abba since i was a little fart but the only song

i know of is Dancin Queen.

I bet you know Mama Mia.

Prove it.

They're in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and they were definitely popular here in the 1970s. So yeah WE'VE heard of them.

Now lol

IAintTheOne said:

I can smell bullshit a mile away

Smells like bait to me.

Never heard of them. . . never.

pause........

IAintTheOne said:

I can smell bullshit a mile away

OK!

It's like wondering if anybody ever heard of a guy named Hitler!

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

IAintTheOne said:

I can smell bullshit a mile away

OK!

It's like wondering if anybody ever heard of a guy named Hitler!

.

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that frustrated austrian painter, right??

JoeTyler said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

OK!

It's like wondering if anybody ever heard of a guy named Hitler!

.

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that frustrated austrian painter, right??

He painted these crazy small moustaches

This dude

[img:$uid]http://laserfunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/louis_johnson.jpg[/img:$uid]

The year was circa 1980/1981, and Louis toured with his brother George through Europe. Before one of their shows they were interviewed and Louis was asked which artists were his favourite at that time. He told that he was looking forward to Abba's upcoming album with "The Winner Takes It All" on it. I thought it was an interesting remark because Louis told

about his views how well he thought that Abba's work was composed and arranged. A great remark from a sessionplayer who performed on countless projects from many artists.

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

JoeTyler said:

that frustrated austrian painter, right??

He painted these crazy small moustaches

scary guy

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

IAintTheOne said:

I can smell bullshit a mile away

OK!

It's like wondering if anybody ever heard of a guy named Hitler!

.

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exactly, what a stupid question

philipdalton said:

That last reply didn't exactly answer the question, did it?

Well no, it didn't. But like, how old are you? Because most people over thirty are pretty familiar with their music. And quite a few more are aware of the play and movie filled with (based on?) their music. I'm pretty sure they're one of the single most popular groups in the history of modern recorded music. So it is kind of an odd thread title. Jus' sayin'.