Abba's Gold overtakes The Beatles to become 2nd biggest-selling album in UK history

ABBA’s Gold: Greatest Hits has surpassed lifetime sales of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK’s second biggest selling album of all time.

According to the Official Charts Company’s sales data, both albums have now sold over 5.1 million copies in the UK - but the Swedish band’s 1992 Best Of collection has nudged ahead of The Beatles’ iconic 1967 album by nearly 15,000 copies.

Queen’s 1981 Greatest Hits album remains the UK’s biggest selling ...

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