THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC – ABBA

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
11-Aug-78	18	New
18-Aug-78	14	+4	Biggest climber/Star rater
25-Aug-78	10	+4	Biggest climber/Star rater
01-Sep-78	6	+4	Biggest climber/Star rater
08-Sep-78	4	+2
15-Sep-78	2	+2	Peak
22-Sep-78	3	-1
29-Sep-78	2	+1	Peak
06-Oct-78	2	0	Peak
13-Oct-78	2	0	Peak
20-Oct-78	2	0	Peak
27-Oct-78	3	-1
03-Nov-78	6	-3
10-Nov-78	12	-6	Biggest faller

Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Produced by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Sunshine

Hit number for artist	12
Peak position	2
Weeks	14
Biggest climber awards	3
Star rater climbs	3
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	208
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=344
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	7
Top 30 Points	348
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=428
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	7

Annual ranking:

1978

14

Other chart success:

Argentina	7
Australia	82
Austria	17
Belgium	2
Germany	6
Ireland	17
Netherlands	23
Switzerland	7
UK	33
Zimbabwe	5

SA Radio charts:

Radio 5

1

The song was the 3^rd to manage a biggest climber award 3 weeks running. No song managed a 4^th week running. A total of 11 songs would manage 3 weeks running with a biggest climber and of these, ‘Thank You For The Music’ would have the lowest total for number of positions climbed over the 3 weeks (12 in this case). It was released in most territories as a double a-sided single with ‘Eagle’ being on the other side. It was not a global release and would only get a release as a single in the UK and Ireland in 1983. In September 2021 it was listed as the 20^th biggest selling Abba single in the UK.

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Artist link: Abba