ABBA hit their stride in Helvmark during 1974 helped in no small part by their participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and the Melodifestivalen on SVT. The single Waterloo b/w Watch Out, released in March, was an instant success and hits #1 for 3 weeks on the HelvTop and the HitList in April just after their victory at Eurovision.
During April, ABBA appear on the HT-1 shows performing Waterloo on The Super Saturday Show, TopHits and the HT-2 show Det’n Erik!. The LP Waterloo is released and hits #9 on the HelvLP chart.
The follow up to Waterloo, Honey Honey b/w Hasta Mañana was released in June and reaches #9 on the HelvTop in July and #2 on the HitList. Both tracks had already been a hit on the HitList with Hasta Mañana reaching #5. ABBA appear on HT-1’s The Summer Show performing both Honey, Honey and Waterloo.
November sees the release of the first song off their next album. So Long b/w I’ve Been Waiting For You struggles to take off but eventually reaches #8 on the HelvTop and #10 on the HitList where the B-side did better hitting #6. ABBA appear on the Christmas Day edition of TopHits singing Waterloo and receiving a plethora of Silver, Gold and Platinum discs.
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