ABBA Outsells The Beatles
Swedish pop stars ABBA became one of the iconic sounds of the 1970s. After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, the band achieved worldwide popularity. This photo comes from a 1979 performance in Edmonton, Canada. And in 2013, the band outsold The Beatles, with their “Greatest Hits” album selling more copies in the UK than “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”