ABBA for the group. The track would set the stage for ABBA's foray into disco with their next album. On 9 January 1979, the group performed "Chiquitita" at the Music for UNICEF Concert held at the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate UNICEF's Year of the Child. ABBA donated the copyright of this worldwide hit to the UNICEF; see Music for UNICEF Concert. The single was released the following week, and reached number-one in ten countries. In mid-January 1979, Ulvaeus and Fältskog announced they were getting divorced. The news caused interest from the media and led to speculation about the band's
The Best of ABBA Best of ABBA" was re-released in 1988 on vinyl and CD, but was only available for a short time. All songs written and composed by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted. The Best of ABBA The Best of ABBA is a compilation greatest hits album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in November 1975 in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway, and in 1976 in Austria and India. Globally ABBA released "Greatest Hits". The album topped the charts in Australia, Austria and New Zealand, and went on to be certified 24x Platinum in New Zealand and