Who was more successful the Beatles or ABBA?

Was ABBA inspired by the Beatles?

Confirming the new songs were finished, Björn revealed how ABBA try to emulate The Beatles. The 74-year-old continued: “Yes they are. We try to emulate The Beatles in that respect that every part of the song is important, every instrumental, every little backing vocal, every note is important.”

How many albums did Abba sell worldwide?

ABBA is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with record sales of more than 150 million sold worldwide and the group was ranked 3rd best-selling singles artists in the United Kingdom with a total of 11.3 million singles sold by 3 November 2012.

What did John Lennon say about ABBA?

John Lennon said “SOS” by ABBA was one of his favorite songs. Paul McCartney said “They deserve all the success they have had, and a lot more besides. It is far from easy for a foreign group to make it big in the States. But I am quite confident that ABBA will be successful.” What does Google know about me?

Was Abba better than the Beatles?

Having heard all of these two bands’ albums countless of times this is my conclusion : The Beatles was a much more consistent band so that should mean to some people that , yes , they were better . However , when ABBA has a good song , not many things can compare to that , not even the Beatles .

What are some of John Lennon’s Bad Habits?

Ouch), getting violent with people who got on his nerves or questioned his manhood (he famously beat up Bob Wooler at Paul McCartneys 21st birthday party because he made a joke that John was gay since he went on vacation to Spain with their manager Brian Epstein), cheating on Cynthia with Yoko, etc.

What did John Lennon say about other musicians?

When asked about other musicians Lennon famously responded that he didn’t listen to other musicians remarking that Picasso didn’t look at what other artists were doing.