Greatest Hits (ABBA album)
[citation needed] ABBA had won the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 with "Waterloo", which became a major hit across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.Since the follow-up singles did not achieve similar success, the interest in the band was reignited a year later when "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "SOS" and "Mamma Mia" became worldwide hits.Among these were a similarly-titled Greatest Hits by France's Disques Vogue, and The Best of ABBA, released by West Germany's division of Polydor Records and by RCA Victor in Australia and New Zealand.[citation needed] Greatest Hits reached number one in Sweden and in Norway,[5][6] but lost out in sales in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand due to the already released rival compilations.[citation needed] "Dancing Queen" was not included on Greatest Hits, but it was the lead single from the new studio album Arrival and it had generated interest in ABBA's back catalogue.[8] The release of Greatest Hits coincided with the start of ABBA's huge popularity in the UK during the latter half of the 1970s, becoming the first of eight consecutive number-one albums for the group.[citation needed] Rolling Stone declared of the album: "Anyone who could listen to this record five times and not wind up humming half the songs is an android".[citation needed] In the UK, North America and some other territories, the cover features a photograph, taken by Bengt H. Malmqvist, of the group sitting on a park bench during an autumn day.