Editing ABBA (section)

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In March 1980, ABBA travelled to Japan where upon their arrival at [[Narita International Airport]], they were besieged by thousands of fans. The group performed eleven concerts to full houses, including six shows at Tokyo's [[Nippon Budokan|Budokan]]. This tour was the last "on the road" adventure of their career.
In July 1980, ABBA released the single "[[The Winner Takes It All]]", the group's eighth UK chart topper (and their first since 1978). The song is widely misunderstood as being written about Ulvaeus and Fältskog's marital tribulations; Ulvaeus wrote the lyrics, but has stated they were not about his own divorce; Fältskog has repeatedly stated she was not the loser in their divorce. In the United States, the single peaked at number-eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and became ABBA's second ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary number-one. It was also re-recorded by Andersson and Ulvaeus with a slightly different backing track, by French chanteuse [[Mireille Mathieu]] at the end of 1980&nbsp;– as "Bravo tu as gagné", with French lyrics by Alain Boublil.

In November 1980, ABBA's seventh album ''[[Super Trouper (album)|Super Trouper]]'' was released, which reflected a certain change in ABBA's style with more prominent use of synthesizers and increasingly personal lyrics. It set a record for the most pre-orders ever received for a UK album after one million copies were ordered before release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pop |first=Classic |date=6 September 2021 |title=Making ABBA: Super Trouper |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/09/abba-super-trouper/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Classic Pop Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The second single from the album, "[[Super Trouper (song)|Super Trouper]]", also hit number-one in the UK, becoming the group's ninth and final UK chart-topper. Another track from the album, "[[Lay All Your Love on Me]]", released in 1981 as a [[Twelve-inch single]] only in selected territories, managed to top the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart and peaked at number-seven on the UK singles chart becoming, at the time, the highest ever charting 12-inch release in UK chart history.

Also in 1980, ABBA recorded a compilation of Spanish-language versions of their hits called ''[[Gracias Por La Música (album)|Gracias Por La Música]]''. This was released in Spanish-speaking countries as well as in Japan and Australia. The album became a major success, and along with the Spanish version of "Chiquitita", this signalled the group's breakthrough in Latin America. ''ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos'', the Spanish equivalent of ''ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits'', was released in 1999.