Winner takes it all as ABBA make UK album history

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LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish supergroup ABBA made British chart history as their "Gold -- Greatest Hits" compilation became the oldest album to reach number one, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.

First released in 1992, the compilation has previously topped the charts on four separate occasions, but Sunday's achievement was the first time an album had taken the number one spot after such a long interval.

With worldwide sales topping 26 million "Gold" is one of the top 40 best selling albums of all time, while ABBA's legacy of hits has racked up worldwide album sales of more than 350 million, with the group still selling 3 million albums annually.