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They need more disco in the HOF besides the Bee Gees and this is as good as the genre got. EVERYONE LOVES ABBA! Dont even try to deny it. Their music has stood the test of time more then any other disco act and even most acts from the 70s. Tons of rock bands love them too like U2. They had great vocalists, songwriters and producers in the group too, all making a winning combination. These guys and gals need to be inducted ASAP!

If Madonna is in then they deserve it. Neither is rock and roll but doesn't seem to matter to Jann Wenner who makes all the decisions.

aww well u cant deny there are huge even now..mamma mai has made 2 billion from the musical and over 70 milloion from the film and is uk biggest ever dvd sold beatt that .. mind u its looks like u seen ur self im tjhe mirror pmsl

how these people are remembered and ESG aren't is beyond me

You often wonder why some bands make it and some bands don't. ABBA to date, has sold almost 400,000,000 units total, ranking them second only to the beatles. With these credentials alone should at least get them a table! The legion of fans that still follow this band after breaking up almost 30 years ago is phenominal! These fans would surely buy tickets today, as if they were an up and coming band. How mant acts out there were offered up to a billion dollars to reunite for a tour, i don't think any other than ABBA. Please anyone, prove me wrong!

Absolutely.  Definitely.  I asked my Eight- Ball whether ABBA should be in and the answer came back:  "It is decidedly so."  Just for confirmation, I asked again, this time specifically querying if the first answer was dependable.  "You Can Rely on It." was the second reply.  Actually, no such divination is needed.  Blondie is in and ABBA is not?  I used to think that liking a couple of their songs was just one of those guilty pleasures.  But after seeing "Mama Mia" I had to admit that ABBA has a substantial body of work.  "Waterloo" is infectious. And there was progression in their work.  "The Winner Takes It All" and "The Name of the Game" have more down-to-earth, world-weary views of love and acceptance of its pitfalls than their earlier hits.

ABBA-solutely

Okay, I give up. WHAT are they THINKING at the HofF? ABBA not being in is like Batman not being in the comic book hall of fame.

R U Kidding? ! ? Maybe the "Disco" HoF ! ! !

Major fan ~ as you can tell by my playlist.  How can you not love this group that dominated the 70s.  And to any ABBA fan, if you haven't seen Mama Mia ~ you should make it a point to do so!  What an awesome dedication to the group.

Maybe the top-selling act of all time (including the Beatles!).

Colin Cooper, who used to work with me, once tried to make me listen to them becaus ehe loved them. I was never hooked, and they still sound bad today even if they have had soem revivial in the 1990s. Really should be passed over if possible.

Ive been a beatles fan all my life and i have to say that ABBA are most definetly up there with them as the greatest contributors to peoples happiness and joy in the twentieth century. Both groups have terrific songs that will make you tingle if you really sit down and just listen to their music.

Im shocked their not in there.Everybody knows Abba and knows at least one of their songs.

"Bubble gum" as all get out, not particularly my kind of music....and I still say ABBA was fantastic.

I can't believe they are not already in it and if not, why not? They were the soundtrack of the late 70s/early 80s and made tuneful well sung records that have already become standards in many ways. I can't think of any other group since then with as much talent. Pity they wore fur coats; no one is perfect.

I'm not a big fan, but many are, and their music is still popular to this very day.For that reason alone, sure why not.  It could also be the last chance, that fans will get to see them perform together again, live.

ABBA will get in, but let's hope afterDEEP PURPLE,SRV,Jethro Tull,Genesis,Yes,Moody Blues,Mary Wells.

BTW - ABBA should be capitalized it deserves respect! ABBA sold 360 Million World Wide. Their upbeat enjoyable music..in fact.. I was not disappointed in any songs they sang. Only group I know of that every song was high quality. Its just feel good music thats all!!! How can you beat that!!!! Long live ABBA!!!!!! Simply The Best Group Ever!!! Hands Down!!!

They were the most successful group of the 1970s. If they have any connection to rock, which they do, they deserve to be in.

Fernando gives them a 5 and I do have that song on my IPod. This was a megagroup in the 1970's out of Sweden. It had two men and two beautiful women. I know it is fashionable to disparage this group today, but thirty years ago, it was on top!

A handful of slick catchy pop tunes and a squeeky clean image have kept the Swedish juggernaught that is ABBA alive in the hearts of millions. I'm highly inclined to gripe about the world being unfair and that far better singers and songwriters go wanting for an audience today while ABBA still sells albums by the boatload. I find myself holding back, fondly remembering being a starry-eyed teen watching those two beautiful women in satin and spandex.

It's too old-fashioned for me. Yeah, I know, this coming from someone who happens to like Little House on the Prarie and Brady Bunch, but still. But my dad would like it. That's something.

Good grief, Blondie got in, why not ABBA?

In my version of Hell,they play Abba night and day.

They will always be the best in the world!If anybody can find better songs than The name of the game (gorgeous one!!!), Eagle, Hole in your soul, Summer night city or (over them all) Thank you for the music, I beg you to tell me! And I will always prefer Agnetha though people tries to annoy me with this! I've loved them for 8 years and I will continue loving them for my whole life.

One of my all-time favorite musical bands. Hailing from Sweden (also home to Ace of Base and A*Teens, two other greats) Their unique musical style has produced many great songs from "Lay All Your Love on Me," "S.O.S.," "Ring, Ring," and "Mamma Mia." From the 70s, these stylized pop/dance songs certaintly hold up today.

disco doesnt belong in the hall so get out

C'mon...if Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley of Kiss and Bono can admit to being ABBA fans, so can you. This stuff is ear candy and wonderfully constructed ear candy. Fernando and The Winner Takes it All are beautiful pop tunes.

They were once one of the world's most popular groups, and made several catchy pop songs. I am talking, of course, about the Spice Girls.

I don't, i don't, i don't, i don't, I don't, i don't. Woe woe, woe woe.

Don't like them, but holy cow they ruled all of the world but the US.

I grew up listening to Abba, and what fond memories this album brings back...of young, carefree days filled with the clean, crisp and sparkling music of this awesome group coming out of the radio. They are a true legend!

Any music/band that's still around after 30 years (20 of those after they broke-up) speaks for itself. Timeless. Classic. Unforgettable. They are legends now and deservedly so.

Not in the next 1000 years.

All I can say is that Abba music has outlived their critics in the seventies and will outlive the present ones. You can call it muzak, crap or whatever, but the pure reality is that Abba music is pure magic. Agnetha, will you marry me?

They made some good songs back in the day!

Their music is passable pap, but let's leave them in the 70s.

Oh c'mon now!! Hahahahahaha! ....Hell No!

Even if ABBA does not deserve of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ABBA deserves 5 stars-one of the first class pop groups that produces great tunes.

abba rocks............Their works still sound fresh and astonishing..its still as good as new..and no one could ever come close to their sound.....amazing albums..too bad they dont got any remixes for their singles.

There are very few groups who have managed to put out more than one hit that I really liked. Abba produced several. I watched them on television once and was impressed by their class and the way they relate to the audience. They projected a good feeling.

ABBA rocks. I love them to death.

ABBA certainly deserves R&R; Hall of Fame.

ABBA are absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you really read their lyrics without listening to their music they are pretty astounding. The music and the voices are top notch whether its your style or not. They were amazing live. If you look at others in the Hall of Fame they are not all rock. If you look at the ideals behind the Hall of Fame they look for musicians that have impacted music. I would think that a strong statement on a group like Abba is they have no copycats and it is incredibly difficult to duplicate them. They wrote their own lyrics, music, played many of their own instruments and virtually revolutionized the video industry. I have really grown to respect them over the last 20 years as I have many groups of many different genres. They truly apart in the world of music.

ABBA were and still are the best band ever!!! They are invincible!! I don't think that there are great bands like they were. Neither the beatles were as good as ABBA were.

Love them always have! A guilty pleasure, sure! Many earlier artists from the 50's and early 60's that have made it into the Hall aren't/weren't as influential as ABBA have been to the music world. Most Americans don't know their ABBA's whole body of work and have a tendency of judging them too quickly. I think it's amazing that they were able to cross language/cultural barriers. They were from Sweden, and took it upon themselves to work harder to make it. I'd like to see any American artist around these days, or even back when ABBA were famous, sing in Swedish!