"Mamma Mia!" sound track tops charts

LONDON (Reuters) - The Swedish supergroup ABBA is enjoying a resurgence in records sales on the back of publicity for the film version of the hit musical "Mamma Mia!", the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday. The sound track to the film "Mamma Mia!", featuring Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Pierce Brosnan, topped the compilations chart and outsold all other albums in the UK during the past week. The last time a soundtrack album outsold all others was seven years ago when music from the film "Bridget Jones" was number one. The album from the musical "Mamma Mia!" moved to 19 in the artist album chart. The seventies supergroup, on whose songs the film and musical are founded, are also enjoying a boost in sales, with its album "Gold -- Greatest Hits" climbing to number five from 12 in the artist albums chart. It also has... [read full story]