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Music in Sweden is a vital part of Swedish culture, as evidenced by the national success of musical shows like Allsång på Skansen and Melodifestivalen. [1] Swedish music has also included more modern and influences. On a per capita basis, Sweden is the world's most successful exporter of music. [2]
Swedish popular music, or shortly Swedish pop music, refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in recent times.After World War II, Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz, and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s, before developing into dansband music.
(note that Kvällstoppen was a combined singles and album chart, with singles dominating a large portion of the 1960s. The first album to reach number one was Abbey Road by the Beatles in 1969, and the first Swedish-language album was Cornelis sjunger Taube by Cornelis Vreeswijk that same year)
The list of best-selling Swedish music artists according to the Swedish newspapers. List. Artist Sales ABBA: 150 million [1] Roxette: 75 million [2] Ace of Base:
"Due to crucial folk music research" - Ture Gudmundsson, Stockholm "Due to preserving projects in connection documentation and dissemination of knowledge about Swedish folk music, especially that of Dalarna region" 1944 Bengt Bixo, Mörsil "Due to committed and critical work for the knowledge of Jämtland folk music" 1910 Matts Arnberg, Lidingö
List of number-one songs of 2020 Issue date Title Artist(s) 3 January "XO" Yasin and Dree Low: 10 January "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd: 17 January " Mitten av september" Hov1: 24 January
Swedish folk music is a genre of music based largely on folkloric collection work that began in the early 19th century in Sweden. [1] The primary instrument of Swedish folk music is the fiddle . Another common instrument, unique to Swedish traditions, is the nyckelharpa .
Within the tradition, the Swedish ballad tradition has been particularly influential, but the tradition also exists in the other Scandinavian countries. This visa tradition should not be confused with traditional "medieval" Swedish ballads ( medeltida ballader ), which are representative of a typical tradition of Scandinavian ballads .