Posted May 19, 201312 yr http://www.scandipop.co.uk/wp-content/themes/thesis_15/custom/images/3dwhite.jpg Yes it's here, Ok I was a bit liberal with the title, this is a rundown of the top 100 best selling singles by acts from Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland). For the sake of controversy I've steered clear of acts such as Dr Alban (who was born and grew up in Nigeria only living in Sweden after he turned 18) and used the Guiness Book of Hit Singles definition to try to get all the acts in. Where there are duets or groups I've gone with those where either 50% of the credit or 50% of the group are Scandinavian- I hope that's all clear...... I'm sure I've a forgotten someone but any omissions are my mistake so apologies in advance! I've made allowances for downloads so all sales are up until the end of 2012 (some are estimates), thanks to Vidcapper, Andy@haven, MFR, Wikipedia, youtube, discogs, polyhex, MW and Alan Jones plus some sources that wish to remain anonymous. In honour of Eurovision and recent Scandinavian dominance relax as we count the biggest hits that the area has produced! I've also included (where I can find them) the positions these tracks made in Scandanavian countries.
May 19, 201312 yr Ohh, this should be an interesting countdown. :D No doubt there will be plenty of songs I like getting featured.
May 19, 201312 yr Hoping Sigur Rós' 'Hoppípolla' has snuck in here, no idea how much it's sold but it had a fair few weeks on the chart. Probably my favourite Scandi song off the top of my head, along with Swedish House Mafia's singles.
May 19, 201312 yr Author Here's a few of my faves that didn't make it :( 1Xhdy9zBEws 21ChkFiX1j4 Y5279g6NA1E P8ek0Q24-oE All of which SHOULD have been No 1 hits in this country- SHAME ON US! :D
May 19, 201312 yr Thank God (not that I believe in him, or anything) for this. It's been over 24 hours since Gezza finished his last thread and I was losing the will to live.
May 19, 201312 yr Rather shocked at 'Put 'Em High' not even making the top 100! I suppose 2004 wasn't exactly a super high sales environment.
May 19, 201312 yr Author Thank God (not that I believe in him, or anything) for this. It's been over 24 hours since Gezza finished his last thread and I was losing the will to live. Yes sorry about that, I did intend to finish the Britpop thread about a week ago but real life kept intervening so it overran. There was going to be a bigger gap before I launched this and that was supposed to be last night but hey ho- I thought you might be missing them :lol:
May 19, 201312 yr (Also Boyfriend is fabulox². Either way I'm looking forward to this list Gezza, you've FINALLY tempted me in here *.*)
May 19, 201312 yr Author (Also Boyfriend is fabulox². Either way I'm looking forward to this list Gezza, you've FINALLY tempted me in here *.*) It was just a matter of time ;) Does Nina Perrson count as 50% for Your Love Alone is Not Enough? :P She was never officially credited but yes if she had been. Just making sure, Neneh Cherry will count? :P Yes
May 19, 201312 yr Co-incidentally the last 4 BJSC winners have all hailed from Sweden so when it comes to pop/dance music, the Swedes really do know their stuff. See what you think of the following: Frida Sundemo - Indigo gMlbEm45kGo Kate Boy - Northern Lights raqxctNC04k Zara Larsson - Uncover gdzJ9wyV3QU Carli - Look Up wcj-AgA5p5g
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