Nordic popular music

Nordic popular music biggest bands are ABBA, Roxette, a-ha and Aqua. These 4 bands are by far the biggest non-metal acts to come out of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The popular music of the Nordic countries exhibits great diversity. Sweden and Finland have possibly the largest music industries in the area, especially Sweden which is ranked third internationally in music production. Norway, Iceland and Denmark have all had successful domestic record industries for many years. Because the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were under Soviet control for much of the 20th century, when recording technology and popular music spread across the world, those three countries have a more tenuous connection with the popular industries of Finland, Sweden and the rest. However, since the fall of the Soviet Union, Western popular music in general has gained audiences in the Baltic states; this includes popular music from the other Nordic nations, as well as the United Kingdom, United States and elsewhere.

The Nordic metal scene is highly visible compared to other genres from the region. Many big names such as Opeth, Meshuggah, Children of Bodom and Amon Amarth hail from Nordic nations. Nordic or Scandinavian metal bands have had a long and lasting influence on the metal subculture alongside their counterparts in Great Britain and The United States.

Nordic number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100

Year Artist Song
1974 Blue Swede Hooked on a Feeling
1977 ABBA Dancing Queen
1985 A-ha Take on Me
1989 Roxette The Look
1989 Roxette Listen to Your Heart
1990 Roxette It Must Have Been Love
1991 Roxette Joyride
1994 Ace of Base The Sign

Nordic number-one singles in the UK

Year Artist Song
1974 ABBA Waterloo
1976 ABBA Mamma Mia
1976 ABBA Fernando
1976 ABBA Dancing Queen
1977 ABBA Knowing Me, Knowing You
1977 ABBA The Name of the Game
1978 ABBA Take a Chance on Me
1980 ABBA The Winner Takes It All
1980 ABBA Super Trouper
1986 A-Ha The Sun Always Shines on TV
1986 Europe The Final Countdown
1993 Ace of Base All That She Wants
1994 Whigfield Saturday Night
1995 Rednex Cotton Eye Joe
1995 Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton Love Can Build a Bridge
1997 Aqua Barbie Girl
1998 Aqua Doctor Jones
1998 Aqua Turn Back Time
2000 A1 Take on Me
2000 A1 Same Old Brand New You
2004 Eric Prydz Call On Me
2005 Crazy Frog Axel F
2007 Robyn with Kleerup With Every Heartbeat
2008 Basshunter Now You're Gone
2012 Avicii Wake Me Up

Notable artists by country

Denmark

Finland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Further reading

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