Veckans singellista or Veckolista singlar [1] is a record chart that ranks the best-performing singles of Sweden. Chart is published and owned by IFPI Sverige. [2] Since 2006 chart was based on weekly physical and digital sales data compiled by Swedish Recording Industry Association. [3]
Sverigetopplistan is the Swedish national record chart, earlier known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish Recording Industry Association. Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list.
A record chart, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period of time. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, often in combination. These include record sales, the amount of radio airplay, the number of downloads, and the amount of streaming activity.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1933. It operates a Secretariat based in London, with regional offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, and Miami.
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During the 2000s, 200 singles reached the number-one position on the chart. Markoolio was the most successful artist at reaching the top spot, with 10 number-one singles. Las Ketchup's single "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" spent 16 weeks at number one in 2002 and one week in 2003, which was the longest spell at the top of the chart of the decade.
Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau on his first name Marko and the stage name of the American rapper Coolio.
Las Ketchup is a Spanish girl group, founded by flamenco record producer Manuel "Queco" Ruiz. The group is best known for the 2002 hit single, "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)", a single that sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The group's debut studio album, Hijas del Tomate, has sold over 2 million copies worldwide, but the second did not achieve the same success. The group has not released any singles since 2006, but still performs together publicly around Spain and other countries.
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" is the debut single by Spanish pop group Las Ketchup, taken from their debut studio album Hijas del Tomate (2002). It was released on 10 June 2002, and became an international hit later that year.
The first number one of the decade, the "Millennium 2" by Markoolio, was a holdover from the end of 1999. "Higher" by Erik Grönwall was the final number one of the decade.
Millennium 2 is a song written by Jan Nordlund, John Henrik Lagerlöf, Stefan Enberg and Daniel Bäckström, and recorded by Markoolio on his 1999 album Dikter från ett hjärta. as well as releasing it as a single on 20 October 1999., topping the Swedish singles chart.
Higher is a Swedish English language single by Erik Grönwall, winner of the Swedish version of Idol in its sixth season in 2009. He sang the winning song when he was declared winner on December 11, 2009.
Per Erik Magnus Grönwall is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal singer and songwriter and actor. In December 2009, he won the Swedish Idol television competition. During several of the shows he received standing ovations from the jury for his performances. His first single, "Higher", sold gold on digital downloads after only three days. His first album, self-titled "Erik Grönwall", was released just ten days after the finals and debuted at number one on the Swedish charts Sverigetopplistan and was certified platinum. Today he is the lead singer of the successful rock band H.E.A.T. Altogether as a solo artist and band member, he has numerous top 40 hits. In 2018 he portrayed Simon Zealotes in the NBC live television concert production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar, in which he received Grammy nomination for in the Best Musical Theater Album category.
