This is a long since thought of project of collecting interresting swedish artists from 1963 and forward. I assume swedes and others want a word in this so I leave the debate open. Add artists you feel is missing!

One point is that I believe swedish music has risen in interest lately because we now have a generation that sings in english.

* = song suggestion


The list:

A Camp
Abba * S.O.S.
Anders F Rönnblom * Det Är Inte Snön Som Faller
Anna Järvinen
Anna Ternheim
Atomic Swing * In The Dust
Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bob Hund * Istället För Musik: Förvirring
Britta Persson
Broder Daniel
Caesars Palace
Candlemass
Docent Död
Doktor Kosmos
Doris * You Never Come Close
Dungen
Ebba Grön * Staten Och Kapitalet
Eggstone
El Perro del Mar
Eldkvarn
Entombed
Eric Gadd
Europe
Eva Dahlgren
Fireside
Fleshquartet a k a Fläskkvartetten
Freddie Wadling
Frida Hyvönen
Gyllene Tider
Håkan Hellström
Hammerfall
Hellacopters
Hello Saferide
Hep Stars
Hives
I'm From Barcelona
Imperiet
Inflames
Jakob Hellman
Jan Johansson
Jenny Wilson
Jens Lekman
John Holm * Ett Enskilt Rum På Sabbatsberg
Just D
Kajsa Grytt
Kent
Kleerup
Komeda * Feeling Fine
Laleh
Lars Winnerbäck
Latin Kings
Leila K
Lolita Pop
LoopTroop
Louise Hoffsten
Lustans Lakejer
Magnus Uggla * Kung För En Dag
Marie Fredriksson
Mattias Alkberg BD * Stockholm
Meshuggah
Millencolin
Moneybrother
Nationalteatern * Livet Är En Fest
Olle Ljungström
Olle Nyman * Don't Let Those Bastards Reel You In
Opeth
Peps Persson
Per Gessle
Perssons Pack
Peter LeMarc
Peter, Björn & John
Petter
Popsicle
Pugh Rogefeldt * Små Lätta Moln
Reeperbahn * Havet Ligger Blankt
Refused
Robyn
Sahara Hotnights
Säkert!
Sator
Sophie Zelmani
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Spotnicks
Stina Nordenstam
Tages
Ted Gärdestad * Sol, Vind Och Vatten
Teddybears
Thåström
The Ark
The Bear Quartet
The Cardigans
The Embassy * The Great Indoor People
The Field
The Knife
The Plan
The Radio Dept
The Tough Alliance
Thomas DiLeva
Timbuktu
Torsson * Klippans Centrum
Vapnet
Veronica Maggio
Wannadies
Weeping Willows
Wilmer X

What about The Sounds? Pitchfork may not like them, but some of my friends do.

Mando Diao are quite good

Roxette!

still one of my closest
gettingallthoseabsurditiesthatgotthisweekendstarted songs of my brief breathblogotyties...

lens flares and bunny greatings/sic) from Cologne...

nj

they left out Lykke Li, the Caesars, the Cardigans and Aqua

Caesars Palace and The Caesars are the same band. And Aqua are Danish/Norwegian.

Hello again! Here are my excuses for not including your favorite swedish bands :)

The Sounds (OK, but top 100 is hard to reach...)
Mando Diao (they dress nice but can they write songs?)
Roxette! OK, but at least I included Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle solo)
Lykke Li (next year or so)
Caesars (Palace) (I'm an ignorant bastard)

Forgotten:

Jens Lekman
Jose Gonzales
Timo Räisänen

Feel free to give song suggestions! (*) Not even I have listened to more than 20% of this...

That was the hit. Maybe "A Simple Formality" from the same album rocks more. "Campfire" is cool.

Oops! Sorry I just spotted them. How about the Concretes?

Sally Shapiro
Action Biker

Both are electro pop.

How did you forget bands like Ace of Base & Army of Lovers?

If you haven't heard Raymond & Maria's song Storstadskvinnor faller ner och dör you should check it.

If you ever decide to collect Finnish music you should start with Fonal Record Label.

I like Miss Universum, but she's probably not for everyone, and I guess it's an advantage to understand Swedish. Check out 'På tunnelbanan' :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNZFG1cEvjE

I recently asked for the major swedish groups and artists on one site where you could expect all kinds of responses (more mainstream in many cases) Out of 500 nominated groups and artists I came down to these artists and groups as the most important swedish "acts": (Metal and 70s progressive music sporadic mentioned)

The song suggestions are from the voters and only partially from me (5% or so). Please let us know if any groups/artists and songs you love is missing!

PS. Aqua is danish and "Army Of Lovers" a "product" :)

Groups and song suggestions (*):

A Camp * Leftovers * Algebra
Abba * Waterloo * S.O.S. * Eagle * Waterloo * Knowing Me, Knowing You
Ace Of Base * All That She Wants * Beautiful Life
Adolphson & Falk * Blinkar Blå * Mer Jul
* Stockholmsserenad
Agnetha Fältskog * The Heat is On
Anders F Rönnblom * Inte Snön Som Faller * Europa Brinner * Jag Kysste Henne Våldsamt
Atomic Swing * In The Dust * Gone In The Smoke * Suburban Wing * Stone Me Into The Groove
Björn Afzelius * Sång till Friheten
Bo Kaspers Orkester * En man du tyckte om * En dag att bli kär på * Innan allt försvinner * Ett & Noll
* Jorden Snurrar
Bo Hansson * The Black Riders/Flight to the Ford
Bob Hund * Gräslök, Rundgång, Fågelsång * Det skulle vara lätt för mig att säga…* Jag rear ut min själ
* Våffeljärnet * Istället För Musik: Förvirring
* Upp, Upp, Upp, Ner * Där Står Du
Broder Daniel * Luke Skywalker * Shoreline * I’ll Be Gone
Clawfinger * Nigger * The Truth * Tomorrow
Contact * Hom Kom Över Mon
Cornelis Vreeswijk * Saskia (2) * Personliga Person * Jag är fri, jag har sonat * Turistens klagan * Hönan Agda
* Somliga Går I Trasiga Skor * Brev från kolonien
Di Leva * Miraklet * Vi har bara varandra (3)
* Själens krigare * Vem Ska Jag Tro På * Vi Har Bara Varandra
Docenterna * Solglasögon * Benzin i blodet
Doris * Did you give the world some love today baby
* Flowers in the morning * You Never Come Closer
Eagle Eye Cherry * Save tonight (2) * Burning up
Ebba Grön * 800 grader * Die Mauer (2) * Mamma pappa barn * We're Only in it for the Drugs * Staten Och kapitalet
Eggstone * Happiest Fool * Shooting Time * Il Trascurato
Eldkvarn * Kärlekens tunga * Konfettiregn
Entombed * Wolverine Blues * When In Sodom * Close But Nowhere Near
E-type * Life * True believer * The Tide * Free Like A Flying Demon
Europé * The Final countdown (2) * Open your heart * Last look at Eden * Rock the Night
Fred Åkerström * Jag ger dig min morgon (2)
Freda' * Vindarna
Freestyle * Vill Ha Dig
Frida Hyvänen * Enemy Within
Gessle/Eriksson/Strömstedt * När Vi Gräver Guld i USA
Gyllene Tider * Billy * När vi två blir en * Kung av sand
Håkan Hellström * Tro och tvivel * Jag hatar att jag älskar dig…* Kom igen Lena * En Midsommarnattsdröm
Hansson & Karlsson * Triplets * Richard Lionheart
Hansson De Wolfe United * Iskalla Killen * Var kommer barnen in * Existensmaximimum
Hellacopters * No song unheard
Hello Saferide * Arjeplog
Hoola Bandoola band * Vem kan man lita på
Hootenanny Singers * Omkring Tiggarn Frän Luossa
Idde Schultz * Decembersnö * Fiskarna i haven
Imperiet * Saker Som Hon Gör (2) * I Hennes Sovrum
* Surabaya Johnny * Var E' Vargen (2) * Blå Himlen Blues * Vad pojkar vill ha * Märk hur vår skugga * Du ska va president
In Flames * The mirrors truth
Infinite Mass * The thief
Irma Schultz * Stureplan * Precis som du
Jakob Hellman * Hon Har Ett Sätt * Vara Vänner
Jan Johansson * Visa Från Utanmyra (2) * Visa Från Rättvik
Jennifer Brown * Tuesday Afternoon * Find me an angel * Weak
Jens Lekman * Black Cab * Maple Leaves
John Holm * Den Öde Stranden * Ett Enskilt Rum På Sabbatsberg
Jose Gonzales * Hand on your heart
Kayo * Om Natten
Kebnekajse * Barkbrödslåten
Kent * 747 (2) * Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare) * Chans * Stanna hos mig * Kräm (2) * Önskar att någon
* Utan dina andetag (2) * FF * Gravitation (2)
Kjell Höglund * Getsemane * Genesarets sjö * Brustna vingars boulevard
Kleerup * Longing for lullabies (ft. Titiyo) * Until we Bleed (ft. Lykke Li) * With Every Heartbeat (ft. Robyn)
Komeda * A Simple Formality * Feeling Fine * It's Alright, Baby
Kriminella Gitarrer * Vårdad Klädsel
KSMB * En slemmig torsk * Förortsbarn * Blickar av stål * Atomreggae (Harrisburg)
Lars Demian * Fyllot & Miss World * Alkohol * På Den Andra Sidan
Lars Winnerbäck * Elegi * Ingen soldat * Brustna hjärtans höst * En av alla dom * Varning för ras
* Fru Hjärter Dam * Stort Liv
Lasse Tennander * Rötter * Nu blåser vi ut ljusen
* Någorlunda mogna män
Latin Kings * Fint Väder
Leather Nun * Ensam I Natt
Lisa Ekdahl * Vem Vet
Lisa Miskovsky * Mary
Lolita Pop * Mind Your Eye * Tarzan on A Big Red Scooter
LoopTroop (Rockers) * The building
Lustans Lakejer * Läppar tiger ögon talar * Diamanter
Magnus Uggla * Hallå * Varning På Stan * Astrologen
* Kung För En Dag (2) * Johnny The Rucker
Mando Diao * Sheepdog * Mr Moon * Lauren's Cathedral * The Band
Marie Bergman * Ingen Kommer Undan Politiken
Marie Fredriksson * Tro * Sparvöga * Ännu doftar kärlek
Marit Bergman * From Now On * Sweatbead * 3 AM
Mattias Alkberg * Stockholm
Meja * All ’bout the money
Melody Club * Fever Fever
Meshuggah * Future Breed Machine * Combustion * Spasm
Mikael Rickfors * Vingar
Mikael Wiehe * Titanic * Flickan och kråkan
Millas Mirakel * Rytmen av ett regn
Miss Li * High on you * I’m sorry he’s mine * Om du lämnade mig nu
Moneybrother * (Never ever) I’ve been kissed * Born under a bad sign * Dom vet ingenting om oss
* They're building walls around us * It ain't gonna work
Monica Törnell * Vintersaga (2)
Monica Zetterlund * Sakta vi går genom sta´n
Nationalteatern * Kolla kolla (3) * Livet är en fest * Speedy Gonzales * Bängen trålar * Sent en lördag kväll (2)
Niklas Strömstedt * Förlorad igen * Sista morgonen
* Om
Nina Kinert * Through your eyes
Noice * Bedårande barn av sin tid * Romans för timmen * Vi rymmer bara du och jag * Ut i natten
Ola Magnell * Kliff * Trasten (2) * Änglar finns * På Älvors Vis * Malvina Utan Mörker
Olle Adolphsson * Trubbel * Det gåtfulla folket * Nu har jag fått den jag vill ha
Olle Ljungström * Tusen indianer
Opeth * Ghost of perdition * The Baying of The Hounds
Orup * Jag Blir Hellre Jagad Av Vargar
Patrik Isaksson * Du får göra som du vill
Peps Persson * Hög standard (2) * Oh Boy (2) * För livet
Per Gessle * Viskar * Inte tillsammans inte isär
* Väntat så länge
Perssons Pack * Tusen Dagar Härifrån
Peter LeMarc * Tess * Little Willie John
Peter, Björn And John * Young Folks (Wizard's Sleeve remix)
Petter * Det går bra nu
Popsicle * Hey Princess * Not Forever * The Price we pay
Pugh Rogefeldt * Här Kommer Natten (2) * Små Lätta Moln (2) * Finns Det Lite Stolthet Kvar * Dinga linga Lena
Ratata * Jackie * Glad att det är över * Så länge vi har varann
Rebecka Törnqvist * Good thing * Let mine go * Mary Mary * I couldn't love you anymore * Till och med en kung
Reeperbahn * Havet Ligger Blankt * Min Instinkt
* Marakesh
Robyn * With Every Heartbeat
Roxette * Listen To Your Heart * It Must Have Been Love
Sahara Hotnights * A Perfect Mess * Cheek to cheek
* I know exactly what to do * With or without control,
Säkert! * Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
Secret Service * Oh Susie * Flash in the night
Silverbullit * Kite * Magnetic City
Sophie Zelmani * So Long, Black Day, Stand by
Soundtrack Of Our Lives * Embryonic Rendezvous
* Black Star * Sister Surround * Gravity Of Gold
Sven-Bertil Taube * Änglamark
Ted Gärdestad * Sol, Vind Och Vatten * För kärlekens skull * Himlen är oskyldigt blå * Angela
Teddybears * Hey boy * Cobrastyle * Yours to keep (ft Neneh Cherry)
Thåström * Karenina * Fanfanfan (2) * När muren föll
The Ark * Clamour for glamour * Calleth you cometh I * One of us is * Laurel Wreath * Gonna die young
The Cardigans * Communication * My favourite game
* You’re the storm (2) * Fine * Step On Me
The Embassy * The Great Indoor People * It Pays To Belong * Some Indulgence
The Field * Leave It
The Knife * Heartbeats * Pass It On * Silent Shout
The Nomads * Rat Fink A Boo-Boo
The Tough Alliance * First Class Riot * Koka Kola Veins * 25 Years and Running * Take No Heroes
Titiyo * Come Along * Longing for lullabies (feat. Kleerup)
Torsson * Klippan Centrum (2) * Radiosignalisten
* Det Spelades Bättre Boll (2) * Hej Kontinent
Ulf Dageby * Eldorado * Du och jag
Ulf Lundell * Oh la la Vill ha dig * En kvinna som hon * Rom I regnet * Öppna Landskap * Tre Bröder
Vapnet * Plötsligt Händer Det Inte
Weeping Willows * Broken Promised Land
Whale * Hobo Humpin´ Slobo Babe
Wilmer X * V-I-L-D
X Models * Två av oss


Not yet received song suggestions:

Acid House Kings
Anna Järvinen
Anna Ternheim
Anne-Lie Rydé
Arbete och Fritid
At The Gates
Bo Hansson
Brainpool
Christian Kjellvander
Concretes
Daniel Lemma
Dilba
Doktor Kosmos
Dr Alban
Dungen
El Perro del Mar
Eric Gadd
Esbjörn Svenssons Trio
Eva Dahlgren
Fever Ray
Fireside
Freddie Wadling
Hardy Nilsson
Hedningarna
Hives
I'm From Barcelona
Jenny Wilson
Kalle Baah
Laleh
Leila K
Lisa Nilsson
Louise Hoffsten
Magnum Bonum
Mauro Scocco
Millencolin
Mimikry
Neneh Cherry
Nicolai Dunger
Papa Dee
Raymond & Maria
Refused
Rob 'N' Raz
Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks
Rolf Wikström
Sally Shapiro
Sator
Slagsmålsklubben
Stakka Bo
Stina Nordenstam
Stonecake
Taken By Trees
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The Bear Quartet
The Creeps
The Fleshquartet
The Flower Kings
The Legends
The Plan
The Radio Dept
The Wannadies
This Perfect Day
Those Dancing Days
Tomas Andersson Wij
Veronica Maggio
Wannadies
Yvonne

Have fun!

nice work, fred. lots of stuff i've never heard of. it would be great if you (or maybe someone else would like to volunteer?) could list genre(s) for each artist.
here are just a few additional song/artists suggestions. i've starred ones i especially like. cool project!

ABBA - Super Trouper
Entombed - Demon*, Left Hand Path
Hellacopters - Sometimes I Don't Know
In Flames - December Flower*
Meshuggah - Beneath
Opeth - To Bid You Farewell, Demon of the Fall, Benighted
Soundtrack of Our Lives - Still Aging

At the Gates - Cold
Dungen - Gjort Bort Sig
Neneh Cherry - Peace in Mind*
Nicolai Dunger - Ballad of a Relationship

Amon Amarth - Live for the Kill
Cult of Luna - Ghost Trail*
Dark Tranquillity - Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Tiamat - Whatever That Hurts

And the most important imo (with a small emphasis on later acts). Genre in parenthesis, Greg! Rock if no genre is mentioned.

A Camp
Abba (70s pop)
Anna Järvinen (pop, indie?)
Anna Ternheim (singer/songwriter)
At The Gates (metal)
Atomic Swing (90s) (Main man is A Camp member now)
Bo Kaspers Orkester (pop-jazz)
Bob Hund (best swedish band, rock of course)
Broder Daniel (indiepop, 00s)
Christian Kjellvander (singer/songwriter)
Cornelis Vreeswijk (singer/songwriter, social, 60-70s)
Di Leva (pop-rock 80s-90s)
Doris (singer/songwriter in english, one album only)
Dungen (psychedelic)
Ebba Grön (punk/rock, 80s)
Eggstone (indiepop/rock. 90s)
Eldkvarn
Entombed (metal)
Eric Gadd (soul)
Esbjörn Svenssons Trio (jazz, rock)
Europé (hard rock)
Evert Taube (songwriting 1890-1976!)
Frida Hyvänen (pop, rock)
Gyllene Tider (pop, 80s)
Hansson De Wolfe United (80s)
Hello Saferide (indie pop/rock)
Hives (garage rock)
Håkan Hellström (indie pop)
Imperiet In Flames (melodic metal)
Jakob Hellman (one album only)
Jenny Wilson (indie pop)
Jens Lekman
John Holm (70s)
Jose Gonzales (singer/songwriter
Kent (pop/rock)
Kleerup (sofisticated pop)
Komeda
Lars Winnerbäck (singer/songwriter)
Magnus Uggla (he could have been a rock star, pop...)
Mando Diao (retrorock)
Marie Fredriksson (singer/songwriter)
Marit Bergman (indie pop, singer/songwriter)
Mattias Alkberg
Meshuggah (metal)
Miss Li (indie pop)
Moneybrother (singer/songwriter, pop, rock)
Nationalteatern (70s rock, social)
Nicolai Dunger
Ola Magnell
Olle Ljungström
Opeth (metal)
Peps Persson (reggae, pop, rock)
Per Gessle (pop)
Perssons Pack
Peter LeMarc (introspective calm pop-rock)
Peter, Björn And John (pop)
Popsicle (indierock, 90s)
Pugh Rogefeldt (rock 60-70s)
Robyn (pop)
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Stina Nordenstam (singer/songwriter)
The Cardigans (pop, rock)
The Embassy (indiepop/rock)
The Field (electronic)
The Knife (electronic, synth, pop, rock)
The Nomads (hard rock, garage)
The Tough Alliance (pop, rock)
The Wannadies (indiepop/rock)
This Perfect Day (indierock)
Thåström
Ulf Lundell


Sings in english:

Atomic Swing
A Camp
Abba (70s pop)
Anna Ternheim (singer/songwriter)
At The Gates (metal)
Broder Daniel (indiepop)
Christian Kjellvander (singer/songwriter)
Doris (singer/songwriter in english)
Dungen (psychedelic)
Eggstone (indiepop/rock)
Entombed (metal)
Eric Gadd (soul, 80-90s)
Europé (hard rock)
Frida Hyvänen (pop, rock)
Hello Saferide (indie pop/rock)
Hives (garage rock)
Imperiet In Flames (melodic metal)
Jenny Wilson (indie pop)
Jens Lekman
Jose Gonzales (singer/songwriter
Kleerup (sofisticated pop)
Komeda
Mando Diao (retrorock)
Marit Bergman (new generation pop singer/songwriter)
Meshuggah (metal)
Miss Li (indie pop)
Moneybrother (singer/songwriter, pop, rock)
Nicolai Dunger
Opeth (metal)
Peter, Björn And John (pop)
Popsicle (indierock)
Robyn (pop)
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Stina Nordenstam (singer/songwriter)
The Cardigans (pop, rock)
The Embassy (indiepop/rock)
The Field (electronic)
The Knife (electronic, synth, pop, rock)
The Nomads (hard rock, garage, 80-90s)
The Tough Alliance (pop, rock)
The Wannadies (indiepop/rock, 90s)
This Perfect Day (indierock, 90s)