Recently, there have been some posts about Swedish music on the RSS Haven forum. Brandon listened to Kent after I mentioned I was going to their concert. Paolo shared that he used to listen to Army of Lovers and Hello Saferide.
This inspired me to create a list of Swedish music I enjoy across various genres. While many of my top favorite artists only sing in Swedish, I've chosen to focus on songs in English for this list. You might already know some of these artists, while others will hopefully be new discoveries that enrich your music library.
Each song links to a page where you can pick your preferred music streaming service. I'm on Apple Music, so I've also put together a "Great Swedish Music" playlist there. The songs marked with an * indicate my absolute favorites:
Singer/Songwriter
- Left Me On Fire - Sarah Klang
- Wild Geese, Wild Love - Amanda Bergman
- What Have I Done - Anna Ternheim *
- Hydra - Annika Norlin
- Somebody Just Like You - Björn Dixgård
- Wild Child - Henrik Berggren
- Crosses - José González *
- Some Die Young - Laleh
- I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li *
- I Will Always Be Your Soldier - Marit Bergman
- Dancing the Whole Way Home - Miss Li
- Every Little Heart - The Tallest Man On Earth
Pop/Rock
- Lights - Alba August
- Calleth You, Cometh I - The Ark
- Longing for Lullabies - Kleerup (feat. Titiyo) *
- Conquer or Suffer - Nicole Sabouné
- Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
- Dancing on My Own - Robyn *
- Yours to Keep - Teddybears
- My Favourite Game - The Cardigans *
- Live Another Day - Ghost Boys
- Hate to Say I Told You So - The Hives
- Faces (Where is Life - MaidaVale
- Dance with Somebody - Mando Diao
- Mary on a Cross - Ghost
- Ain’t No Thief - Viagra Boys
Electronic/Hip-Hop
- Without You - Avicii (feat. Sandro Cavazza)
- Live Till I Die - Elliphant
- NOPUS - Eric Prydz *
- When I Grow Up - Fever Ray *
- K Lay On Your Hands - KÅRP
- Dance Again - Kite *
- Heartbeats - The Knife *
- Electric - Leila K
- Long Distance Runner - Promoe
- C.A.P.I.T.A.L.I.S.M - Rein
- Don't You Worry Child? - Swedish House Mafia
- Hey Boy - Swingfly
Alternative/Indie
- Islands & Shores - Deportees
- My Silver Lining - First Aid Kit *
- They're Bulding Walls Around Us - Moneybrother
- Kelly - Amazon
- Shoreline - Broder Daniel *
- Jerk It Out - Caesars
- You And Me Song - The Wannadies
Golden Oldies
- Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Baby - Doris *
- Hooked On a Feeling - Blue Swede
- Moviestar - Harpo
- The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
- Visa Från Utanmyra (instrumental) - Jan Johansson *
Shameless self-promotion: I have a past in music, so I'll take this opportunity to shamelessly include the song I'm most proud to have helped create: Someone New - Eskobar (feat. Heather Nova)