List of number one hits in Sweden
The number one hits in the music industry in Sweden are determined weekly. The sales figures of the singles are used as a benchmark. (All information from November 14, 1975)
German artist with number one hits
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German-language number one hits by non-German artists
- Falco - Rock Me Amadeus , 1985, 6 weeks
Long-running
The following statistics list artists and titles who have been at the top of the Sweden Charts for a very long period or who have reached first place in the Sweden Charts for at least 10 weeks.
20 weeks
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Baccarat - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (August 26, 1977 - January 12, 1978)
17 weeks
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Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) (September 12, 2002 - January 8, 2003)
16 weeks
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Gyllene Tider - När vi två blir en (December 12, 1980 - April 9, 1981)
15 weeks
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Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix) (April 28 - August 10, 2017)
14 weeks
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ABBA - Dancing Queen (August 24 - November 29, 1976)
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Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache (March 10 - July 13, 1978) -
Secret Service - Oh! Susie (October 19, 1979 - January 24, 1980)
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Bill Lovelady - One More Reggae for the Road (July 11 - October 2, 1980)
1 - 3 weeks
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Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (September 28 - December 27, 2012)
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Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (January 13 - February 23, March 3 - March 30, April 7 - April 27, 2017)
12 weeks
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Boney M. - Daddy Cool (November 30, 1976 - February 24, 1977) -
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want (October 20, 1978 - January 11, 1979) -
Village People - YMCA (February 9 - May 3, 1979)
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Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (August 14 - November 5, 1991)
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Erasure - ABBA-esque (June 24th - September 29th 1992)
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Coolio & LV - Gangsta's Paradise (October 27, 1995 - January 25, 1996)
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Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (June 28 - September 19, 2013)
11 weeks
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Bryan Adams , Rod Stewart & Sting - All for Love (December 22, 1993 - March 10, 1994)
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Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (February 27 - May 14, 1998)
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September - Microphonekåt (November 26th 2010 - February 10th 2011)
10 weeks
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George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca (November 14, 1975 - January 18, 1976) -
Jan Lindblad - Shenandoah (February 25 - May 5, 1977)
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Barbi Benton - Ain't That Just the Way (That Love Goes Down) (May 6 - July 14, 1977)
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Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (July 14 - September 21, 1978)
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Milk & Honey - Halleluya (May 4 - July 12, 1979) -
Freestyle - Vill ha dej (33/1981 - 42/1981)
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Shakin 'Stevens - Oh Julie (March 9 - May 17, 1982)
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David Bowie - Let's Dance (April 5 - June 13, 1983)
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Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You (September 14 - November 22, 1984)
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Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (January 25 - April 4, 1985)
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Tone Norum & Tommy Nilsson - Allt Som Jag Känner (February 17 - April 26, 1988)
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Kaoma - Lambada (October 18 - December 26, 1989) -
Michael Jackson - Black or White (November 20, 1991 - February 4, 1992)
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Paradisio - Bailando (April 25 - June 5, June 13 - July 10, 1997) -
Bomfunk MC’s - Freestyler (January 13th - March 22nd, 2000) -
Elias feat. Frans - Who's Da 'Man (May 25 - August 2, 2006)
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Martin Stenmarck - 7milakliv (September 14th - October 4th, October 12th - November 29th 2006)
Artists who simultaneously occupied number one on the singles and album charts
| year | Artist | single | album | Time of simultaneous occupancy |
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| 1976 | ABBA | Dancing Queen | Arrival | 6 weeks (October 19 - November 29, 1976) |
| 1977 | Boney M. | Ma Baker | Love for sale | 6 weeks (July 15 - August 25, 1977) |
| 1978 | Boney M. | Rivers of Babylon | Nightflight to Venus | 8 weeks (July 28 - September 21, 1978) |
| 1980 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) | The Wall | 2 weeks (March 22nd - April 3rd, 1980) |
| 1985 | Foreigner | I want to know what love is | Agent provocateur | 2 weeks (February 22nd - March 7th 1985) |
| 1987 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney | 6 weeks (June 17th - July 28th 1987) |
| 1989 | Madonna | Like a prayer | Like a prayer | 8 weeks (April 5 - May 30, 1989) |
| Phil Collins | Another day in paradise | ... But Seriously | 6 weeks (December 27, 1989 - February 6, 1990) | |
| 1990 | Sinéad O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | 4 weeks (March 28 - April 24, 1990) |
| 1991 | Roxette | Joyride | Joyride | 4 weeks (April 10 - May 7, 1991) |
| 1994 | Bryan Adams | All for Love (with Rod Stewart & Sting ) | So far so good | 4 weeks (December 22, 1993 - January 20, 1994) |
| 1997 | Aqua | Barbie girl | Aquarium | 1 week (September 19 - September 25, 1997) |
| 2001 | Roxette | The Center of My Heart | Room service | 2 weeks (April 12 - April 25, 2001) |
| 2002 | Shakira | Whenever, wherever | Laundry service | 3 weeks (February 15 - March 7, 2002) |
| 2005 | Madonna | Hung Up | Confessions on a dance floor | 1 week (November 17 - November 23, 2005) |
| Agnes | Right Here Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You) | Agnes | 2 weeks (December 22, 2005 - January 4, 2006) | |
| 2013 | Avicii | You Make Me + Hey Brother | True | 1 week (September 20th - September 26th, October 4th - October 10th 2013) |
Artists who replaced themselves at number one
- 1986: Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) → Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- 2013: Avicii - Wake Me Up → You Make Me
- 2013: Avicii - You Make Me → Hey Brother
Artists who took first and second place at the same time
- 2013: Avicii - Wake Me Up → You Make Me (1 week)
- 2013: Avicii - Hey Brother → Wake Me Up → You Make Me (2 weeks)
- 2013: Avicii - Hey Brother → Wake Me Up (4 weeks)
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Vintages of number one hits in Sweden
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