Nordic popular music

Nordic popular music, also referred to as Scandinavian popular music, includes pop and rock music of the Nordic countries. The musical scene is known for its biggest bands like ABBA, Roxette, A-ha, Michael Learns to Rock, Ace of Base, and Aqua. These 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. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden{{Cite web |last=RAMBARRAN |first=SHARA |date=2022-07-06 |title=Alexander Bard: The “King Midas” of Scandipop? |url=https://medium.com/@shararambarran/alexander-bard-the-king-midas-of-scandipop-ab035ef89dab |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Medium |language=en}} 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 around 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 Dimmu Borgir, Lordi, Mercyful Fate, Blind Channel, Skálmöld, Hamferð, Mnemic, Opeth, Meshuggah, Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Lamori from Åland and to an extent Estonia's Metsatöll—if considering Estonia as Nordic, 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]

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Year ! Artist ! Song ! Country
1974 \| Blue Swede \| "Hooked on a Feeling" \| rowspan="2"\| Sweden
1977 \| ABBA \| "Dancing Queen"
1985 \| A-ha \| "Take On Me" \| Norway
rowspan="2"\| 1989 \| rowspan="4"\| Roxette \| "The Look" \| rowspan="5"\| Sweden
"Listen to Your Heart"
1990 \| "It Must Have Been Love"
1991 \| "Joyride"
1994 \| Ace of Base \| "The Sign"

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Year

! Artist

! Song

! Country

1974

| Blue Swede

| "Hooked on a Feeling"

| rowspan="2"| Sweden

1977

| ABBA

| "Dancing Queen"

1985

| A-ha

| "Take On Me"

| Norway

rowspan="2"| 1989

| rowspan="4"| Roxette

| "The Look"

| rowspan="5"| Sweden

"Listen to Your Heart"

1990

| "It Must Have Been Love"

1991

| "Joyride"

1994

| Ace of Base

| "The Sign"

Nordic number-one singles in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]

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Year ! Artist ! Song ! Country
1974 \| rowspan="9"\| ABBA \| "Waterloo" \| rowspan="9"\| Sweden
rowspan="3"\| 1976 \| "Mamma Mia"
"Fernando"
"Dancing Queen"
rowspan="2"\| 1977 \| "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
"The Name of the Game"
1978 \| "Take a Chance on Me"
rowspan="2"\| 1980 \| "The Winner Takes It All"
"Super Trouper"
rowspan="2"\| 1986 \| A-ha \| "The Sun Always Shines on TV" \| Norway
Europe \| "The Final Countdown" \| rowspan="2"\| Sweden
1993 \| Ace of Base \| "All That She Wants"
1994 \| Whigfield \| "Saturday Night" \| Denmark
rowspan="2"\| 1995 \| Rednex \| "Cotton Eye Joe" \| Sweden
Cher, Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton \| "Love Can Build a Bridge" \| United States, Sweden and United Kingdom
1997 \| rowspan="3"\| Aqua \| "Barbie Girl" \| rowspan="3"\| Denmark / Norway
rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| "Doctor Jones"
"Turn Back Time"
rowspan="2"\| 2000 \| rowspan="2"\| A1 \| "Take on Me" \| rowspan="2"\| United Kingdom / Norway
"Same Old Brand New You"
2004 \| Eric Prydz \| "Call On Me" \| rowspan="5"\| Sweden
2005 \| Crazy Frog \| "Axel F"
2007 \| Robyn with Kleerup \| "With Every Heartbeat"
2008 \| Basshunter \| "Now You're Gone"
2012 \| Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin \| "Don't You Worry Child"
rowspan="3"\| 2013 \| Avicii with Nicky Romero \| "I Could Be the One" \| Sweden and The Netherlands
Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX \| "I Love It" \| Sweden and United Kingdom
Avicii \| "Wake Me Up" \| Sweden
2014 \| Nico & Vinz \| "Am I Wrong" \| Norway
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| Lukas Graham \| "7 Years" \| Denmark
Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ \| "Cold Water" \| USA, Canada and Denmark
2017 \| Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson \| "Symphony" \| United Kingdom and Sweden

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Year

! Artist

! Song

! Country

1974

| rowspan="9"| ABBA

| "Waterloo"

| rowspan="9"| Sweden

rowspan="3"| 1976

| "Mamma Mia"

"Fernando"

"Dancing Queen"

rowspan="2"| 1977

| "Knowing Me, Knowing You"

"The Name of the Game"

1978

| "Take a Chance on Me"

rowspan="2"| 1980

| "The Winner Takes It All"

"Super Trouper"

rowspan="2"| 1986

| A-ha

| "The Sun Always Shines on TV"

| Norway

Europe

| "The Final Countdown"

| rowspan="2"| Sweden

1993

| Ace of Base

| "All That She Wants"

1994

| Whigfield

| "Saturday Night"

| Denmark

rowspan="2"| 1995

| Rednex

| "Cotton Eye Joe"

| Sweden

Cher, Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton

| "Love Can Build a Bridge"

| United States, Sweden and United Kingdom

1997

| rowspan="3"| Aqua

| "Barbie Girl"

| rowspan="3"| Denmark / Norway

rowspan="2"| 1998

| "Doctor Jones"

"Turn Back Time"

rowspan="2"| 2000

| rowspan="2"| A1

| "Take on Me"

| rowspan="2"| United Kingdom / Norway

"Same Old Brand New You"

2004

| Eric Prydz

| "Call On Me"

| rowspan="5"| Sweden

2005

| Crazy Frog

| "Axel F"

2007

| Robyn with Kleerup

| "With Every Heartbeat"

2008

| Basshunter

| "Now You're Gone"

2012

| Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin

| "Don't You Worry Child"

rowspan="3"| 2013

| Avicii with Nicky Romero

| "I Could Be the One"

| Sweden and The Netherlands

Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX

| "I Love It"

| Sweden and United Kingdom

Avicii

| "Wake Me Up"

| Sweden

2014

| Nico & Vinz

| "Am I Wrong"

| Norway

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Lukas Graham

| "7 Years"

| Denmark

Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ

| "Cold Water"

| USA, Canada and Denmark

2017

| Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson

| "Symphony"

| United Kingdom and Sweden

Some notable artists by country

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=Iceland=

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=Norway=

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By 2016, Norway had the 20th largest global music market.[https://musicnorway.no/2016/04/20/norwegian-music-industry-compare-global-market/ The Norwegian music market: a global comparison][https://www.dropbox.com/s/9a56ngzozqbkchv/%C3%85rsrapport_IFPI_2017.pdf?dl=0 Musikkåret 2017 (årsrapport)] Currently four Norwegian artists have achieved a Top 10 placement on the Billboard Hot 100, including A-ha's "Take On Me" which went to 1st place in 1985, Ylvis' "The Fox" which went to 6th place in 2013, Nico & Vinz's "Am I Wrong" which went to 4th place in 2014, and Kygo's "It Ain't Me" which went to 10th place in 2017.