The Swedes are masters of several musical niches: Metal, spiky new wave garage rock, wistful and delicate indie pop and catchy synth-inflected dance pop. I don’t have ear for metal but the other 3 vague categories are well represented here. I purposely haven’t include ABBA because they almost transcend and typify Swedish music.

• 30. Billie the Vision and the Dancers
• 29. Fever Ray
• 28. jj
• 27.The Hives
• 26. Love Is All

• 25. Kings of Convenience
• 24. Dungen
• 23. The Sounds
• 22. Taken By Trees
• 21. First Aid Kit

• 20. Sambassdeur
• 19. Loney, Dear
• 18. Tallest Man on Earth
• 17. The Concretes
• 16. El Perro Del Mar

• 15. Peter, Bjorn & John
• 14. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
• 13. The Tough Alliance
• 12. Club 8
• 11. Icona Pop

• 10. The Knife
• Album I Likes: Silent Shout (2006)
• Tracks I likes: We Share Our Mother’s Health, Heartbeats

• 9. Shout Out Louds
• Albums I Likes: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (2005)      
• Tracks I Likes: 100 Degrees, Hurry Up, Let’s Go

• 8. Hello Saferide
• Album I Likes: Introducing……..Hello Saferide (2005)
• Tracks I Likes: The Quiz, If I Don’t Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die

• 7. I’m From Barcelona      
• Album I Likes: Let Me Introduce My Friends (2006)                                
• Tracks I Likes: This Boy, Mingus

• 6. Lykke Li
•  Album I Likes: Wounded Rhymes (2011)
• Tracks I Likes: Breakin’ It Up, Youth Knows No Pain

• 5. Robyn
• Album I Likes: Body Talk (2010)
• Tracks I Likes: Fembot, Dancing On My Own, Get Myself Together

• 4. The Legends
• Album I Likes: Up Against the Legends (2003)
• Tracks I Likes:  Call It Ours, The Kids Just Wanna Have Fun, Nothing To Be Done

• 3. The Radio Dept.
• Album I Likes: Clinging To a Scheme (2010)
• Tracks I Likes: 1995, This Time Around, Ewan

• 2. Acid House Kings
• Album I Likes: Sing Along With Acid House Kings (2005)
• Tracks I Likes: Will You Love Me in the Morning? Waterfall, A Long Term Plan

• 1. Jens Lekman
• Album I Likes: Night Falls over Kortedala (2007)
• Tracks I Likes: A Postcard To Nina, Maple Leaves, A Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill