Svensktoppar
Encyclopedia
Svensktoppar is a compilation album
released in 1998 by Swedish
pop
singer Agnetha Fältskog
, known from the Sweden pop group ABBA
. The songs on the album are hits by her on the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released in 1998 by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
, known from the Sweden pop group ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
. The songs on the album are hits by her on the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
.
Track listing
- Jag var så kär
- Utan dej, mitt liv går vidare
- Allting har förändrat sej
- Framför Svenska Sommaren
- Zigenarvän
- Om tårar vore guld
- En sång och en saga
- Många gånger än
- Dröm är dröm och saga saga
- Vart skall min kärlek föra?
- Så glad som dina ögon
- En sång om sorg och glädje
- S.O.S.
- Doktorn!
- Tack för en underbar, vanlig dag
- När du tar mej i din famn
- Sången föder dig tillbaka
Trivia
- In NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, "Svensktoppar" was formerly a nickname for the "dansbandDansbandDansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
" music genre.