This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
02. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
03. Agnes - Agnes
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
06. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
07. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
08. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
11. Robyn - Robyn
12. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
14. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
15. Nanne - Alltid på väg
16. Darin - Darin
17. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
18. Emilia De Poret - A lifetime in a moment
19. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
20. Eva Dahlgren - Snö

Decoy Music counts down the top 50 instrumental releases of 2005 with Norway's Samuel Jackson Five claiming the #1 spot: http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6776
Other Scandinavians in the list include The Low Frequency in Stereo (#37), Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson (#36), Ellis the Vacuumchild (#17), Sigur Ros (#8) and September Malevolence (#4).

Check out the video for "List of demands", as performed by Robyn and Jenny Wilson on Musikbyrån: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-418537696859973739
Recommended.

Top 10s for 2005: Johanna Smith

Robyn's self-titled album is ranked at #39 on Pitchfork's top 50 album chart: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/top/2005/index2.shtml
Not bad for an album that still doesn't have a domestic US release. Also, don't forget that IAT correspondent Roni Brunn interviewed Robyn last month: [click here]

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
02. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
03. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you
04. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
05. Darin - Darin
06. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
07. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
08. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Nanne - Alltid på väg
11. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
12. Laleh - Laleh
13. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
14. Brolle Jr - Brolle jr tolkar cornelis - en stund på jorden
15. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
16. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - A present from the past
17. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
18. Carola - Jul i betlehem
19. Jussi Björling - Från operans värld till svenska sånger
20. Peter Lemarc - Sjutton sånger - lemarc sjunger lemarc

The nominees for the Swedish Grammis have been announced:

Best pop female:
Amy Diamond - This is me now
Ane Brun - A temporary dive
Frida Hyvönen - Until death comes
Jenny Wilson - Love and youth
Robyn - Robyn

Best pop male:
Darin - Darin
Håkan Hellström - Ett kolikbarns bekännelser
Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
Son of a plumber - Son of a plumber

Best pop group:
Alcazar - Dancefloor deluxe
Bodies without organs - Prototype
CDOASS - Extra fingers
Doktor Kosmos - Ett enkelt svar
Suburban kids with biblical names - #3

Best rock album (solo):
Christian Kjellvander - Faya
Freddie Wadling - Jag är monstret
Moneybrother - To die alone
Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209
Tomas Andersson Wij - Tomas Andersson Wij

Best rock group:
Kent - Du & jag döden
Soundtrack of our lives - A present from the past
The Ark - State of the Ark
The Cardigans - Super extra gravity
The Hellacopters - Rock & roll is dead

Best composer:
Anders Wedin (Moneybrother) - To die alone
Joakim Berg - Du & jag döden
Laleh - Laleh
Robyn/Klas Åhlund - Robyn
Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209

Best lyrics:
Håkan Hellström - Ett kolikbarns bekännelser
Jason Diakité - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Joakim Berg - Du & jag döden
Laleh - Laleh
Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209

Best proder:
Anders Hansson & Alexander Bard
Bloodshy/Avant
Klas Åhlund
Laleh
Lars Halapi

Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin'aid - The Boom Lucy
Jaqee - Blaqalixious
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Masayah - p.s.
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Best hard-rock:
Candlemass - Candlemass
Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, unbowed, unbroken
Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore Superstar
Meshuggah - Catch thirtythree
Opeth - Ghost reveries

Best jazz:
Bobo Stenson/Anders Jormin/Paul Motian - Goodbye
e.s.t. - Viaticum
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Snake city north
Putte Wickman & Jan Lundgren - An intimate salute to Frankie
Torbjörn Zetterberg - Krissvit

Best club/dance:
Arash - Arash - new version
v/a - Inside Scandinavia vol 2
Hundarna från söder - Troika
September - In orbit
Spånka Nkpg - The City of the golden king

Open category:
Allan Edwall - Alla Allans visor
v/a - Du Beppe, Beppe Wolgers mästerverk
Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
The Latin Kings - Familia Royale
Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest hits!

Best newcomer:
Amy Diamond
Bodies Without Organs
Darin
Frida Hyvönen
Laleh

Best album:
Bodies without organs - Prototype
Kent - Du & jag döden
Laleh - Laleh
Robyn - Robyn
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Best artist:
Kent
Laleh
Moneybrother
Robyn
Timbuktu

Best music dvd:
Abba - Abba the movie
Cornelis Vreeswijk - Cornelis
Evergrey - A night to remember
Marit Bergman - Marit Bergman - Live at Rival
Timbuktu - Funken styr våra steg

Best song:
Amy Diamond - What's in it for me
Darin - Money for nothing
Kent - The hjärta & smärta ep
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Full list of every category here: http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=503182

Here's the Swedish nominees for this year's Rockbjörnen:

Female artist:
Amy Diamond
Anna Ternheim
Laleh
Lena Philipsson
Robyn

Male artist:
Darin
Håkan Hellström
Lars Winnerbäck
Moneybrother
Timbuktu

Group:
Bodies Without Organs
Cardigans
Kent
Millencolin
The Ark

Song:
Darin - Step Up
Laleh - Live Tomorrow
Robyn - Be Mine
Thåström - Fanfanfan
Timbuktu - Alla Vill Till Himmelen Men Ingen Vill Dö

Album:
Darin - Darin
Håkan Hellström - Ett Kolikbarns Bekännelser
Kent - Du Och Jag Döden
Laleh - Laleh
Robyn - Robyn

Newcomer:
Amy Diamond
Bodies Without Organs
Darin
Hello Saferide
Laleh

Vote here: http://www.aftonbladet.se/ettor/webb/2805_normal.html

Robyn is #4 on the Stylus 2005 single chart: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=2014

Nominees for the Swedish radio 2006 P3 Gold awards:

Best female artist:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Hello Saferide
Frida Hyvönen
Robyn

Best male artist:
Moneybrother
Håkan Hellström
Timbuktu
Alf
Darin

Best band:
Kent
Cardigans
The Ark
The Embassy
Bodies Without Organs

Best newcomer:
Laleh
Jenny Wilson
Darin
Le Sport
Frida Hyvönen

Best song:
Robyn - Be mine
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Laleh - Live tomorrow
Moneybrother - They're building walls around us
September - Satellites

Guldmicken (best live):
Hellacopters
Laleh
Robyn
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck

Best rock/metal:
Burst - Origo
Grand Magus - Wolf’s Return
Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Rentokiller - Cadaveri Eccelente

Best hip-hop/soul:
Hearin’ Aid - The Boom Lucy
Looptroop - Fort Europa
Peshi - The Work of Art The Art of Work
Stacs Of Stamina - Tivoli
Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö

Best pop:
The Embassy - Tacking
Frida Hyvönen - Until Death Comes
Paddington DC - The Sun is Down And The Sky is Grey
The Tough Alliance - The New School
Jenny Wilson - Love And Youth

Go here to vote for your favorites: http://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/
Winners will be announced January 21.

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Americans! I'm not going to do a regular update today, but I did post some new reviews for your reading enjoyment. And don't forget to check out that Robyn interview from earlier this week! I'll be back tomorrow with your regularly scheduled programming. Cheers!

Hey, look over there! An interview with Robyn! How awesome is that? And we've also got Nick's report from last week's TTT show. Enjoy!

Interview: Robyn

This week's YLE X3M video chart:

01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Mew - Special (DK)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. Steen1 - Carosol Kid (FIN)
05. Alice in Videoland - Cut the crap (SWE)
06. The Rasmus - No fear (FIN)
07. Technicolour - Nowhere to go (FIN)
08. HIM - Wings of a butterfly (FIN)
09. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
10. Gakko3 - In love (FIN)

Challengers:
11. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
12. Robyn - Handle me (SWE)
13. Erwin Thomas - Tonight (DK)

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. Darin - Darin
04. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
05. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
06. Laleh - Laleh
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
09. Thomas Andersson Wij - Thomas Andersson Wij
10. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
11. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
12. Emilia De Poret - A Lifetime in a Moment
13. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
14. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
15. Kent - Du & jag Döden
16. Robyn - Robyn
17. Musikal - Mamma Mia
18. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to Memphis
19. Tom Levin - Me, My Band that I älskar
20. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - #3

Norwegian dreamy pop act The Lionheart Brothers have updated their website witht the video for "Time river floaty" as well as various mp3s from their most recent album "White angel black apple": http://www.thelionheartbrothers.com/media.php

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Darin - Darin
02. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
03. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
04. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
05. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
06. Laleh - Laleh
07. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
08. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
09. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
10. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
11. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to Memphis
12. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
13. Kent - Du & jag Döden
14. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten
15. Robyn - Robyn
16. Tom Levin - Me, My Band that I älskar
17. Musikal - Mamma Mia
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Alf - Alfs andra
20. Ebba Grön - Samlingen

The website for Madrugada/Ricochets fuzz-rock sideproject My Midnight Creeps is now up and running with fall tourdays around Norway and a few songs for download: http://www.mymidnightcreeps.com/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Darin - Darin
02. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
03. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
04. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
05. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
06. Laleh - Laleh
07. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
08. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
11. Louise Hoffsten - From Linköping to Memphis
12. Musikal - Mamma Mia
13. Alf - Alfs andra
14. Ebba Grön - Samlingen
15. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
16. Robyn - Robyn
17. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
18. Hello Saferide - Introducing... Hello Saferide
19. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten
20. Kent - Du & jag Döden