Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
06. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
07. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
08. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
09. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
10. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
11. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
12. The Solution - Communicate!
13. Carola - Credo
14. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
17. Infinite Mass - 1991
18. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
19. Petter - Ronin
20. Sandra Dahlberg - Här Stannar Jag Kvar

Broder Daniel fans with film clips or pictures are encouraged to get in touch with Dolores Recordings, as the label is working on putting together a DVD. Read more: http://www.doloresrecordings.com/nyheter.htm (in Swedish)

Tons of new bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen today including Sahara Hotnights, Teddybears Sthlm, Markoolio, Kaizers Orchestra, Sandy Mouche, PowerSolo, Tiger Tunes, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Learning From Vegas, Sterling, Epo-555, Niccokick, Latin Kings, Promoe, Chords, Pluxus, Universal Poplab, Conevant, Alice in Videoland and more.

Stereoscent.com has been updated with pics from The Solutions' first gig and the Sahara Hotnights show at Kafé 44.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
04. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
07. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
08. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan Från Det Blå
09. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
10. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
11. Carola - Credo
12. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
13. The Solution - Communicate!
14. Sandra Dahlberg - Här Stannar Jag Kvar
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
17. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
18. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
19. Infinite Mass - 1991
20. Petter - Ronin

Gaffe.dk reports that the band Girlfriend is the first bunch of Danes to score a hit on the garageband.com pop/rock chart. Check it: http://www.garageband.com/genre/poprock

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
02. Nightwish - Nemo
03. Elastinen - Syljen
04. Venke Knutson - Scared
05. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
06. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
07. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
08. C21 - All That I Want
09. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
10. Eskobar - Bring The Action
11. Kashmir - Aftermath
12. Petter - Repa skivan
13. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
14. Division Of Laura Lee - Does Compute
15. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
16. Dallas Superstars - Crazy
17. Sugarplum Fairy - Stay Young
18. Jens Lekman - You´re The Light
19. Malk De Kojin - Fågt Op I Skalle
20. Bergman Rock - Jim

Challengers:
01. Weeping Willows - You Weren´t Even Close
02. Jonna Tervomaa - Myöhemmin
03. Don Diego - Tankarna
04. Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker
05. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Sahara Hotnights will play a few gigs on their own before they meet up with The Hives for a full US tour on July 20. New dates:

07/11 - The End, Nashville, TN
07/12 - Top Cats, Cincinnati, OH
07/13 - The World, Pittsburgh, PA
07/14 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ

The Sahara Hotnights have posted something about a two-day event called "Where The Action Is" happening sometime soon in both Göteborg and Stockholm featuring themselves alongside big-name acts such as The Hives, Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Teddybears Sthlm and Broder Daniel. More info soon?

Top ten: First half 2004

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Carola - Credo
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
08. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
09. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. The Solution - Communicate!
12. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
13. Sandra Dahlberg - Här Stannar Jag Kvar
14. Per Gessle - Mazarin
15. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
16. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan Från Det Blå
17. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
18. Infinite Mass - 1991
19. Petter - Ronin
20. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
02. HIM - Solitary Man
03. Nightwish - Nemo
04. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
05. Venke Knutson - Scared
06. Petter - Repa skivan
07. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
08. C21 - All That I Want
09. Eskobar - Bring The Action
10. Kashmir - Aftermath
11. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
12. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
13. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
14. Elastinen - Syljen
15. 21st Century Noise - It´s Alright It´s Ok
16. Winta - I Want You
17. Whyte Seeds - Black Key Song
18. Bergman Rock - Jim
19. Jens Lekman - You´re The Light
20. Elin Sigvardsson - A Person Called She

Challengers:
01. Sugarplum Fairy - Stay Young
02. Dallas Superstars - Crazy
03. Malk De Kojin - Fågt Op I Skalle
04. Division Of Laura Lee - Does Compute
05. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
06. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite. They are also taking votes for your favorite summer songs over there as well.

Aftonbladet reports on rock n' roll couple Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) and Maria Andersson (Sahara Hotnights): http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,491763,00.html (in Swedish)
The latter will be opening for the former on their upcoming US tour.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
02. Carola - Credo
03. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
06. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
07. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
08. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
09. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
10. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
11. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan Från Det Blå
12. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
13. Petter - Ronin
14. Infinite Mass - 1991
15. Da Buzz - Dangerous - The Album
16. Abba - The Definitive Collection
17. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
18. Per Gessle - Mazarin
19. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
20. Svenska Akademien - Tändstickor För Mörkrädda

Stereoscent is updated with new live pics from Division of Laura Lee and Sahara Hotnights: http://www.stereoscent.com/
Coming soon on the site will be coverage from both the Hultsfred and Roskilde Festivals.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
02. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
03. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
04. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
05. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan Från Det Blå
08. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
09. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
10. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
11. Petter - Ronin
12. Infinite Mass - 1991
13. Svenska Akademien - Tändstickor För Mörkrädda
14. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
15. Da Buzz - Dangerous - The Album
16. Kristofer Åström - Loupita
17. Abba - The Definitive Collection
18. Lill-Babs - I Lyxförpackning - Det Bästa
19. Fredrik Kempe - Boheme
20. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye

Finnish goth-metal act The 69 Eyes will see their Helsinki Vampires DVD reissued throughout Europe on July 12 via Nuclear Blast.

Now that summer has pretty much arrived, here's the Swedish student radio top 40 for the year by way of Dagensskiva:

01. (2, 10) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
02. (1, 8) Morrissey "Irish Blood English Heart"
03. (2, 10) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
04. (1, 7) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigos"
05. (3, 8) Teddybears Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
06. (3, 7) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
07. (1, 8) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
08. (1, 9) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
09. (1, 8) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
10. (5, 7) Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
11. (2, 7) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
12. (2, 7) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
13. (3, 5) Strip Music "Desperation"
14. (1, 5) Belle & Sebastian "I'm A Cuckoo"
15. (1, 4) Broder Daniel "Shoreline"
16. (4, 7) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
17. (5, 7) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
18. (4, 5) David & The Citizens "Graycoated Morning"
19. (7, 8) Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
20. (2, 4) Marit Bergman "I Will Always Be Your Soldier"
21. (1, 4) Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out"
22. (5, 6) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
23. (2, 4) The Von Bondies "Tell Me What You See"
24. (3, 4) Shout Out Louds "Please Please Please"
25. (5, 5) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
26. (4, 6) Raymond & Maria "Ingen Vill Veta Var Du Köpt Din Tröja"
27. (6, 6) Damien Rice "Volcano"
28. (3, 3) The Embassy "Wearing Our Pop Art Hearts On Our Sleeves EP"
29. (5, 4) Sahara Hotnights "Hot Night Crash"
30. (8, 5) Pitch Black "It's All Real"
31. (4, 5) Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"
32. (5, 3) The Latin Kings "T.L.K."
33. (7, 4) The Legends "Call It Ours"
34. (10, 7) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
35. (5, 3) The Streets "Fit But You Know It"
36. (9, 5) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
37. (3, 3) David & The Citizens + Mattias Alkberg "Big Chill"
38. (9, 4) Basement Jaxx "Plug It In"
39. (11, 5) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
40. (9, 3) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"

Note: (highest chart placement, total weeks on chart)