Artist	Song
ABBA	Dancing Queen
from ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (2008)
The Cardigans	Lovefool
from First Band on the Moon (1996)
Ace of Base	Dancer In a Daydream
from Happy Nation - U.S. Version (2008)
Roxette	Joyride (Single Version)
from The Pop Hits (2009)
Tahiti 80	Heartbeat
from Puzzle (2000)
Kings of Convenience	I'd Rather Dance With You
from Riot On an Empty Steet (2004)
Sondre Lerche	Two Way Monologue
from Two Way Monologue (2004)
Stereolab	Miss Modular (2006 Remastered)
from Serene Velocity - a Stereolab Anthology (2006)
Björk	There's More to Life Than This (Live Version)
from Debut (2008)
Emilíana Torrini	Sunny Road
from Fisherman's Woman (2005)
Junior Senior	Move Your Feet
from D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (2003)
Komeda	It's Alright, Baby
from What Makes It Go? (1998)
Koop	Waltz for Koop
from Waltz for Koop (2002)
Army of Lovers	Crucified
from Massive Luxury Overdose (1992)
Yelle	À cause des garçons
from Pop Up (2007)
Air	Kelly Watch the Stars
from Moon Safari (2004)
Phoenix	1901
from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009)
Daft Punk	Digital Love
from Discovery (2003)
Aqua	Barbie Girl
from Aquarium (1997)
Laura Pausini	Entre Tu y Mil Mares
from Lo Mejor de Laura Pausini - Volvere Junto a Ti (2001)
The Concretes	You Can't Hurry Love
from The Concretes (2004)
Johan	Day Is Done
from Pergola (2001)
Magnet	Where Happiness Lives
from Quiet & Still (2001)
David Bisbal	Torre de Babel
from Premonicion (2006)
Ivy	Edge of the Ocean
from Nettwerk: 25 Years of Music (2010)
Stereo Total	Joe le taxi
from My Melody (2006)
Jens Lekman	Black Cab
from Maple Leaves - EP (2007)
The Cardigans	Carnival
from Life (1995)
Christina Rosenvinge	King Size
from Foreign Land (2004)
Ace of Base	Happy Nation (Remix)
from Happy Nation - U.S. Version (2008)
ABBA	Waterloo
from ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (2008)
Dallas	Raj Kapoor
from Dallas (1999)
Phoenix	Everything Is Everything
from Alphabetical (2004)
Röyksopp	Happy Up Here
from Junior (2009)
Volovan	Flor Primaveral
from Volovan (2002)
Johan	Pergola
from Pergola (2001)
Laura Pausini	Víveme
from Escucha (2004)
Koop	Summer Sun
from Waltz for Koop (2002)
The Wiseguys	Ooh La La
from The Antidote (1999)
Stereolab	Peng! 33
from ABC Music (2003)
Charlotte Gainsbourg	5:55
from 5:55 (Bonus Track Version) (2007)
Air	Casanova 70
from Casanova 70 - EP (2004)
The Concretes	Say Something New
from The Concretes (2004)
Kings Of Convenience	Toxic Girl
from Quiet Is the New Loud (2001)
Tahiti 80	Yellow Butterfly
from Puzzle (2000)
Paris Combo	Lettre à P...
from Attraction (2005)
Stereo Total	L'Amour À 3
from Musique Automatique (2002)
La Buena Vida	Tardes de Cafe
from Sevensummers - International Pop, Vol. 2 (1998)
Daryll-Ann	Rosemary Girl
from Trailer Tales (2002)
The Nightblooms	Panicle
from The Nightblooms (2006)
Klee	Erinner dich
from Unverwundbar (2003)
A Camp	Stronger Than Jesus
from Colonia (2009)
Stereolab	Percolator (2006 Remastered)
from Serene Velocity - a Stereolab Anthology (2006)
Migala	Primera Parada
from Arde (2000)
Robyn	Konichiwa Bitches
from Robyn (2008)
Trentemøller	Take Me Into Your Skin
from The Last Resort (2006)
Róisín Murphy	Ramalama (Bang Bang)
from Ruby Blue (2005)
TTC	Travailler
from 36 15 Ttc (2007)
A*Teens	Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)
from Teen Spirit (2001)
The Shermans	The Shermans - Valentine Song
from Stamp Collecting (For Beginners) (2003)
Blue States	Your Girl
from Nothing Changes Under the Sun (2008)
The Drowners	Perfect Girlfriend
from Cease to Be (2007)
Dallas	Let's Split
from Dallas (1999)
Caesar	Home Sick
from Leaving Sparks (2000)
Bettie Serveert	Lover I Don't Have to Love
from Attagirl (2005)
Sarah Connor	Bounce
from Bounce - Single (2004)
Mina	Desktop
from A to B (2001)
Erlend Øye	The Black Keys Work
from The Black Keys Work - EP (2004)
Emilíana Torrini	Heartstopper
from Fisherman's Woman (2005)
The Go Find	Modern Times
from Miami (2004)
Andreas Kleerup	Until We Bleed
from Kleerup (2009)
Ulrich Schnauss	Wherever You Are
from Blue Skied An' Clear - a Morr Music Compilation (2002)
Zucchero & Maná	Baila Morena
from Zucchero & Co. (2006)

Comment:

It must be something in the meatballs. Hey, we have no other explanation for Sweden’s impressive Europop pedigree, from the advancing army that is ABBA’s breakthrough onslaught “Waterloo,” to the swoop and woo-hoo swing of Komeda and “It’s Alright, Baby,” to the “love me, love me” persuasion of the Cardigans and a go-for-broke “Lovefool.” The land of lingonberries and IKEA may have a lock on the music’s origins, but as our democratic Europop Essentials prove, the sound abounds all over — in the Dutch indie bounce of Johan and “Pergola,” in the expansive atmosphere of French twosome Air and a dreamy “Kelly Watch the Stars,” and in the international summit that is Italian maestro Zucchero and Latin-rock superstars Maná and their rock-candy nugget “Baila Morena.”

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