The best selling album in 1997 in Sweden was AQUARIUM by AQUA .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
AQUA AQUARIUM 320,000
1997
2
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE MUSIC 26 240,000
1997
3
ENYA PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - THE BEST OF ENYA 80,000
1997
4
ERIC GADD THE RIGHT WAY 40,000
1997
5
MAGNUS UGGLA KARAOKE 160,000
1997
6
JOHN FOGERTY BLUE MOON SWAMP 160,000
1997
7
ERA ERA 1996
8
SPICE GIRLS SPICE 1996
9
VARIOUS ARTISTS KRISTINA FRAN DUVEMALA 1996
10
BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET'S BACK 1997
11
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE ITALIA 1997
12
OASIS BE HERE NOW 80,000
1997
13
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE MUSIC 24 80,000
1997
14
SARAH BRIGHTMAN TIME TO SAY GOODBYE / TIMELESS 40,000
1997
15
THE SMURFS (SMURFARNA - SWEDEN) SMURFHITS 2 1996
16
HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 80,000
1997
17
METALLICA RELOAD 80,000
1997
18
PETER JÖBACK PERSONLIGA VAL 40,000
1997
19
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE DANCE 16 1997
20
MOST WANTED SERIES MOST WANTED MUSIC 4 80,000
1997
21
SPICE GIRLS SPICEWORLD 80,000
1997
22
THE PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND 40,000
1997
23
NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM 1995
24
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE MUSIC 25 80,000
1997
25
MOST WANTED SERIES MOST WANTED 1997 80,000
1997
26
NORDMAN HAR OCH NU-BEST OF 40,000
1997
27
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE LOVE 2 80,000
1997
28
THE VERVE URBAN HYMNS 40,000
1997
29
VARIOUS ARTISTS LUGNA BLÅ TIMMAR 80,000
1997
30
U2 POP 40,000
1997
31
THE SMURFS (SMURFARNA - SWEDEN) SMURFHITS 3 80,000
1997
32
FRANK SINATRA MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 40,000
1997
33
KENT ISOLA 40,000
1997
34
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE DANCE 15 1997
35
DEPECHE MODE ULTRA 40,000
1997
36
CORNELIS VREESWIJK GULDKORN FRAN MASTER CEES MEMOARER 1996
37
THE ROLLING STONES BRIDGES TO BABYLON 40,000
1997
38
EROS RAMAZZOTTI EROS 40,000
1997
39
LAURA PAUSINI LE COSE CHE VIVI / LAS COSAS QUE VIVES 1996
40
PETER LEMARC NIO BROARS VAG 40,000
1997
41
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE DANCE 14 40,000
1997
42
DILBA DILBA 1996
43
EAGLE EYE CHERRY DESIRELESS 1997
44
LISA EKDAHL BORTOM DET BLA 1997
45
NIKLAS STROMSTEDT LANGT LIV I LYCKA 80,000
1997
46
ELTON JOHN THE BIG PICTURE 40,000
1997
47
HAKAN HAGEGARD JUL MED HAKAN HAGEGARD 40,000
1997
48
TOMAS LEDIN SANGER ATT ALSKA TILL 1972-1997 1997
49
GESSLE THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GESSLE 40,000
1997
50
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE CHRISTMAS (1994) 1994
51
TONI BRAXTON SECRETS 1996
52
BARBRA STREISAND A COLLECTION: GREATEST HITS ... AND MORE 1989
53
VIKINGARNA KRAMGOA LATAR 1997 40,000
1997
54
JUMPER JUMPER 1996
55
ULF LUNDELL MAN UTAN KVINNOR 40,000
1997
56
VARIOUS ARTISTS BAILANDO SUMMERHITS 40,000
1997
57
CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 40,000
1997
58
BLACK INGVARS SJUNG OCH VAR GLAD 40,000
1997
59
GYLLENE TIDER HALMSTADS PÄRLOR 1995
60
VARIOUS ARTISTS TEN YEARS OF SUCCESS 80,000
1997
61
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE STARS 1996
62
NRJ DANCE HITS SERIES (SWEDEN) NRJ DANCE HITS 1997
63
NRJ DANCE HITS SERIES (SWEDEN) NRJ DANCE HITS 2 40,000
1997
64
ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA 1997
65
THE SMURFS (SMURFARNA - SWEDEN) SMURFHITS 1 1996
66
THE CORRS TALK ON CORNERS 1995
67
E-TYPE THE EXPLORER 1996
68
RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER 40,000
1997
69
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE DANCE CLASSICS 1997
70
MOST WANTED SERIES MOST WANTED MUSIC 5 40,000
1997
71
PARTY ZONE SERIES PARTY ZONE 9 40,000
1997
72
MAURO SCOCCO HITS 1997
73
JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1997
74
RADIO CITY LOVE SONGS SERIES RADIO CITY LOVE SONGS 6 40,000
1997
75
SUEDE COMING UP 1996
76
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE STARS 2 1997
77
PARTY ZONE SERIES PARTY ZONE 10 40,000
1997
78
JAN MALMSJÖ EN SÅNG OCH DANSMAN 1997
79
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE SOMMAR 1996 1996
80
VAYA CON DIOS THE BEST OF 1996
81
TEXAS WHITE ON BLONDE 1997
82
WILLE CRAFOORD SAMMA TYP AV ANNORLUNDA SAKER 1997
83
MICHAEL JACKSON BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR - HISTORY IN THE MIX 1997
84
SOUNDTRACK SPACE JAM 1996
85
BLOODHOUND GANG ONE FIERCE BEER COASTER 1996
86
PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 1997
87
STEPHEN SIMMONDS ALONE 1997
88
BJÖRN SKIFS 50/50 1997
89
MADONNA EVITA (SOUNDTRACK) 1996
90
VARIOUS ARTISTS KOPPARBARS-ROCK 40,000
1997
91
BOB DYLAN TIME OUT OF MIND 1997
92
ERYKAH BADU BADUIZM 1997
93
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE MUSIC 23 1996
94
MOST WANTED SERIES MOST WANTED CHRISTMAS 40,000
1997
95
MOST WANTED SERIES MOST WANTED MUSIC 2 40,000
1997
96
HANSON SNOWED IN 1997
97
ETERNAL GREATEST HITS / THE BEST 1997
98
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN) ABSOLUTE LOVE 1996
99
VARIOUS ARTISTS COPACABANA PARTY 1997
100
SKUNK ANANSIE STOOSH 1996
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