The best selling album in 2008 in Sweden was MELODIFESTIVALEN 2008 by MELODIFESTIVALEN SERIES .
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
MELODIFESTIVALEN SERIES
MELODIFESTIVALEN 2008
240,000
2008
2
SOUNDTRACK
MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
120,000
2008
3
DUFFY
ROCKFERRY
80,000
2008
4
EROS RAMAZZOTTI
E2
2007
5
METALLICA
DEATH MAGNETIC
80,000
2008
6
AC/DC
BLACK ICE
80,000
2008
7
IL DIVO
THE PROMISE
40,000
2008
8
SANNA NIELSEN , SHIRLEY CLAMP & SONJA ALDÉN
OUR CHRISTMAS
40,000
2008
9
LJUVA SERIES
LJUVA ITALIENSKA SÅNGER
40,000
2008
10
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE CHRISTMAS 2008
40,000
2008
11
COLDPLAY
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
40,000
2008
12
TAKIDA
BURY THE LIES
2007
13
AMANDA JENSSEN
KILLING MY DARLINGS
40,000
2008
14
HÅKAN HELLSTRÖM
FÖR SENT FÖR EDELWEISS
20,000
2008
15
THE PRIESTS
THE PRIESTS
40,000
2008
16
BO KASPERS ORKESTER
8
20,000
2008
17
LASSE STEFANZ
RALLARSVÄNG
40,000
2008
18
MADONNA
HARD CANDY
20,000
2008
19
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE SUMMER HITS 2008
40,000
2008
20
LJUVA SERIES
LJUVA NOSTALGI 60-64
2007
21
CHRISTER SJÖGREN
MITT SKÖNA SEXTIOTAL
40,000
2008
22
ABBA
THE ALBUMS 9CD BOX
2008
23
CHRISTER SJÖGREN
JUBILEUM 40ÅR MED CHRISTER SJÖGRE
40,000
2008
24
AMY MACDONALD
THIS IS THE LIFE
2007
25
KENT
BOX 1991 - 2008
20,000
2008
26
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE HITS 2008
40,000
2008
27
LASSE STEFANZ
SVÄNGJUL
40,000
2008
28
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE MUSIC 58
20,000
2008
29
NORDMAN
DJÄVUL ELLER GUD
2008
30
IRON MAIDEN
SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME - THE BEST OF 1980-1989
20,000
2008
31
ENYA
AND WINTER CAME
20,000
2008
32
PER GESSLE
PARTY CRASHER
40,000
2008
33
AMY WINEHOUSE
BACK TO BLACK
2006
34
VARIOUS ARTISTS
RIXFM FESTIVAL 2008
40,000
2008
35
VAN MORRISON
STILL ON TOP - THE GREATEST HITS
2007
36
E.M.D.
A STATE OF MIND
2008
37
LENA PHILIPSSON & ORUP
DUBBEL
40,000
2008
38
VARIOUS ARTISTS
DANSBANDSKAMPEN
20,000
2008
39
LARS WINNERBÄCK
DAUGAVA
2007
40
LEONA LEWIS
SPIRIT
2007
41
JOHNNY LOGAN
THE IRISH CONNECTION
2007
42
JASON MRAZ
WE SING, WE DANCE, WE STEAL THINGS
20,000
2008
43
SANNA NIELSEN
STRONGER
20,000
2008
44
SEAL
SOUL
20,000
2008
45
ULF LUNDELL
OMAHA
20,000
2008
46
LJUVA SERIES
LJUVA NOSTALGI LET´S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
20,000
2008
47
AMY DIAMOND
MUSIC IN MOTION
2007
48
THORLEIFS
FÖRÄLSKADE
20,000
2008
49
GUNS N' ROSES
CHINESE DEMOCRACY
2008
50
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE MUSIC 59
40,000
2008
51
JILL JOHNSON
BABY BLUE PAPER
20,000
2008
52
HANS ALFREDSSON , TAGE DANIELSSON & LASSE O'MÅNSSON
LINDEMANS LÅDA - FULLARE ÄN NÅGONSIN
2008
53
CELINE DION
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE / FALLING INTO YOU / A NEW DAY HAS COME (BOX SET)
2007
54
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE ROCK ANTHEMS
20,000
2008
55
ABSOLUTE KIDZ SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE KIDZ 25
20,000
2008
56
ANNA TERNHEIM
LEAVING ON A MAYDAY
20,000
2008
57
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CAST
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (SOUNDTRACK)
2008
58
VERONICA MAGGIO
OCH VINNAREN ÄR
2008
59
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE DANCE AUTUMN 2008
20,000
2008
60
MICHAEL JACKSON
THRILLER
1982
61
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
BEST OF
2008
62
THE REFRESHMENTS
JUKEBOX - REFRESHING CLASSICS
20,000
2008
63
AMY DIAMOND
EN HELT NY JUL
20,000
2008
64
BROLLE
ETT HJÄRTA SOM GLÖDER, SOM EN GÅNG BRANN
20,000
2008
65
IN FLAMES
A SENSE OF PURPOSE
2008
66
JOSH GROBAN
A COLLECTION
20,000
2008
67
VARIOUS ARTISTS
MERA SOLENS MAT & MUSIK
2007
68
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE 80´S
20,000
2008
69
LINDA BENGTZING
VILD & GALEN
20,000
2008
70
SCOTTS
PÅ VÅRT SÄTT
20,000
2008
71
AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG
MY VERY BEST
20,000
2008
72
SOPHIE ZELMANI
THE OCEAN AND ME
2008
73
KENT
TILLBAKA TILL SAMTIDEN
2007
74
MAIA HIRASAWA
THOUGH I´M JUST ME
2007
75
ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE MUSIC 57
20,000
2008
76
P!NK
FUNHOUSE
20,000
2008
77
VARIOUS ARTISTS
HUSVAGNSHITS
20,000
2008
78
SONJA ALDÉN
UNDER MITT TAK
2008
79
VIKINGARNA
DEN SISTA DANSEN
20,000
2008
80
KLEERUP
KLEERUP
2008
81
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
RAISING SAND
2007
82
HELLO SAFRERIDE
MORE MODERN SHORT STORIES
2008
83
GLASVEGAS
GLASVEGAS
2008
84
VARIOUS ARTISTS
SOLENS MAT & MUSIK
2007
85
JILL JOHNSON
MUSIC ROW
2007
86
RONGEDAL
RONGEDAL
2008
87
EAGLES
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
2007
88
PATRIK ISAKSSON
10 ÅR - EN SNÄLL MANS BEKÄNNELSER
20,000
2008
89
PAUL POTTS
ONE CHANCE
2007
90
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE MUSICALS
20,000
2008
91
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE 90'S
2008
92
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
MAGIC
2007
93
ABSOLUTE DANCE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE DANCE SUMMER 2008
2008
94
ABSOLUTE SERIES (SWEDEN)
ABSOLUTE WINTER HITS 2008
20,000
2008
95
CHARLOTTE PERRELLI
HERO
40,000
2008
96
CHARLOTTE PERRELLI
RIMFROSTJUL
20,000
2008
97
IDOL (SWEDEN) SERIES
IDOL 2008
40,000
2008
98
NICKELBACK
DARK HORSE
2008
99
SOFIA KARLSSON
VISOR FRÅN VINDEN
2007
100
STEN & STANLEY
DET KÄNNS NÄR DET SVÄNGER
2008
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