Tomas Ledin discography

Tomas Ledin released his first LP in 1972, which he recorded when he was just 19 years old. Since then, he has become one of the most successful Swedish singer/songwriters of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He has released numerous albums and has had many hit singles, charting in the Swedish Singles Chart as well as the important Swedish radio charts Svensktoppen and Trackslistan.

Tomas Ledin discography
Studio albums24
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Singles32
Swedish language albums16
English language albums5

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[1]
FIN
[2]
Restless Mind
Hjärtats rytm
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
Knivhuggarrock
Natten är ung
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Polydor
Tomas Ledin
  • Released: March 1977
  • Label: Polydor
7
Fasten Seatbelts
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Polydor
8
Ut på stan
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: Polydor
9
Lookin' for a Good Time
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: Polar
14 26
Gränslös
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Polar
11 30
The Human Touch
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Polar
15
Captured
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Polar
8
Down on the Pleasure Avenue
  • Released: March 1988
  • Label: The Record Station
19
Tillfälligheternas spel
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: The Record Station
1 35
Du kan lita på mig
  • Released: April 1993
  • Label: The Record Station
1 6
T
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: Anderson Records
1 22
Djävulen o ängeln
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Anderson Records
2 15
Hela vägen
  • Released: June 2002
  • Label: Anderson Records
2 27
Med vidöppna fönster
  • Released: March 2004
  • Label: Anderson Records
2 33
Plektrum 1 26
500 dagar om året
  • Released: June 2009
  • Label: Universal
2 33
Restless Mind
(Bonus Version - 2012 re-release)
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: Universal
11
Höga kusten
  • Released: October 2013
  • Label: Universal
1
Inte ett moln så långt ögat kan nå
  • Released: 9 June 2017
  • Label: Universal
10
[8]
Symphonia
(with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Released: 11 November 2022
  • Label: Playground
13
[9]
Viker inte ner mig än
  • Released: 21 June 2024
  • Label: Playground
27
[10]

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[1]
FIN
[2]
Tagen på bar gärning - "Live"
  • Released: October 1978
  • Label: Polydor
26
En galen kväll
  • Released: May 1985
  • Label: Polar
16
I sommarnattens ljus
  • Released: June 2003
  • Label: Anderson Records
3 35
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[1]
FIN
[2]
NOR
[12]
71 – 73
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Four Leaf Records
Ett samlingsalbum 1990
  • Released: June 1990
  • Label: The Record Station
4
Sånger att älska till
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Anderson Records
7
Vuodet 1972–2000 Åren
  • Released: May 2000
  • Warner Finland-only release
3
Festen har börjat – ett samlingsalbum 1972–2001
  • Released: May 2001
  • Label: Anderson Records
1 34 2
40/40: 40 År 40 Hits –
Ett Samlingsalbum 1972–2012
  • Released: June 2012
  • Label: Universal
1 22
Spår – 133 Sånger 1964–2014
  • Released: November 2014
  • Label: Universal
8
50 år som sångskrivare & scenartist
  • Released: 4 March 2022
  • Label: Playground
22
[14]
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Extended plays

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Title EP details
Tolkningarna
  • Released: 25 December 2011
  • Label: Universal

Singles and charted songs

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The following list includes the singles which were released by Tomas Ledin as well as other songs that managed to reach one of the two most important radio charts in Sweden, Svensktoppen and Trackslistan. It is important to note that not all of the listed titles were released as physical singles. If a song only appears on one of the radio charts and did not show up on the sales chart, it is a good indication that it wasn't available as a physical single, other than promo-releases.

In order to show how popular an artist like Tomas Ledin was and is in Sweden, the inclusion of the most important radio charts is necessary. As Stefan Heiding, author of several charts books, put it: "only these lists show how popular an artist or a song really was".[15]

The following charts are included:

  • Sverigetopplistan: the official Swedish singles chart, based on sales[16]
  • Svensktoppen: popular and important Swedish radio chart, based on votes. It has existed ever since 1962, with a short break between 1982 and 1985. Svensktoppen is compiled as a top 10 and has strict rules as to the inclusion of a song (like having to be sung in Swedish, which has changed recently).[17]
  • Trackslistan: Swedish radio chart, from 1984 until 2010. It was compiled as a top 20, and international acts were also included.[18]
  • Heta högen (HH): predecessor of Trackslistan and successor of Tio i Topp; it ran from 1974 until 1984 in the radio show Poporama and included songs voted in by the listeners. The songs were not presented in list-form, which means that no positions were available, just the number of weeks a song stayed on the chart. Depending on the year, each week's Heta högen featured a minimum of four to a maximum of 12 songs.
  • Digilistan: Swedish radio show, which publishes a chart with the same name, featuring a top 60 of the most sold song titles in digital formats. The chart was first published in January 2007.[19]
List of singles and songs, with Swedish chart positions
Title Year Singles Chart Svensktoppen Trackslistan HH[15] Digilistan Album
HP
TI
HP
TI
HP
TI
TI
HP
TI
"Då ska jag spela"[A] 1972 6 4 Non-album single
"I've Been Waiting for the Summer" Restless Mind
"Lay Me Your Body Down"
"Blå blå känslor" 1973 Hjärtats rytm
"Knivhuggarrock" 1975 Knivhuggarrock
"Kom tillbaka" 1 w
"Watching the People" 1976 2 w Non-album single
"Minns du Hollywood" 1977 3 14 w 10 1 w 3 w Tomas Ledin
"På vingar av stål" 1978 10 2 w 1 w Fasten Seatbelts
"Det ligger i luften" 1979 20 2 w 1 w Ut på stan
"En gång till"
"Not Bad at All" 10 14 w 3 w Looking for a Good Time
"Just nu!" 1980 1 16 w 5 7 w 3 w
"Right Now!"
"Open Up" 11 2 w 2 w
"The Sun's Shinin' in the Middle of the Night" 1 w
"A Little Love" 1981
"Sensuella Isabella" 4 18 w 4 w Non-album single
"Kärleken är som en studsande boll" 1982 15 6 w Gränslös
"Sommaren är kort" 7 10 w 7 4 w
"Never Again" with Agnetha Fältskog 2 16 w 2 w The Human Touch
"I Love You" 1983
"What Are You Doing Tonight?" 8 14 w 3 w Captured
"Det finns inget finare än kärleken" 20 4 w Non-album single
"Don't Touch That Dial" 1984 2 w Captured
"Everybody Wants to Hear It" 1 w
"Svenska flickor" 1985 18 4 w 18 1 w En galen kväll
"Crazy About You" 1988 19 2 w Down on the Pleasure Avenue
"Who's That Lucky Guy" 23**
"Another Summernight"
"Keep Your Eyes Open" 1989
"En samlingsmix" 1990 6 14 w Ett samlingsalbum
"En del av mitt hjärta" 2 12 w 1 27 w 4 7 w Tillfälligheternas spel
"Hon gör allt för att göra mig lycklig" 7 6 w 3 11 w 3 4 w
"Här kommer den nya tiden" 1991 16 2 w
"Snart tystnar musiken" 1 27 w 4 5 w
"En dag på stranden" 20 6 w 14 3 w
"Släpp hästarna fria" 1993 20 6 w 3 6 w 22** Du kan lita på mig
"Du kan lita på mig" 3 12 w 14 2 w
"Nyckeln till dig"
"En vind av längtan" 9 1 w
"Lika hopplöst förälskad" 1996 12 11 w 24** T
"Varje steg för oss närmare varann" 1997 14* 22**
"För dina ögon skull"
"Håll om mig en sista gång" 11* Sånger att älska till 1972–1997
"Hopp (om en ljusare värld)" 2000 25 3 w 6 4 w Djävulen och ängeln
"Du om någon borde veta" 2001 12*
"Hon brukar vänta på bussen" 11*
"Det blir inte alltid som man tänkt sig" 12*
"En lång väg tillsammans" 2002 15* Hela vägen
"Helt galen i dig" 11*
"En man som älskar" 2003 25 9 w 15* I sommarnattens ljus
"Lova mig att du är där" 10 1 w
"(Vad gör du med mig) Louise" 2004 13* Med vidöppna fönster
"Vem kunde ana" 7 2 w
"Gilla läget" 2006 14 17 w 9 1 w 25** Plektrum
"Vi är på gång – VM 2006" 5 7 w 11*
"Jag kanske inte säger det så ofta" 14*
"Änglar i snön" 12*
"Håll ut" 2009 42 3 w 13* 40 3 w 500 dagar om året
"500 dagar om året" 16 1 w 4 9 w 16 1 w
"Kanske kvällens sista dans" 2010 10 3 w
"Vem tänder stjärnorna" 2011 26 1 w Så mycket bättre säsong 2
"Gott folk"
"Dansa i neon" 58 1 w
"Set the World on Fire" 19 2 w
"Bjurö klubb" 57 2 w
"Den jag kunde va (Till Björn Afzelius)" 2 46 w 28 2 w
"Too Many Days (Version 1972–2012)" 2012 Restless Mind (2012 Bonus Version)
"As One" with Eagle-Eye Cherry 12* Non-album single
"Hammarn unner bönninga" 2013 11* Höga kusten
"Ljuvliga minnen" 2014 13*
"Livs levande" 2015 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
" * " denotes songs that were tested for Svensktoppen, but did not enter the final Top10
" ** " denotes "Bubbling under" songs that did not enter the Tracklistan Top20
A entry in Tio i Topp, predecessor of Trackslistan

References

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  1. ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal > Tomas Ledin". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Tomas Ledin in Finnish Albums chart:
  3. ^ a b c d e "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 1987-1998" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. ^ "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 2000" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  5. ^ a b "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  6. ^ "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 2006" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  7. ^ "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 2009" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  8. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  9. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 2003" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  12. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal > Tomas Ledin". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  13. ^ "Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b Heiding, Stefan: Poporama - Heta Högen 1974-1984, Premium Publishing.
  16. ^ Hitlistan http://www.hitlistan.com Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Svensktoppen. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2023 Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Trackslistan. "Sveriges Radio P3 - Tracks". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  19. ^ Digilistan. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2697 Archived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine