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.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEFINTomas Ledin in Finnish Albums chart:
For charts before 1985: For "Tillfälligheternas spel": For charts after 1995: Restless MindReleased: 1972 Label: RCA Victor — — Hjärtats rytmReleased: 1973 Label: RCA Victor — — KnivhuggarrockReleased: 1975 Label: Polydor — — Natten är ungReleased: 1976 Label: Polydor — — Tomas LedinReleased: March 1977 Label: Polydor 7 — Fasten SeatbeltsReleased: February 1978 Label: Polydor 8 — Ut på stanReleased: September 1979 Label: Polydor 9 — Lookin' for a Good TimeReleased: October 1980 Label: Polar 14 26 GränslösReleased: April 1982 Label: Polar 11 30 The Human TouchReleased: October 1982 Label: Polar 15 — CapturedReleased: November 1983 Label: Polar 8 — Down on the Pleasure AvenueReleased: March 1988 Label: The Record Station 19 — Tillfälligheternas spelReleased: October 1990 Label: The Record Station 1 35SWE: 2× Platinum Du kan lita på migReleased: April 1993 Label: The Record Station 1 6SWE: Platinum TReleased: October 1996 Label: Anderson Records 1 22SWE: Platinum Djävulen o ängelnReleased: October 2000 Label: Anderson Records 2 15SWE: Platinum Hela vägenReleased: June 2002 Label: Anderson Records 2 27SWE: Platinum Med vidöppna fönsterReleased: March 2004 Label: Anderson Records 2 33 PlektrumReleased: June 2006 Label: Universal 1 26SWE: Gold 500 dagar om åretReleased: June 2009 Label: Universal 2 33SWE: Platinum Restless Mind(Bonus Version - 2012 re-release)Released: March 2012 Label: Universal 11 — Höga kustenReleased: October 2013 Label: Universal 1 — Inte ett moln så långt ögat kan nåReleased: 9 June 2017 Label: Universal 10 Click on "Veckans albumlista". — SymphoniaReleased: 11 November 2022 Label: Playground 13 — Viker inte ner mig änReleased: 21 June 2024 Label: Playground 27 —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEFIN Tagen på bar gärning - "Live"Released: October 1978 Label: Polydor 26 — En galen kvällReleased: May 1985 Label: Polar 16 — I sommarnattens ljusReleased: June 2003 Label: Anderson Records 3 35 SWE: Gold "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEFINNOR 71 – 73Released: 1977 Label: Four Leaf Records — — — Ett samlingsalbum 1990Released: June 1990 Label: The Record Station 4 — — SWE: 2× Platinum Sånger att älska tillReleased: October 1997 Label: Anderson Records 7 — — SWE: Platinum Vuodet 1972–2000 ÅrenReleased: May 2000 Warner Finland-only release — 3 — FIN: Gold Festen har börjat – ett samlingsalbum 1972–2001Released: May 2001 Label: Anderson Records 1 34 2SWE: 3× Platinum 40/40: 40 År 40 Hits – Ett Samlingsalbum 1972–2012Released: June 2012 Label: Universal 1 22 — SWE: Platinum Spår – 133 Sånger 1964–2014Released: November 2014 Label: Universal 8 — — 50 år som sångskrivare & scenartistReleased: 4 March 2022 Label: Playground 22 — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Extended plays Title EP details TolkningarnaReleased: 25 December 2011 Label: Universal
Singles and charted songs
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. 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".Heiding, Stefan: Poporama - Heta Högen 1974-1984, Premium Publishing.
The following charts are included: Sverigetopplistan: the official Swedish singles chart, based on salesHitlistan http://www.hitlistan.com 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).Svensktoppen. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2023 Trackslistan: Swedish radio chart, from 1984 until 2010. It was compiled as a top 20, and international acts were also included.Trackslistan. 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.Digilistan. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=2697
+ List of singles and songs, with Swedish chart positions Title Year Singles Chart Svensktoppen Trackslistan HH Digilistan AlbumHPTIHPTIHPTITIHPTI"Då ska jag spela" 1972 — — — — 6 4 — — — "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 — — "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 — — "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 — — — — — — — "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 w500 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 wSå 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* — — — — — — "Hammarn unner bönninga" 2013 — — 11* — — — — — —Höga kusten"Ljuvliga minnen" 2014 — — 13* — — — — — —"Livs levande" 2015 — — — — — — — — — "—" 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
entry in Tio i Topp, predecessor of Trackslistan
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