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Tio i Topp was a radio program and record chart broadcast by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio as part of their music radio programming Melodiradion. Broadcast almost every Saturday at 3:00p.m. CET between 14 October 1961 and 29 June 1974, Tio i Topp was part of Sveriges Radio's direct combat against pirate radio stations Skånes Radio Mercur and Radio Nord, the latter of which had published their own record chart. Tio i Topp was Sveriges Radio's first singles chart, and was immensely popular with Sweden's youth. At the height of its popularity during the 1960s, Tio i Topp achieved upwards of 3.5 million listeners during each broadcast. By the early 1970s with the rise of the political musical progg movement, Tio i Topp received criticism for its supposed commercialistic nature which Sveriges Radio responded to by broadcasting the last edition of Tio i Topp in 1974.

In contrast to the Kvällstoppen chart which Sveriges Radio started broadcasting in 1962, Tio i Topp did not base its record chart on retail sales of singles. Instead, a jury of hundreds of teenagers in two or three Swedish towns (with Stockholm being a permanent jury city until 1967) listened to a large selection of newly released records weekly, utilizing a mentometer that was to be pressed when the song of their preference was played. The chart was compiled by collecting the mentometer data for each song. As such, Tio i Topp was prone to chart manipulation, as artists could persuade fans to vote for their new singles by doing public appearances in the towns appointed for jury duty prior to broadcasting. On 1 June 1968, the jury system was abolished, and instead the Swedish government agency Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) was tasked with selecting new jury members each week, who then cast their votes through the phone. Each summer between 1962 and 1966, Tio i Topp was rebranded and broadcast in a slightly different format as Sommartoppen, where only one jury from one town was counted in the compiling of the chart.

With 35 entries, British pop band the Beatles were Tio i Topps most commercially successful act and had the most number-ones at 18. Amongst Swedish artists, pop bands Tages and Ola & the Janglers were the most successful, with 13 entries each. The Hep Stars were the Swedish act with the most number ones, at five. Spending ten weeks at number one during the autumn of 1970, "Lookin' out My Back Door" by Creedence Clearwater Revival was the longest-running number one. "Simon Says" (1967) by the 1910 Fruitgum Company and "Sleepy Joe" (1968) by Herman's Hermits both spent the longest time in the top ten, with 18 weeks each. The first song to reach number one on Tio i Topp was "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" by Eddie Hodges on 14 October 1961. The last number one was "Sugar Baby Love" by the Rubettes on 29 June 1974. In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Melodiradion, Sveriges Radio revived Tio i Topp for a single one-off broadcast on 5 May 1981, utilizing the old mentometer system. "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins reached number one in the anniversary program.

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1961 + DateJury citiesSong Artist(s)Reference114 OctoberStockholm and Malmö"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"Eddie Hodges21 OctoberStockholm and Sundsvall28 OctoberStockholm and Norrköping4 NovemberStockholm and Luleå211 NovemberStockholm and Gothenburg"Hit the Road Jack"Ray Charles318 NovemberStockholm and Östersund"Who Put the Bomp"The Viscounts425 NovemberStockholm and Norrköping"Sån't är livet"Anita Lindblom2 DecemberStockholm and Luleå9 DecemberStockholm and Malmö16 DecemberStockholm and Gothenburg23 DecemberStockholm and Sundsvall530 DecemberStockholm and Luleå"Multiplication"Bobby Darin

1962

+ DateJury citiesSong Artist(s)Reference66 JanuaryStockholm and Malmö"Midnight in Moscow"Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen13 JanuaryStockholm and Gothenburg"Multiplication"Bobby Darin720 JanuaryStockholm and Sundsvall"Let's Twist Again"Chubby Checker27 JanuaryStockholm and Luleå83 FebruaryStockholm and Malmö"Mexico"Bob Moore10 FebruaryStockholm and Gothenburg"Let's Twist Again"Chubby Checker17 FebruaryStockholm and Sundsvall924 FebruaryStockholm and Luleå"Happy José (Ching Ching)"Jack Ross103 MarchStockholm and Malmö"Walk On By"Leroy Van Dyke10 MarchStockholm and Gothenburg17 MarchStockholm and Sundsvall24 MarchStockholm and Luleå1131 MarchStockholm and Malmö"Good Luck Charm"Elvis Presley7 AprilStockholm and Gothenburg1214 AprilStockholm and Sundsvall"Chattanooga Choo Choo"Floyd Cramer21 AprilStockholm and Luleå28 AprilStockholm and Malmö5 MayStockholm and Gothenburg12 MayStockholm and Sundsvall19 MayStockholm and Luleå"Good Luck Charm"Elvis Presley1326 MayStockholm and Malmö"Lesson One"Russ Conway2 JuneStockholm and Gothenburg9 JuneStockholm and Sundsvall1416 JuneMotala "CaterinaPerry Como1523 JuneKarlstad "Luffarevisa"Sven-Ingvars1630 JuneUmeå "Do You Want to DanceCliff Richard and the Shadows177 JulyKristianstad "Ginny Come Lately"Brian Hyland1814 JulyÖrebro "I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles21 JulyHudiksvall 1928 JulyBorås "Speedy Gonzales" Pat Boone4 AugustSkellefteå 11 AugustVisby 18 AugustNorrköping 25 AugustÖstersund 1 SeptemberStockholm and Malmö208 SeptemberStockholm and Umeå"Dear One" Larry Finnegan15 SeptemberStockholm and Gothenburg22 SeptemberStockholm and Sundsvall2129 SeptemberStockholm and Karlstad"The Loco-Motion" Little Eva6 OctoberStockholm and Luleå2213 OctoberStockholm and Norrköping"Surfin' Safari" The Beach Boys20 OctoberStockholm and Falun2327 OctoberStockholm and Växjö"Twist à Saint-Tropez"Les Chats Sauvages243 NovemberStockholm and Östersund"Let's Dance" Chris Montez10 NovemberStockholm and Örebro17 NovemberStockholm and Malmö2524 NovemberStockholm and Umeå"Be-Bop-a-Lula"Gene Vincent261 DecemberStockholm and Gothenburg"Murder She Says"Ron Goodwin278 DecemberStockholm and Sundsvall"Bobby's Girl" Marcie Blane15 DecemberStockholm and Karlstad2822 DecemberStockholm and Luleå"Return to Sender" Elvis Presley29 DecemberStockholm and Norrköping

1963

+ DateJury citiesSong Artist(s)Reference285 JanuaryStockholm and Falun"Return to Sender" Elvis Presley2912 JanuaryStockholm and Växjö"Stand Up" Michael Cox19 JanuaryStockholm and Östersund3026 JanuaryStockholm and Örebro"Bachelor Boy"Cliff Richard and the Shadows2 FebruaryStockholm and Malmö319 FebruaryStockholm and Umeå"I Saw Linda Yesterday" Dickey Lee16 FebruaryStockholm and Gothenburg23 FebruaryStockholm and Sundsvall2 MarchStockholm and Karlstad9 MarchStockholm and Luleå3216 MarchStockholm and Norrköping"Hey Paula" Paul & Paula23 MarchStockholm and Falun3330 MarchStockholm and Växsjö"Blame It on the Bossa Nova" Eydie Gormé6 AprilStockholm and Östersund13 AprilStockholm and Örebro3420 AprilStockholm and Malmö"Greenback Dollar"The Kingston Trio3527 AprilStockholm and Umeå"Cupboard Love"John Leyton364 MayStockholm and Gothenburg"How Do You Do It?" Gerry and the Pacemakers11 MayStockholm and Sundsvall3718 MayStockholm and Karlstad"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"Elvis Presley3825 MayStockholm and Luleå"Sandy"Dion DiMucci1 JuneStockholm and Norrköping398 JuneStockholm and Falun"Lucky Lips" Cliff Richard and the Shadows15 JuneVänersborg 22 JuneSkellefteå 29 JuneVästerås 6 JulyBorgholm 4013 JulyArvika "Little Band of Gold"James Gilreath4120 JulyYstad "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley27 JulyKiruna 3 AugustNyköping 10 AugustLycksele 17 AugustJönköping 24 AugustHärnösand 31 AugustVisby 7 SeptemberStockholm and Gävle4214 SeptemberStockholm and Örebro"Just Like Eddie" Heinz Burt4321 SeptemberStockholm and Kalmar"Cottonfields"Ace Cannon4428 SeptemberStockholm and Karlstad"L'amour s'en va"Françoise Hardy455 OctoberStockholm and Piteå"My Whole World Is Falling Down"Brenda Lee12 OctoberStockholm and Norrköping4619 OctoberStockholm and Varberg"Detroit City" Bobby Bare4726 OctoberStockholm and Umeå"If I Had a Hammer" Trini Lopez2 NovemberStockholm and Kristianstad"Detroit City" Bobby Bare489 NovemberStockholm and Sundsvall"She Loves You" The Beatles16 NovemberStockholm and Uppsala30 NovemberStockholm and Eskilstuna7 DecemberStockholm and Växjö4914 DecemberStockholm and Kristinehamn"Diggity Doggety"Streaplers21 DecemberStockholm and Luleå"She Loves You" The Beatles28 DecemberStockholm and Linköping

The voting that was to take place on 23 November 1963 in Stockholm and Falun was cancelled as Sveriges Radio held a memorial for United States president John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated the day before. 1964

+ DateJury citiesSong Artist(s)Reference504 JanuaryStockholm and Gothenburg"I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles11 JanuaryStockholm and Skellefteå18 JanuaryStockholm and Malmö25 JanuaryStockholm and Östersund511 FebruaryStockholm and Visby"Hippy Hippy Shake" The Swinging Blue Jeans528 FebruaryStockholm and Falun"Surfin' Bird"The Trashmen5315 FebruaryStockholm and Örebro"All My Loving" The Beatles22 FebruaryStockholm and Jönköping29 FebruaryStockholm and Karlstad7 MarchStockholm and Kiruna14 MarchStockholm and Norrköping5421 MarchStockholm and Halmstad"Can't Buy Me Love" 5528 MarchStockholm and Lycksele"Bonnie B"Jerry Lee Lewis4 AprilStockholm and Helsingborg"Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles11 AprilStockholm and Sundsvall5618 AprilStockholm and Norrtälje"California Sun"The Rivieras25 AprilStockholm and Hedemora572 MayStockholm and Västerås"Suspicion" Terry Stafford9 MayStockholm and Växjö5816 MayStockholm and Arvika"My Boy Lollipop" Millie Small5923 MayStockholm and Luleå"Don't Throw Your Love Away"The Searchers30 MayStockholm and Nyköping6 JuneStockholm and Gothenburg6013 JuneKungsbacka and Falkenberg "Tennessee Waltz" Alma Cogan20 JuneKiruna and Narvik 27 JuneNorrköping and Vimmerby 4 JulyLandskrona and Simrishamn 11 JulyLudvika and Borlänge 18 JulyVänersborg and Lysekil 25 JulyLycksele and Umeå 1 AugustOskarshamn and Eksjö 618 AugustVästerås and Uppsala "Ain't She Sweet"The Beatles6215 AugustHudiksvall and Söderhamn "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann22 AugustJönköping and Tranås 29 AugustFilipstad and Kristinehamn 5 SeptemberStockholm and Örnsköldsvik6312 SeptemberStockholm and Gothenburg"A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles6419 SeptemberStockholm and Boden"Have I the Right?" The Honeycombs26 SeptemberStockholm and Malmö"A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles653 OctoberStockholm and Motala"Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison6610 OctoberStockholm and Umeå"I Should Have Known Better" The Beatles17 OctoberStockholm and Köping"Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison24 OctoberStockholm and Växjö"I Should Have Known Better" The Beatles31 OctoberStockholm and Sandviken7 NovemberStockholm and Karlstad14 NovemberStockholm and Södertälje21 NovemberStockholm and Sundsvall6728 NovemberStockholm and Skara"Sleep Little Girl"Tages685 DecemberStockholm and Luleå"Let Me Show You Who I Am"The Shanes6912 DecemberStockholm and Karlskrona"Tell Me" The Rolling Stones19 DecemberStockholm and Norrköping26 DecemberStockholm and Skellefteå 1965