When Time Goes Backwards

Let's go all Nordic, shall we?

Når Tiden går baglæns

or When Time Goes Backwards for you non-Danish speakers, is a slice of Europop goodness from established Danish DJ Rune RK and relatively unknown songbird Clara Sofie. Complete with echo and wooshes, it is enough to work up a hot sweat on this coldest of November days. The track is number one in Denmark and is available to buy in the UK (and US) via the wonders of the interweb.

Home for Christmas

Wait, it is still November, right? Somebody should tell the Norweigans, for the new entry atop their singles chart is a Christmas song. I wouldn't mind if it was a bundle of festive joy (like the greatest Christmas song OF ALL TIME), but instead it's an insipid, schmaltzly ballad that sounds like the soundtrack to a snow-filled scene from Ally Macbeal. Urgh. It is available for download, but I hate Christmas so I won't give you a link. Sorry, Maria Mena.

Seili

Maria could have done with some of the production on this track. Admittedly it doesn't get off the best start, but it comes to life at 35 seconds and is quite lovely. Jenni Vartiainen won the Finnish version of Popstarz in 2002 with the group Gimmel, and has since gone on to have a lot of solo success in Finland, including this week's number one. If it takes your fancy, you can get it here.

Indestructible

Spare a thought for Sweden this week, for the worst song of all time is number one on the DigiListan. Seriously, it is so bad. Shit. So let's have some Robyn instead, who is at number 4 with the amazing Indestructible.

Only Girl (In the World)

And so to Iceland, where Rihanna tops the chart and no Icelandic act features in the top 10. At number 10 though is this monstrous "summer jam" by Swedish-Congolese Mohombi. Altogether now , "I wanna boom-bang-bang wit your body-oh"...