Swedish House Mafia
Swedish electronic music group
- Base
- Sweden
- Active
- Since 2009
- Listeners
- 3.9M
- Sound
Sonic signature
39 analyzedSwedish House Mafia is a driving house artist from Sweden. Swedish's catalogue here runs a wide 86-158 BPM band (median 125). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 15 of 24 keys, with an even split of major and minor, most often 11A, 8B, 3B. The overall sound is dark and driving. The catalogue is mostly instrumental. The tracks here span 2009 to 2024. Since 2010 the energy has softened from 88 to 75 out of 100. The catalogue traces a label journey from EMI to Virgin. Less groove-driven than 99% of house artists.
- Reach:
- bigger than 98% of house artists
Plays across 15 of 24 keys, 59% in minor, most often 11A, 8B, 3B. Genre DNA leans 38% Progressive House, then House.
Evolution
Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.
B2B pairings
Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.
- Meduza15 keys · 125 BPM · NRG 79
- Ross From Friends14 keys · 125 BPM · NRG 73
- Eric Prydz15 keys · 124 BPM · NRG 73
- Steve Angello15 keys · 125 BPM · NRG 76
Set builder
A set arc from Swedish's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.
Signature tracks
The defining cuts from Swedish's catalogue.
Best known
Ray Of Solar
11A · 69/100 popularity
Hardest
Can U Feel It
3B · energy 96/100
Latest
Finally (Axwell Remix)
3B · 2024
Deepest cut
One
2A · 130 BPM
Discography
45 tracks · 39 analyzed
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About
Swedish House Mafia (SHM) are a Swedish house supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Poll 2011, and have been called "the faces of mainstream progressive house music", while being credited for "setting the tone for the EDM boom of the early 2010s, more than any other act in modern dance music". In 2012, they were ranked at number twelve on the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll. They are recognized for bringing the progressive house genre into the mainstream around 2009–2010, together with their compatriot Avicii, standardizing a sound that until recently was relegated to the underground EDM.
FAQ
- What genre is Swedish House Mafia?
- Swedish House Mafia plays mostly house, with progressive house, based on their catalogue in the directory.
- What BPM does Swedish House Mafia play at?
- Swedish House Mafia's tracks here sit mostly between 86 and 158 BPM, with a median around 125.
- What key does Swedish House Mafia play in?
- Across 39 analyzed tracks, Swedish House Mafia favours 11A, 8B, 3B, and 59% of the catalogue is in minor keys.
- Where is Swedish House Mafia based?
- Swedish House Mafia is based in Sweden and has been active since 2009.
- What labels has Swedish House Mafia released on?
- Swedish House Mafia has releases associated with Virgin, EMI, EMI Music India, Astralwerks.
Profile data from Discogs + MusicBrainz (CC0). Artist images and track data via Spotify. How we measure. Catalogue updated July 2026.
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Methodology
How we keep this honest.
Seeded from open data
Profiles start from Discogs + MusicBrainz (CC0) discography data, then match to the tracks we have analyzed.
Measured, not guessed
Every BPM, key and energy figure on this profile is computed from the actual recordings, not estimated or copied from a third-party API.
Full methodology
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Kept current
Catalogue last updated July 2026.
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