Roxette
- swedish pop
- Sweden
- formed 1986, Halmstad
- 5 albums
- 15 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 1991–1996
Roxette is a group from Sweden, formed in 1986 in Halmstad. Over the years, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Lena Philipsson played in the group. The collection holds five albums by the group, released between 1991 and 1996: Joyride (1991), Tourism (1992), Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994), Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! (Greatest Hits) (1995) and Baladas En Español (1996). On top of that, the group appears on two albums by others. In all, 15 records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot. The highest was Joyride: number 1 in week 15 of 1991.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by Roxette
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of Roxette
Roxette sounds more electric than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 118 bpm.
Across 74 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Roxette
The three members of Roxette, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Marie Fredriksson
Per Gessle
Lena Philipsson19901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Also appears on
Roxette also appears on two albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.
Biggest hits of Roxette
In the Dutch Top 40, Roxette had 15 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.
week 15, 1991123weeks in the chart
with 15 records1989first entry
week 13, 19891999latest entry
week 11, 19998years with an entry
- 1JoyrideRoxette199113 weeks
- 2How Do You Do!Roxette199215 weeks
- 2The LookRoxette198912 weeks
- 3It Must Have Been LoveRoxette199017 weeks
- 3Listen To Your HeartRoxette198912 weeks
All 15 records by Roxette in the Dutch Top 40
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by Roxette are in the collection?
There are five, released between 1991 and 1996: Joyride (1991), Tourism (1992), Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994), Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! (Greatest Hits) (1995) and Baladas En Español (1996).
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Roxette have?
Roxette had 15 records in the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Joyride, which reached number 1 in week 15 of 1991.
Who played in Roxette?
Over the years that was Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Lena Philipsson. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature Roxette?
Roxette appears on two albums by others: Nineties Collected Vol. 1 and 90's Movie Hits Collected.
How do you play the music of Roxette?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.