Roxette
- swedish pop
- Sweden
- formed 1986, Halmstad
- 5 albums
- 15 Dutch Top 40 hits
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: Nineties Collected Vol. 1 and 90's Movie Hits Collected. In the Dutch Top 40 there were fifteen records, one of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Joyride: number 1 in week 15 of 1991.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
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 members of Roxette over the years: three members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones 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
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.
Also appears on
Roxette also turns up beyond the own albums: on two albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of Roxette
Roxette had fifteen records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
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 Dutch Top 40 entries of Roxette
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Roxette?
Over the years that was Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Lena Philipsson. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Roxette have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 15 records, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Joyride, which reached number 1 in week 15 of 1991. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature Roxette?
On 2 albums: Nineties Collected Vol. 1 (Various), 90's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
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). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Roxette?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after 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.