Roxette (Swedish pop rock duo)

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Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo originally consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, both of whom were already established musicians in Sweden prior to the band's formation. Fredriksson had released a number of successful solo albums, while Gessle had been the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, a band which had three number one albums in Sweden. Acting on the advice of Rolf Nygren, the CEO of their mutual record label EMI, Fredriksson and Gessle collaborated to record "Neverending Love", the first single from Roxette's 1986 debut album Pearls of Passion, which were both hits in Sweden.

Their international breakthrough came with the release of Look Sharp! in 1988. The album contained two Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart". "It Must Have Been Love", from the soundtrack to the 1990 film Pretty Woman, reached number one as well, as did the lead single of their third studio album, 1991's Joyride. That album is Roxette's most successful, selling eleven million copies worldwide. They performed to over 1.5 million people during the "Join the Joyride! Tour". Subsequent albums included 1992's Tourism, 1994's Crash! Boom! Bang!, and 1995's greatest hits compilation Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, which each sold at least five million copies worldwide.

Have a Nice Day and Room Service were released in 1999 and 2001, respectively, and earned numerous gold and platinum awards in Europe and Latin America. Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002, leading to an extended hiatus. The two then released several solo albums, with Gessle also reuniting with Gyllene Tider. Roxette reformed in 2009 for an extensive world tour, which ran until 2016. During this period, they released the albums Charm School, Travelling, and Good Karma. Fredriksson announced her retirement from touring in 2016 due to poor health, and died on 9 December 2019 due to complications stemming from her brain tumour diagnosis.

Roxette is Sweden's second-best-selling music act, after ABBA. They sold between 75 and 80 million records worldwide, and are recognised as one of the highest-certified acts of all time in Germany, achieving sales of almost six million units. They had nineteen top 40 hits in the United Kingdom, where the British Phonographic Industry awarded them certifications of over three million units. In the US, they achieved four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, and have been certified for sales of over three million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. Since 2021, Gessle has released music under the name PG Roxette; their debut album Pop-Up Dynamo! was issued in 2022. In 2024, he announced a Roxette tour, with Lena Philipsson hired as vocalist.

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Discography

Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1997Grand CollectionRoxette1

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986Pearls of PassionRoxette4.59
1988Look Sharp!Roxette4.732
1991JoyrideRoxette4.763
1992TourismRoxette513
1994Crash! Boom! Bang!Roxette4.615
1999Have a Nice DayRoxette514
2001Room ServiceRoxette56
2011Charm SchoolRoxette4.57
2012TravellingRoxette56
2016Good KarmaRoxette54

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993The Hits of RoxetteRoxette1
1995RaritiesRoxette4.656
1995Don’t Bore Us, Get to the ChorusRoxette511
1996Baladas en españolRoxette55
1998The GreatestRoxette51
2001All Videos Ever Made & More! (The Complete Collection 1987-2001)Roxette51
2001MTV History 2000Roxette1
2002The Ballad HitsRoxette4.257
2003The Pop HitsRoxette55
2006Hits: A Collection of Their 20 Greatest Songs!Roxette515
2006The RoxBoxRoxette53
2011Greatest HitsRoxette1
2011Collection - Tour BrasilRoxette1
2012It's PossibleRoxette1
2015XXX: The 30 Biggest HitsRoxette51
2020Bag of Trix: Music From the Roxette VaultsRoxette511

Album + Compilation + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2022ROX RMX, Vol. 3: Remixes from the Roxette VaultsRoxette2
2022ROX RMX, Vol. 2: Remixes from the Roxette VaultsRoxette2
2022ROX RMX, Vol. 1: Remixes from the Roxette VaultsRoxette2
2024ROX RMXRoxette1

Album + Compilation + DJ-mix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1998In the MixRoxette41

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2011Live 2010 Stavanger Halmstad St PetersburgRoxette1
2013Travelling the WorldRoxette54

Album + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1987Dance Passion: The Remix AlbumRoxette53

EP + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2024Fading Like a RoseRoxette1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986Neverending LoveRoxette4
1986Goodbye to YouRoxette52
1987Soul DeepRoxette2
1987I Want YouRoxette51
1987It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)Roxette2
1988I Call Your NameRoxette2
1988Dressed for SuccessRoxette513
1988Listen to Your HeartRoxette58
1988ChancesRoxette1
1989The LookRoxette513
1989DangerousRoxette57
1990It Must Have Been LoveRoxette57
1991JoyrideRoxette55
1991Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)Roxette52
1991Spending My TimeRoxette54
1991The Big L.Roxette2
1992Church of Your HeartRoxette54
1992How Do You Do!Roxette54
1992Queen of RainRoxette4
1993Fingertips ’93Roxette52
1993Almost UnrealRoxette4.3512
1994Sleeping in My CarRoxette510
1994Crash! Boom! Bang!Roxette55
1994FireworksRoxette55
1994Run to YouRoxette52
1995VulnerableRoxette56
1995You Don’t Understand MeRoxette54
1995She Doesn’t Live Here AnymoreRoxette2
1996June AfternoonRoxette52
1996Un día sin tíRoxette1
1997No sé si es amorRoxette1
1999Wish I Could FlyRoxette58
1999Pay the Price / AnyoneRoxette1
1999AnyoneRoxette52
1999StarsRoxette54
1999SalvationRoxette53
2001The Centre of the HeartRoxette54
2001Real SugarRoxette51
2001Milk and Toast and HoneyRoxette54
2002A Thing About YouRoxette53
2003Opportunity NoxRoxette51
2006The Rox MedleyRoxette2
2006One WishRoxette53
2007RevealRoxette52
2011She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)Roxette2
2011Speak to MeRoxette1
2011Way OutRoxette1
2012It’s PossibleRoxette2
2015The Look (2015 remake)Roxette1
2016It Just HappensRoxette1
2016Some Other SummerRoxette1
2016Why Don’t You Bring Me Flowers?Roxette2
2020Help! (Abbey Road Sessions November 1995)Roxette1
2020Let Your Heart Dance With MeRoxette1
2020Tu no me comprendesRoxette1
2020Piece of CakeRoxette1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1995The Look ’95Roxette54
2005Fading Like a FlowerDancing DJs v Roxette1
2012The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye (Bassflow Remake)Roxette3
2015Some Other SummerSebastien Drums feat. Roxette3
2022Fading Like a FlowerRoxette × Galantis1
2023Listen to Your Heart (Alle Farben remix)Roxette3

Single + Demo

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2021Small Talk (Joyride 30th Anniversary Edition)Roxette1

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