Complete List Of Roxette Songs From A to Z

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Roxette took shape in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1986, when Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson joined forces after each had already built a strong profile in Swedish music. Gessle had emerged as a songwriter and performer with Gyllene Tider, while Fredriksson had established herself as a successful solo singer. Their partnership turned into something much bigger than a side project. What began as a Swedish pop collaboration quickly developed into one of the most commercially successful duos in international pop history.

Their first album, Pearls of Passion, arrived in 1986 and gave them early success in Sweden, but the breakthrough that changed everything was Look Sharp! in 1988. That album launched Roxette into the global market and produced “The Look,” “Dressed for Success,” “Dangerous,” and “Listen to Your Heart.” “The Look” became a surprise international explosion and helped introduce the group to American audiences, while “Listen to Your Heart” reinforced that success by reaching the top of the charts as well. By the end of that cycle, Roxette were no longer simply a Swedish act crossing over. They had become a genuine worldwide force.

The next phase pushed them even further. Joyride, released in 1991, became another major international success and delivered some of the biggest songs of their career, including “Joyride,” “Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave),” and “Spending My Time.” Around the same era, “It Must Have Been Love,” originally recorded earlier and later tied to Pretty Woman, became one of the duo’s defining songs and one of their biggest global hits. With “The Look,” “Listen to Your Heart,” “It Must Have Been Love,” and “Joyride,” Roxette achieved four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, an extraordinary accomplishment for any act, especially one coming from outside the United States.

Roxette kept that momentum moving through the 1990s with Tourism in 1992 and Crash! Boom! Bang! in 1994. Tourism blended live and studio recordings and produced “How Do You Do!” and “Queen of Rain,” while Crash! Boom! Bang! added another round of major singles, including “Sleeping in My Car,” “Crash! Boom! Bang!,” “Fireworks,” and “Run to You.” By this point the duo had built a catalog that worked across multiple markets, with strong chart showings throughout Europe, Australia, and Latin America, while also maintaining a recognizable identity built around Gessle’s songwriting and Fredriksson’s vocal power.

Their later studio work continued across another two decades. Roxette released Have a Nice Day in 1999, Room Service in 2001, Charm School in 2011, Travelling in 2012, and Good Karma in 2016, bringing their total to 10 studio albums. Songs such as “Wish I Could Fly,” “Anyone,” and “She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio)” kept the duo active on international charts even as the music industry changed around them. Their comeback period in the 2010s showed that the group still had a loyal audience and a durable catalog that continued to sell long after their original peak years.

Awards, sales, and chart performance tell the scale of what Roxette achieved. The duo sold more than 75 million records worldwide and became Sweden’s second best selling music act after ABBA. They scored 19 UK Top 40 hits and 4 number one singles in the United States. Their work also brought them major recognition in Sweden and abroad, and the group’s commercial reach extended across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia. That global consistency is a large part of why Roxette remain so loved. They wrote direct, memorable songs, and they delivered them with a combination of melodic instinct and vocal force that translated almost everywhere.

Outside the work of Roxette itself, both members sustained important careers of their own. Gessle continued his involvement with Gyllene Tider and other songwriting projects, while Fredriksson maintained her Swedish solo career. The duo’s later history was also shaped by Fredriksson’s 2002 brain tumor diagnosis, an event that affected the pace of their work but did not end it. Roxette returned to recording and touring after that setback and remained active until Fredriksson’s death on December 9, 2019. Taken as a whole, the group’s story is one of unusual longevity, 10 studio albums, a run of massive international hits, and a songwriting catalog that kept its emotional pull whether the song was a radio ready pop single or a sweeping power ballad.

Complete List Of Roxette Songs From A to Z

Consolidated album tracklist and reorganized songs alphabetically

20 BPM – Good Karma – 2016
7Twenty7 – Have a Nice Day – 1999
After All – Charm School – 2011
Angel Passing – Travelling – 2012
Anyone – Have a Nice Day – 1999
April Clouds – Good Karma – 2016
Beautiful Things – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Big Black Cadillac – Charm School – 2011
The Big L. – Joyride – 1991
Bringing Me Down to My Knees – Room Service – 2001
Call of the Wild – Pearls of Passion – 1986
The Centre of the Heart – Room Service – 2001
Chances – Look Sharp! – 1988
Church of Your Heart – Joyride – 1991
Cinnamon Street – Tourism – 1992
Come Back (Before You Leave) – Tourism – 1992
Cooper – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Crash! Boom! Bang! – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Crush on You – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Cry – Look Sharp! – 1988
Dance Away – Look Sharp! – 1988
Dangerous – Look Sharp! – 1988
(Do You Get) Excited? – Joyride – 1991
Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way? – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Dream On – Charm School – 2011
Dressed for Success – Look Sharp! – 1988
Easy Way Out – Travelling – 2012
Excuse Me, Sir, Do You Want Me to Check on Your Wife? – Travelling – 2012
Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) – Joyride – 1991
Fingertips – Tourism – 1992
Fireworks – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
The First Girl on the Moon – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Fool – Room Service – 2001
From a Distance – Good Karma – 2016
From One Heart to Another – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Go to Sleep – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Good Karma – Good Karma – 2016
Goodbye to You – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Half a Woman, Half a Shadow – Look Sharp! – 1988
Happy on the Outside – Charm School – 2011
Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky) – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
The Heart Shaped Sea – Tourism – 1992
Here Comes the Weekend – Tourism – 1992
Hotblooded – Joyride – 1991
How Do You Do! – Tourism – 1992
I Call Your Name – Pearls of Passion – 1986
I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
I Remember You – Joyride – 1991
I Was So Lucky – Have a Nice Day – 1999
I’m Glad You Called – Charm School – 2011
I’m Sorry – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
In My Own Way – Charm School – 2011
It Just Happens – Good Karma – 2016
It Must Have Been Love – Tourism – 1992
It Must Have Been Love (Live from Night of the Proms) – Travelling – 2012
It Takes You No Time to Get Here – Room Service – 2001
It Will Take a Long Long Time – Have a Nice Day – 1999
It’s Possible (Version One) – Travelling – 2012
It’s Possible (Version Two) – Travelling – 2012
Jefferson – Room Service – 2001
Joy of a Toy – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Joyride – Joyride – 1991
Joyride (Live) – Tourism – 1992
Keep Me Waiting – Tourism – 1992
Knockin’ on Every Door – Joyride – 1991
Lies – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Like Lovers Do – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Listen to Your Heart – Look Sharp! – 1988
Little Girl – Room Service – 2001
The Look – Look Sharp! – 1988
The Look (Live) – Tourism – 1992
Looking for Jane – Room Service – 2001
Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me) – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Lover, Lover, Lover – Travelling – 2012
Make My Head Go Pop – Room Service – 2001
Me & You & Terry & Julie – Travelling – 2012
Milk and Toast and Honey – Room Service – 2001
My World, My Love, My Life – Room Service – 2001
Never Is a Long Time – Tourism – 1992
Neverending Love – Pearls of Passion – 1986
No One Makes It on Her Own – Charm School – 2011
Only When I Dream – Charm School – 2011
Paint – Look Sharp! – 1988
Pay the Price – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Perfect Day – Joyride – 1991
Perfect Excuse – Travelling – 2012
Physical Fascination – Joyride – 1991
Place Your Love – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Queen of Rain – Tourism – 1992
The Rain – Tourism – 1992
Real Sugar – Room Service – 2001
Run to You – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Salvation – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Secrets That She Keeps – Pearls of Passion – 1986
See Me – Travelling – 2012
Shadow of a Doubt – Look Sharp! – 1988
She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio) – Charm School – 2011
She’s Got Nothing On (But the Radio) (Live) – Travelling – 2012
Silver Blue – Tourism – 1992
Sitting on Top of the World – Charm School – 2011
Sleeping in My Car – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Sleeping Single – Look Sharp! – 1988
Small Talk – Joyride – 1991
So Far Away – Pearls of Passion – 1986
So Far Away – Tourism – 1992
Some Other Summer – Good Karma – 2016
Soul Deep – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Soul Deep – Joyride – 1991
Speak to Me – Charm School – 2011
Spending My Time – Joyride – 1991
Staring at the Ground – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Stars – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Stars (Live) – Travelling – 2012
Surrender – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Things Will Never Be the Same – Joyride – 1991
Things Will Never Be the Same (Live) – Tourism – 1992
This One – Good Karma – 2016
Touched By the Hand of God – Travelling – 2012
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) – Room Service – 2001
Turn of the Tide – Travelling – 2012
View from a Hill – Look Sharp! – 1988
Voices – Pearls of Passion – 1986
Vulnerable – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Waiting for the Rain – Have a Nice Day – 1999
Watercolours in the Rain – Joyride – 1991
Way Out – Charm School – 2011
The Weight of the World – Travelling – 2012
What’s She Like? – Crash! Boom! Bang! – 1994
Why Don’t You Bring Me Flowers? – Good Karma – 2016
Why Dontcha? – Good Karma – 2016
Wish I Could Fly – Have a Nice Day – 1999
You Can’t Do This to Me Anymore – Good Karma – 2016
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around What’s Already Gone – Have a Nice Day – 1999
You Make It Sound So Simple – Good Karma – 2016

Albums

Pearls of Passion (1986)

Look Sharp! (1988)

Joyride (1991)

Tourism (1992)

Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994)

Roxette - Crash! Boom! Bang! (CD2) Maxi CD Single

Have a Nice Day (1999)

Room Service (2001)

Charm School (2011)

Travelling (2012)

Good Karma (2016)

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