Roxette's biggest hits on the ARIA Charts

In memory of Marie Fredriksson.

It's very sad to hear of the passing of Marie Fredriksson, who with Roxette became one of the biggest acts of the late 1980s and early '90s.

 
The Swedish duo, made up of Fredriksson and writer-composer Per Gessle, achieved massive success in Australia, with a string of popular singles including three #1s, a further four Top Tens, and a total of 13 Top 50 entries.

Roxette's biggest hit on the ARIA Singles Chart was 'The Look', which featured one of Marie's most iconic vocal hooks and spent six straight weeks at #1 in July/August 1989. It was the first of four Top Ten hits from the album Look Sharp! (#2 Sept.’89); they also charted with ‘Dressed For Success’ (#3 Sept. ’89), ‘Listen To Your Heart’ (#10 Nov. ’89) and ‘Dangerous’ (#9 May ’90) from the same album. The pair later topped the chart for two weeks with ‘It Must Have Been Love’ (#1 Jul. ’90) and for three weeks with ‘Joyride’ (#1 Apr. ’91).

The band also scored five Top 10 albums, with combined certification of 9x Platinum.
 
Marie will be sorely missed from the pop landscape but her unmistakable voice will live on in her much-loved music. Here's a rundown of Roxette's entries in the Top 50 of the ARIA Singles and Albums Charts.

SINGLES:
 

The Look - #1 (Jun. ’89)
Chart performance: 6 weeks at #1, 13 weeks in Top 10, 25 weeks on chart
Certification: Platinum

Joyride - #1 (Apr. ’91)
Chart performance: 3 weeks at #1, 9 weeks in Top 10, 18 weeks on chart
Certification: Platinum
 
It Must Have Been Love - #1 (Jul. ’90)
Chart performance: 2 weeks at #1, 10 weeks in Top 10, 20 weeks on chart
Certification: Platinum
 
Dressed For Success - #3 (Sep. ’89)
Chart performance: 4 weeks at #3, 9 weeks in Top 10, 18 weeks on chart
Certification: Platinum
 
Fading Like A Flower - #7 (Jun. ’91)
Chart performance: 1 week at #7, 3 weeks in Top 10, 13 weeks on chart
 
Dangerous - #9 (May ’90)
Chart performance: 2 weeks at #9, 3 weeks in Top 10, 24 weeks on chart
Certification: Gold
 
Listen To Your Heart - #10 (Nov. ’89)
Chart performance: 3 non-consecutive weeks at #10, 16 weeks on chart
 
How Do Yo Do! - #13 (Sep. ’92)
Chart performance: 1 week at #13, 17 non-consecutive weeks on chart
Certification: Gold
 
Spending My Time - #16 (Jan. ’92)
Chart performance: 1 week at #16, 14 weeks on chart
 
Almost Unreal - #17 (Jun. ’93)
Chart performance: 2 non-consecutive weeks at #17, 11 weeks on chart
 
Sleeping In My Car - #18 (Mar ’94)
Chart performance: 1 week at #18, 8 weeks on chart
 
The Big L - #20 (Oct. ’91)
Chart performance: 1 week at #20, 11 weeks on chart
 
Run To You - #49 (Feb. ’95)
Chart performance: 1 week at #49, 3 weeks on chart


ALBUMS:

Look Sharp! - #2 (Sep. ‘89)
Chart performance: 4 weeks at #2, 9 weeks in Top 10, 62 non-consecutive weeks on chart
Certification: 3x Platinum
 
Joyride - #2 (Apr. ’91)
Chart performance: 2 weeks at #2, 8 non-consecutive weeks in Top 10, 46 non-consecutive weeks on chart
Certification: 3x Platimun
 
Tourism - #3 (Sep. ’92)
Chart performance: 1 week at #3, 4 weeks in Top 10, 13 weeks on chart
Certification: Platinum
 
Crash! Boom! Bang - #3 (May ‘94)
Chart performance: 1 week at #3, 2 weeks in Top 10, 5 weeks on chart
 
Don’t Bore Us – Get To The Chorus! - #10 (Jul. ‘96)
Chart performance: 1 week in Top 10, 16 weeks on chart
Certification: 2x Platinum
 
The RoxBox – A Collection Of Roxette’s Greatest Songs #12 - (Mar. ‘15)
Chart performance: 1 week at #12, 7 weeks on chart
 
Hits #17 - (Feb. ’12)
Chart performance: 1 week at #17, 5 weeks on chart
 
Good Karma - #25 (Jun. ’16)
Chart performance: 1 week on chart
 
The 30 Biggest Hits XXX - #27 (Mar. ‘15)
Chart performance: 1 week at #27, 3 weeks on chart
 
Charm School - #49 (Feb. ’11)
Chart performance: 1 week on chart