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Roxette Australian Chart Positions
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Roxwriter said on January 2, 2006 23:05:
For those Australian Roxette fans out there, I have compiled some Roxette chart stats for you.
The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) have published their “End of Year” Charts for each year since 1988 ranking the highest selling singles for the year from #1 to #50.
Considering the amount of new songs released each week in a year, it’s an honour to make the top 50 and our little Roxette do have a good strike rate.
All the stats are below. Bear in mind Roxette had three #1’s here in Australia including The Look, It Must Have Been Love and Joyride.
Enjoy.
1989 - TOP 50 SINGLES
#2 - Roxette: The Look
#20 - Roxette: Dressed For Success
**FYI - Madonna’s Like A Prayer was number #1
1989 - TOP 50 ALBUMS
#17 - Roxette: Look Sharp
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1990 - TOP 50 SINGLES
#4 - Roxette: It Must Have Been Love
#39 - Roxette: Dangerous
1990 - TOP 50 ALBUMS
#6 - Soundtrack: Pretty Woman
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1991 - TOP 50 SINGLES
#9 - Roxette: Joyride
1991 - TOP 50 ALBUMS
#10 - Roxette: Joyride
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1992 TOP 50 SINGLES
#50 - Roxette: How Do You Do!
1992 TOP 50 ALBUMS
#40 - Roxette: Tourism
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1996 TOP 50 ALBUMS
#35 - Roxette: Don’t Bore Us Get To The Chorus
Wicf said on January 3, 2006 19:06:
I think SIMC hit top 20 in Australia, RTY top 50....
And about HAND - WICF was something around #57-#62.
But I may be wrong of course!
shannyn77 said on January 3, 2006 19:47:
Yeah I remember SIMC was pretty popular here - though I don’t remember WICF ever being heard lol!
dazzarama said on January 3, 2006 20:40:
Well according to this site:
http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/arch/94_04_06.htm
SIMC had a peak of 19 the week of May 15, 1994. Interesting, I thought it was much higher than that.
dazzarama said on January 3, 2006 20:46:
The same site had Run To You at 40 the week of Feb 5, 1995, then it dropped out!
After that, there was nothing :-(
Unfortunately, Australian music charts have been heavily influenced by the Amercian R&B and rap scene for quite some time now and good music has long since disappeared from the radar.
shannyn77 said on January 4, 2006 01:54:
Definitely - it’s soo frustrating to know that the likes of Roxette would probably never get airplay here again
rox-kuryliw said on January 4, 2006 21:27:
i wouldnt have though american music influenced music there at all. they try in UK but doesnt seem to take well enough lol. YAY/
dazzarama said on January 7, 2006 15:35:
Rox-kuryliw:
Australia has always been a combination of competing influences in the charts: the UK/Europe and the US.
Unfortunately the US-style music has been winning out ever since the early 90’s I feel. Stock Aitken and Waterman hits were huge in the late 80’s, and Roxette and the house movement (Black Box et al) were big in the early 90’s and they were mainly UK/European influences.
It’s been all downhill from there mate!
shannyn77 said on January 8, 2006 21:00:
Lol - yeah our charts suck a bit now - you only hear a decent song once in awhile - though I’m not a teenager anymore I guess.........
rox-kuryliw said on January 8, 2006 22:01:
love Stock Aitken and Waterman , just got that gold cd for christmas , so reminds me of my child hood.
shannyn77 said on January 8, 2006 23:09:
Yay - its classic suff - Rick Astley, Kylie And Jason - gotta love it!!!
ditroia said on January 10, 2006 05:02:
I have to dig it up somewhere but WICF charted in the high 50’s [48 or 49] in the combines Sanity ARIA charts.
Also DBUGTTC was #3 in the SA charts for quite a while.
Dave
imazombieinthem... said on January 3, 2006 09:04:
Whats Hand a Nice Day & Room Service? Would be good to know but impossible to find out. I reckon:
HAND #9428
RS #24055
:D