Talk:Roxette discography

Swedish Hits

Why isn't Neverending Love (#3) Goodbye To You (#9) Soul Deep (#18) included. Swedishcharts.com also lists One Wish as peaking at #2, the Dance Passion EP at #19 and The Rox Box #20. I didn't add them to the discography because I figured there was a reason. Puckeylut (talk) 01:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

• This has now been included in the article. - Aphasia83 (talk) 12:15, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Where is the song 'paint' in this article I noticed it wasnt mentioned in the main roxette article either is there any reason for this i dont know alot about roxette since im to young :/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.84.252 (talk) 20:29, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

messed single section

Take a closer look at the chart list from the UK. It is wrong. Listen To Your Heart was never #1 in the UK. It was #1 in the US but now there is that it is #2. That's totally wrong. It is all a mess. Someone please correct it as I invested a lot of time to make it right and people changed everything. Andreas81 (talk) 20:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

• I've fixed it now. - Aphasia83 (talk) 19:06, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

country order

Besides that I'm not very happy with the order of the country's. It is reasonable to take the swedish charts first because they come out of Sweden. But then there have to come the two most important music markets in the world: UK and US. These charts are without a doubt more important than Australia! It is not good that in the album section the UK and US charts are the last! Andreas81 (talk) 20:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes but its a rule. First the country they come from, and then the other countries in alphabetical order or if the band is from english speaking first the country they came from and the english countries in alphabetical order and the other countries in alphabetical order. And i didn't edit the singles chart positions but i can fix it if for you. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 22:14, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Sales figures

I have added some sales figures to this site which are stated on several reliable sources from the internet. I also wrote that it is an estimated figure to not invite people to fight about this figure. Every artist page nowadays in my opinion needs a hint how much records the artist sold. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreas81 (talk • contribs) 07:34, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

• Dear Andreas, Thanks for the sales figures and for providing references. I never knew how successful Roxette were. I wonder someday if it will be worthwhile to provide a Canadian chart for their singles. The Canadian and US music markets are not identical: we Canadians like ABBA's 'Fernando' & 'Chiquitita' songs whereas in the US, these songs by ABBA are almost invisible today. But then the US market is always number 1. At least the Americans had the good sense to place six of Roxette's excellent songs at number 1 and number 2 spots respectively. In my view, a number 2 song in the US market is virtually a number 1 song. Many classic 1980's songs like Crowded House's "Don't Dream Its Over" only topped the US music charts at number 2. Cheers, --Leoboudv (talk) 07:41, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello Leoboudv, to add the Canadian singles positions would be a great idea. I don't have such sources; but if you have them feel free to add them. Thanks.Andreas81 (talk) 20:45, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Andreas. If I can find sources, I will try to quote them. I'm busy with my job at present. PS: Its nice to know you monitor the talkpages. I also like 'Ace of Base' and their music. In fact, perhaps it is a joke but maybe there was a mini-"Swedish invasion" into the mainstream US music market in the late 1980's and early 1990s with Roxette and Ace of Base. Its very hard to get a top 10 hit in the US...as one could see with ABBA. ABBA was actually more succesful in Canada and Europe than in the US. I would say its easier to get a British invasion because the British and Americans all speak the same language: English. Its a miracle Roxette even got noticed in America if it wasn't for Dean Cushman. Thank You, --Leoboudv (talk) 19:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi there! I found some more recent (than the old 60 million quotes) media sources for 75 million sales: 75 million records (2006) www.hd.se 75 million records (2009) www.aftonbladet.se Could anybody link them, please? Pumadog (talk) 17:08, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I see that both of the reliable sources which currently are supporting the 60 million in sales are as new as the ones you have posted above, one is from 2007 and the other from 2009. I'd say we stick to the 60 million as Roxette don't seem to have enough certifications to suggest anything over 60 million.--Harout72 (talk) 17:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

You say they don't have enough certifications. But fact is not all their certifications are documented in websites. It does not mean certifications don't exist. For example, Argentina's CAPIF website is not 100% updated and complete. There's video footage of Roxette making a performance in an Argentinian TV-show back in May 1992, where the CAPIF authorities award them 4xPlatinum for the sales of "Joyride". They also say it's the best selling English-language album ever in the country. Awards for "Look Sharp" were also presented, but there's no mention about what kind of awards (gold, platinum?) they are. If such a video could be uploaded somewhere, that's a more serious proof than a link leading to an obscure website.

Faezdel (talk) 21:41, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Please familiarize yourself with WP:V, we cannot post certifications that cannot be verified through sources provided. As for the video footage on You Tube, see WP:RSE.--Harout72 (talk) 21:48, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Furthermore, the source for the worldwide sales figures for each individual album is no longer verifiable and so this information should be removed. 88.104.27.177 (talk) 04:22, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

The source is still accessible for me. Mattg82 (talk) 23:27, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Replacing US A/C with NZ singles chart

I will replace US A/C with the New Zealand singles chart soon if no one objects to this, as an IP editor objects to the removal of NZ. I removed NZ a few weeks ago because there was too many charts on the table, so it will have to be swapped with a chart already on the table if we are to put it back. I have no strong opinions either way. Mattg82 (talk) 15:55, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

No objections from me but if you could put as a footnote the songs that charted in the US A/C chart then that would be better than removing the information altogether.

Spanish postions would also be good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.128.246 (talk) 21:49, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

YouTube footage for Argentina's certifications

As we know, YouTube normally should not be used as a source as stated at WP:RSE; therefore, I have posted the YouTube footage at WP:RSN. If the folks there approve of the reliability of the footage, then we could use that on here to support Argentina's certifications. I have also asked if someone who speaks Spanish could confirm whether or not the quadruple certification-awards presented in the footage are for Argentina only or for various south American markets. However, until it gets clarified at WP:RSN, the footage should be kept out as a source.--Harout72 (talk) 06:00, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The 4xplatinum award was only for Argentina. It had sold 240.000 copies and, at the time, it was the best-selling English-language album ever in Argentina (sold more than Michael Jackson's Thriller). No surprise they filled a football stadium twice, that was quite a feat back in 1992, when only a few international acts visited the country. Faezdel (talk) 18:40, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

According to various commenters at WP:RSN, the YouTube footage cannot and should not be used to support Argentina's certifications.--Harout72 (talk) 06:00, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The reliable sources noticeboard discussion is now archived here. Mattg82 (talk) 02:22, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

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Live Album?

The discography of Swedish pop duo Roxette consists of (...) one live album

Which one is the live album? It doesn't seem listed on the page? --MetalSnake (talk) 18:57, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Live: Travelling the World, which was released as a CD/DVD combo, and charted in several countries as a video album, so is listed in the 'Video albums' section. I've been thinking about creating a separate 'Live albums' sub-section to 'Albums' for a while now, but because Live: Travelling the World didn't appear on any album charts, I thought it was best to leave it where it was when I first started editing this article. Roxette's discography is a bit of a mess, to be honest. Technically, Live: Travelling the World is a box set currently listed under 'Video albums', and Dance Passion is a remix album currently listed under 'Compilation albums'. Would appreciate feedback from all other users about how to arrange this article. Homeostasis07 (talk/contributions) 23:11, 23 May 2021 (UTC)