Roxette-song on Billboard Hot 100
Written by Roxryder-V2002 on June 16, 2005 to Sales & Charts.
(UPDATED) - 
After a long, long time a Roxette song enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. “Listen to Your Heart” by D.H.T. lands on #87.
The original - Roxette’s second US #1 - charted at #1 in 1989, and was the first Roxette single only available on cassette in the US.
Update Jun 3: The single climbs to #71 this week.
Update Jun 10: The single takes another jump upwards, six steps this time, to #65.
Yet another update; Jun 16: It keeps climbing, another ten steps up to #55! Will it break top 50?
Other articles with the same topic
- Marie hits #1 (August 28, 2008)
- Another "Million-Air" award for Listen to Your Heart (August 18, 2008)
- 20 year old song enters chart in Australia (August 11, 2008)
- Per enters Swedish album chart (May 25, 2008)
- Club gig (July 5, 2007)
38 comments
alchemiste said on May 26, 2005 19:30:
See also:
http://dailyroxette.com/article.php/1786
Roxrider_USA said on May 26, 2005 23:31:
Listen to Your Heart by DHT is at #5 at Z100’s playlist, which is New York City’s and state’s biggest radio station. The song is the 5th most played song on the station.
Here’s Z100’s DHT biography:
With the 2005 single ”Listen to Your Heart,” D.H.T. became the latest European dance act to find its American footing via Robbins Entertainment. The New York label had previously helmed singles from DJ Sammy (”Heaven”) and Lasgo (”Something”) to success, and the Belgium-based D.H.T. (singer Edmee Daenen and DJ Da Rick; various producers) featured a similarly propulsive blend of accessible NRG/Euro-dance rhythms, plaintive female vocals, and progressive house texture. It was D.H.T.’s glossy Roxette remake that really caused a stir, like Sammy’s cover of Bryan Adams before it.
Take care.
Carlos E., New York.
coyboyusa said on May 27, 2005 00:10:
uhmm the look was available on cassette and it was the first single off ls in the usa
AURYTE said on May 27, 2005 04:55:
Yahoo!!! Great news!!! And in D.H.T.’s biography Roxette are mentioned:):):) Hopefully the cover climbs higher!
striker170 said on May 27, 2005 11:21:
It was also the 1st single in the US not released on 7” to reach #1. The cover version was the second most added song to US radio this week..17 stations. Ironic in a country that turned it’s back on Roxette 10+ years ago. On the other hand it goes to show Per’s songs can stand the test of time. Now not only are they playing the dance mix of it, but a lot of NYC radio stations are now playing the regular version which is near identical to the original..apart from Marie’s voice. Noone sings with such emotion as Marie..and certainly not DHT
striker170 said on May 27, 2005 11:30:
Chartbeat writer for Billboard, Fred Bronson wrote about DHT’s version in his online column this week. Not surprising as he has mentioned on many occasions of being a Roxette fan and Swedish music fan in general. He also mentions some depressing chart facts about Roxette
http://www.billboard.com/bb/chartbeat/bonus.jsp
coyboyusa said on May 27, 2005 15:08:
i think we can all agree that if emi usa had stayed afloat simc would have been a top 20 single for roxette, when released the song had huge radio momentum all across the usa, its cool that alot of stations are picking up the original version of flaf, but it also proves that pers love of american top 40 radio sounds is what keeps flaf alive, he need to do us a big favor and write one more area tour based album with huge choruses and guitars so they can hit the states on more time, i really don’t roxette to go out with a whimper :(
Buckster2002 said on May 27, 2005 15:11:
That’s good, but I do wish it was Roxette. Well this is the next best thing.
AURYTE said on May 28, 2005 06:50:
But haven’t covers influenced radio stations to play Roxette’s Listen To Your Heart?
Rox-Van said on May 28, 2005 06:58:
@striker170:Thank you for the link, now I it translated to spanish in www.roxamerica.tk
coyboyusa said on May 28, 2005 15:20:
rolls eyes...good dance music?
ha anyway no cover has inspired them to play ltyh, that song has yet to leave american play lists, plj 95.5 plays it all the time and lately they’ve bene playing joyride and the look again, i dunno it gives me an odd feeling :) we need a good pop resurgance
Roxrider_USA said on May 29, 2005 02:17:
@coyboyusa: I actually heard this week on PLJ those 3 songs you mentioned.
It’s so nice to hear Roxette on the radio. Awesome.
Take care.
Carlos E., New York.
AURYTE said on May 31, 2005 14:18:
@ally77 here you can hear the snippets: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/163388-01.htm
eBay said on June 10, 2005 07:14:
I must say, this news surprises me, because it is a song written by Roxette and it is dance music. This combined being a hit in the States? Wow!!
Superbullie said on June 10, 2005 10:02:
Hey, now I’m sure it will enter the Top 50!
coyboyusa said on June 10, 2005 22:34:
imagine how successful a release of crush on you or center of the heart or stars would have been ?
alchemiste said on June 12, 2005 12:53:
NOW:
- Get a US record deal
- Re-Release “Listen To Your Heart”
- Release “The Ballad Hits”
- Get loads of $$$
Zargo said on June 14, 2005 12:56:
Unbelieveable what gets on the chart these days... this remix sux!
andi11 said on June 15, 2005 21:58:
Did you know that it has risen in the “pop 100”-charts from #38 to #33 this coming Saturday?
see here: http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/pop.jsp
And in the pop100-airplay-charts, it has moved from #30 to #26!
just great, isn’t it?
Does anybody know the position in this week’s top100-charts?
Superbullie said on May 26, 2005 13:52:
Great!
Hope it will reach the Top50, so I can see it in the charts, too.
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