"Le Jerk !" is a 1989 song recorded by French musician Thierry Hazard. It is the first single from his debut album Pop Music and was one of the 1990 summer hits in France. It is also Hazard's signature song, although he has released other successful songs.
"Jour de neige" is a 1988 song recorded by French singer Elsa Lunghini. Written by Pierre Grosz with a music composed by Vincent-Marie Bouvot and Georges Lunghini, it was released in November 1988 as the third single from her debut album Elsa. As for the previous three singles, it had a great success in France, reaching number two. Two years later, it was released in Italy and Spain in the languages of these countries.
"Soca Dance" is a 1990 song written and recorded by the artist Charles D. Lewis. It was released as a single from his album Do You Feel It and became a summer hit, topping the charts in France and Belgium. The song also gave its name to the dance performed on it.
"Take Me to Your Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single from the album, Hold Me in Your Arms. Not released in North America, it was a success on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number 8 and was also a top ten and a top 20 in many European other countries.
"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" is a 1989 song recorded by Norwegian band Avalanche. It was their debut single and can be considered as its signature song. Released in March 1989 it helped launch the band's career achieving a smash success in France where it topped the chart and also in Norway was a top three hit, but its sales remained minimal in other countries.
"Joy" is a 1992 song recorded by French singer-songwriter François Feldman. It was the third single from his third album Magic Boul'vard, and was released in February 1992. The song, the singer's 12th single overall, achieved great success in France, becoming the best-selling single of the year.
"Every Day (I Love You More)" is a 1989 song recorded by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was released on 28 August 1989 as the fifth and final single from his debut album, Ten Good Reasons. As with Donovan's other songs at the time, it was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was the least successful release from the album, although it was a hit in the UK and Ireland.
"Toy Boy" is a song by American-British singer Sinitta. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was released on 25 July 1987 and became the fourth single in her self-titled debut album, which came out on 26 December of the same year. It became a hit in the UK and in other European countries where it reached the top ten.
"J'ai peur" is a 1989 song recorded as a duet by French and American singers François Feldman and Joniece Jamison. Written by Jean-Marie Moreau with a music by Feldman, this dance-pop song was released in February 1991 and became the fifth single from Feldman's 1989 Diamond-awarded album Une Présence. As the previous singles from the album, it was a successful top ten hit, though it was the less-selling one.
"J'ai des doutes" is a 1991 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Sara Mandiano. Written and composed by Mandiano, it was released in the summer of 1991 as her debut single from her album ? on which it was the second track. It became a top ten hit in France and remained Mandiano's only success on the chart, thus becoming a one hit wonder.
"Dança Tago-Mago" is a 1991 song recorded by French-Brazilian band Kaoma. Written by Loalwa Braz with music by Michel Abihssir, it was released in the summer of 1991 as the first single from their second album Tribal-Pursuit, on which it appears as the first track. It was a hit in Europe, reaching the top ten in France, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands, and became Kaoma's last hit worldwide.
"Pourtant" is a 1989 pop-ballad song recorded by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was released in March 1990 as the second single from his first studio album Hélène, on which it appears as the third track. It became a top three hit in France.
"Alison ", often simply known as "Alison", is a 1992 song recorded by French singer Jordy Lemoine, credited as Jordy. It was released as the second single from his debut album, Pochette Surprise (1992). It achieved some success in France and the francophone part of Belgium, where it peaked as number one, though it had not the same massive success as that of "Dur dur d'être bébé !"
"Cœur de loup" is a 1978 pop song recorded by Belgian singer Philippe Lafontaine. It was the first single from his 1989 album Fa ma no ni ma on which it appears as the sixth track, and was released in July 1989. It achieved success in France where it topped the chart, became a popular song throughout years and can be considered as Lafontaine's signature song.
"La Vie la nuit" is a 1988 song recorded by French pop duet Début de Soirée. Written by William Picard with a music composed by Claude Mainguy and Guy Mattéoni, it was their second single from their album Jardins d'enfants and was released in December 1988. In France, it became a hit, remaining at number two for almost two months.
"Jamais nous" is a 1988 pop song recorded by French singer Elsa Lunghini with the participation of French singer Laurent Voulzy in the background vocals of the chorus. Written by Didier Barbelivien with a music composed by Vincent-Marie Bouvot and Georges Lunghini, it was released first in 1988, then in a remixed version in September 1989 as the fifth and last single from her debut album Elsa, on which it is the seventh track. Later, in 1997, it was also included on Elsa's best of compilation Elsa, l'essentiel 1986–1993. It became a hit in France, reaching number ten, which allowed Elsa to establish at the time the record of the most top ten singles from the same album on the French charts.
"Jardins d'enfants" is a 1988 song recorded by French pop duet Début de Soirée. Written by William Picard with a music composed by Claude Mainguy, Guy Mattéoni and Sacha Pichot, it was third second single from their album Jardins d'enfants on which it appears as the fifth track, and was released in June 1989. In France, it became a hit and remained the duet's last top ten.
"Tandem" is a 1990 song recorded by French singer Vanessa Paradis. Written by Serge Gainsbourg with a music composed by Franck Langolff, this rock song was released in May 1990 as the first single from Paradis' second album Variations sur le même t'aime, on which it is the seventh track. In France and the Netherlands, it was a top 30 hit and became one of Paradis' most popular songs.
"Hang On to Your Love" is a 1990 song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was released on 8 March 1990 as the second single from his second album Between the Lines, on which it appears as the second track. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was accompagnied by a music video directed by Paul Goldman. The B-side, "You Can Depend on Me", is not another track from the Between the Lines album, but features on Donovan's previous album, Ten Good Reasons. It became a top ten hit in the UK and in Ireland, but was not officially released in Australia, following the tepid response to Donovan's prior single, "When You Come Back to Me".
"Handful of Promises" is a pop-dance song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for British boy band Big Fun. It was the third single from their 1990 debut studio album A Pocketful of Dreams on which it is the first track. The B-side of the various formats is a new song, "Catch a Broken Heart", which was not included on the parent album. Released on 5 March 1990 with two different covers, it failed to reach the top 20 in United Kingdom where it stalled at number 21. However, it was a top ten hit in Ireland and Spain.
