"Hélène" is a 1989 pop song recorded by the Canadian singer Roch Voisine. Written and composed by Voisine and Stéphane Lessard with guitars played by Carl Katz and keyboards by Luc Gilbert, it was the first single from his first studio album Hélène, and was released in November 1989. It is mainly a song in French-language, but contains a line in English as follows: "Hélène things you do / Make me crazy about you". The cover for the CD maxi used the same photograph as that of the album Hélène : Roch Voisine's face with a black background. "Hélène" achieved a great success in France where it topped the singles chart for nine weeks, thus allowing Voisine to launch his international career.
"Vous êtes fous!" is a 1990 song recorded by Belgian hip-hop act Benny B, with DJ Daddy K also credited on the single's cover. Released in May 1990, it was the debut single from Benny B's first album, L'Album. It became a summer hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), countries in which it was a top three hit.
"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.
"Romantic World" is a 1990 song recorded by American singer Dana Dawson. Written by Romano Musumarra and Porter Carroll, it was released in December 1990 as the lead single from the album Paris New York and Me, on which it appears as the first track. It was very successful in France, becoming Dawson's first top five in France and her biggest hit in the country.
"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.
"Poupée psychédélique" is a 1990 song recorded by French musician and singer Thierry Hazard. Written and composed by Hazard, it was released in December 1990 as the second single from his debut album Pop Music, after being unsuccessfully released a first time two years earlier. It became one of the major hits of 1991 in France, reaching nearly the same level of success as "Le Jerk !", the previous single. Part of the music video consists of an old-fashioned animated cartoon recalling the 60s.
"E vado via" is a 1991 song recorded as a duet by French singers Didier Barbelivien and Félix Gray. Written by Barbelivien with a music composed by Gray, this ballad was released in November 1990 and became the third single from their 1991 album Les Amours cassées, on which it is the opening track. Lyrics are in French, except for the chorus which is sung in Italian by a female voice. It was a hit in France, peaking at number five, though it did not reach the same success as the duo's previous two singles.
"Qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?" is a 1990 song recorded by Belgian hip hop act Benny B, with DJ Daddy K also credited on the single's cover. Released in November 1990, it was the second single from Benny B's first album, L'Album. It became a hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming a top two hit in both countries.
"Le Dormeur" is a 1991 electronic song recorded by Belgian act Pleasure Game. Written and composed by Bruno Van Garsse, Benoît Marissal, Jacky Meurisse and Michel de San Antonio, it was released in the summer of 1991 as the band's debut single from the album Le Dormeur on which it was the second track. It became a hit in France and the Francophone part of Belgium where it became a top ten hit.
"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.
"Danca tago-mago" is a 1991 song recorded by French-Brazilian band Kaoma. Written by Loalwa Braz with amusic 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 Kaom's last hit worldwide.
"Dis-moi bébé" is a 1990 song recorded by Belgian hip hop act Benny B, with DJ Daddy K also credited on the single's cover. Written by Amid Gharbaoui with a music composed by Vito Lucente, Alain Deproost and Richard Quyssensand, "Dis-moi bébé" is a rap-ballad song with a love theme, unlike the previous singles from the album. Released in June 1991, it was the third and last single from Benny B's first album, L'Album. As for the previous two singles, it became a hit in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) where it reached the top five.
"Déjeuner en paix" is a 1991 pop rock song recorded by Swiss singer Stephan Eicher. Written by Philippe Djian and composed by Eicher, it was released in the middle of 1991 as the lead single from his sixth studio album Engelberg, on which it appears as the fourth track. It became a hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia) and became Eicher's most successful single on the charts.
"Parce qu'on est jeunes" is a 1991 song recorded by Belgian hip hop act Benny B, with DJ Daddy K also credited on the single's cover. Written by Amid Gharbaoui with a music composed by Vito Lucente and Richard Quyssensand, it was released in January 1992 as the first single from Benny B's second album, Daddy K, Perfect et Moi, and was the band's fourth single overall. As for the previous two singles, it became a hit in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) where it reached the top five.
"La Berceuse du petit diable'" is a 1990 pop-ballad song recorded by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was released in November 1990 as the lead single from his second studio album Double, on which it appears as the tenth track. It became a top ten hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
"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.
"Avant de partir" is a 1989 pop song recorded by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was released in July 1990 as the third and last single from his first studio album Hélène, on which it appears as the fourth track. It became a top ten hit in France.
"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.
"Ça ne change pas un homme" is a 1991 rock song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. Written by Patrice Guirao with a music composed by Art Mengo, it was the first single from his 37th studio album Ça ne change pas un homme, on which it appears as the sixth track, and was released in November 1991. It achieved success in France where it was a top ten hit. A live version was recorded in 1992 for the album Bercy 92.
"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.
