"Lily Was Here" is an instrumental duet by English musician David A. Stewart and Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer. It was released as a single in 1989 from the soundtrack of the same name for the Dutch movie De Kassière, also known by the English title Lily Was Here. The song reached number one in the Netherlands and became a top-twenty hit in several other European countries, Australia, and the United States.
"Ella, elle l'a" is a single released by French singer France Gall. It was released as a single from her album Babacar, on 24 August 1987, and became a hit across Europe, the Americas and Asia. It was covered live by French singer Alizée at a TV show in 2002 and by Belgian singer Kate Ryan in a dance version in 2008.
"Maldòn" is a 1989 song recorded by the Guadelupian band Zouk Machine. Written and produced by Guy Houllier and Yves Honoré, the song is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released in May 1990. In France, it achieved a huge success, topping the singles charts for nine weeks.
"Bo le lavabo " is a 1990 novelty song recorded by the French TV presenter and humorist Lagaf'. It was his debut single and achieved success in France.
"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.
"Tonight" is a 1990 song recorded by the American pop band New Kids on the Block. It was their third single from their 1990 album Step by Step. It was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It first reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and then went on to reach #3 on the UK Singles Chart soon after its American success, giving the band another hit, as, at this point, they were at their commercial peak.
"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.
"À toutes les filles..." is a 1990 song recorded as a duet by the French singers Didier Barbelivien and Félix Gray. This ballad was released in May 1990 as the first single from their album Les Amours cassées. It achieved a huge success in France, topping the chart and becoming a very popular song throughout years.
"N'importe quoi" is the name of a 1987 song recorded by the French artist Florent Pagny. It was his debut single, released in March 1988. It became a big hit in France, topping the chart for two months and is Pagny's second best-selling single in terms of charts and sales, after "Savoir aimer".
"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.
"Les Valses de Vienne" is a 1989 song originally recorded by the French artist François Feldman for his 1989 album, Une Présence and was the second singles release from that album in November of the same year. It achieved great success in France, topping the chart for six nonconsecutive weeks, and remains Feldman's signature song and a classic of 1980s French music.
"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.
"High" is a 1988 song recorded by French artist David Hallyday. It was the second of the four singles from his debut studio album True Cool. Released in November 1988, the song was a hit in France, becoming David Hallyday's first number-one single.
"Évidemment" is a 1987 pop song recorded by French singer France Gall. It was the third single from her album Babacar and was released on 7 March 1988. In France, the song achieved success, becoming Gall's third top ten hit.
"So Sad" is the debut single recorded by German band Gregorian. It was written and produced by Frank Peterson, and is from the album Sadisfaction (1991), on which it appears as the third track. The song is composed of Gregorian chants using biblical verses while in the chorus a woman is asking Jesus Christ why she is so sad. In the music video, she first enters a church, then becomes a nun. The song was included on Gregorian's best of compilation titled Best of 1990–2010, released in 2011, on which it appears as the first track. It became a hit in France and Portugal.
"Frente a frente" is a 1990 song recorded by Brasilian duet Chico & Roberta. Written by Chico & Roberta and Loalwa Braz with a music by Daniel Darras and Alain Pyge, and produced by Jean-Claude Bonaventure, who previously produced Kaoma's "Lambada", it was the debut single from the band's first album Frente a frente, released in 1991, on which it appears as the first track. It was successful, becoming a top five hit.
"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.
"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.
"Hang On to Your Love" is a 1989 song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was released in 1990 as the second single from his second album Between the Lines, on which it appears as the second track. Produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was a top ten hit in the UK and in Ireland, peaking respectively at number eight and at number three, and achieved a moderate success in other European countries, peaking at number 12 in Belgium (Flanders), 26 in the Netherlands and 51 in Germany where it charted for 13 weeks. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it debuted at a peak of number 23 where it stayed for three consecutive weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of nine weeks. The music video accompagning the song was directed by Paul Goldman.
