Swedish singer-songwriter Per Gessle has released fourteen studio albums (including one as Son of a Plumber, one as Mono Mind, and one as PG Roxette), four live albums, three compilation albums, one collaborative album, three box sets, six demo albums, one soundtrack album, two EPs and three video albums. He also released 53 singles, including two as a featured artist, one as Peter Pop and the Helicopters, one as Rita & the Rip-Off!, eight as Mono Mind and seven as PG Roxette.
Best known internationally as the main songwriter and co-lead vocalist of Swedish pop music duo Roxette, Gessle was originally the lead vocalist and guitarist of Swedish pop rock band Gyllene Tider, who released three studio albums from 1980 to 1982. His debut solo album, Per Gessle, was released in 1983 and peaked within the top five of Swedish Albums Chart. This was followed in 1985 by Scener, which under-performed commercially, selling approximately 20,000 copies in Sweden. Gessle later revealed he was at risk of being dropped by EMI as a result of the commercial performance of Scener.
The following year, Gessle formed Roxette with Swedish vocalist Marie Fredriksson, and achieved substantial international success over the next decade. Roxette have sold an estimated 75-80 million records worldwide, and had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100. Roxette's commercial breakthrough coincided with a period of solo inactivity for Gessle, eventually releasing his third solo album, The World According to Gessle, in 1997. Gessle resumed solo activity following Fredriksson's brain tumour diagnosis in 2002, releasing his most successful solo record, Mazarin, in 2003. The album was certified quintuple platinum in Sweden, where lead single "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)" spent eight weeks at number one. En händig man and Party Crasher were released in 2007 and 2008 respectively, and were both preceded by number one singles in Sweden.
Gessle resumed solo activity following Fredriksson's retirement from touring in 2016, releasing En vacker natt and En vacker dag in 2017, Small Town Talk in 2018, Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig in 2020 and Sällskapssjuk in 2024. He has also released music under the aliases Son of a Plumber, Mono Mind, and PG Roxette, with the latter being a continuation of Roxette following Fredriksson's death in 2019.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEBELGERNORSWIPer GessleReleased: 8 April 1983 Label: EMI Formats: Cassette · LP 5 — — — —ScenerReleased: 25 October 1985 Label: EMI Formats: Cassette · LP 39 — — — —The World According to GessleReleased: 2 May 1997 Label: Fundamental Records · EMI Formats: CD · cassette 1 45 — 35 —GLF: GoldMazarinReleased: 16 June 2003 Label: Capitol · Cosmos Music Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — 6 —GLF: 5× PlatinumSon of a PlumberReleased: 23 November 2005 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — — —GLF: PlatinumEn händig manReleased: 13 June 2007 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — 36 —GLF: 3× PlatinumParty CrasherReleased: 26 November 2008 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Formats: CD · LP · digital download 2 — — — —GLF: PlatinumEn vacker nattReleased: 28 April 2017 Label: Space Station 12 · BMG Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — — —GLF: GoldEn vacker dagReleased: 22 September 2017 Label: Space Station 12 · BMG Formats: CD · LP · digital download 2 — — — —Small Town TalkReleased: 7 September 2018 Label: Elevator Entertainment · BMG Formats: CD · LP · digital download 5 — 92 — 63Gammal kärlek rostar aldrigReleased: 6 November 2020 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Cosmos Music Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — — —SällskapssjukReleased: 25 October 2024 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: CD · LP · digital download 1 — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mono Mind + List of albums released as Mono Mind, with additional information Title Album details Further informationMind ControlReleased: 11 January 2019 Label: Elevator Entertainment · BMG Formats: CD · LP · digital download Mono Mind is a pseudonymous electronic musical group consisting of Gessle as "Dr. Robot", Helena Josefsson as "Cookie Carter", Christoffer Lundquist as "Bright Jones" and Clarence Öfwerman as "Rain Davis", as well as other collaborators including David Guetta.
PG Roxette + List of albums released as PG Roxette, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEGERSPAUK Album SalesPop-Up Dynamo!Released: 28 October 2022 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Parlophone Formats: CD · LP · digital download 2 37 100 72
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEGessle Over EuropeReleased: 23 October 2009 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Formats: CD · LP · digital download 24 En vacker kväll – Live sommaren 2017Released: 8 December 2018 Label: Space Station 12 · BMG Formats: CD · digital download 10 Late Night Concert – Unplugged CirkusReleased: 29 January 2021 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: CD · LP · digital download 8 En akustisk kväll med Per GessleReleased: 5 August 2022 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsSWEHjärtats traktReleased: 20 April 1993 Label: Pickwick Records Formats: CD · Cassette — Hjärtats trakt – en samlingReleased: 10 September 1997 Label: EMI Formats: CD — Kung av sand – en liten samling 1983–2007Released: 30 August 2007 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Formats: CD — GLF: Platinum "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not eligible to chart in that territory.
Box sets + List of box sets, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions NotesSWEPå väg, 1982–86Released: 1 July 1992 Label: EMI Formats: CD — 3 CD box set, containing Gessle's first two solo albums with bonus tracks and a bonus disc of demos.Original album serienReleased: 17 August 2011 Label: EMI · Capitol Formats: CD · digital download 50 5 CD box set, containing Gessle's first five solo albums with bonus tracks. The Per Gessle Archives (A Lifetime of Songwriting)Released: 24 September 2014 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: CD · LP · digital download 711-disc box set, containing 10 CDs and 1 vinyl of previously unreleased demos. "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with additional information Title Album details Further informationThe Lonely BoysReleased: 1995 Label: EMI · Parlophone Formats: CD · LPA collaborative album recorded with Nisse Hellberg. The two were approached by author Mats Olsson to create the soundtrack to Olsson's novel The Lonely Boys, about a fictional 1960s Swedish band. The album was recorded with members of Gessle's band Gyllene Tider and Hellberg's band Wilmer X.
Demo albums + List of demo albums, with additional information Title Album details NotesAtt vara Per Gessle - Doppade bara tårna - Demos 1977-90Released: 30 October 2007 Label: Albert Bonniers Förlag Formats: CD 9-track CD of demos, released with deluxe editions of Gessle's 2007 autobiography Att vara Per Gessle.The Per Gessle Archives - Samma skrot och demosReleased: 11 January 2020 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Demos from Gyllene Tider's 2019 album Samma skrot och korn.The Per Gessle Archives - På väg - Demos 1982-86Released: 15 May 2020 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Digital reissue of the Pa vag box set.The Per Gessle Archives - Finn fem fel! demosReleased: 21 December 2021 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Demos from Gyllene Tider's 2004 album Finn 5 fel!.The Per Gessle Archives – 20 Vackra DemosReleased: 12 January 2022 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Demos from Gessle's 2017 albums En vacker natt and En vacker dag, with five previously unreleased bonus tracks.The Per Gessle Archives - Dags att tänka på refrängen demosReleased: 15 April 2022 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Demos from Gyllene Tider's 2013 album Dags att tänka på refrängen.
Soundtrack albums + List of box sets, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsSWESmall Apartments (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)Released: 17 April 2013 Label: Capitol · Parlophone Formats: CD · LP 37
Extended plays + List of EPs, with additional information Title Album detailsTylösand 2021 EP Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Elevator Entertainment Formats: Digital download Incognito Released: 28 April 2023 Label: Elevator Entertainment · Parlophone Format: 7" · digital download
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumSWESWEAirplayPeak chart positions for singles on the Swedish Airplay Chart: for "Galning": for "Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)": for "På promenad genom stan": for "Tycker om när du tar på mej": for "En händig man": for "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke": for "Silly Really": SWEDLPeak chart positions for singles on the DigiListan chart: for "En händig man": for "Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke": for "Silly Really": for "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On": BELICENLD"Om du har lust"1983 — — — — — — Per Gessle"Blå december"1984 — — — — — —Scener"Galning"1985 — 5 — — — —"Inte tillsammans, inte isär"1986 — — — — — —"Do You Wanna Be My Baby?"1997 1 — — 46 32 — GLF: GoldThe World According to Gessle"Kix" 28 — — — — — "I Want You to Know" 48 — — — — — "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"2002 44 — — — — — The Song Ramones the SameHär kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)"2003 1 1 — — — — GLF: PlatinumMazarin"På promenad genom stan" 20 5 — — — —"Tycker om när du tar på mej" 9 2 — — — —"C'mon"/"Jo-Anna Says"2005 5 — — — — —Son of a Plumber"Hey Mr. DJ (Won't You Play Another Love Song)"2006 23 — — — — 98"I Like it Like That" 47 — — — — —"En händig man" 2007 1 7 5 — — —En händig man"Jag skulle vilja tänka en underbar tanke" 29 6 24 — — —"Pratar med min müsli (hur det än verkar)" 47 — — — — —"Silly Really"2008 1 5 1 — — —Party Crasher"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" 47 — 42 — — —"Sing Along" 2009 41 — — — — —"Kvar i min bil" 2014 — — — — — — The Per Gessle Archives"Småstadsprat" 2017 72 — — — — — GLF: GoldEn vacker natt"Tittar på dej när du dansar" — — — — — —"Känn dej som hemma" — — — — — — En vacker dag"Name You Beautiful" 2018 — — — — — —Small Town Talk"The Finest Prize" — — — — — —"Being With You" — — — — — —"Honung och guld" — — — — — —rowspan="2" "Around the Corner (The Comfort Song)" 2020 — — — — — —"Mamma"/"Pappa" — — — — — — Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig"It Must Have Been Love" — — — — — — "Nypon och ljung" — — — — — —Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig"Ömhet" — — — — — —"Bara få höra din röst" 2022 — — — — — — Sällskapssjuk"Beredd" 2024 — — — — — —"Sällskapssjuk" — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumSWE"På väg" 1990 — En gång i livet"You Don't Want Love" 2014 —
Airplay-only singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumSWEAirplayPeak chart positions for singles on the Swedish Airplay Chart: for "Mandolindagar": for "The Party Pleaser": "Mandolindagar" 1986 10"The Party Pleaser" 2009 9Party Crasher
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumSWEDL"Vet du vad jag egentligen vill?" 2007 21"En händig man"
Mono Mind