List of best-selling singles in France

Here is the official SNEP list for the 100 best selling singles in France's history. This list was made public in a prime-time nationwide broadcast on M6 on February 6, 2004. It has since been updated to include songs such as "Un Monde parfait".

100 best selling singles in France

RankArtistSingleYearSales[1]
1 Tino Rossi "Petit Papa Noël" 1946 5,772,900
2 J.J. Lionel "La Danse des canards" 1981 3,150,000
3 Patrick Fiori, Garou and Daniel Lavoie "Belle" 1998 2,221,000
4 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" 1997 2,029,000
5 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want" 1978 1,800,900
6 Las Ketchup "Asereje (The Ketchup Song)" 2002 1,752,100
7 Kaoma "Lambada" 1989 1,735,000
8 Chanteurs Sans Frontières "Éthiopie" 1985 1,724,000
9 Christophe "Aline" 1965 1,650,000
10 Les Forbans "Chante" 1982 1,640,000
11 Lou Bega "Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...)" 1999 1,604,400
12 Star Academy France "La Musique" 2001 1,524,300
13 Philippe D'Avilla, Damien Sargue & Grégori Baquet "Les Rois du monde" 2000 1,512,900
14 Yannick "Ces soirées-là" 2000 1,511,100
15 Ilona Mitrecey "Un Monde parfait" 2005 1,502,200
16 Herbert Léonard "Pour le plaisir" 1981 1,500,000
17 Village People "YMCA" 1978 1,450,000
18 Laurent Voulzy "Rockollection" 1977 1,420,000
19 Wes "Alane" 1997 1,418,000
20 Manau "La tribu de Dana" 1998 1,415,000
21 Patrick Hernandez "Born to Be Alive" 1979 1,412,300
22 Ricky Martin "(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria" 1997 1,400,000
24 Marie Myriam "L'oiseau et l'enfant" 1977 1,395,000
25 Peter and Sloane "Besoin de rien, envie de toi" 1984 1,380,000
26 Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling" 1983 1,365,000
27 Noam "Goldorak" 1978 1,353,000
28 Michel Sardou "10 ans plus tôt" 1977 1,326,000
29 Daniel Lévi "L'envie d'aimer" 2000 1,312,000
30 Barbra Streisand "Woman in Love" 1980 1,298,400
31 Crazy Frog "Axel F" 2005 1,298,200
32 Chagrin d'amour "Chacun fait ce qui lui plait" 1981 1,290,000
33 Alizée "Moi... Lolita" 2000 1,280,400
34 Florent Pagny Savoir Aimer 1981 1,290,000
35 Bratisla Boys Stach Stach
36 Richard Sanderson Reality
37 Ottawan T'es Ok
38 Licence IV Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison
39 Michel Sardou En Chantant
40 Aqua Barbie Girl
41 The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star
42 The Shorts Comment ça va
43 Larusso Tu m'oublieras
44 Chantal Goya Allons Chanter Avec Mickey
45 Rose Laurens Africa
46 Stone et Charden L'aventura
47 Les Dix Commandements L'Envie d'aimer
48 La Bande a Basile La Chenille 1978 1,200,000
49 Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On
50 Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes
51 Olivier Le Jeune & Patrick Green Pot Pour Rire
52 Michael Jackson Beat It
53 Images Les Démons de minuit
54 L5 Toutes les femmes de ta vie
55 Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters
56 Lionel Leroy Ulysse 31
57 Début de Soirée Nuit de folie
58 Umberto Tozzi Ti amo
59 Jean-Luc Lahaye Femme que j'aime
60 Jean-Jacques Goldman Je te donne
61 Pierre Bachelet Les Corons
62 Jeanette Porque Te Vas
63 Bonnie Tyler It's a Heartache
64 Pierre Bachelet Elle est d'ailleurs
65 Pop Concerto Orchestra Eden Is a Magic World
66 Philippe Lavil Il tape sur des bambous
67 Titi et Grosminet Titi à la neige
68 Scorpions Still Loving You
69 Daniel Balavoine L'Aziza
70 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
71 Kim Wilde Cambodia
72 Michel Sardou Les Lacs du Connemara
73 Boney M Rivers of Babylon
74 Imagination Just an Illusion
75 Nikki Costa On My Own
76 Boney M Daddy Cool
77 Johnny Hallyday Marie
78 Culture Club Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
79 Michael Jackson Thriller
80 Kaar Les Jardins du ciel
81 Stéphanie Ouragan
82 Ennio Morricone Il était une fois dans l'ouest
83 Vanessa Paradis Joe le Taxi
84 Ricchi e Poveri Sarà perché ti amo
85 Annie Cordy La Bonne du curé
86 Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora When the Rain Begins to Fall
87 Michel Sardou La Maladie d'amour
88 Gala Freed From Desire
89 Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee)
90 Hervé Vilard Nous 1978 1,010,000
91 DJ BoBo "Chihuahua" 2003 1,009,200
92 Claude François Le Téléphone Pleure 1974 1,007,000
93 François Feldman "Les Valses de Vienne" 1989 1,006,000
94 Shakira Whenever, Wherever 2002 1,000,000
(Diamond certified)
95 Break Machine Streetdance
96 FR David Words
97 Cookie Dingler Femme libérée
98 Adriano Celentano Don't Play That Song
99 Andrea Bocelli Con te partirò
100 Carrapicho Tic, Tic Tac

References

  1. ↑ "Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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