List of best-selling albums in France
This is a list of the best-selling albums in France that have been certified by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).
Diamond album certifications
The SNEP provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to the RIAA's. Diamond awards were instituted November 1, 1988.
| Certification | Before May 1, 2005 | Before July 1, 2009 | After July 1, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
List of albums certified Diamond in France
| Year | Artist | Album | Certification [1] | Certified sales[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ace of Base | Happy Nation | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Adele | 21 | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2015 | Adele | 25 | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1999 | Alain Souchon | Au ras des paquerettes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Alain Souchon | C'est déjà ça | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | André Rieu | Valses | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Benabar | Reprise des négociations | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1984 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Legend | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Calogero | Calogero | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Calogero | 3 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Calogero | Les feux d'artifice | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Céline Dion | Falling Into You | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Céline Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Céline Dion | S'il suffisait d'aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2012 | Céline Dion | Sans attendre | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2016 | Céline Dion | Encore un soir | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2004 | Chimene Badi | Dis moi que tu m'aimes | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2014 | Christine and the Queens | Chaleur humaine | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2007 | Christophe Maé | Mon Paradis | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2010 | Christophe Maé | On trace la route | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2013 | Christophe Maé | Je veux du bonheur | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | Coeur de Pirate | Coeur de Pirate | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2008 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1994 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | David Guetta | One Love | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2010 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2001 | Dido | No Angel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Dire Straits | On every street | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1977 | Eagles | Hotel California | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Elton John | The Very Best of Elton John | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Era | Era | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Florent Pagny | Bienvenue chez moi | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Florent Pagny | Savoir aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Florent Pagny | Ailleurs Land | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Florent Pagny | Vieillir avec toi | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1987 | France Gall | Babacar | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1980 | Francis Cabrel | Fragile | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Francis Cabrel | 77/87 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Francis Cabrel | Sarbacane | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Francis Cabrel | Hors saison | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2008 | Francis Cabrel | Des roses et des orties | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 1990 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Rouge | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | The Fugees | The Score | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Garou | Seul | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Gerald de Palmas | Marcher dans le sable | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Henri Salvador | Chambre avec vue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | I Am | L'ecole du micro d'argent | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Indila | Mini World | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Indochine | Paradize | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Isabelle Boulay | Mieux qu'ici bas | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Jacques Brel | 15 ans d'amour | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | James Blunt | Back to Bedlam | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2007 | James Blunt | All the Lost Souls | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | James Horner | Titanic | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Jean Ferrat | Best of 3 CD | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1984 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Positif | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Non homologué | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Entre gris clair et gris foncé | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Singulier | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | En passant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Chansons pour les pieds | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Johnny Hallyday | A la vie a la mort ! | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Johnny Hallyday | Ma vérité | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2012 | Johnny Hallyday | L'Attente | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2014 | Johnny Hallyday | Rester vivant | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1979 | Julio Iglesias | A vous les femmes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1980 | Julio Iglesias | Sentimental | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Kendji Girac | Kendji | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2015 | Kendji Girac | Ensemble | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2003 | Kyo | Le chemin | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | L 5 | L 5 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2012 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | Lara Fabian | Pure | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Laurent Voulzy | La septieme vague | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2015 | Louane | Chambre 12 | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1986 | Madonna | True Blue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Madonna | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2013 | Maître Gims | Subliminal | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2015 | Maître Gims | Mon cœur avait raison | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1998 | Manau | Panique celtique | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Manu Chao | Clandestino | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson | HIStory | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Michel Sardou | Du plaisir | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2007 | Mika | Life in Cartoon Motion | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 1999 | Moby | Play | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Mozart l'opéra rock | Mozart l'opéra rock | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | Muse | The Resistance | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1988 | Mylène Farmer | Ainsi soit je... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Mylène Farmer | L'autre... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Mylène Farmer | Anamorphosée | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Mylène Farmer | Innamoramento | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Mylène Farmer | Les mots | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2010 | Mylène Farmer | Bleu noir | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2012 | Mylène Farmer | Monkey Me | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1972 | Neil Young | Harvest | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Nirvana | Nevermind | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Nolwenn Leroy | Bretonne | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2005 | Olivia Ruiz | La femme chocolat | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Pascal Obispo | Superflu | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Patricia Kaas | Mademoiselle chante... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Patricia Kaas | Scene de vie | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Patricia Kaas | Je te dis vous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Patrick Bruel | Juste avant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Patrick Bruel | Entre deux | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1975 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1979 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Pow Wow | Regagner les plaines | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Raphaël | Caravane | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 1985 | Renaud | Mistral gagnant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2016 | Renaud | Renaud | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1989 | Roch Voisine | Hélène | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2008 | Seal | Soul | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2012 | Sexion D'Assaut | L'Apogée | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Shakira | Laundry Service | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2012 | Shakira | Sale El Sol | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1991 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Simon & Garfunkel | Live in Central Park | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Soprano | Cosmopolitanie | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1996 | Spice Girls | Spice | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Stromae | Racine carrée | 4× Diamond | 2,000,000 |
| 2005 | La troupe du roi soleil | Le roi soleil | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2010 | The Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1996 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Various artists/Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Various artists | Les choristes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Various artists | Les dix commandements | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Various artists | Mozart-Requiem-Eblouissante Musique Sacre | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Various artists | Les plus belles chansons francaises 1962 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Various artists | Notre dame de Paris | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Various artists | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Various artists | Starmania 79 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Yannick Noah | Yannick Noah | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Yannick Noah | Pokhara | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Yannick Noah | Charango | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2010 | Yannick Noah | Frontières | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2010 | Zaz | Zaz | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Zaz | Recto verso | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | Zucchero | The Best of Zucchero | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
List of the 20 best-selling albums of all-time in France by sales
| Year | Artist | Album | Certification [3] | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 4,235,000 |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 3,760,000 |
| 1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 3,385,000 |
| 1979 | Supertramp | Breakfast In America | Platinum | 3,072,100 |
| 1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 2,855,000 |
| 1998 | Musical | Notre-Dame de Paris | Diamond | 2,830,000 |
| 1997 | Louise Attaque | Louise Attaque | Diamond | 2,760,000 |
| 1980 | AC/DC | Back In Black | Diamond | 2,500,000 |
| 2002 | Patrick Bruel | Entre deux | Diamond | 2,230,000 |
| 1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 2,195,000 |
| 1997 | Era | Era | Diamond | 2,180,000 |
| 1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 2,180,000 |
| 1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Diamond | 2,170,000 |
| 2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 2,135,000 |
| 1978 | Musical | Starmania | Diamond | 2,085,000 |
| 1997 | Florent Pagny | Savoir aimer | Diamond | 2,070,000 |
| 1976 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Oxygène | 2× Platinum | 2,070,000 |
| 2013 | Stromae | Racine carrée | 4× Diamond | 2,065,000 |
| 1978 | Soundtrack | Grease | Platinum | 2,045,000 |
| 1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 2,020,000 |
References
- "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- http://infodisc.fr/Album_Certification_Diamant.php
- "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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