Artist | Single | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Tino Rossi | " Petit Papa Noël" | 1946 | 5,700,000 [1] |
Artist | Single | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
J.J. Lionel | " La Danse des canards" | 1981 | 2,700,000 [2] |
Patrick Fiori, Garou and Daniel Lavoie | " Belle" | 1998 | 2,200,000 [3] |
Celine Dion | " Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | 1995 | 2,100,000 [4] |
Elton John | " Candle in the Wind 1997"/" Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | 1997 | 2,000,000 [5] |
Artist | Single | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | " You're the One That I Want" | 1978 | 1,800,000 [6] |
Kaoma | " Lambada" | 1989 | 1,800,000 [7] |
Laurent Voulzy | "Rockollection" | 1977 | 1,800,000 [8] |
Chanteurs Sans Frontières | " Éthiopie" | 1985 | 1,700,000 [9] |
Christophe | " Aline" | 1965/79 | 1,600,000 [10] [11] |
Les Forbans | "Chante" | 1982 | 1,600,000 [12] |
Florent Pagny | Savoir Aimer | 1997 | 1,500,000 [13] |
Ilona Mitrecey | " Un Monde parfait" | 2005 | 1,500,000 [14] |
Philippe D'Avilla, Damien Sargue & Grégori Baquet | " Les Rois du monde" | 2000 | 1,500,000 [15] |
Yannick | " Ces soirées-là" | 2000 | 1,500,000 [16] |
Herbert Léonard | "Pour le plaisir" | 1981 | 1,400,000 [2] |
Hot Butter | Popcorn | 1972 | 1,400,000 [17] |
Johnny Hallyday | Marie | 2002 | 1,400,000 [18] |
Patrick Hernandez | " Born to Be Alive" | 1979 | 1,400,000 [10] |
Ricky Martin | " (Un, Dos, Tres) Maria" | 1997 | 1,400,000 [19] |
Stone et Charden | L'avventura | 1971 | 1,400,000 [20] |
Village People | " YMCA" | 1978 | 1,400,000 [21] |
Wes | " Alane" | 1997 | 1,400,000 [22] |
Jean-Claude Borelly & His Orchestra | Dolannes Melodie | 1974 | 1,350,000 [23] |
Las Ketchup | " Asereje (The Ketchup Song)" | 2002 | 1,310,000 [14] |
Bimbo Jet | El Bimbo | 1974 | 1,300,000 [23] |
Irene Cara | " Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 1983 | 1,300,000 [12] |
Marie Myriam | " L'oiseau et l'enfant" | 1977 | 1,300,000 [24] |
Michel Sardou | "Dix ans plus tôt" | 1977 | 1,300,000 [24] |
Peter and Sloane | "Besoin de rien, envie de toi" | 1984 | 1,300,000 [25] |
Sheila | " L'école est finie" | 1963 | 1,300,000 [26] |
Crazy Frog | " Axel F" | 2005 | 1,270,000 [14] |
Alizée | " Moi... Lolita" | 2000 | 1,200,000 [27] |
Barbra Streisand | " Woman in Love" | 1980 | 1,200,000 [28] |
Chagrin d'amour | "Chacun fait ce qui lui plait" | 1981 | 1,200,000 [29] |
Larusso | Tu m'oublieras | 1998 | 1,200,000 [30] |
Les Dix Commandements | L'Envie d'aimer | 2001 | 1,200,000 [15] |
Michel Sardou | En Chantant | 1978 | 1,200,000 [21] |
Nikka Costa | Out Here on My Own | 1981 | 1,200,000 [31] |
Ottawan | T'es Ok | 1980 | 1,200,000 [28] |
Richard Sanderson | Reality | 1981 | 1,200,000 [2] |
Rose Laurens | Africa | 1983 | 1,200,000 [12] |
The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star | 1979/80 | 1,200,000 [10] |
The Shorts | Comment ça va | 1983 | 1,200,000 [12] |
Vanessa Paradis | Joe le Taxi | 1987 | 1,200,000 [32] |
Artist | Single | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
O-Zone | " Dragostea Din Tei" | 2003 | 1,170,000 [14] |
Star Academy France | " La Musique" | 2001 | 1,140,000 [14] |
Mungo Jerry | In the Summertime | 1970 | 1,110,000 [33] |
Jean-Jacques Goldman | Je te donne | 1985 | 1,100,000 [9] |
Jean-Luc Lahaye | Femme que j'aime | 1982 | 1,100,000 [29] |
Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | 1981 | 1,100,000 [2] |
Lionel Leroy | Ulysse 31 | 1981 | 1,100,000 [2] |
Michael Jackson | Beat It | 1983 | 1,100,000 [12] |
Noam | "Goldorak" | 1978 | 1,100,000 [21] |
Pop Concerto Orchestra | Eden Is a Magic World | 1982 | 1,100,000 [29] |
Ray Parker Jr. | Ghostbusters | 1984/85 | 1,100,000 [25] |
Umberto Tozzi | Ti amo | 1978 | 1,100,000 [24] |
DJ BoBo | " Chihuahua" | 2003 | 1,020,000 [14] |
Annie Cordy | La bonne du curé | 1974 | 1,000,000 [34] |
Charles Aznavour | La Mamma | 1969 | 1,000,000 [35] |
VOF de Kunst | Suzanne (VOF de Kunst song) | 1980 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Boney M | Daddy Cool | 1976 | 1,000,000 [37] |
Boney M | Rivers of Babylon | 1978 | 1,000,000 [21] |
Bonnie Tyler | It's a Heartache | 1977/78 | 1,000,000 [21] |
Break Machine | Streetdance | 1984 | 1,000,000 [25] |
Chantal Goya | Allons Chanter Avec Mickey | 1977 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Claude François | Le Téléphone Pleure | 1974 | 1,000,000 [38] |
Cookie Dingler | Femme libérée | 1984 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Culture Club | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | 1983 | 1,000,000 [29] |
David Alexandre Winter | Oh Lady Mary | 1969 | 1,000,000 [39] |
Daniel Balavoine | L'Aziza | 1985 | 1,000,000 [9] |
David Hallyday | Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps | 1999 | 1,000,000 [40] |
Début de Soirée | Nuit de folie | 1988 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Ennio Morricone | Il était une fois dans l'ouest | 1968-70 | 1,000,000 [41] |
Europe | The Final Countdown | 1986 | 1,000,000 [36] |
FR David | Words | 1982 | 1,000,000 [29] |
Green & Lejeune | Pot pour rire mr le président | 1974 | 1,000,000 [38] |
Hervé Vilard | Nous | 1978 | 1,000,000 [10] |
Imagination | Just an Illusion | 1982 | 1,000,000 [29] |
Images | Les Démons de minuit | 1986 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Jairo | Les Jardins du ciel | 1980 | 1,000,000 [28] |
Jeanette | Porque te vas | 1974 | 1,000,000 [37] |
Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora | When the Rain Begins to Fall | 1983/84 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Kim Wilde | Cambodia | 1982 | 1,000,000 [29] |
Les Compagnons de la chanson | "Charlie Brown" | 1945 | 1,000,000 [42] |
Licence IV | Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison | 1987 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Manau | " La Tribu de Dana" | 1998 | 1,000,000 [43] |
Mecano | " Hijo de la Luna" | 1986 | 1,000,000 [44] |
Mecano | " Une femme avec une femme" | 1990 | 1,000,000 [44] |
Michael Jackson | " Billie Jean" | 1983 | 1,000,000 [12] |
Michael Jackson | " Thriller" | 1984 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Michel Sardou | "Les Lacs du Connemara" | 1981 | 1,000,000 [2] |
Michel Sardou | "La Maladie d'amour" | 1973 | 1,000,000 [45] |
Michel Sardou | "Le Rire du Sergent" | 1971 | 1,000,000 [46] |
Mylene Farmer | Désenchantée | 1991 | 1,000,000 [47] |
Pierre Bachelet | Elle est d'ailleurs | 1980 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Pierre Bachelet | Les Corons | 1982 | 1,000,000 [29] |
Philippe Lavil | Il tape sur des bambous | 1982 | 1,000,000 [29] |
Ricchi e Poveri | Sarà perché ti amo | 1981 | 1,000,000 [2] |
Scorpions | Still Loving You | 1984 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Shakira | Whenever, Wherever | 2002 | 1,000,000 [48] |
Stéphanie | Ouragan | 1986 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Sidney Bechet | Les Oignons | 1949 | 1,000,000 [49] |
U.S.A. For Africa | We Are the World | 1984 | 1,000,000 [36] |
Artist | Single | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Carrapicho | " Tic Tic Tac" | 1996 | 980,000 [22] |
Adriano Celentano | Don't Play That Song | 1977/78 | 900,000 [24] |
Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò | 1995` | 900,000 [50] |
Bibie | Tout doucement | 1985 | 900,000 [9] |
Claude Barzotti | Le rital | 1983 | 900,000 [12] |
Dorothée | Hou! la menteuse | 1982 | 900,000 [29] |
Dorothée | Rox et Rouky | 1981 | 900,000 [29] |
Ennio Morricone | Chi Mai | 1981 | 900,000 [2] |
Kajagoogoo | Too Shy | 1983 | 900,000 [12] |
Jean-Luc Lahaye | Papa chanteur | 1985 | 900,000 [9] |
Julie Pietri | Ève lève-toi | 1986 | 900,000 [51] |
Plastic Bertrand | Ça plane pour moi | 1977 | 900,000 [24] |
It was an instant hit in France, selling 1,300,000 there alone // Although first released in 1974, for six months it sold 1,350,000 in France, 500,000 in Germany and 200,000 in Benelux
The first million seller for Aznavour achieved its sale in France alone
This disc was released in April 1969 and by September sold 750,000 and the million by November in France, where it was No 1 for five weeks and in the Top Ten for around six months