Best-selling singles in France
Over 5 million copies
2 million or more copies
1,200,000 copies to 1,800,000 copies
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]
|
1,000,000 to 1,190,000 copies
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]
|
900,000 to 990,000 copies
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]
|
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