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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
Kaoma
"Lambada "
1989
1,800,000[ 5]
Chanteurs Sans Frontières
"Éthiopie "
1985
1,700,000[ 6]
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
"You're the One That I Want "
1978
1,600,000[ 7]
Les Forbans
"Chante"
1982
1,600,000[ 8]
Christophe
"Aline "
1965/79
1,500,000[ 9]
Florent Pagny
Savoir Aimer
1997
1,500,000[ 10]
Ilona Mitrecey
"Un Monde parfait "
2005
1,500,000[ 11]
Las Ketchup
"Asereje (The Ketchup Song) "
2002
1,500,000[ 11]
Philippe D'Avilla, Damien Sargue & Grégori Baquet
"Les Rois du monde "
2000
1,500,000[ 12]
Yannick
"Ces soirées-là "
2000
1,500,000[ 13]
Herbert Léonard
"Pour le plaisir"
1981
1,400,000[ 2]
Hot Butter
Popcorn
1972
1,400,000[ 14]
Laurent Voulzy
"Rockollection"
1977
1,400,000[ 15]
Johnny Hallyday
Marie
2002
1,400,000[ 16]
Patrick Hernandez
"Born to Be Alive "
1979
1,400,000[ 17]
Ricky Martin
"(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria "
1997
1,400,000[ 18]
Stone et Charden
L'avventura
1971
1,400,000[ 19]
Village People
"YMCA "
1978
1,400,000[ 7]
Wes
"Alane "
1997
1,400,000[ 20]
Jean-Claude Borelly & His Orchestra
Dolannes Melodie
1974
1,350,000[ 21]
Bimbo Jet
El Bimbo
1974
1,300,000[ 21]
Irene Cara
"Flashdance... What a Feeling "
1983
1,300,000[ 8]
Marie Myriam
"L'oiseau et l'enfant "
1977
1,300,000[ 15]
Michel Sardou
"Dix ans plus tôt"
1977
1,300,000[ 15]
Peter and Sloane
"Besoin de rien, envie de toi"
1984
1,300,000[ 22]
Sheila
"L'école est finie "
1963
1,300,000[ 23]
Crazy Frog
"Axel F "
2005
1,270,000[ 11]
Alizée
"Moi... Lolita "
2000
1,200,000[ 24]
Barbra Streisand
"Woman in Love "
1980
1,200,000[ 25]
Chagrin d'amour
"Chacun fait ce qui lui plait"
1981
1,200,000[ 26]
Larusso
Tu m'oublieras
1998
1,200,000[ 27]
Les Dix Commandements
L'Envie d'aimer
2001
1,200,000[ 12]
Michel Sardou
En Chantant
1978
1,200,000[ 7]
Nikka Costa
Out Here on My Own
1981
1,200,000[ 28]
Ottawan
T'es Ok
1980
1,200,000[ 25]
Richard Sanderson
Reality
1981
1,200,000[ 2]
Rose Laurens
Africa
1983
1,200,000[ 8]
The Buggles
Video Killed The Radio Star
1979/80
1,200,000[ 17]
The Shorts
Comment ça va
1983
1,200,000[ 8]
Vanessa Paradis
Joe le Taxi
1987
1,200,000[ 29]
1,000,000 to 1,190,000 copies
Artist
Single
Year
Sales
O-Zone
"Dragostea Din Tei "
2003
1,170,000[ 11]
Star Academy France
"La Musique "
2001
1,140,000[ 11]
Mungo Jerry
In the Summertime
1970
1,110,000[ 30]
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Je te donne
1985
1,100,000[ 6]
Jean-Luc Lahaye
Femme que j'aime
1982
1,100,000[ 26]
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[ 8]
Noam
"Goldorak"
1978
1,100,000[ 7]
Pop Concerto Orchestra
Eden Is a Magic World
1982
1,100,000[ 26]
Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters
1984/85
1,100,000[ 22]
Umberto Tozzi
Ti amo
1978
1,100,000[ 15]
DJ BoBo
"Chihuahua "
2003
1,020,000[ 11]
Annie Cordy
La bonne du curé
1974
1,000,000[ 31]
Charles Aznavour
La Mamma
1969
1,000,000[ 32]
VOF de Kunst
Suzanne (VOF de Kunst song)
1980
1,000,000[ 33]
Boney M
Daddy Cool
1976
1,000,000[ 34]
Boney M
Rivers of Babylon
1978
1,000,000[ 7]
Bonnie Tyler
It's a Heartache
1977/78
1,000,000[ 7]
Break Machine
Streetdance
1984
1,000,000[ 22]
Chantal Goya
Allons Chanter Avec Mickey
1977
1,000,000[ 33]
Claude François
Le Téléphone Pleure
1974
1,000,000[ 35]
Cookie Dingler
Femme libérée
1984
1,000,000[ 33]
Culture Club
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
1983
1,000,000[ 26]
David Alexandre Winter
Oh Lady Mary
1969
1,000,000[ 36]
Daniel Balavoine
L'Aziza
1985
1,000,000[ 6]
David Hallyday
Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps
1999
1,000,000[ 37]
Début de Soirée
Nuit de folie
1988
1,000,000[ 33]
Ennio Morricone
Il était une fois dans l'ouest
1968-70
1,000,000[ 38]
Europe
The Final Countdown
1986
1,000,000[ 33]
FR David
Words
1982
1,000,000[ 26]
Green & Lejeune
Pot pour rire mr le président
1974
1,000,000[ 35]
Hervé Vilard
Nous
1978
1,000,000[ 17]
Imagination
Just an Illusion
1982
1,000,000[ 26]
Images
Les Démons de minuit
1986
1,000,000[ 33]
Jairo
Les Jardins du ciel
1980
1,000,000[ 25]
Jeanette
Porque te vas
1974
1,000,000[ 34]
Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora
When the Rain Begins to Fall
1983/84
1,000,000[ 33]
Kim Wilde
Cambodia
1982
1,000,000[ 26]
Les Compagnons de la chanson
"Charlie Brown"
1945
1,000,000[ 39]
Licence IV
Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison
1987
1,000,000[ 33]
Manau
"La Tribu de Dana "
1998
1,000,000[ 40]
Mecano
"Hijo de la Luna "
1986
1,000,000[ 41]
Mecano
"Une femme avec une femme "
1990
1,000,000[ 41]
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
1983
1,000,000[ 8]
Michael Jackson
Thriller
1984
1,000,000[ 33]
Michel Sardou
Les Lacs du Connemara
1981
1,000,000[ 2]
Michel Sardou
La Maladie d'amour
1973
1,000,000[ 42]
Mylene Farmer
Désenchantée
1991
1,000,000[ 43]
Pierre Bachelet
Elle est d'ailleurs
1980
1,000,000[ 33]
Pierre Bachelet
Les Corons
1982
1,000,000[ 26]
Philippe Lavil
Il tape sur des bambous
1982
1,000,000[ 26]
Ricchi e Poveri
Sarà perché ti amo
1981
1,000,000[ 2]
Scorpions
Still Loving You
1984
1,000,000[ 33]
Shakira
Whenever, Wherever
2002
1,000,000[ 44]
Stéphanie
Ouragan
1986
1,000,000[ 33]
Sidney Bechet
Les Oignons
1949
1,000,000[ 45]
U.S.A. For Africa
We Are the World
1984
1,000,000[ 33]
900,000 to 990,000 copies
Artist
Single
Year
Sales
Carrapicho
"Tic Tic Tac "
1996
980,000[ 20]
Adriano Celentano
Don't Play That Song
1977/78
900,000[ 15]
Andrea Bocelli
Con te partirò
1995`
900,000[ 46]
Bibie
Tout doucement
1985
900,000[ 6]
Claude Barzotti
Le rital
1983
900,000[ 8]
Dorothée
Hou! la menteuse
1982
900,000[ 26]
Dorothée
Rox et Rouky
1981
900,000[ 26]
Ennio Morricone
Chi Mai
1981
900,000[ 2]
Kajagoogoo
Too Shy
1983
900,000[ 8]
Jean-Luc Lahaye
Papa chanteur
1985
900,000[ 6]
Julie Pietri
Ève lève-toi
1986
900,000[ 47]
Plastic Bertrand
Ça plane pour moi
1977
900,000[ 15]
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