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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
Rank
Artist
Single
Year
Sales[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 "
1965/79
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
2002
36
Richard Sanderson
Reality
1981
37
Ottawan
T'es Ok
1980
38
Licence IV
Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison
1987
39
Michel Sardou
En Chantant
1978
40
Aqua
Barbie Girl
1997
41
The Buggles
Video Killed The Radio Star
1979/80
42
The Shorts
Comment ça va
1983
43
Larusso
Tu m'oublieras
1998
44
Chantal Goya
Allons Chanter Avec Mickey
1977
45
Rose Laurens
Africa
1983
46
Stone et Charden
L'aventura
1972
47
Les Dix Commandements
L'Envie d'aimer
2001
48
La Bande á Basile
La Chenille
1978
1,200,000
49
Celine Dion
My Heart Will Go On
1998
50
Kim Carnes
Bette Davis Eyes
1981
51
Olivier Lejeune & Patrick Green
Pot Pour Rire Monsieur Président [A] / Les Deux Folles [B]
1974/81
52
Michael Jackson
Beat It
1983
53
Katy Perry
Cozy Little Christmas
2018
54
L5
Toutes les femmes de ta vie
2001
55
Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters
1984/85
56
Lionel Leroy
Ulysse 31
1981
57
Début de Soirée
Nuit de folie
1988
58
Umberto Tozzi
Ti amo
1978
59
Jean-Luc Lahaye
Femme que j'aime
60
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Je te donne
1985
61
Pierre Bachelet
Les Corons
1982
62
Jeanette
Porque Te Vas
1976
63
Bonnie Tyler
It's a Heartache
1977/78
64
Pierre Bachelet
Elle est d'ailleurs
1980
65
Pop Concerto Orchestra
Eden Is a Magic World
1982
66
Philippe Lavil
Il tape sur des bambous
1982
67
Titi et Grosminet
Titi à la neige
1974
68
Scorpions
Still Loving You
1984
69
Daniel Balavoine
L'Aziza
1985
70
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
1983
71
Kim Wilde
Cambodia
1982
72
Michel Sardou
Les Lacs du Connemara
1982
73
Boney M
Rivers of Babylon
1978
74
Imagination
Just an Illusion
1982
75
Nikki Costa
On My Own
1982
76
Boney M
Daddy Cool
1976
77
Johnny Hallyday
Marie
2002
78
Culture Club
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
1983
79
Michael Jackson
Thriller
1984
80
Jairo
Les Jardins du ciel
1980
81
Stéphanie
Ouragan
1986
82
Ennio Morricone
Il était une fois dans l'ouest
1968-70
83
Vanessa Paradis
Joe le Taxi
1987
84
Ricchi e Poveri
Sarà perché ti amo
1981
85
Annie Cordy
La Bonne du curé
1979
86
Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora
When the Rain Begins to Fall
1983/84
87
Michel Sardou
La Maladie d'amour
1973
88
Gala
Freed From Desire
1996/97
89
Eiffel 65
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
1999
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
1984
96
FR David
Words
1982
97
Cookie Dingler
Femme libérée
1984
98
Adriano Celentano
Don't Play That Song
1977/78
99
Andrea Bocelli
Con te partirò
1995`
100
Carrapicho
Tic, Tic Tac
1996
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