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Author: MJD

France best selling albums ever:
Proxima Estacion Esperanza by Manu Chao (2001)

By MJD Posted on January 31, 2016 No Comments

One of the most authentic acts of French music scene, Manu Chao, former leader of cult band Mano Negra, was in front of the biggest challenge of his career in 2001 when he had to follow up the monster seller …

France best selling albums ever:
Proxima Estacion Esperanza by Manu Chao (2001)
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France best selling albums ever:
Entre-Deux by Patrick Bruel (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 31, 2016 No Comments

When Patrick Bruel released Entre-Deux in 2002, his last three sold albums had sold cumulatively over 4 million copies in France, setting very high expectations on the new record. In this context, changing a winning formula was seen as a …

France best selling albums ever:
Entre-Deux by Patrick Bruel (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
Boucan D’Enfer by Renaud (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 30, 2016 No Comments

Debuting in 1975 with the album Amoureux De Paname and peaking in 1985 with the gigantic hit single Mistral Gagnant and the album of the same name that sold over a million, the career of French legend Renaud was over by the late 90s, …

France best selling albums ever:
Boucan D’Enfer by Renaud (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 30, 2016 No Comments

Released in late February 26 2002, Come Away With Me was just one more anonymous album released by one more an anonymous artist, Norah Jones. Entering the album chart at #143, it was still one of the rare countries where …

France best selling albums ever:
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
A La Vie, A La Mort by Johnny Hallyday (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 29, 2016 No Comments

If one wonder how massive Johnny Hallyday is locally, let put it that way: He sold more records in France than the Beatles or Elvis Presley did in the UK. Just that.

France best selling albums ever:
Quelqu’un M’A Dit by Carla Bruni (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 28, 2016 No Comments

At first one wouldn’t compare Carla Bruni to Yannick Noah. Looking at it more closely, not many people have been able to be incredibly successful in a very exposed domain, then succeed in outstanding fashion in music area before representing France …

France best selling albums ever:
Quelqu’un M’A Dit by Carla Bruni (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
Calogero by Calogero (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 28, 2016 No Comments

After a debut solo album that failed to reach the Top 50 and an entire career with his former band The Charts, expectations weren’t high for Calogero 2002 album titled simply Calogero.

France best selling albums ever:
Chante Les Années 80 by Star Academy 2 (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 26, 2016 No Comments

If one start looking for the most widespread link between all French million selling albums of the last 20 years, his conclusion will definitely be a three-letter one: TF1. French Media environment has this particularity of being extremely dominated by …

France best selling albums ever:
Chante Les Années 80 by Star Academy 2 (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
Paradize by Indochine (2002)

By MJD Posted on January 26, 2016 No Comments

French music scene has always been massively dominated by solo artists. We just ended to study million selling album Le Chemin by Kyo in 2003, but that is the exception rather than the standard. In fact, no band, local or …

France best selling albums ever:
Paradize by Indochine (2002)
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France best selling albums ever:
Pokhara by Yannick Noah (2003)

By MJD Posted on January 25, 2016 No Comments

Being successful on his own way as always been the trademark of Yannick Noah. Pairing with successful author Robert Goldman, brother of French superstar Jean-Jacques Goldman, can’t hurt.

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