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Author: Guillaume Vieira

France best selling albums ever:
Ailleurs Land by Florent Pagny (2003)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 24, 2016 2 Comments

After a pair of million selling albums in mid-90s, authentic French start Florent Pagny lost some ground releasing three decent selling albums that failed to reach blockbuster status yet.

France best selling albums ever:
Les Choristes OST by Bruno Coulais (2004)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 24, 2016 No Comments

A few years only after the huge worldwide success of Amélie Poulain soundtrack, another French soundtrack storm into the market in 2004. Composed by Bruno Coulais, Les Choristes OST became, among other achievements, the first French language album ever to …

France best selling albums ever:
Les Choristes OST by Bruno Coulais (2004)
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France best selling albums ever:
3 by Calogero (2004)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 23, 2016 No Comments

After five albums with his former band (Les Charts, 1989-1997) and one solo debut LP (Au Milieu Des Autres, 1999) with very moderate success, the strongly successful eponymous album from 2002 was a significant surprise. Getting close of a million sales …

France best selling albums ever:
3 by Calogero (2004)
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France best selling albums ever: Du Plaisir by Michel Sardou (2004)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 23, 2016 No Comments

Controversial singer Michel Sardou, second to Johnny Hallyday among bestselling French act ever overall, had an immaculate career by 2004 when he released Du Plaisir. He had yet to receive an official Diamond award for 1 million sales. Signing a new …

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France best selling albums ever:
Caravane by Raphael (2005)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 22, 2016 1 Comment

2005 stands as a truly bizarre year in French music industry. In a negative note, it saw only two million selling albums being released – Reprise Des Négociations by Bénabar and Caravane by Raphael, the first time in over a decade less …

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Caravane by Raphael (2005)
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France best selling albums ever: Reprise Des Négociations by Bénabar (2005)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 21, 2016 No Comments

From 2001 to Christmas 2006, Bénabar popularity kept rising and rising very steadily year after year. Ultimately, he became the flagship of the French Nouvelle scène (the “new scene”), a new sub-genre of Variety, 

France best selling albums ever: Charango by Yannick Noah (2006)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 21, 2016 1 Comment

After two million selling albums in 2000 (Yannick Noah) and 2003 (Pokhara), former tennis champion – winner of Roland Garros slam in 1984 – Yannick Noah was in front of a new massive challenge in 2006, e.g. achieving a third …

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France best selling albums ever: La Voix D’Un Ange by Grégory Lemarchal (2007)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 21, 2016 1 Comment

La Voix D’Un Ange has never been certified Diamond by the SNEP organization – it hasn’t even been certified Gold (100,000 units shipped). This being said, I can confirm it sold over a million copies overall. But let’s start with Grégory Lemarchal, …

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France best selling albums ever: Back To Black by Amy Winehouse (2006)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 20, 2016 No Comments

Everything around Amy Winehouse has always been pretty special, her chart performances in France are no exception. Released in October 2006, Back To Black album needed 4 months to reach the Top 200, ultimately getting in at #172 in February …

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France best selling albums ever: Life In Cartoon Motion by Mika (2007)

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 20, 2016 No Comments

Even though Mika is an English singer born in Lebanon, the fact he raised in France, Paris, made him adopted by French public right from the start. Thus, it is no surprise Life In Cartoon Motion is one of the very …

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