CSPC: Johnny Hallyday Popularity Analysis
Physical Singles Sales – The 70s
As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.
Vie (1970) – 324,000 equivalent albums
Essayez – 270,000
Deux Amis Pour Un Amour – 320,000
Jésus Christ – 490,000
Flagrant Délit (1971) – 333,000 equivalent albums
Fils de personne – 370,000
Oh ma jolie Sarah – 740,000
Country, Folk, Rock (1972) – 204,000 equivalent albums
Comme si je devais mourir demain – 330,000
Rien n’vaut cett’fille-là (She’s my old lady) – 170,000
Sauvez-moi (Salvation) – 180,000
Insolitudes (1973) – 210,000 equivalent albums
La Musique Que J’aime – 340,000
Tu Peux Partir Si Tu Le Veux – 220,000
Le Feu – 140,000
Je T’aime, Je T’aime, Je T’aime (1974) – 216,000 equivalent albums
Je T’aime, Je T’aime, Je T’aime – 290,000
Prends Ma Vie – 430,000
Rock’N Slow (1974) – 123,000 equivalent albums
Johnny Rider – 260,000
A Propos De Mon Père / A L’Hotel Des Cœurs Brisés (“Heartbreak Hotel”)– 150,000
Rock A Memphis (1975) – 150,000 equivalent albums
Hey Lovely Lady / La Fille De L’Eté Dernier “Summertime Blues” – 500,000
La Terre Promise (1975) – 84,000 equivalent albums
La Terre Promise (Promised Land) – 280,000
Derrière L’Amour (1976) – 690,000 equivalent albums
Requiem pour un fou – 890,000
Gabrielle – 640,000
Derrière L’Amour – 770,000
Hamlet (1976) – 0 equivalent albums
No single released
C’est la vie (1977) – 468,000 equivalent albums
Tant Pis… C’est La Vie “C’est La Vie” – 310,000
J’ai Oublié De Vivre – 640,000
Le cœur en deux – 610,000
Solitudes À Deux (1978) – 198,000 equivalent albums
Elle M’Oublie – 430,000
Revoilà Ma Solitude – 230,000
Hollywood (1979) – 411,000 equivalent albums
Le bon temps du Rock’n’roll – 320,000
Qu’est-ce que tu croyais – 260,000
Toujours là – 290,000
Ma Gueule – 500,000
The success of Que Je T’Aime solidified Johnny‘s status in France with his following 7 singles shifting more than 200,000 units each, all of which hitting the Top 5. They largely failed to sustain the impact outside of the French-speaking countries though.
Although his pace of release went from 6 to 8 yearly singles during the 60s to about 3 per year during the 70s, yearly sales never dropped below 920,000 units for the decade. From 1974 to 1979, he released 20 singles, only one of which failed to reach the Top 10 by peaking at #11. He added several new standards to his catalog including the much hyped duet J’Ai Un Problème with his highly famous wife Sylvie Vartan, La Musique que J’Aime, Requiem pour un fou, Gabrielle and Ma Gueule. The first and the forth were both issued outside of the studio albums and will be listed into the Orphan section.
Somehow he managed to break his own 60s total by selling 13,26 million units of his 70s singles to bring his career to date tally to more than 25 million singles sold.