CSPC: Johnny Hallyday Popularity Analysis

Physical Singles Sales – The 80s

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.

A Partir De Maintenant (1980) – 159,000 equivalent albums

A Partir De Maintenant – 290,000
Un Diable Entouré D’anges (Una Serata Come Tante) – 190,000
Je ne suis pas un héros – 50,000

En Pièces Détachées (1981) – 90,000 equivalent albums

Chez Madame Lolita – 180,000
Excusez-Moi De Chanter Encore Du Rock And Roll – 120,000

Pas facile (1981) – 159,000 equivalent albums

Je T’ai Aimée – 320,000
J’en Ai Marre – 210,000

Quelque Part Un Aigle… (1982) – 129,000 equivalent albums

Mon Amérique À Moi – 230,000
Montpellier – 200,000

La Peur (1982) – 132,000 equivalent albums

Cartes Postales D’Alabama – 190,000
Je Suis Victime De L’Amour – 250,000

Entre Violence Et Violon (1983) – 126,000 equivalent albums

Pour Ceux Qui S’aiment – 280,000
L’amour Violent (“The Magnificently Mad”) – 140,000

Nashville 84 (1984) – 84,000 equivalent albums

Mon p’tit loup (ça va faire mal) – 170,000
Drôle de métier – 110,000

En V.O. (1984) – 0 equivalent albums

No single released

Rock N’ Roll Attitude (1985) – 180,000 equivalent albums

Le Chanteur Abandonné – 200,000
Quelque Chose De Tennessee – 280,000
Rock N’ Roll Attitude – 60,000
Aimer Vivre – 60,000

Gang (1986) – 438,000 equivalent albums

L’envie – 170,000
Je T’attends – 110,000
J’oublierai Ton Nom – 280,000
Je Te Promets – 480,000
Laura – 420,000

Cadillac (1989) – 153,000 equivalent albums

Les Vautours – 50,000
Mirador – 330,000
Himalaya – 30,000
Cadillac – 30,000
Si J’étais Moi – 70,000

More than 20 years into his career it was becoming increasingly difficult for Johnny to sell good figures with his singles especially in a market translating into albums. Although most of his singles were Top 20 hits, none of them made the Top 5 from 1980 to 1984. This new standard was broken by Quelque chose de Tennessee which reached #4. Then four singles from Gang reached the Top 10 including the chart topper Je Te Promets in 1987, his first #1 since Gabrielle from 1976. He continued his habit of closing decades with big hits, this time with Mirador. At 5,56 million units the 80s were still fairly solid for the artist who was selling bucket loads of albums at the same time.