CSPC: Renaud Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 2

Mistral Gagnant (1985) – 20,000 equivalent albums

Mistral Gagnant – 110,000
Miss Maggie – 10,000
Remaining tracks – 15,000

Putain De Camion (1988) – 2,000 equivalent albums

La Mère à Titi – 5,000
Remaining tracks – 10,000

Marchand De Cailloux (1991) – 2,000 equivalent albums

La Ballade Nord-Irlandaise – 10,000
Remaining tracks – 5,000

Renaud Cante El’ Nord (1993) – 1,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 5,000

A La Belle De Mai (1994) – 2,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 10,000

Chante Brassens (1996) – 1,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 5,000

Mistral Gagnant was a poor seller in physical format but digital sales give more credit to the truly popular songs. It sold 110,000 units in that format, a very strong figure for a catalog hit. Albums which came out between 1988 to 1996 clearly contain far less remembered songs.