France Best Selling Albums Ever
Musical Albums
01 Musical – Notre-Dame De Paris (1998) : 2 830 000
02 Musical – Starmania (1978) : 2 085 000
03 Musical – Roméo Et Juliette, De La Haine À L’Amour (2000) : 1 495 000
04 Musical – Les Dix Commandements (2000) : 1 180 000
05 Musical – Notre-Dame De Paris (Intégrale) (1998) : 1 170 000
Starmania started everything. The incredible success of this musical over two decades, with impressive results by the original set as well as related new releases in mid-90s pushed its author Luc Plamondon to create a new musical, which concluded on Notre-Dame De Paris, an even bigger success.
After noticing this unbelievable smash from 1998, all majors contracted lyricists, composers and dancers to create their own musicals. Some were successful, some weren’t, but both Roméo Et Juliette and Les Dix Commandements were everywhere in 2000.