The half French half Italian artist Richard Cocciante is undoubtedly most well known as the composer of blockbuster musical Notre-Dame De Paris.
France best selling albums ever: Bienvenue Chez Moi by Florent Pagny (1995)
As mentioned in Savoir Aimer breakdown, first three Florent Pagny albums sold quite poorly in early 90s.
France best selling albums ever: Anamorphosée by Mylène Farmer (1995)
By 1995 Mylène Farmer was no more a newcomer, she was a confirmed superstar. Her previous two albums each passed the million mark in France and sold 4 million units worldwide together.
France best selling albums ever: D’Eux by Celine Dion (1995)
Celine Dion struggled to sell records in France. Yes, for real. What may seem absolutely impossible from today point of view giving the insane amount of records she sold since 1995, was true until the release of D’Eux.
France best selling albums ever: HIStory by Michael Jackson (1995)
Following three consecutive albums from Michael Jackson which sold well over a million each – a record for an international artist – HIStory was hugely anticipated. Priced two times the average and weirdly packaged with one half compilation and one half studio album, repeating the feat seemed a tough target.
France best selling albums ever: Superflu by Pascal Obispo (1996)
Often compared to Jean-Jacques Goldman because of his ability to score hits both as a singer or as a songwriter for other popular artists, Pascal Obispo struggled a lot before making a real impact.
France best selling albums ever: Singulier by Jean-Jacques Goldman (1996)
Unlike Francis Cabrel or Patrick Bruel the artist Jean-Jacques Goldman didn’t have a signature album that sold over 2 million units. That may be why he isn’t the first one we think about when referring to monster sellers. Success-wise yet he crushes everyone.
France best selling albums ever: Everybody by Worlds Apart (1996)
New Kids In The Block in the US, Take That in UK… Worlds Apart in France. Yes, this isn’t a joke. If Take That success has been huge since their 1992 debut on their native UK, Worlds Apart has been a flopping band from day 1. Their debut album peaked at #88 at the time and no subsequent album ever charted. View More
France best selling albums ever: The Score by the Fugees (1996)
After selling a mere 10,000 of their debut album in France, the Fugees weren’t really a safe bet to top 1996 Year End chart. That’s exactly what they did yet.
France best selling albums ever: Spice by Spice Girls (1996)
Rarely a new act have ever got so big and so fast as the Spice Girls got. The most amazing feat is how they did so everywhere in virtually no time. France is often a market slower to break than other countries like the UK, but still it wasn’t a problem for the Spice Girls and their anthemic debut single Wannabe.