List of best-selling singles in France

Best-selling singles in France

Over 5 million copies

Artist	Single	Year	Sales
Tino Rossi	"Petit Papa Noël"	1946	5,700,000[1]

2 million or more copies

Artist	Single	Year	Sales
J.J. Lionel	"La Danse des canards"	1981	2,700,000[2]
Patrick Fiori, Garou and Daniel Lavoie	"Belle"	1998	2,200,000[3]
Celine Dion	"Pour que tu m'aimes encore"	1995	2,100,000[4]
Elton John	"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	1997	2,000,000[5]

1,200,000 copies to 1,800,000 copies

Artist	Single	Year	Sales
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	"You're the One That I Want"	1978	1,800,000[6]
Kaoma	"Lambada"	1989	1,800,000[7]
Laurent Voulzy	"Rockollection"	1977	1,800,000[8]
Chanteurs Sans Frontières	"Éthiopie"	1985	1,700,000[9]
Christophe	"Aline"	1965/79	1,600,000[10][11]
Les Forbans	"Chante"	1982	1,600,000[12]
Florent Pagny	Savoir Aimer	1997	1,500,000[13]
Ilona Mitrecey	"Un Monde parfait"	2005	1,500,000[14]
Philippe D'Avilla, Damien Sargue & Grégori Baquet	"Les Rois du monde"	2000	1,500,000[15]
Yannick	"Ces soirées-là"	2000	1,500,000[16]
Herbert Léonard	"Pour le plaisir"	1981	1,400,000[2]
Hot Butter	Popcorn	1972	1,400,000[17]
Johnny Hallyday	Marie	2002	1,400,000[18]
Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"	1979	1,400,000[10]
Ricky Martin	"(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria"	1997	1,400,000[19]
Stone et Charden	L'avventura	1971	1,400,000[20]
Village People	"YMCA"	1978	1,400,000[21]
Wes	"Alane"	1997	1,400,000[22]
Jean-Claude Borelly & His Orchestra	Dolannes Melodie	1974	1,350,000[23]
Las Ketchup	"Asereje (The Ketchup Song)"	2002	1,310,000[14]
Bimbo Jet	El Bimbo	1974	1,300,000[23]
Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	1983	1,300,000[12]
Marie Myriam	"L'oiseau et l'enfant"	1977	1,300,000[24]
Michel Sardou	"Dix ans plus tôt"	1977	1,300,000[24]
Peter and Sloane	"Besoin de rien, envie de toi"	1984	1,300,000[25]
Sheila	"L'école est finie"	1963	1,300,000[26]
Crazy Frog	"Axel F"	2005	1,270,000[14]
Alizée	"Moi... Lolita"	2000	1,200,000[27]
Barbra Streisand	"Woman in Love"	1980	1,200,000[28]
Chagrin d'amour	"Chacun fait ce qui lui plait"	1981	1,200,000[29]
Larusso	Tu m'oublieras	1998	1,200,000[30]
Les Dix Commandements	L'Envie d'aimer	2001	1,200,000[15]
Michel Sardou	En Chantant	1978	1,200,000[21]
Nikka Costa	Out Here on My Own	1981	1,200,000[31]
Ottawan	T'es Ok	1980	1,200,000[28]
Richard Sanderson	Reality	1981	1,200,000[2]
Rose Laurens	Africa	1983	1,200,000[12]
The Buggles	Video Killed The Radio Star	1979/80	1,200,000[10]
The Shorts	Comment ça va	1983	1,200,000[12]
Vanessa Paradis	Joe le taxi	1987	1,200,000[32]

1,000,000 to 1,190,000 copies

Artist	Single	Year	Sales
O-Zone	"Dragostea Din Tei"	2003	1,170,000[14]
Star Academy France	"La Musique"	2001	1,140,000[14]
Mungo Jerry	In the Summertime	1970	1,110,000[33]
Jean-Jacques Goldman	Je te donne	1985	1,100,000[9]
Jean-Luc Lahaye	Femme que j'aime	1982	1,100,000[29]
Kim Carnes	Bette Davis Eyes	1981	1,100,000[2]
Lionel Leroy	Ulysse 31	1981	1,100,000[2]
Michael Jackson	Beat It	1983	1,100,000[12]
Noam	"Goldorak"	1978	1,100,000[21]
Pop Concerto Orchestra	Eden Is a Magic World	1982	1,100,000[29]
Ray Parker Jr.	Ghostbusters	1984/85	1,100,000[25]
Umberto Tozzi	Ti amo	1978	1,100,000[24]
DJ BoBo	"Chihuahua"	2003	1,020,000[14]
Annie Cordy	La bonne du curé	1974	1,000,000[34]
Charles Aznavour	La Mamma	1969	1,000,000[35]
VOF de Kunst	Suzanne (VOF de Kunst song)	1980	1,000,000[36]
Boney M	Daddy Cool	1976	1,000,000[37]
Boney M	Rivers of Babylon	1978	1,000,000[21]
Bonnie Tyler	It's a Heartache	1977/78	1,000,000[21]
Break Machine	Streetdance	1984	1,000,000[25]
Chantal Goya	Allons Chanter Avec Mickey	1977	1,000,000[36]
Claude François	Le Téléphone Pleure	1974	1,000,000[38]
Cookie Dingler	Femme libérée	1984	1,000,000[36]
Culture Club	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me	1983	1,000,000[29]
David Alexandre Winter	Oh Lady Mary	1969	1,000,000[39]
Daniel Balavoine	L'Aziza	1985	1,000,000[9]
David Hallyday	Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps	1999	1,000,000[40]
Début de Soirée	Nuit de folie	1988	1,000,000[36]
Ennio Morricone	Il était une fois dans l'ouest	1968-70	1,000,000[41]
Europe	The Final Countdown	1986	1,000,000[36]
FR David	Words	1982	1,000,000[29]
Green & Lejeune	Pot pour rire mr le président	1974	1,000,000[38]
Hervé Vilard	Nous	1978	1,000,000[10]
Imagination	Just an Illusion	1982	1,000,000[29]
Images	Les Démons de minuit	1986	1,000,000[36]
Jairo	Les Jardins du ciel	1980	1,000,000[28]
Jeanette	Porque te vas	1974	1,000,000[37]
Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora	When the Rain Begins to Fall	1983/84	1,000,000[36]
Kim Wilde	Cambodia	1982	1,000,000[29]
Les Compagnons de la chanson	"Charlie Brown"	1945	1,000,000[42]
Licence IV	Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison	1987	1,000,000[36]
Manau	"La Tribu de Dana"	1998	1,000,000[43]
Mecano	"Hijo de la Luna"	1986	1,000,000[44]
Mecano	"Une femme avec une femme"	1990	1,000,000[44]
Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	1983	1,000,000[12]
Michael Jackson	"Thriller"	1984	1,000,000[36]
Michel Sardou	"Les Lacs du Connemara"	1981	1,000,000[2]
Michel Sardou	"La Maladie d'amour"	1973	1,000,000[45]
Michel Sardou	"Le Rire du Sergent"	1971	1,000,000[46]
Mylene Farmer	Désenchantée	1991	1,000,000[47]
Pierre Bachelet	Elle est d'ailleurs	1980	1,000,000[36]
Pierre Bachelet	Les Corons	1982	1,000,000[29]
Philippe Lavil	Il tape sur des bambous	1982	1,000,000[29]
Ricchi e Poveri	Sarà perché ti amo	1981	1,000,000[2]
Scorpions	Still Loving You	1984	1,000,000[36]
Shakira	Whenever, Wherever	2002	1,000,000[48]
Stéphanie	Ouragan	1986	1,000,000[36]
Sidney Bechet	Les Oignons	1949	1,000,000[49]
U.S.A. For Africa	We Are the World	1984	1,000,000[36]

900,000 to 990,000 copies

Artist	Single	Year	Sales
Carrapicho	"Tic Tic Tac"	1996	980,000[22]
Adriano Celentano	Don't Play That Song	1977/78	900,000[24]
Andrea Bocelli	Con te partirò	1995	900,000[50]
Bibie	Tout doucement	1985	900,000[9]
Claude Barzotti	Le rital	1983	900,000[12]
Dorothée	Hou! la menteuse	1982	900,000[29]
Dorothée	Rox et Rouky	1981	900,000[29]
Ennio Morricone	Chi Mai	1981	900,000[2]
Kajagoogoo	Too Shy	1983	900,000[12]
Jean-Luc Lahaye	Papa chanteur	1985	900,000[9]
Julie Pietri	Ève lève-toi	1986	900,000[51]
Plastic Bertrand	Ça plane pour moi	1977	900,000[24]