List of best-selling albums in France
Appearance
This is a list of the best-selling albums in France that have been certified by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).
Diamond album certifications
[edit]The SNEP provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to the RIAA's. Diamond awards were instituted November 1, 1988.
Certification | Before May 1, 2005 | Before July 1, 2009 | After July 1, 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
Diamond | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
List of albums certified Diamond in France
[edit]Year | Artist | Album | Certification[1][2] | Certified sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Ace of Base | Happy Nation | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1999 | Alain Souchon | Au ras des paquerettes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1993 | Alain Souchon | C'est déjà ça | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1995 | André Rieu | Valses | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2017 | Damso | Ipséité | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2018 | Angèle | Brol | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2019 | Nekfeu | Les étoiles vagabondes | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2019 | Vitaa ft Slimane | VersuS | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2005 | Benabar | Reprise des Négociations | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1984 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Legend | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2013 | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | Diamond | 500,000 |
2002 | Calogero | Calogero | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2004 | Calogero | 3 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2014 | Calogero | Les Feux d'Artifice | Diamond | 500,000 |
1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1996 | Céline Dion | Falling Into You | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | Céline Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1998 | Céline Dion | S'il suffisait d'aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2012 | Céline Dion | Sans attendre | Diamond | 500,000 |
2016 | Céline Dion | Encore un soir | Diamond | 500,000 |
2004 | Chimene Badi | Dis moi que tu m'aimes | Diamond | 750,000 |
2014 | Christine and the Queens | Chaleur humaine | Diamond | 500,000 |
2007 | Christophe Maé | Mon Paradis | Diamond | 750,000 |
2010 | Christophe Maé | On trace la route | Diamond | 500,000 |
2013 | Christophe Maé | Je veux du bonheur | Diamond | 500,000 |
2009 | Coeur de Pirate | Coeur de Pirate | Diamond | 500,000 |
2008 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Diamond | 500,000 |
2015 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | Diamond‡ | 500,000 |
2013 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2009 | David Guetta | One Love | Diamond | 500,000 |
2010 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | Diamond | 500,000 |
2001 | Dido | No Angel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1985 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1988 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1991 | Dire Straits | On every street | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1977 | Eagles | Hotel California | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1990 | Elton John | The Very Best of Elton John | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | Era | Era | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1995 | Florent Pagny | Bienvenue chez moi | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | Florent Pagny | Savoir aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2003 | Florent Pagny | Ailleurs Land | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2013 | Florent Pagny | Vieillir avec toi | Diamond | 500,000 |
1987 | France Gall | Babacar | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1980 | Francis Cabrel | Fragile | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1987 | Francis Cabrel | 77/87 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1989 | Francis Cabrel | Sarbacane | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1999 | Francis Cabrel | Hors saison | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2008 | Francis Cabrel | Des roses et des orties | Diamond | 750,000 |
1990 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1993 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Rouge | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1996 | The Fugees | The Score | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Garou | Seul | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Gerald de Palmas | Marcher dans le sable | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2018 | Gims | Ceinture noire | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2001 | Henri Salvador | Chambre avec vue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | I Am | L'ecole du micro d'argent | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2014 | Indila | Mini World | Diamond | 500,000 |
2002 | Indochine | Paradize | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2001 | Isabelle Boulay | Mieux qu'ici bas | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1988 | Jacques Brel | 15 ans d'amour | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2005 | James Blunt | Back to Bedlam | Diamond | 750,000 |
2007 | James Blunt | All the Lost Souls | Diamond | 500,000 |
1997 | James Horner | Titanic | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2009 | Jean Ferrat | Best of 3 CD | Diamond | 500,000 |
1984 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Positif | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1985 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Non homologué | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1987 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Entre gris clair et gris foncé | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1996 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Singulier | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1997 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | En passant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2001 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Chansons pour les pieds | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2002 | Johnny Hallyday | A la vie a la mort! | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2005 | Johnny Hallyday | Ma vérité | Diamond | 750,000 |
2012 | Johnny Hallyday | L'Attente | Diamond | 500,000 |
2014 | Johnny Hallyday | Rester vivant | Diamond | 500,000 |
2018 | Johnny Hallyday | Mon Pays C'est L'Amour | 3× Diamond‡ | 1,500,000 |
1979 | Julio Iglesias | A vous les femmes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1980 | Julio Iglesias | Sentimental | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2014 | Kendji Girac | Kendji | 3× Diamond‡ | 1,500,000 |
2015 | Kendji Girac | Ensemble | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
2003 | Kyo | Le chemin | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2001 | L 5 | L 5 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2009 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Diamond | 500,000 |
2018 | Lady Gaga | A Star is Born | Diamond | 500,000 |
2012 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Diamond | 500,000 |
1997 | Lara Fabian | Pure | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2006 | Laurent Voulzy | La septieme vague | Diamond | 750,000 |
2015 | Louane | Chambre 12 | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
1986 | Madonna | True Blue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2005 | Madonna | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Diamond | 750,000 |
2013 | Maître Gims | Subliminal | Diamond | 500,000 |
2015 | Maître Gims | Mon cœur avait raison | Diamond | 500,000 |
1998 | Manau | Panique celtique | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1998 | Manu Chao | Clandestino | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1993 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1995 | Michael Jackson | HIStory | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2004 | Michel Sardou | Du plaisir | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2007 | Mika | Life in Cartoon Motion | Diamond | 750,000 |
1999 | Moby | Play | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2009 | Mozart l'opéra rock | Mozart l'opéra rock | Diamond | 500,000 |
2009 | Muse | The Resistance | Diamond | 500,000 |
1988 | Mylène Farmer | Ainsi soit je... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1991 | Mylène Farmer | L'autre... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1995 | Mylène Farmer | Anamorphosée | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1999 | Mylène Farmer | Innamoramento | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2001 | Mylène Farmer | Les mots | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2010 | Mylène Farmer | Bleu noir | Diamond | 500,000 |
2012 | Mylène Farmer | Monkey Me | Diamond | 500,000 |
1972 | Neil Young | Harvest | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1991 | Nirvana | Nevermind | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2011 | Nolwenn Leroy | Bretonne | Diamond | 500,000 |
2005 | Olivia Ruiz | La femme chocolat | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2017 | Orelsan | La fête est finie | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
1996 | Pascal Obispo | Superflu | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1988 | Patricia Kaas | Mademoiselle chante... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1990 | Patricia Kaas | Scene de vie | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1993 | Patricia Kaas | Je te dis vous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Patrick Bruel | Juste avant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2002 | Patrick Bruel | Entre deux | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1989 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1975 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1979 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2016 | PNL | Deux frères | 2× Diamond‡ | 1,000,000 |
1992 | Pow Wow | Regagner les plaines | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2005 | Raphaël | Caravane | Diamond | 750,000 |
1985 | Renaud | Mistral gagnant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2016 | Renaud | Renaud | Diamond | 500,000 |
1989 | Roch Voisine | Hélène | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2008 | Seal | Soul | Diamond | 750,000 |
2012 | Sexion D'Assaut | L'Apogée | Diamond | 500,000 |
2012 | Shakira | Sale El Sol | Diamond | 500,000 |
1991 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1982 | Simon & Garfunkel | Live in Central Park | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2014 | Soprano | Cosmopolitanie | Diamond | 500,000 |
1996 | Spice Girls | Spice | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2013 | Stromae | Racine carrée | 4× Diamond | 2,000,000 |
2005 | La troupe du roi soleil | Le roi soleil | Diamond | 750,000 |
2010 | The Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning | Diamond | 500,000 |
2009 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | Diamond | 500,000 |
1996 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1987 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1992 | Various artists/Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2004 | Various artists | Les choristes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1998 | Various artists | Les dix commandements | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1995 | Various artists | Mozart-Requiem-Eblouissante Musique Sacre | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1996 | Various artists | Les plus belles chansons francaises 1962 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1998 | Various artists | Notre-Dame de Paris | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Various artists | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Various artists | Starmania 79 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2000 | Yannick Noah | Yannick Noah | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2003 | Yannick Noah | Pokhara | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2006 | Yannick Noah | Charango | Diamond | 750,000 |
2010 | Yannick Noah | Frontières | Diamond | 500,000 |
2010 | Zaz | Zaz | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
2013 | Zaz | Recto verso | Diamond | 500,000 |
1997 | Zucchero | The Best of Zucchero | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
1992 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
List of best-selling albums in France by claimed sales
[edit]Year | Artist | Album | Certification[1][2] | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 4,500,000[3][4] |
1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 4,000,000[4] |
1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 3,500,000[4] |
1979 | Supertramp | Breakfast In America | Platinum | 3,200,000[4] |
1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 3,000,000[4] |
1997 | Louise Attaque | Louise Attaque | Diamond | 2,700,000[4] |
1973 | The Beatles | 1962–1966 | Platinum & Gold | 2,600,000[4] |
1974 | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | Platinum | 2,500,000[4] |
1998 | Various artists | Notre-Dame de Paris | Diamond | 2,500,000[4] |
1987 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Entre gris clair et gris foncé | Diamond | 2,300,000[4] |
1991 | Mylène Farmer | L'autre... | Diamond | 2,200,000[4] |
1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 2,100,000[4] |
2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 2,100,000[4] |
1989 | Francis Cabrel | Sarbacane | Diamond | 2,100,000[4] |
1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 2,000,000[5] |
1985 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Diamond | 2,000,000[6] |
1990 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Diamond | 2,000,000[4] |
1990 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Diamond | 2,000,000[7] |
1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 1,850,000[8] |
1998 | Éric Serra | Le grand bleu | 1,800,000[9] | |
2011 | Adele | 21 | 1,740,000[10] | |
2004 | Bruno Coulais | The Chorus | Diamond | 1,600,000[9] |
1997 | James Horner | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | Diamond | 1,600,000[9] |
1995 | Florent Pagny | Bienvenue chez moi | Diamond | 1,500,000[11] |
1978 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Équinoxe | Platinum | 1,500,000[12] |
1976 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Oxygène | Platinum | 1,500,000[12] |
2018 | Johnny Hallyday | Mon pays c'est l'amour | 3× Diamond | 1,500,000[13] |
1998 | Manu Chao | Clandestino | Diamond | 1,500,000[14] |
1983 | Renaud | Morgane de toi | Platinum | 1,500,000[15] |
1994 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,500,000[16] |
1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | Diamond | 1,400,000[17] |
1995 | Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Diamond | 1,400,000[17] |
1977 | Bee Gees, Various artists | Saturday Night Fever | Gold | 1,350,000[18] |
2008 | Christophe Maé | Mon paradis | Diamond | 1,310,000[10] |
1985 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Non homologué | Diamond | 1,300,000[19] |
1988 | Madonna | True Blue | Diamond | 1,300,000[20] |
1985 | Renaud | Mistral gagnant | Diamond | 1,300,000[15] |
1983 | Various artists | Flashdance | Gold | 1,300,000[9] |
1978 | Soundtrack | Grease | Platinum | 1,300,000[9] |
1992 | Whitney Houston/ Various artists | the Bodyguard | Diamond | 1,300,000[9] |
2005 | Raphaël Haroche | Caravane | Diamond | 1,230,000[10] |
2003 | Carla Bruni | Quelqu'un m'a dit | 1,200,000[21] | |
1994 | Elton John Hans Zimmer / Various artists | The Lion King | Gold | 1,200,000[9] |
1989 | Francois Feldman | Une Présence | Diamond | 1,200,000[22] |
2001 | Henri Salvador | Chambre avec vue | Diamond | 1,200,000[23] |
2002 | Indochine | Paradize | Diamond | 1,200,000[24] |
1979 | Julio Iglesias | À vous les femmes | Diamond | 1,200,000[25] |
1987 | Various artists | Dirty Dancing | Diamond | 1,200,000[9] |
2007 | Mika | Life in Cartoon Motion | Diamond | 1,170,000[10] |
2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | Diamond | 1,160,000[10] |
2006 | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 2× Platinum | 1,140,000[10] |
1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Diamond | 1,100,000[20] |
1969 | Johnny Hallyday | Que je t'aime - Palais des congres 69 | 1,100,000[26] | |
2004 | Calogero | 3 | Diamond | 1,060,000[10] |
2000 | Johnny Hallyday | À la vie, à la mort ! | Diamond | 1,050,000[27] |
2007 | Kyo | Le chemin | Diamond | 1,040,000[10] |
2005 | Bénabar | Reprise des négociations | Diamond | 1,040,000[10] |
2008 | Seal | Soul | Diamond | 1,020,000[10] |
2007 | Yannick Noah | Charango | Diamond | 1,010,000[10] |
2015 | Adele | 25 | 1,000,000[28] | |
1977 | Jacques Brel | Les Marquises | Platinum | 1,000,000[29] |
1979 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | Platinum | 1,000,000[17] |
1997 | Madonna | Ray of Light | 3× Platinum | 1,000,000[30] |
Notes
[edit]- ‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent
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