The
Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique
(SNEP) is the inter-professional organisation which
protects the interests of the French
record
industry. SNEP was established in 1922, and has 48 member
companies.
SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty
payments for broadcast and performance, preventing
copyright infringement of its
members' works (including music piracy), and
sales certification of
silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos.
SNEP also compiles charts of France's top-selling music.
Significant milestones and achievements in the Singles chart
from 1984 to 2008
Artists
Most number-one hits
| Number |
Artist |
Songs |
| 9 |
Mylène Farmer |
"Pourvu qu'elles
soient douces", "Désenchantée", "XXL", "Slipping Away ", "Dégénération", "Appelle mon numéro", "Si j'avais au moins...", "C'est dans l'air", "Sextonik" |
| 5 |
Céline Dion |
"Pour que tu m'aimes
encore", "Je sais pas", "The Reason" / My Heart Will Go on", "Sous le vent", "Et s'il
n'en restait qu'une " |
| Johnny Hallyday |
"Tous ensemble", "Marie", "Mon
Plus Beau Noël", "La Loi du silence", "Ça n'finira jamais" |
| Michael Youn 1 |
"Stach Stach", "Le Frunkp", "Fous ta
cagoule", "Mauvaise foi
nocturne", "Parle à ma
main" |
| 4 |
Elton John |
"Sacrifice",
"Don't Let the Sun Go
Down on Me", "Can You
Feel the Love Tonight", "Something about the Way
You Look Tonight" / "Candle
in the Wind 1997" |
| Garou |
"Belle", "Seul", "Sous le
vent", "La Rivière
de notre enfance" |
| 3 |
Crazy Frog |
"Axel F", "Popcorn", "We Are the Champions " |
| François Feldman |
"Les Valses de Vienne",
"Petit Frank", "Joy" |
| Florent Pagny |
"N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" |
| Madonna |
"La Isla Bonita", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina",
"Hung Up" |
| Michael Jackson |
"Black or White", "You Are Not Alone", "You Rock My World" |
| Shakira |
"Whenever, Wherever",
"Hips Don't Lie", "Beautiful Liar" |
1 All the singles recorded under one of his pseudonyms
or as member of his bands are included
Most weeks at number-one
| Number of weeks |
Artist |
Details by songs 1 |
| 37 |
Garou |
18 ("Belle") + 3 ("Sous le vent") + 11 ("Seul") + 5 ("La
Rivière de notre enfance") |
| Michael Youn2 |
10 ("Stach Stach") + 7 ("Le Frunkp") + 8 ("Fous ta cagoule") +
5 ("Mauvaise foi nocturne") + 7 ("Parle à ma main") |
| 36 |
Céline Dion |
12 ("Pour que tu m'aimes encore") + 7 ("Je sais pas") + 13
("The Reason" / "My Heart Will Go on") + 3 ("Sous le vent") + 1
("Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serai celle-là)") |
| 26 |
Elton John |
3 ("Sacrifice") + 7 ("Don't Let the Sun Go down on Me") + 10
("Can You Feel the Love Tonight") + 6 ("Something About the Way You
Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997") |
| 25 |
Crazy Frog |
13 ("Axel F") + 7 ("Popcorn") + 5 ("We Are the Champions (Ding
a Dang Dong)") |
| 23 |
Florent Pagny |
8 ("N'importe quoi") + 9 ("Savoir aimer") + 6 ("Ma Liberté de
penser") |
| 21 |
Mylène Farmer |
9 ("Désenchantée") + 5 ("Pourvu qu'elles soient douces") + 1
("XXL") + 1 ("Slipping Away (Crier la vie)") + 1 ("Dégénération") +
1 ("Appelle mon numéro") + 1 ("Si j'avais au moins...") + 1 ("C'est
dans l'air") + 1 ("Sextonik") |
| 20 |
Jordy |
15 ("Dur dur
d'être bébé") + 5 ("Alison") |
| Lou Bega |
20 ("Mambo n°5 ") |
| Patrick Fiori |
18 ("Belle") + 2 ("4 Mots sur un
piano") |
|
1 Songs performed as duets and trios are included
2 Songs performed within Brastisla Boys and Fatal
Bazooka bands and as Alphonse Brown included
Most Top 10 hits
| Artist |
Number |
| Mylène Farmer |
38 |
| Johnny Hallyday |
31 |
| Madonna |
23 |
| Michael Jackson |
18 |
Most Top 100 entries
| Artist |
Number |
| Johnny Hallyday |
73 |
| Madonna |
53 |
| Mylène Farmer |
44 |
| Michael Jackson |
36 |
Artists who replaced themselves at number-one
Songs
Most weeks at number-one
Most weeks at number-two
Biggest jump to number one
| Position |
Song |
Artist |
Date |
| 70 |
"Relax, Take It Easy" |
Mika |
July 7, 2007 |
| 67 |
"Hung Up" |
Madonna |
November 12, 2005 |
| 64 |
"Baila morena" |
Zucchero |
February 25, 2006 |
| 60 |
"Zidane y va marquer" |
Cauet |
July 15, 2006 |
| 49 |
"The Ketchup Song " |
Las Ketchup |
September 14, 2002 |
| 47 |
"Nolwenn Ohwo!" |
Nolwenn Leroy |
January 28, 2006 |
| 26 |
"Spaceman" |
Babylon Zoo |
March 9, 1996 |
| 21 |
"Don't Cry for Me,
Argentina" |
Madonna |
January 25, 1997 |
| 16 |
"Hung Up" |
Madonna |
December 31, 2005 |
| 15 |
"Je sais pas" |
Céline Dion |
October 14, 1995 |
| 14 |
"Foule sentimentale" |
Alain Souchon |
February 12, 1994 |
Biggest drop from number one
| Position |
Song |
Artist |
Date |
| 10 |
"Si demain...
" |
Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn |
April 11, 2004 |
| 7 |
"Living on My Own" |
Freddie Mercury |
January 29, 1994 |
| 6 |
"Johnny, Johnny" |
Jeanne Mas |
May 4, 1985 |
| 5 |
"L'Aziza" |
Daniel Balavoine |
March 29, 1986 |
| "Maldòn " |
Zouk Machine |
October 6, 1990 |
| "XXL" |
Mylène Farmer |
September 30, 1995 |
| "One More
Time" |
Daft Punk |
November 25, 2000 |
| "Hey Oh" |
Tragédie |
December 14, 2003 |
| "We Are the Champions
" |
Crazy Frog |
July 15, 2006 |
| "Kamaté" |
Ora Maté |
October 20, 2007 |
| "Si j'avais au
moins..." |
Mylène Farmer |
February 28, 2009 |
| "C'est dans l'air" |
Mylène Farmer |
May 16, 2009 |
|
Most total weeks on the Top 100
Most weeks in the top 10
| Number of weeks |
Song |
Artist |
Year |
| 31 |
"Belle" |
Patrick Fiori, Garou and Daniel Lavoie |
1998 |
| "Moi... Lolita" |
Alizée |
2000 |
| 30 |
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" |
Céline Dion |
1995 |
| "L'Envie d'aimer" |
Daniel Lévi |
2000 |
| 28 |
"Un Monde parfait" |
Ilona |
2005 |
| "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" |
Enrique Iglesias and Nâdiya |
2008 |
|
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