French Top 100 singles of the 1990s
This is a list of the 100 best-selling singles in France during the 1990s (i.e. release in France from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1999).[1]
Top 100 of the 1990s
Singles
Pos.
|
Artist
|
Single
|
Year
|
Country
|
Sales[citation needed]
|
Peak[citation needed]
|
1
|
Daniel Lavoie, Patrick Fiori & Garou
|
"Belle"
|
1998
|
Canada France
|
2,221,000
|
1
|
2
|
Elton John
|
"Candle in The Wind"
|
1997
|
United Kingdom
|
2,029,000
|
1
|
3
|
Lou Bega
|
"Mambo No. 5"
|
1999
|
Germany
|
1,532,000
|
1
|
4
|
Wes
|
"Alane"
|
1997
|
Cameroon
|
1,418,000
|
1
|
5
|
Manau
|
"La Tribu de Dana"
|
1998
|
France
|
1,415,000
|
1
|
6
|
Ricky Martin
|
"Un, Dos, Tres"
|
1997
|
Puerto Rico
|
1,400,000
|
1
|
7
|
Florent Pagny
|
"Savoir aimer"
|
1997
|
France
|
1,234,000
|
1
|
8
|
Aqua
|
"Barbie Girl"
|
1997
|
Denmark
|
1,215,000
|
1
|
9
|
Larusso
|
"Tu m'oublieras"
|
1998
|
France
|
1,209,000
|
1
|
10
|
Céline Dion
|
"The Reason" / "My Heart Will Go On"
|
1998
|
Canada
|
1,197,000
|
1
|
11
|
Gala
|
"Freed from Desire"
|
1996
|
Italy
|
1,013,000
|
1
|
12
|
Eiffel 65
|
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
|
1999
|
Italy
|
1,001,000
|
1
|
13
|
Carrapicho
|
"Tic, Tic Tac"
|
1996
|
Brazil
|
980,000
|
1
|
14
|
Andrea Bocelli
|
"Con te partirò"
|
1997
|
Italy
|
980,000
|
1
|
15
|
Lââm
|
"Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux"
|
1998
|
France
|
963,000
|
2
|
16
|
Céline Dion
|
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
|
1995
|
Canada
|
955,000
|
1
|
17
|
Moos
|
"Au nom de la rose"
|
1999
|
France
|
918,000
|
1
|
18
|
Los del Río
|
"Macarena"
|
1996
|
Spain
|
910,000
|
1
|
19
|
Andrea Bocelli & Hélène Ségara
|
"Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)"
|
1998
|
Italy France
|
874,000
|
1
|
20
|
Mylène Farmer
|
"Désenchantée"
|
1991
|
France
|
900,000 [2]
|
1
|
21
|
Nomads
|
"Yakalelo"
|
1998
|
France
|
846,000
|
2
|
22
|
Khaled
|
"Aïcha"
|
1996
|
Algeria
|
824,000
|
1
|
23
|
Hermes House Band
|
"I Will Survive"
|
1998
|
Netherlands
|
812,000
|
3
|
24
|
David Hallyday
|
"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps"
|
1999
|
France
|
801,000
|
1
|
25
|
Will Smith
|
"Men in Black"
|
1997
|
United States
|
783,000
|
1
|
26
|
Cher
|
"Believe"
|
1999
|
United States
|
764,000
|
1
|
27
|
Jordy
|
"Dur dur d'être bébé !"
|
1992
|
France
|
751,000
|
1
|
28
|
Spice Girls
|
"Wannabe"
|
1996
|
United Kingdom
|
742,000
|
1
|
29
|
Fugees
|
"Killing Me Softly"
|
1996
|
United States
|
674,000
|
1
|
30
|
Coolio
|
"Gangsta's Paradise"
|
1995
|
United States
|
672,000
|
1
|
31
|
Mylène Farmer
|
"Désenchantée"
|
1991
|
France
|
1.800.000
|
1
|
32
|
Brandy & Monica
|
"The Boy Is Mine"
|
1998
|
United States
|
662,000
|
2
|
33
|
Robert Miles
|
"Children"
|
1996
|
Switzerland
|
642,000
|
1
|
34
|
Lagaf'
|
"La Zoubida"
|
1991
|
France
|
625,000
|
1
|
35
|
Tina Arena
|
"Aller plus haut"
|
1999
|
Australia
|
617,000
|
2
|
36
|
Ménélik & Imane D
|
"Bye bye"
|
1998
|
France
|
613,000
|
5
|
37
|
Nathalie Cardone
|
"Hasta Siempre"
|
1997
|
France
|
608,000
|
4
|
38
|
Alliage & Boyzone
|
"Te garder près de moi"
|
1997
|
France Ireland
|
607,000
|
3
|
39
|
Eiffel 65
|
"Move Your Body"
|
1999
|
Italy
|
589,000
|
1
|
40
|
Britney Spears
|
"... Baby One More Time"
|
1999
|
United States
|
578,000
|
1
|
41
|
Lara Fabian
|
"Tout"
|
1997
|
Belgium
|
566,000
|
4
|
42
|
Hélène Ségara
|
"Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment"
|
1999
|
France
|
565,000
|
1
|
43
|
Ricky Martin
|
"La Copa da la Vida"
|
1998
|
Puerto Rico
|
563,000
|
1
|
44
|
Des'ree
|
"Life"
|
1998
|
United Kingdom
|
555,000
|
2
|
45
|
Poetic Lover
|
"Prenons notre temps"
|
1997
|
France
|
532,000
|
5
|
46
|
Coumba Gawlo
|
"Pata pata"
|
1998
|
Senegal
|
529,000
|
2
|
47
|
Indians Sacred Spirit
|
"Yeha-Noha"
|
1995
|
Germany
|
528,000
|
1
|
48
|
Lââm
|
"Jamais loin de toi"
|
1999
|
France
|
518,000
|
5
|
49
|
Bryan Adams
|
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
|
1991
|
Canada
|
508,000
|
1
|
50
|
Céline Dion
|
"Je sais pas"
|
1995
|
Canada
|
506,000
|
1
|
51
|
Gala
|
"Let a Boy Cry"
|
1997
|
Italy
|
497,000
|
1
|
52
|
Emilia
|
"Big Big World"
|
1999
|
Sweden
|
496,000
|
2
|
53
|
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
|
"I'll Be Missing You"
|
1997
|
United States
|
492,000
|
2
|
54
|
Hanson
|
"MMMBop"
|
1997
|
United States
|
490,000
|
4
|
55
|
Manau
|
"Mais qui est la belette ?"
|
1999
|
France
|
490,000
|
1
|
56
|
The Cranberries
|
"Zombie"
|
1995
|
Ireland
|
484,000
|
1
|
57
|
Bellini
|
"Samba de Janeiro"
|
1997
|
Germany
|
481,000
|
3
|
58
|
John Scatman
|
"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"
|
1995
|
United States
|
479,000
|
1
|
59
|
Regg'Lyss
|
"Mets de l'huile"
|
1993
|
France
|
476,000
|
1
|
60
|
Janet Jackson
|
"Together Again"
|
1998
|
United States
|
475,000
|
2
|
61
|
Modern Talking
|
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
|
1998
|
Germany
|
475,000
|
3
|
62
|
Johnny Hallyday
|
"Vivre pour le meilleur"
|
1999
|
France
|
471,000
|
2
|
63
|
2Be3
|
"Partir un jour"
|
1996
|
France
|
471,000
|
2
|
64
|
Lara Fabian
|
"Je t'aime"
|
1997
|
Belgium
|
471,000
|
6
|
65
|
Madonna
|
"Frozen"
|
1998
|
United States
|
469,000
|
2
|
66
|
François Feldman
|
"Joy"
|
1991
|
France
|
468,000
|
1
|
67
|
Patrick Bruel
|
"Qui a le droit... (live)"
|
1991
|
France
|
466,000
|
1
|
68
|
Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry
|
"7 Seconds"
|
1994
|
Senegal Sweden
|
465,000
|
1
|
69
|
Shania Twain
|
"Man! I Feel like a Woman!"
|
1999
|
Canada
|
459,000
|
3
|
70
|
David Charvet
|
"Should I Leave"
|
1997
|
France
|
452,000
|
3
|
71
|
Madonna
|
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
|
1997
|
United States
|
447,000
|
1
|
72
|
Les Inconnus
|
"Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy"
|
1991
|
France
|
428,000
|
1
|
73
|
Freddie Mercury
|
"Living on My Own 1993"
|
1993
|
United Kingdom
|
426,000
|
1
|
74
|
Mark Snow
|
"The X-Files"
|
1996
|
United States
|
425,000
|
1
|
75
|
Pow woW
|
"Le Chat"
|
1992
|
France
|
423,000
|
1
|
76
|
Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien
|
"Il faut laisser le temps au temps"
|
1990
|
France
|
420,000
|
1
|
77
|
Felicidad
|
"Dam dam deo"
|
1997
|
France
|
410,000
|
3
|
78
|
Britney Spears
|
"(You Drive Me) Crazy"
|
1999
|
United States
|
409,000
|
2
|
79
|
Worlds Apart
|
"Je te donne"
|
1996
|
United Kingdom
|
408,000
|
3
|
80
|
Barbra Streisand & Céline Dion
|
"Tell Him"
|
1997
|
United States Canada
|
400,000
|
4
|
81
|
G.O. Culture
|
"Darla_dirladada"
|
1993
|
France
|
397,000
|
1
|
82
|
Spice Girls
|
"Spice Up Your Life"
|
1997
|
United Kingdom
|
397,000
|
3
|
83
|
Elton John
|
"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
|
1994
|
United Kingdom
|
391,000
|
1
|
84
|
Enigma
|
"Sadeness (Part I)"
|
1990
|
Germany
|
385,000
|
1
|
85
|
Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena
|
"Song of Ocarina"
|
1991
|
Argentina France
|
379,000
|
1
|
86
|
Boris
|
"Soirée disco"
|
1996
|
France
|
376,000
|
1
|
87
|
Ricky Martin
|
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"
|
1997
|
Puerto Rico
|
373,000
|
4
|
88
|
Reel 2 Real
|
"I Like to Move It"
|
1994
|
Colombia United States
|
367,000
|
1
|
89
|
Céline Dion
|
"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
|
1993
|
Canada
|
365,000
|
2
|
90
|
Liane Foly
|
"La vie ne m'apprend rien"
|
1999
|
France
|
364,000
|
3
|
91
|
Fool's Garden
|
"Lemon Tree"
|
1996
|
Germany
|
362,000
|
3
|
92
|
Phénoménal Club
|
"Il est vraiment phénoménal"
|
1997
|
France
|
359,000
|
7
|
93
|
Patrick Bruel
|
"Alors regarde"
|
1990
|
France
|
358,000
|
3
|
94
|
2 Unlimited
|
"No Limit"
|
1993
|
Belgium Netherlands
|
357,000
|
1
|
95
|
Alliance Ethnik
|
"Respect"
|
1995
|
France
|
357,000
|
2
|
96
|
Nirvana
|
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
|
1992
|
United States
|
356,000
|
1
|
97
|
IAM
|
"Je danse le Mia"
|
1994
|
France
|
352,000
|
1
|
98
|
Organiz'
|
"I Never Knew Love Like This Before"
|
1999
|
France
|
352,000
|
5
|
99
|
2Be3
|
"Toujours là pour toi"
|
1997
|
France
|
351,000
|
4
|
100
|
Snap!
|
"Rhythm Is a Dancer"
|
1992
|
Germany
|
349,000
|
1
|
See also
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