''Désobéissance'' (meaning ''Disobedience'') is the eleventh
studio album
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by French singer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...
, released by
Sony Music Entertainment
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on 28 September 2018. On 30 November 2018, the album was re-released with a bonus DVD. ''Désobéissance'' topped the chart in France and Belgium Wallonia, and reached number 3 in Switzerland and number 19 in Belgium Flanders.
Commercial reception
''Désobéissance'' debuted at number one in France, selling 90,379 units (84,142 in physical sales, 4,144 in downloads and 2,092 in streaming).
It became the album with the third-largest opening sales week of 2018, after ''Mon pays c'est l'amour'' by
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 ...
, which has sold 780,177 copies (758,056 in physical sales, 14,332 in downloads and 7,789 in streaming), and ''Enfoirés 2018: Musique!'' by
Les Enfoirés
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(129,391 units).
On the album's release day, ''Désobéissance'' was certified Gold by
SNEP.
In the second week, ''Désobéissance'' has sold 21,240 units (20,222 in sales and 1,018 in streaming), and fell to number four on the Top Albums Chart (Sales + Streaming) and number two on the Top Albums Chart (Sales). On 5 October 2018, the album was certified Platinum in France for sales of 100,000 units.
In the third week, ''Désobéissance'' has sold 13,700 units (12,640 in sales and 1,060 in streaming), and stayed number four on the Top Albums Chart (Sales + Streaming) and fell to number three on the Top Albums Chart (Sales). In the fourth week, the album has sold 11,820 units, and fell to number seven on the Top Albums Chart (Sales + Streaming) and number five on the Top Albums Chart (Sales).
On 14 December 2018, ''Désobéissance'' was certified 2× Platinum by SNEP.
In 2018, it has sold 213,000 copies in France.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2018 albums
Mylène Farmer albums