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List Of Best-selling Albums In France
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 The SNEP provides "certifications" for album sales, similar to the RIAA certification, RIAA's. Diamond awards were instituted November 1, 1988. List of albums certified Diamond in France List of best-selling albums in France by claimed sales Notes * References {{DEFAULTSORT:France Lists of best-selling albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndicat National De L'Édition Phonographique
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation 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 weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (Bob Marley And The Wailers Album)
''Legend'' is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released on 7 May 1984 by Island Records. It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format and is the best-selling reggae album of all time, with more than 18 million copies sold in the US, more than 3.3 million in the UK (where it is the 17th-best-selling album) and an estimated 25 million copies sold globally. In 2003, the album was ranked number 46 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and maintained the ranking in a 2012 revised list. As of June 2025, ''Legend'' has spent a total of 890 nonconsecutive weeks on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart—the second-longest run in the chart's history. Also, as of June 2025, it has spent 1,189 weeks in the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart—the third-longest run in that chart's history. Content The album contains all ten of Bob Marley's Top 40 hit singles in the UK up to the time, plus three son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimène Badi
Chimène Badi (; born 30 October 1982), also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent. Early life Badi was born in Melun in the Paris suburbs to a family of Algerian origin. She spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France. She grew up in Villeneuve-sur-Lot Villeneuve-sur-Lot (; in the Languedocien dialect of Occitan language: ''Vilanuèva d'Òlt'' ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Lot-et-Garonne. The commune was formerly name ... with her parents, Chérifa and Mohammed, her sister, Déborah, and her brother, Karim. Her sister Déborah encouraged her to persevere with her singing and Chimène went on to hone her vocal style still further, performing at family parties and regional song contests from the age of six. Badi also made her mark at her school's end-of-year shows, wowing the audience with her confident vocal performance. Teachers barely recognised her sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encore Un Soir
"Encore un soir" (meaning "one more night") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released as the lead single from her French-language album of the same name, issued on 26 August 2016. It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, and produced by Goldman, Yann Macé and Luc Leroy. The song is dedicated to Dion's late husband René Angélil, who died in January 2016. "Encore un soir" garnered positive reviews from music critics and was commercially successful topping the charts in France, Quebec and the French-speaking part of Switzerland, Romandy. It also reached the top ten in Luxembourg and Belgium and was certified diamond in France and gold in Switzerland. Background and release On 22 October 2015, Dion's official website announced that the singer was "working hard" on her new French album. The track title, "Encore un soir", was originally unveiled on 15 January 2016 by various news outlets. On 17 May 2016, it was confirmed in an interview with ''Paris Match'' that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sans Attendre
''Sans attendre'' (English: "without waiting") is the twenty-fourth studio album and fourteenth French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 2 November 2012. It is her first new French studio album since 2007's '' D'elles''. ''Sans attendre'' features sixteen songs produced mainly by Jacques Veneruso, David Gategno and Scott Price. It contains three duets with Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Pierre Ferland and the late Henri Salvador. The first single from the album, " Parler à mon père" was released on 2 July 2012 and " Le miracle" was selected as the second track to promote ''Sans attendre''. Both songs reached number one in Quebec and "Parler à mon père" also peaked inside the top ten in France. The third single " Qui peut vivre sans amour?" was sent to radio stations in March 2013. ''Sans attendre'' received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics, some of whom opined that it is a tastefully restrained and personal album. The themes in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S'il Suffisait D'aimer
''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (English: "if only love could be enough") is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language album. It was released by Sony Music on 31 August 1998. The album was mainly written by French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman, and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. It garnered favorable reviews from music critics and became the second best-selling French-language album of all time, after Dion's own '' D'eux'' (1995). It includes three hit singles: " Zora sourit", " S'il suffisait d'aimer" and " On ne change pas". ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' won the Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year. Content and promotion The project reunited Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman, who last worked together on the very successful album '' D'eux''. In their first collaboration Goldman wrote songs for Dion, this time he wrote more in his own style, while letting Dion sing her own unique way, like she has been s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Into You
''Falling into You'' is the fourteenth studio album and fourth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 March 1996 by Sony Music. The follow-up to her blockbuster album '' The Colour of My Love'' (1993) and French-language '' D'eux'' (1995), ''Falling into You'' showed a further progression of Dion's music. Throughout the project she collaborated with Jim Steinman, who wrote and produced " It's All Coming Back to Me Now", among others. Several songs were produced by David Foster, including " Because You Loved Me", written by Diane Warren. In total, Dion worked on the album with fourteen producers and a variety of songwriters and musicians. ''Falling into You'' won many awards around the world, including two Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album at the 39th annual ceremony, during which Dion performed live. In April 1997, she also won three World Music Awards for World's Best Selling Artist of the Year, World's Best Selling Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'eux
''D'eux'' (French for "of them, "about them", or "from them"; homophonic with , meaning "two") is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her tenth French-language album. It was released by Sony Music on 30 March 1995 in Canada and on 3 April 1995 in France. It was issued in other countries in the following months. In the United States, it was released under the title ''The French Album''. ''D'eux'' was preceded by the lead hit single "Pour que tu m'aimes encore". The album was mainly written and produced by French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. It garnered favorable reviews from music critics and became the best-selling album in France, the best-selling French-language album, and the best-selling non-English language album by a female artist of all time, with sales of over twelve million copies worldwide. Background, release and content ''D'eux'' was recorded in the Mega Studio in Paris, France, in November and December 1994. Jean-Jacques Goldm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the " Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a significant impact on popular music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion was discovered by her future manager and husband, René Angélil, and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland with the song " Ne partez pas sans moi". Dion went on to release twelve English-language albums. '' The Colour of My Love'' (1993), '' Falling into You'' (1996), ''Let's Talk About Love'' (1997), and '' All the Way... A Decade of Song'' (1999) all rank among the best-selling albums of all time. Her catalog of high-charting tracks includes "Beauty and the Beast", " The Power of Love", " Think Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 (Calogero Album)
''3'' is the third studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2004 and achieved smash success, becoming the second best-selling album of the year in France. Album information The album, for which all the music was composed by Calogero, was written by several artists, such as Lionel Florence (who had already worked with Pascal Obispo, Patricia Kaas and Nolwenn Leroy), Zazie, Raphael and Calogero's brother, Gioacchino. The R&B duet with Passi on "Face à la mer", was the most successful single from this album. The single "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" is dedicated to Calogero's father, and the last track, "La Bienvenue", is a tribute his daughter who was born shortly before. The album was charted for two years in France and Belgium (Wallonia), topping their chart, and achieved success in Switzerland, and hitting Platinum certifications in these countries. ''3'' was released as a CD, but there was also a collector edition compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calogero (album)
''Calogero'' is the name of the second studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2002 and achieved a great success, notably when the next album, '' 3'', came out. Album information After a small success of the previous album, ''Au Milieu des autres'', Calogero decided to release a new album, with an eponymous title. For this album, Calogero composed almost all the music, while famous artists in France wrote the lyrics. Françoise Hardy, Lionel Florence and Gioacchino, Calogero's brother, participated in the writing of at least one song. A hidden track is also available after the 11th song, "L'Européen". The album had a very long chart trajectory in the French and Belgian (Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
