List of artists who reached number one on the French Singles Chart
Mylène Farmer is the artist who has the most number-one hits in France with 15
This is a complete list of recording artists who have reached number one on the singles chart in France, published by SNEP since 4 November 1984. As of 30 November 2010, there is a total of 254 artists, including "featuring", who reached the top of the singles chart.
List inclusion
- All acts are listed alphabetically.
- Solo artists are alphabetized by last name (unless they use only their first name, e.g. Alizée, listed under A), Groups by group name excluding "A," "An", "The" (in English), "Le", "La" and "Les" (in French).
- Featurings are also listed if they appear on the cover of the single.
- All artists are listed separately, unless their names are inextricably linked (e.g. MC Miker G & DJ Sven).
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Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
Babylon Zoo |
United Kingdom |
"Spaceman" |
1996 |
1 |
No |
Badi, Chimène |
France |
"Entre nous" |
2003 |
2 |
No |
Balavoine, Daniel |
France |
"L'Aziza" |
1986 |
8 |
No |
Baldé, William |
Guinea |
"Rayon de soleil" |
2008 |
9 |
Yes |
Baltimora |
Italy |
"Tarzan Boy" |
1985 |
5 |
No |
Baquet, Grégori |
France |
"Les Rois du monde" |
2000 |
17 |
No |
Barbelivien, Didier |
France |
"À toutes les filles..." |
1990 |
2 |
No |
"Il faut laisser le temps au temps" |
1991 |
2 |
No |
Barney, Phil |
France |
"Un enfant de toi" |
2002 |
3 |
No |
Bega, Lou |
Germany |
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" |
1999 |
20 |
No |
Bent, Amel |
France |
"Ma Philosophie" |
2005 |
6 |
Yes |
Beyoncé |
United States |
"Beautiful Liar" |
2007 |
2 |
Yes |
Black Eyed Peas, The |
United States |
"Shut Up" |
2004 |
1 |
No |
"Just Can't Get Enough" |
2011 |
4 |
Yes |
Bieber, Justin |
Canada |
"Baby" |
2010 |
2 |
No |
Blige, Mary J. |
United States |
"Family Affair" |
2001 |
1 |
No |
Bocelli, Andrea |
Italy |
"Con te partirò" |
1997 |
5 |
No |
"Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" |
1998 |
5 |
No |
Boney M |
Jamaica |
"Megamix" |
1989 |
6 |
No |
Boris |
France |
"Soirée disco" |
1996 |
1 |
No |
David Bowie |
United Kingdom |
"Space Oddity" |
2016 |
1 |
No |
Bratisla Boys |
France |
"Stach Stach" |
2002 |
10 |
No |
Brown, Alphonse |
France |
"Le Frunkp" |
2003 |
7 |
No |
Bruel, Patrick |
France |
"Qui a le droit... (live)" |
1991 |
7 |
No |
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L
Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
L5 |
France |
"Toutes les femmes de ta vie" |
2001 |
1 |
Yes |
L.V. |
United States |
"Gangsta's Paradise"1 |
1995 |
13 |
No |
Labylle, Jocelyne |
Guadeloupe |
"Laisse parler les gens" |
2003 |
3 |
No |
Lady Gaga |
United States |
"Poker Face" |
2008 |
4 |
No |
"Bad Romance" |
2010 |
1 |
Yes |
Lafontaine, Philippe |
Belgium |
"Cœur de loup" |
1989 |
2 |
No |
Lagaf' |
France |
"Bo le lavabo (WC Kiss)" |
1990 |
1 |
No |
"La Zoubida" |
1991 |
11 |
No |
Lalanne, Francis |
France |
"On se retrouvera" |
1987 |
6 |
No |
Lahaye, Jean-Luc |
France |
"Papa chanteur" |
1986 |
1 |
No |
Larage, Faf |
France |
"Pas le temps" |
2006 |
6 |
No |
Larusso |
France |
"Tu m'oublieras" |
1999 |
12 |
No |
Las Ketchup |
Spain |
"Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)" |
2002 |
11 |
No |
Lavoie, Daniel |
Canada |
"Belle" |
1998 |
18 |
No |
Lavoine, Marc |
France |
"J'ai tout oublié" |
2002 |
2 |
No |
Lee, Jena |
France |
"J'aimerais tellement" |
2009 |
11 |
Yes |
Lemarchal, Grégory |
France |
"De temps en temps" |
2007 |
1 |
Yes |
Leroy, Nolwenn |
France |
"Cassé" |
2003 |
2 |
Yes |
"Nolwenn Ohwo!" |
2006 |
1 |
No |
Lewis, Charles D. |
Barbados |
"Soca Dance" |
1990 |
6 |
No |
Lewis, Leona |
United Kingdom |
"Bleeding Love" |
2008 |
1 |
Yes |
Licence IV |
France |
"Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" |
1987 |
13 |
No |
Linkup |
France |
"Mon étoile" |
2003 |
3 |
Yes |
LMFAO |
United States |
"Gettin' Over You"1 |
2010 |
1 |
No |
"Party Rock Anthem" |
2011 |
5 |
No |
Loconte, Mikelangelo |
Italy |
"Tatoue-moi" |
2009 |
5 |
Yes |
Lofteurs, Les |
France |
"Up and Down" |
2001 |
7 |
Yes |
Lorie |
France |
"Sur un air latino" |
2003 |
2 |
No |
Lorna |
Panama |
"Papi chulo... (te traigo el mmmm...)" |
2003 |
1 |
No |
Los Del Rio |
Spain |
"Macarena" |
1996 |
7 |
No |
Los Lobos |
United States |
"La Bamba" |
1987 |
11 |
No |
Ludacris |
United States |
"Baby"1 |
2010 |
2 |
No |
Luna, Sherifa |
France |
"Quelque part" |
2007 |
4 |
Yes |
"Il avait les mots" |
2008 |
8 |
Yes |
M
Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
M, Mélissa |
France |
"Elle" |
2007 |
1 |
Yes |
Madcon |
Norway |
"Beggin'" |
2008 |
7 |
No |
Mad Stuntman, The |
Trinidad and Tobago |
"I Like to Move It"1 |
1994 |
5 |
No |
Madonna |
United States |
"La Isla Bonita" |
1986 |
3 |
No |
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" |
1997 |
4 |
No |
"Hung Up" |
2005 |
5 |
No |
Magic System |
Ivory Coast |
"Même pas fatigué !!!" |
2009 |
7 |
Yes |
Maé, Christophe |
France |
"On s'attache" |
2007 |
1 |
Yes |
"Dingue, dingue, dingue" |
2010 |
3 |
Yes |
Maná |
Mexico |
"Baila morena" |
2006 |
4 |
No |
Manau |
France |
"La Tribu de Dana" |
1998 |
12 |
No |
"Mais qui est la belette ?" |
1999 |
1 |
No |
Marocco, Cristina |
France |
"J'ai tout oublié" |
2002 |
2 |
No |
Martin, Ricky |
Puerto Rico |
"María" |
1997 |
9 |
No |
"La Copa de la Vida" |
1998 |
6 |
No |
Mas, Jeanne |
France |
"Johnny, Johnny" |
1985 |
4 |
No |
"En Rouge et Noir" |
1985 |
2 |
No |
Matador, Jessy |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
"Allez Ola Olé" |
2010 |
5 |
No |
Maya, Edward |
Romania |
"Stereo Love" |
2009 |
4 |
No |
MC Miker G & DJ Sven |
Netherlands |
"Holiday Rap" |
1986 |
2 |
No |
MC Solaar |
France |
"Hasta la Vista" |
2001 |
5 |
No |
"Inch'Allah" |
2002 |
4 |
No |
Mecano |
Spain |
"Une femme avec une femme" |
1990 |
7 |
No |
Medeiros, Glenn |
United States |
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" |
1988 |
8 |
No |
"Un Roman d'amitié" |
1988 |
6 |
No |
Mercury, Freddie |
United Kingdom |
"Living on My Own" |
1993 |
15 |
Yes |
Michael, George |
United Kingdom |
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
1991 |
7 |
No |
Mika |
United Kingdom |
"Relax, Take It Easy" |
2007 |
2 |
No |
Miles, Robert |
Switzerland, Italy |
"Children" |
1996 |
11 |
No |
Minogue, Kylie |
Australia |
"Can't Get You out of My Head" |
2001 |
1 |
No |
Mitrecey, Ilona |
France |
"Un monde parfait" |
2005 |
15 |
No |
Moby |
United States |
"Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" |
2006 |
1 |
Yes |
Modena, Diego |
France |
"Song of Ocarina" |
1991 |
2 |
No |
Moos |
France |
"Au nom de la rose" |
1999 |
9 |
No |
Mousse T. |
Germany |
"Sex Bomb" |
2000 |
7 |
No |
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Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
Paco |
Viet Nam |
"Amor de mis amores" |
1988 |
5 |
No |
Pagny, Florent |
France |
"N'importe quoi" |
1988 |
8 |
No |
"Savoir aimer" |
1997 |
9 |
No |
"Ma liberté de penser" |
2003 |
6 |
No |
Pakito |
France |
"Living on Video" |
2004 |
4 |
No |
Paradis, Vanessa |
France |
"Joe le taxi" |
1987 |
11 |
No |
Parker Jr., Ray |
United States |
"Ghostbusters" |
1984 |
5 |
No |
Parker, Tony |
France |
"Balance-toi" |
2007 |
1 |
Yes |
Passi |
France |
"Laisse parler les gens"1 |
2003 |
3 |
No |
Patti, Guesch |
France |
"Étienne" |
1987 |
5 |
No |
Pep's |
France |
"Liberta" |
2009 |
2 |
Yes |
Peter & Sloane |
France |
"Besoin de rien, envie de toi" |
1984 |
9 |
No |
Pietri, Julie |
France |
"Ève lève-toi" |
1986 |
1 |
No |
Pigloo |
France |
"Le Papa Pingouin" |
2006 |
3 |
No |
Pitbull |
United States |
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" |
2009 |
8 |
No |
Plage, La |
France |
"Coup de Boule" |
2006 |
3 |
No |
M. Pokora |
France |
"Dangerous" |
2008 |
1 |
Yes |
Pow woW |
France |
"Le Chat" |
1992 |
7 |
No |
Prince |
United States |
"Purple Rain" |
2016 |
1 |
No |
Product G&B, The |
United States |
"Maria Maria"1 |
2000 |
4 |
No |
Prydz, Eric |
Sweden |
"Call on Me" |
2004 |
3 |
No |
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Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
Sabrina |
Italy |
"Boys (Summertime Love)" |
1987 |
5 |
No |
Sandy |
United Kingdom |
"J'ai faim de toi" |
1988 |
2 |
No |
Santana |
United States |
"Maria Maria" |
2000 |
4 |
No |
Sardou, Michel |
France |
"La Rivière de notre enfance" |
2004 |
5 |
No |
Sargue, Damien |
France |
"Les Rois du monde" |
2000 |
17 |
No |
Scatman John |
United States |
"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" |
1995 |
1 |
No |
"Scatman's World" |
1995 |
1 |
No |
Scorpions |
Germany |
"Wind of Change" |
1991 |
7 |
No |
Sebastian |
United States |
"Dangerous"1 |
2008 |
1 |
Yes |
Sébastien, Patrick |
France |
"Ah... si tu pouvais fermer ta gueule..." |
2008 |
1 |
No |
Ségara, Hélène |
France |
"Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" |
1998 |
5 |
No |
"Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment" |
2000 |
2 |
No |
Shaggy |
Jamaica |
"It Wasn't Me" |
2001 |
10 |
No |
Shakira |
Colombia |
"Whenever, Wherever" |
2002 |
4 |
Yes |
"Hips Don't Lie" |
2006 |
1 |
Yes |
"Beautiful Liar" |
2007 |
2 |
Yes |
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" |
2010 |
6 |
Yes |
"Je l'aime a mourir" |
2011 |
5 |
Yes |
Sia |
Australia |
"Chandelier" |
2014 |
3 |
No |
"Cheap Thrills" |
2016 |
1 |
No |
Matt Simons |
United States |
"Catch & Release" |
2016 |
1 |
No |
Smith, Will |
United States |
"Men in Black" |
1997 |
3 |
No |
Snap! |
Germany |
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" |
1992 |
6 |
No |
Snoop Dogg |
United States |
"Sweat" |
2011 |
2 |
No |
Snow, Mark |
United States |
"The X-Files" |
1996 |
1 |
No |
Souchon, Alain |
France |
"Foule sentimentale" |
1993 |
1 |
No |
Spears, Britney |
United States |
"...Baby One More Time" |
1999 |
2 |
No |
"Womanizer" |
2008 |
5 |
No |
Spice Girls |
United Kingdom |
"Wannabe" |
1996 |
3 |
No |
Springsteen, Bruce |
United States |
"Streets of Philadelphia" |
1994 |
5 |
No |
Star Academy 1 |
France |
"La Musique (Angelica)" |
2001 |
9 |
Yes |
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" |
2002 |
2 |
Yes |
Star Academy 2 |
France |
"Paris Latino" |
2002 |
5 |
No |
Star Academy 3 |
France |
"L'Orange" / "Wot" |
2003 |
4 |
No |
Star Academy 4 |
France |
"Laissez-moi danser" |
2004 |
6 |
Yes |
"Adieu monsieur le professeur" |
2004 |
1 |
No |
Star Academy 5 |
France |
"Santiano" |
2005 |
2 |
No |
Starsailor |
United Kingdom |
"Four to the Floor" |
2004 |
1 |
No |
Stéphanie |
Monaco |
"Ouragan" |
1986 |
10 |
No |
Sting |
United Kingdom |
"Stolen Car" |
2015 |
1 |
Yes |
Stromae |
Belgique |
"Alors on danse" |
2010 |
10 |
Yes |
"Papaoutai" |
2013 |
11 |
Yes |
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Artist |
Country |
Number-one single(s) |
Year |
Weeks at #1 |
Straight to #1 ? |
Vagabonds, Les |
France |
"Le temps des yéyés" |
1990 |
7 |
No |
Voisine, Roch |
Canada |
"Hélène" |
1989 |
9 |
No |
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1 Appears on the single cover as "featuring"
2 Credited as Vitoo
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