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's. Diamond awards were instituted November 1, 1988.
| Certification | Before May 1, 2005 | Before July 1, 2009 | After July 1, 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
List of albums certified Diamond in France[]
| Year | Artist | Album | Certification [1] | Certified sales[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ace of Base | Happy Nation | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Adele | 21 | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2015 | Adele | 25 | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1999 | Alain Souchon | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1993 | Alain Souchon | C'est déjà ça | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | André Rieu | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Benabar | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1984 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Legend | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Calogero | Calogero | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Calogero | 3 | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Calogero | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Céline Dion | Falling Into You | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Céline Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Céline Dion | S'il suffisait d'aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2012 | Céline Dion | Sans attendre | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2016 | Céline Dion | Encore un soir | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2004 | Chimene Badi | Diamond | 750,000 | |
| 2014 | Christine and the Queens | Chaleur humaine | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2007 | Christophe Maé | Diamond | 750,000 | |
| 2010 | Christophe Maé | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 2013 | Christophe Maé | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 2009 | Coeur de Pirate | Coeur de Pirate | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2008 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1994 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | David Guetta | One Love | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2010 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2001 | Dido | No Angel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Dire Straits | On every street | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1977 | Eagles | Hotel California | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Elton John | The Very Best of Elton John | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Era | Era | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Florent Pagny | Bienvenue chez moi | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Florent Pagny | Savoir aimer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Florent Pagny | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2013 | Florent Pagny | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 1987 | France Gall | Babacar | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1980 | Francis Cabrel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1987 | Francis Cabrel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1989 | Francis Cabrel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Francis Cabrel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2008 | Francis Cabrel | Diamond | 750,000 | |
| 1990 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Fredericks Goldman Jones | Rouge | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | The Fugees | The Score | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Garou | Seul | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Gerald de Palmas | Marcher dans le sable | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Henri Salvador | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1997 | I Am | L'ecole du micro d'argent | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Indila | Mini World | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Indochine | Paradize | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Isabelle Boulay | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1988 | Jacques Brel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2005 | James Blunt | Back to Bedlam | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2007 | James Blunt | All the Lost Souls | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | James Horner | Titanic | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Jean Ferrat | Best of 3 CD | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1984 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Positif | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Non homologué | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Entre gris clair et gris foncé | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1997 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | En passant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Chansons pour les pieds | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Johnny Hallyday | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2005 | Johnny Hallyday | Ma vérité | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2012 | Johnny Hallyday | L'Attente | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2014 | Johnny Hallyday | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 1979 | Julio Iglesias | A vous les femmes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1980 | Julio Iglesias | Sentimental | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Kendji Girac | Kendji | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2015 | Kendji Girac | Ensemble | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2003 | Kyo | Le chemin | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | L 5 | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2009 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2018 | Lady Gaga | A Star is Born | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2012 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | Lara Fabian | Pure | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Laurent Voulzy | Diamond | 750,000 | |
| 2015 | Louane | Chambre 12 | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1986 | Madonna | True Blue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Madonna | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2013 | Maître Gims | Subliminal | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2015 | Maître Gims | Mon cœur avait raison | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1998 | Manau | Panique celtique | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Manu Chao | Clandestino | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson | HIStory | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Michel Sardou | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2007 | Mika | Life in Cartoon Motion | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 1999 | Moby | Play | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Mozart l'opéra rock | Mozart l'opéra rock | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | Muse | The Resistance | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1988 | Mylène Farmer | Ainsi soit je... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Mylène Farmer | L'autre... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Mylène Farmer | Anamorphosée | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Mylène Farmer | Innamoramento | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Mylène Farmer | Les mots | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2010 | Mylène Farmer | Bleu noir | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2012 | Mylène Farmer | Monkey Me | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1972 | Neil Young | Harvest | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Nirvana | Nevermind | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Nolwenn Leroy | Bretonne | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2005 | Olivia Ruiz | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1996 | Pascal Obispo | Superflu | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Patricia Kaas | Mademoiselle chante... | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Patricia Kaas | Scene de vie | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Patricia Kaas | Je te dis vous | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Patrick Bruel | Juste avant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Patrick Bruel | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1989 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1975 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1979 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Pow Wow | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Raphaël | Caravane | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 1985 | Renaud | Mistral gagnant | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2016 | Renaud | Renaud | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1989 | Roch Voisine | Hélène | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2008 | Seal | Soul | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2012 | Sexion D'Assaut | L'Apogée | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2002 | Shakira | Laundry Service | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2012 | Shakira | Sale El Sol | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1991 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Simon & Garfunkel | Live in Central Park | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Soprano | Diamond | 500,000 | |
| 1996 | Spice Girls | Spice | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Stromae | Racine carrée | 4× Diamond | 2,000,000 |
| 2005 | Diamond | 750,000 | ||
| 2010 | The Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2009 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1996 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Various artists/Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Various artists | Les choristes | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Various artists | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1995 | Various artists | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1996 | Various artists | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1998 | Various artists | Notre dame de Paris | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Various artists | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Various artists | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2000 | Yannick Noah | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 2003 | Yannick Noah | Pokhara | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Yannick Noah | Charango | Diamond | 750,000 |
| 2010 | Yannick Noah | Frontières | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 2010 | Zaz | Zaz | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Zaz | Recto verso | Diamond | 500,000 |
| 1997 | Zucchero | Diamond | 1,000,000 | |
| 1992 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | Diamond | 1,000,000 |
List of the 20 best-selling albums of all-time in France by sales[]
| Year | Artist | Album | Certification [3] | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Céline Dion | D'eux | Diamond | 4,235,000 |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Diamond | 3,760,000 |
| 1994 | Francis Cabrel | Samedi soir sur la terre | Diamond | 3,385,000 |
| 1979 | Supertramp | Breakfast In America | Platinum | 3,072,100 |
| 1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Diamond | 2,855,000 |
| 1998 | Musical | Notre-Dame de Paris | Diamond | 2,830,000 |
| 1997 | Louise Attaque | Louise Attaque | Diamond | 2,760,000 |
| 1980 | AC/DC | Back In Black | Diamond | 2,500,000 |
| 2002 | Patrick Bruel | Entre deux | Diamond | 2,230,000 |
| 1989 | Patrick Bruel | Alors regarde | Diamond | 2,195,000 |
| 1997 | Era | Era | Diamond | 2,180,000 |
| 1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | Diamond | 2,180,000 |
| 1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | Diamond | 2,170,000 |
| 2002 | Renaud | Boucan d'enfer | Diamond | 2,135,000 |
| 1978 | Musical | Starmania | Diamond | 2,085,000 |
| 1997 | Florent Pagny | Savoir aimer | Diamond | 2,070,000 |
| 1976 | Jean-Michel Jarre | Oxygène | 2× Platinum | 2,070,000 |
| 2013 | Stromae | Racine carrée | 4× Diamond | 2,065,000 |
| 1978 | Soundtrack | Grease | Platinum | 2,045,000 |
| 1999 | Johnny Hallyday | Sang pour sang | Diamond | 2,020,000 |
References[]
- ^ "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Albums au Niveau Diamant".
- ^ "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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