List of most-viewed French music videos on YouTube
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/J_Balvin_2019.png/175px-J_Balvin_2019.png)
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.
"Mi Gente" by Colombian singer J Balvin and Willy William is the most viewed video in French with 2.8 billion views in February 2021,[1][2] it's also the 24th most viewed video on the site. "Papaoutai" by Stromae is the third most-viewed French music video with 800 million views as on April 2021.[3][4] "Djadja" by Malian singer Aya Nakamura is the fourth most-viewed French music video with 760 million views. "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär become the first French music video to cross 100 million views in 2012.[5] This is a list of most-viewed French music videos.
As of April 2021, 12 videos have exceeded 400 million views.
List of songs that contain French lyrics[]
Many of songs by American or Latin artists contains French lyrics or partially French.
- J Balvin and Willy William's song Mi Gente was sung in Spanish and has over 2.7 billion views as of July 2020.[2][6][1]
- Lady Gaga's song Bad Romance was sung in English and has over 1.3 billion views on December 2019.[7][8]
- Sofia Reyes's song 1, 2, 3 was sung in English and Spanish, "1, 2, 3" has 645 million views on March 2021.[9]
- Luis Fonsi's and Stefflon Don song Calypso was sung in Spanish or English "Calypso" has 400 million on December 2020.[10]
- Christina Aguilera's song Lady Marmalade was sung in English. "Lady Marmalade" has 385 million views on March 2021.[11]
Billion View Club[]
No. | Video name | Artist(s) | Views (billions) | Upload date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Mi Gente"[1] | ![]() ![]() |
2.90 | June 30, 2017 | [A] |
2. | "Bad Romance"[8] | ![]() |
1.38 | November 24, 2009 | [B] |
As of 20 April 2021 |
Top videos[]
The following table lists top-20 most-viewed French music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.[12]
No. | Video name | Artist(s) | Views (millions) | Upload date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. | "Papaoutai"[4] | ![]() |
794.5 | June 6, 2013 | [C] |
4. | "Djadja"[13] | ![]() |
758.4 | April 6, 2018 | [D] |
5. | "Dernière Danse"[14] | ![]() |
732.5 | December 4, 2013 | [E] |
6. | "Ego"[15] | ![]() |
696.9 | November 2, 2015 | |
7. | "1, 2, 3"[9] | ![]() ![]() |
647.0 | February 16, 2018 | [F] |
8. | "Les Menottes"[16] | ![]() |
639.0 | May 5, 2017 | |
9. | "Zemër"[17] | ![]() ![]() |
568.6 | April 19, 2019 | [G] |
10. | "Sapés comme jamais"[18] | ![]() ![]() |
497.8 | October 19, 2015 | |
11. | "Bella"[19] | ![]() |
492.1 | June 19, 2013 | |
12. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[20] | ![]() |
473.0 | October 15, 2007 | [H] |
13. | "Chocolat"[21] | ![]() ![]() |
448.8 | February 17, 2017 | |
14. | "Calypso"[10] | ![]() ![]() |
409.6 | June 15, 2018 | [I] |
15. | "Hola Señorita"[22] | ![]() ![]() |
406.8 | May 10, 2019 | |
16. | "Lady Marmalade"[11] | ![]() |
387.1 | December 25, 2009 | [J] |
17. | "Libérée, délivrée"[23] | ![]() |
382.4 | December 10, 2013 | [K] |
18. | "Mafiosa"[24] | ![]() ![]() |
370.4 | February 21, 2018 | |
19. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?"[25] | ![]() |
362.6 | May 4, 2015 | |
20. | "Andalouse"[26] | ![]() |
351.4 | September 26, 2014 | |
As of 4 April 2021 |
Notes
- ^ "Mi Gente" was sung in Spanish but is partially French, it was the first French music video to reach one billion views on October 2017, two billion views on September 2018.
- ^ "Bad Romance" was sung in English but is partially French and surpassed one billion on December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Papaoutai" was the most-viewed French music video until 2017
- ^ "Djadja" is the most viewed French music video by female singer.
- ^ "Dernière Danse" was the most viewed French music video by female singer until 2020
- ^ "1, 2, 3" was sung in English or Spanish but is partially French
- ^ "Zemër" is the second most-viewed Albanian music video on YouTube.
- ^ "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" is the most-viewed French music video of 2000s, most-viewed French music video until 2014, and the first French music video to surpassed 100 million views in 2012.
- ^ "Calypso" was sung in Spanish or English but is partially French
- ^ "Lady Marmalade" was sung in English but contains French lyrics ""
- ^ Vocals by Anaïs Delva
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "J. Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'Mi gente' de J Balvin alcanzó un billón de vistas en YouTube". Noticias RCN (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Scott Sayer. "Stromae: Disillusion, With a Dance Beat". the New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stromae - Papaoutai on YouTube
- ^ Manens, François (6 December 2018). "YouTube France : connaissez vous la vidéo la plus vue en 2018 ?" (in French). Numerama. Retrieved 29 August 2019..
- ^ "Multi-award winning music video "Mi Gente" just hit 2 billion views on Youtube". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' Video Hits 1 Billion Views – That Grape Juice". thatgrapejuice.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lady Gaga – Bad Romance". YouTube.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sofia Reyes - 1, 2, 3 (feat. Jason Derulo & De La Guetto) [Official Video]". YouTube.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Luis Fonsi, Stefflon Don - Calypso". YouTube.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink - Lady Marmalade (Official Music Video)".
- ^ "Les chansons francophones les plus vues classement (Playlist)". YouTube.
- ^ "Aya Nakamura - Djadja (Clip officiel)".
- ^ "Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel)".
- ^ "Willy William - Ego (Clip officiel)".
- ^ "L'Algerino - Les Menottes (Tching Tchang Tchong)".
- ^ "Dhurata Dora ft. Soolking - Zemër".
- ^ "Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais (Clip officiel) ft. Niska".
- ^ "Maître Gims - Bella (Clip officiel)".
- ^ "Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version - Gummy Bear Song".
- ^ "Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani (Clip officiel)".
- ^ "Gims, Maluma - Hola Senorita (Maria) [Official Video]".
- ^ "La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, délivrée | Disney".
- ^ "Lartiste - Mafiosa feat. Caroliina (Clip Officiel)".
- ^ "Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ? (Clip officiel)".
- ^ "Kendji Girac - Andalouse (Clip Officiel)".
- YouTube-related lists
- French music
- Internet in France
- Lists of most popular media