French Top 100 singles of the 1990s

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This is a list of the 100 best-selling singles in France during the 1990s (i.e. release in France from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1999).[1]

## Top 100 of the 1990s

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### Singles

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Pos.  | Artist  | Single  | Year  | Country  | Sales[citation needed] | Peak[citation needed]

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1  | Daniel Lavoie, Patrick Fiori & Garou | "Belle"  | 1998  | Canada
France  | 2,221,000  | 1
2  | Elton John | "Candle in The Wind"  | 1997  | United Kingdom  | 2,029,000  | 1
3  | Lou Bega | "Mambo No. 5"  | 1999  | Germany  | 1,532,000  | 1
4  | Wes | "Alane"  | 1997  | Cameroon  | 1,418,000  | 1
5  | Manau | "La Tribu de Dana"  | 1998  | France  | 1,415,000  | 1
6  | Ricky Martin | "Un, Dos, Tres"  | 1997  | Puerto Rico  | 1,400,000  | 1
7  | Florent Pagny | "Savoir aimer"  | 1997  | France  | 1,234,000  | 1
8  | Aqua | "Barbie Girl"  | 1997  | Denmark  | 1,215,000  | 1
9  | Larusso | "Tu m'oublieras"  | 1998  | France  | 1,209,000  | 1
10  | Céline Dion | "The Reason" / "My Heart Will Go On"  | 1998  | Canada  | 1,197,000  | 1
11  | Gala | "Freed from Desire"  | 1996  | Italy  | 1,013,000  | 1
12  | Eiffel 65 | "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"  | 1999  | Italy  | 1,001,000  | 1
13  | Carrapicho | "Tic, Tic Tac"  | 1996  | Brazil  | 980,000  | 1
14  | Andrea Bocelli | "Con te partirò"  | 1997  | Italy  | 980,000  | 1
15  | Lââm | "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux"  | 1998  | France  | 963,000  | 2
16  | Céline Dion | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"  | 1995  | Canada  | 955,000  | 1
17  | Moos | "Au nom de la rose"  | 1999  | France  | 918,000  | 1
18  | Los del Río | "Macarena"  | 1996  | Spain  | 910,000  | 1
19  | Andrea Bocelli & Hélène Ségara | "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)"  | 1998  | Italy
France  | 874,000  | 1
20  | Mylène Farmer | "Désenchantée"  | 1991  | France  | 900,000 [2] | 1
21  | Nomads  | "Yakalelo"  | 1998  | France  | 846,000  | 2
22  | Khaled | "Aïcha"  | 1996  | Algeria  | 824,000  | 1
23  | Hermes House Band | "I Will Survive"  | 1998  | Netherlands  | 812,000  | 3
24  | David Hallyday | "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps"  | 1999  | France  | 801,000  | 1
25  | Will Smith | "Men in Black"  | 1997  | United States  | 783,000  | 1
26  | Cher | "Believe"  | 1999  | United States  | 764,000  | 1
27  | Jordy | "Dur dur d'être bébé !"  | 1992  | France  | 751,000  | 1
28  | Spice Girls | "Wannabe"  | 1996  | United Kingdom  | 742,000  | 1
29  | Fugees | "Killing Me Softly"  | 1996  | United States  | 674,000  | 1
30  | Coolio | "Gangsta's Paradise"  | 1995  | United States  | 672,000  | 1
31  | Mylène Farmer | "Désenchantée"  | 1991  | France  | 1.800.000  | 1
32  | Brandy & Monica | "The Boy Is Mine"  | 1998  | United States  | 662,000  | 2
33  | Robert Miles | "Children"  | 1996  | Switzerland  | 642,000  | 1
34  | Lagaf' | "La Zoubida"  | 1991  | France  | 625,000  | 1
35  | Tina Arena | "Aller plus haut"  | 1999  | Australia  | 617,000  | 2
36  | Ménélik & Imane D  | "Bye bye"  | 1998  | France  | 613,000  | 5
37  | Nathalie Cardone | "Hasta Siempre"  | 1997  | France  | 608,000  | 4
38  | Alliage & Boyzone | "Te garder près de moi"  | 1997  | France
Ireland  | 607,000  | 3
39  | Eiffel 65 | "Move Your Body"  | 1999  | Italy  | 589,000  | 1
40  | Britney Spears | "... Baby One More Time"  | 1999  | United States  | 578,000  | 1
41  | Lara Fabian | "Tout"  | 1997  | Belgium  | 566,000  | 4
42  | Hélène Ségara | "Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment"  | 1999  | France  | 565,000  | 1
43  | Ricky Martin | "La Copa da la Vida"  | 1998  | Puerto Rico  | 563,000  | 1
44  | Des'ree | "Life"  | 1998  | United Kingdom  | 555,000  | 2
45  | Poetic Lover  | "Prenons notre temps"  | 1997  | France  | 532,000  | 5
46  | Coumba Gawlo | "Pata pata"  | 1998  | Senegal  | 529,000  | 2
47  | Indians Sacred Spirit | "Yeha-Noha"  | 1995  | Germany  | 528,000  | 1
48  | Lââm | "Jamais loin de toi"  | 1999  | France  | 518,000  | 5
49  | Bryan Adams | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"  | 1991  | Canada  | 508,000  | 1
50  | Céline Dion | "Je sais pas"  | 1995  | Canada  | 506,000  | 1
51  | Gala | "Let a Boy Cry"  | 1997  | Italy  | 497,000  | 1
52  | Emilia | "Big Big World"  | 1999  | Sweden  | 496,000  | 2
53  | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans | "I'll Be Missing You"  | 1997  | United States  | 492,000  | 2
54  | Hanson | "MMMBop"  | 1997  | United States  | 490,000  | 4
55  | Manau | "Mais qui est la belette ?"  | 1999  | France  | 490,000  | 1
56  | The Cranberries | "Zombie"  | 1995  | Ireland  | 484,000  | 1
57  | Bellini | "Samba de Janeiro"  | 1997  | Germany  | 481,000  | 3
58  | John Scatman | "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"  | 1995  | United States  | 479,000  | 1
59  | Regg'Lyss | "Mets de l'huile"  | 1993  | France  | 476,000  | 1
60  | Janet Jackson | "Together Again"  | 1998  | United States  | 475,000  | 2
61  | Modern Talking | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"  | 1998  | Germany  | 475,000  | 3
62  | Johnny Hallyday | "Vivre pour le meilleur"  | 1999  | France  | 471,000  | 2
63  | 2Be3 | "Partir un jour"  | 1996  | France  | 471,000  | 2
64  | Lara Fabian | "Je t'aime"  | 1997  | Belgium  | 471,000  | 6
65  | Madonna | "Frozen"  | 1998  | United States  | 469,000  | 2
66  | François Feldman | "Joy"  | 1991  | France  | 468,000  | 1
67  | Patrick Bruel | "Qui a le droit... (live)"  | 1991  | France  | 466,000  | 1
68  | Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry | "7 Seconds"  | 1994  | Senegal
Sweden  | 465,000  | 1
69  | Shania Twain | "Man! I Feel like a Woman!"  | 1999  | Canada  | 459,000  | 3
70  | David Charvet | "Should I Leave"  | 1997  | France  | 452,000  | 3
71  | Madonna | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"  | 1997  | United States  | 447,000  | 1
72  | Les Inconnus | "Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy"  | 1991  | France  | 428,000  | 1
73  | Freddie Mercury | "Living on My Own 1993"  | 1993  | United Kingdom  | 426,000  | 1
74  | Mark Snow | "The X-Files"  | 1996  | United States  | 425,000  | 1
75  | Pow woW | "Le Chat"  | 1992  | France  | 423,000  | 1
76  | Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien | "Il faut laisser le temps au temps"  | 1990  | France  | 420,000  | 1
77  | Felicidad  | "Dam dam deo"  | 1997  | France  | 410,000  | 3
78  | Britney Spears | "(You Drive Me) Crazy"  | 1999  | United States  | 409,000  | 2
79  | Worlds Apart | "Je te donne"  | 1996  | United Kingdom  | 408,000  | 3
80  | Barbra Streisand & Céline Dion | "Tell Him"  | 1997  | United States
Canada  | 400,000  | 4
81  | G.O. Culture  | "Darla_dirladada"  | 1993  | France  | 397,000  | 1
82  | Spice Girls | "Spice Up Your Life"  | 1997  | United Kingdom  | 397,000  | 3
83  | Elton John | "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"  | 1994  | United Kingdom  | 391,000  | 1
84  | Enigma | "Sadeness (Part I)"  | 1990  | Germany  | 385,000  | 1
85  | Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena  | "Song of Ocarina"  | 1991  | Argentina
France  | 379,000  | 1
86  | Boris | "Soirée disco"  | 1996  | France  | 376,000  | 1
87  | Ricky Martin | "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"  | 1997  | Puerto Rico  | 373,000  | 4
88  | Reel 2 Real | "I Like to Move It"  | 1994  | Colombia
United States  | 367,000  | 1
89  | Céline Dion | "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"  | 1993  | Canada  | 365,000  | 2
90  | Liane Foly | "La vie ne m'apprend rien"  | 1999  | France  | 364,000  | 3
91  | Fool's Garden | "Lemon Tree"  | 1996  | Germany  | 362,000  | 3
92  | Phénoménal Club  | "Il est vraiment phénoménal"  | 1997  | France  | 359,000  | 7
93  | Patrick Bruel | "Alors regarde"  | 1990  | France  | 358,000  | 3
94  | 2 Unlimited | "No Limit"  | 1993  | Belgium
Netherlands  | 357,000  | 1
95  | Alliance Ethnik | "Respect"  | 1995  | France  | 357,000  | 2
96  | Nirvana | "Smells Like Teen Spirit"  | 1992  | United States  | 356,000  | 1
97  | IAM | "Je danse le Mia"  | 1994  | France  | 352,000  | 1
98  | Organiz'  | "I Never Knew Love Like This Before"  | 1999  | France  | 352,000  | 5
99  | 2Be3 | "Toujours là pour toi"  | 1997  | France  | 351,000  | 4
100  | Snap! | "Rhythm Is a Dancer"  | 1992  | Germany  | 349,000  | 1

## See also

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* List of number-one hits (France)

## References

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1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Les charts français". lescharts.com.
2. ^ PtitGénie. "Single Désenchantée de Mylène Farmer (1991)". Innamoramento.net.

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