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).{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/index.asp|title=lescharts.com – Les charts français|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=lescharts.com}}

Top 100 of the 1990s

= Singles =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Pos.

! Artist

! Single

! Year

! Country

! Sales{{cn|date=June 2022}}

! Peak{{cn|date=June 2022}}

style="text-align:center;" |1

|Daniel Lavoie, Patrick Fiori & Garou

|"Belle"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Canada
France

|style="text-align:center;" |2,221,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |2

|Elton John

|"Candle in The Wind"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |2,029,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |3

|Lou Bega

|"Mambo No. 5"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |1,532,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |4

|Wes

|"Alane"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Cameroon

|style="text-align:center;" |1,418,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |5

|Manau

|"La Tribu de Dana"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |1,415,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |6

|Ricky Martin

|"Un, Dos, Tres"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Puerto Rico

|style="text-align:center;" |1,400,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |7

|Florent Pagny

|"Savoir aimer"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |1,234,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |8

|Aqua

|"Barbie Girl"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Denmark

|style="text-align:center;" |1,215,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |9

|Larusso

|"Tu m'oublieras"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |1,209,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |10

|Céline Dion

|"The Reason" / "My Heart Will Go On"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |1,197,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |11

|Gala

|"Freed from Desire"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Italy

|style="text-align:center;" |1,013,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |12

|Eiffel 65

|"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Italy

|style="text-align:center;" |1,001,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |13

|Carrapicho

|"Tic, Tic Tac"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Brazil

|style="text-align:center;" |980,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |14

|Andrea Bocelli

|"Con te partirò"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Italy

|style="text-align:center;" |980,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |15

|Lââm

|"Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |963,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |16

|Céline Dion

|"Pour que tu m'aimes encore"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |955,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |17

|Moos

|"Au nom de la rose"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |918,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |18

|Los del Río

|"Macarena"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Spain

|style="text-align:center;" |910,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |19

|Andrea Bocelli & Hélène Ségara

|"Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Italy
France

|style="text-align:center;" |874,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |20

|Mylène Farmer

|"Désenchantée"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |900,000 {{cite web|url=http://www.innamoramento.net/mylene-farmer/singles/desenchantee/|title=Single Désenchantée de Mylène Farmer (1991)|last=PtitGénie|website=Innamoramento.net}}

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |21

|Nomads

|"Yakalelo"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |846,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |22

|Khaled

|"Aïcha"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Algeria

|style="text-align:center;" |824,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |23

|Hermes House Band

|"I Will Survive"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Netherlands

|style="text-align:center;" |812,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |24

|David Hallyday

|"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |801,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |25

|Will Smith

|"Men in Black"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |783,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |26

|Cher

|"Believe"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |764,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |27

|Jordy

|"Dur dur d'être bébé !"

|style="text-align:center;" |1992

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |751,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |28

|Spice Girls

|"Wannabe"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |742,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |29

|Fugees

|"Killing Me Softly"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |674,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |30

|Coolio

|"Gangsta's Paradise"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |672,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |31

|Mylène Farmer

|"Désenchantée"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |1.800.000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |32

|Brandy & Monica

|"The Boy Is Mine"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |662,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |33

|Robert Miles

|"Children"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Switzerland

|style="text-align:center;" |642,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |34

|Lagaf'

|"La Zoubida"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |625,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |35

|Tina Arena

|"Aller plus haut"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Australia

|style="text-align:center;" |617,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |36

|Ménélik & Imane D

|"Bye bye"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |613,000

|style="text-align:center;" |5

style="text-align:center;" |37

|Nathalie Cardone

|"Hasta Siempre"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |608,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |38

|Alliage & Boyzone

|"Te garder près de moi"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France
Ireland

|style="text-align:center;" |607,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |39

|Eiffel 65

|"Move Your Body"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Italy

|style="text-align:center;" |589,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |40

|Britney Spears

|"... Baby One More Time"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |578,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |41

|Lara Fabian

|"Tout"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Belgium

|style="text-align:center;" |566,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |42

|Hélène Ségara

|"Il y a trop de gens qui t'aiment"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |565,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |43

|Ricky Martin

|"La Copa da la Vida"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Puerto Rico

|style="text-align:center;" |563,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |44

|Des'ree

|"Life"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |555,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |45

|Poetic Lover

|"Prenons notre temps"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |532,000

|style="text-align:center;" |5

style="text-align:center;" |46

|Coumba Gawlo

|"Pata pata"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Senegal

|style="text-align:center;" |529,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |47

|Indians Sacred Spirit

|"Yeha-Noha"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |528,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |48

|Lââm

|"Jamais loin de toi"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |518,000

|style="text-align:center;" |5

style="text-align:center;" |49

|Bryan Adams

|"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |508,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |50

|Céline Dion

|"Je sais pas"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |506,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |51

|Gala

|"Let a Boy Cry"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Italy

|style="text-align:center;" |497,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |52

|Emilia

|"Big Big World"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Sweden

|style="text-align:center;" |496,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |53

|Puff Daddy & Faith Evans

|"I'll Be Missing You"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |492,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |54

|Hanson

|"MMMBop"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |490,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |55

|Manau

|"Mais qui est la belette ?"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |490,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |56

|The Cranberries

|"Zombie"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|Ireland

|style="text-align:center;" |484,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |57

|Bellini

|"Samba de Janeiro"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |481,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |58

|John Scatman

|"Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |479,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |59

|Regg'Lyss

|"Mets de l'huile"

|style="text-align:center;" |1993

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |476,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |60

|Janet Jackson

|"Together Again"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |475,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |61

|Modern Talking

|"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |475,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |62

|Johnny Hallyday

|"Vivre pour le meilleur"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |471,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |63

|2Be3

|"Partir un jour"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |471,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |64

|Lara Fabian

|"Je t'aime"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Belgium

|style="text-align:center;" |471,000

|style="text-align:center;" |6

style="text-align:center;" |65

|Madonna

|"Frozen"

|style="text-align:center;" |1998

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |469,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |66

|François Feldman

|"Joy"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |468,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |67

|Patrick Bruel

|"Qui a le droit... (live)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |466,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |68

|Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry

|"7 Seconds"

|style="text-align:center;" |1994

|Senegal
Sweden

|style="text-align:center;" |465,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |69

|Shania Twain

|"Man! I Feel like a Woman!"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |459,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |70

|David Charvet

|"Should I Leave"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |452,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |71

|Madonna

|"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |447,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |72

|Les Inconnus

|"Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |428,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |73

|Freddie Mercury

|"Living on My Own 1993"

|style="text-align:center;" |1993

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |426,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |74

|Mark Snow

|"The X-Files"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |425,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |75

|Pow woW

|"Le Chat"

|style="text-align:center;" |1992

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |423,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |76

|Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien

|"Il faut laisser le temps au temps"

|style="text-align:center;" |1990

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |420,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |77

|Felicidad

|"Dam dam deo"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |410,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |78

|Britney Spears

|"(You Drive Me) Crazy"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |409,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |79

|Worlds Apart

|"Je te donne"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |408,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |80

|Barbra Streisand & Céline Dion

|"Tell Him"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United States
Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |400,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |81

|G.O. Culture

|"Darla_dirladada"

|style="text-align:center;" |1993

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |397,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |82

|Spice Girls

|"Spice Up Your Life"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |397,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |83

|Elton John

|"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"

|style="text-align:center;" |1994

|United Kingdom

|style="text-align:center;" |391,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |84

|Enigma

|"Sadeness (Part I)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1990

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |385,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |85

|Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena

|"Song of Ocarina"

|style="text-align:center;" |1991

|Argentina
France

|style="text-align:center;" |379,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |86

|Boris

|"Soirée disco"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |376,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |87

|Ricky Martin

|"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|Puerto Rico

|style="text-align:center;" |373,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |88

|Reel 2 Real

|"I Like to Move It"

|style="text-align:center;" |1994

|Colombia
United States

|style="text-align:center;" |367,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |89

|Céline Dion

|"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"

|style="text-align:center;" |1993

|Canada

|style="text-align:center;" |365,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |90

|Liane Foly

|"La vie ne m'apprend rien"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |364,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |91

|Fool's Garden

|"Lemon Tree"

|style="text-align:center;" |1996

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |362,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |92

|Phénoménal Club

|"Il est vraiment phénoménal"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |359,000

|style="text-align:center;" |7

style="text-align:center;" |93

|Patrick Bruel

|"Alors regarde"

|style="text-align:center;" |1990

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |358,000

|style="text-align:center;" |3

style="text-align:center;" |94

|2 Unlimited

|"No Limit"

|style="text-align:center;" |1993

|Belgium
Netherlands

|style="text-align:center;" |357,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |95

|Alliance Ethnik

|"Respect"

|style="text-align:center;" |1995

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |357,000

|style="text-align:center;" |2

style="text-align:center;" |96

|Nirvana

|"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

|style="text-align:center;" |1992

|United States

|style="text-align:center;" |356,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |97

|IAM

|"Je danse le Mia"

|style="text-align:center;" |1994

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |352,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

style="text-align:center;" |98

|Organiz'

|"I Never Knew Love Like This Before"

|style="text-align:center;" |1999

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |352,000

|style="text-align:center;" |5

style="text-align:center;" |99

|2Be3

|"Toujours là pour toi"

|style="text-align:center;" |1997

|France

|style="text-align:center;" |351,000

|style="text-align:center;" |4

style="text-align:center;" |100

|Snap!

|"Rhythm Is a Dancer"

|style="text-align:center;" |1992

|Germany

|style="text-align:center;" |349,000

|style="text-align:center;" |1

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