List of French number-one hits of 1999

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SNEP Top 100 Singles & Top 75 Albums number-ones of 1999.

Singles Chart

Week	Issue Date	Artist	Single
1	January 9	Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie is a Canadian singer–songwriter.Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada. His mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age... , Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori is a French singer.-Biography:Fiori was born to an Armenian father and a Corsican mother in Marseille, France. When he was only 12 years old, he was offered his first role in the musical La légende des santonniers... & Garou Garou (singer) Garou , from the French expression "loup-garou", which means "werewolf" and is a transformation of "Garand", his last name; is a Canadian singer from Sherbrooke, Quebec. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris and the #1 hits "Belle", "Seul", "Sous le vent", and "La Rivière de...	"Belle Belle (song) "Belle" is a 1997 song performed by the Francophone singers Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou, from the musical Notre Dame de Paris. Released as a single in 1998, it was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the charts for many months... "
2	January 16	Manau	"Mais qui est la belette ? Mais qui est la belette ? "Mais qui est la belette ?" is a 1998 song recorded by French hip hop act Manau. It was the third single from its album Panique celtique and was released in December 1998... "
3	January 23	Cher Cher Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...	"Believe Believe (Cher song) "Believe" is a song by American recording artist Cher. It was released on November 24, 1998 as the lead single from her twenty-third studio album of the same name. It was written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, and Timothy Powell and produced by Mark... "
4	January 30	Larusso Larusso Larusso, real name Laetitia Serero, is a French singer .Popularized with songs like Tu m'oublieras, Je survivrai, sung by Régine in the 80's, and French adaptation of I will survive by Gloria Gaynor....	"Tu m'oublieras Tu m'oublieras "Tu m'oublieras" is a 1998 song recorded by French singer Larusso. It was the second single from her debut album, Simplement, and was released in October 1998... "
5	February 6
6	February 13
7	February 20
8	February 27
9	March 6
10	March 13
11	March 20
12	March 27
13	April 3
14	April 10
15	April 17
16	April 24	Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...	"...Baby One More Time ...Baby One More Time (song) "...Baby One More Time" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It served as Spears' debut single from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time . Written by Max Martin and produced by Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, "...Baby One More Time" was released on September 30, 1998,... "
17	May 1
18	May 8	Moos Moos (singer) Moos is a French singer and had a great success with the song "Au Nom de la rose".-Biography:Moos was born in Toulouse to Moroccan parents and raised in the multiethnic neighborhood of Mirail, where different styles are mixed: African raï, funk, R&B...	"Au nom de la rose Au nom de la rose "Au Nom de la rose" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer Moos. The song was released on April 13, 1999, as second single from his sole album Le Crabe est érotique... "
19	May 15
20	May 22
21	May 29
22	June 5
23	June 12
24	June 19
25	June 26
26	July 3
27	July 10	David Hallyday David Hallyday David Hallyday is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday....	"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" is a 1999 song recorded by French artist David Hallyday. It was the lead single from his album Un Paradis / Un Enfer, released about two weeks after the single, in June 1999... "
28	July 17	Zebda Zebda Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status...	"Tomber la chemise Tomber la chemise "Tomber la chemise" is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective Zebda. The song was released on 7 June 1999 as part of the first single from Zebda's third album Essence ordinaire and received a successful reception in France, where it reached number-one on the singles chart and won two awards... "
29	July 24
30	July 31
31	August 7	Eiffel 65 Eiffel 65 Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...	"Blue (Da Ba Dee) Blue (Da Ba Dee) "Blue " is a eurodance song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop .... "
32	August 14
33	August 21
34	August 28	Lou Bega Lou Bega David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...	"Mambo No. 5"
35	September 4
36	September 11
37	September 18
38	September 25
39	October 2
40	October 9
41	October 16
42	October 23
43	October 30
44	November 6
45	November 13
46	November 20
47	November 27
48	December 4
49	December 11
50	December 18
51	December 25
52	January 1

Albums Chart

Week	Issue Date	Artist	Single
1	9 January	Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris (musical) Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo...	Notre Dame de Paris
2	16 January	Notre Dame de Paris	Notre Dame de Paris
3	23 January	Manau Manau Manau French hip hop group formed in 1998, known for their fusing of traditional Celtic melodies with modern hip hop beats. It was initially composed of Martial Tricoche, Cédric Soubiron, and R.V. Lardic until R.V.'s departure and replacement by Gregor Gandon. Although the band is currently based...	Panique celtique
4	30 January	Manau	Panique celtique
5	6 February	Notre Dame de Paris	Notre Dame de Paris
6	13 February	Notre Dame de Paris	Notre Dame de Paris
7	20 February	Notre Dame de Paris	Notre Dame de Paris
8	27 February	Lara Fabian Lara Fabian Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....	Live
9	6 March	Lara Fabian	Live
10	13 March	Lara Fabian	Live
11	20 March	Lara Fabian	Live
12	27 March	Axelle Red Axelle Red Axelle Red is a Belgian singer-songwriter.-Biography:She was born at Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, the daughter of Roland Demal, a solicitor in Hasselt and Councillor for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats in the City Council.Nowadays a committed artist and a militant humanist, back in 1993 Axelle...	Toujours moi Toujours Moi Toujours Moi is a 1999 album by the Belgian singer Axelle Red.The singles released from this album were "Parce Que C'est Toi", "Bimbo A Moi", "Faire des Mamours", "Ce Matin", "Toujours Moi" and "J'ai Jamais Dit ".-Track listing:...
13	3 April	Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel is a well-known French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Inspired heavily by Bob Dylan, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the realm of folk, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux" and "Petite Marie"...	Hors saison
14	10 April	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
15	17 April	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
16	24 April	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
17	1 May	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
18	8 May	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
19	15 May	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
20	22 May	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
21	29 May	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
22	5 June	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
23	12 June	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
24	19 June	Jean-Jacques Goldman Jean-Jacques Goldman Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...	Tournée 98 en passant
25	26 June	Jean-Jacques Goldman	Tournée 98 en passant
26	3 July	Jean-Jacques Goldman	Tournée 98 en passant
27	10 July	Jean-Jacques Goldman	Tournée 98 en passant
28	17 July	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
29	24 July	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
30	31 July	Francis Cabrel	Hors saison
31	7 August	Emile & Images	Jusqu'au bout de la nuit
32	14 August	Emile & Images	Jusqu'au bout de la nuit
33	21 August	Emile & Images	Jusqu'au bout de la nuit
34	28 August	Emile & Images	Jusqu'au bout de la nuit
35	4 September	Céline Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...	Au cœur du stade
36	11 September	Céline Dion	Au coeur du stade
37	18 September	Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...	Sang pour sang
38	25 September	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
39	2 October	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
40	9 October	Johnny Hallydya	Sang pour sang
41	16 October	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
42	23 October	Patrick Bruel	Juste avant
43	30 October	Florent Pagny Florent Pagny Florent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,...	RéCréation RéCréation RéCréation is a 1999 double album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his fifth studio album and his seventh album overall. It was on October 26, 1999, and achieved success in France and Belgium , where it remained charted respectively for 21 and 24 weeks, including a peak at #1 and at #4...
44	6 November	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...	Rainbow Rainbow (Mariah Carey album) Rainbow is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on November 2, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album followed the same pattern as Carey's previous album, Butterfly , in which she began her transition into the R&B market. Rainbow contains a mix of...
45	13 November	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
46	20 November	Alain Souchon Alain Souchon Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:...	Au ras des pâquerettes
47	27 November	Alain Souchon	Au ras des pâquerettes
48	4 December	Lara Fabian Lara Fabian Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....	Lara Fabian
49	11 December	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
50	18 December	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
51	25 December	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang
52	1 January	Johnny Hallyday	Sang pour sang

Singles

Pos.	Artist	Title	Sales*
1	Lou Bega Lou Bega David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...	"Mambo No. 5 Mambo No. 5 "Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jive dance song originally recorded and composed by Pérez Prado in 1949.The song's popularity was renewed by Lou Bega's sampling of the original, released under the same name on Bega's 1999 debut album A Little Bit of Mambo.... "	1,532,000
2	Larusso Larusso Larusso, real name Laetitia Serero, is a French singer .Popularized with songs like Tu m'oublieras, Je survivrai, sung by Régine in the 80's, and French adaptation of I will survive by Gloria Gaynor....	"Tu m'oublieras Tu m'oublieras "Tu m'oublieras" is a 1998 song recorded by French singer Larusso. It was the second single from her debut album, Simplement, and was released in October 1998... "	1,209,000
3	Moos Moos (singer) Moos is a French singer and had a great success with the song "Au Nom de la rose".-Biography:Moos was born in Toulouse to Moroccan parents and raised in the multiethnic neighborhood of Mirail, where different styles are mixed: African raï, funk, R&B...	"Au Nom de la rose Au nom de la rose "Au Nom de la rose" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer Moos. The song was released on April 13, 1999, as second single from his sole album Le Crabe est érotique... "	918,000
4	Eiffel 65 Eiffel 65 Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...	"Blue (Da Ba Dee) Blue (Da Ba Dee) "Blue " is a eurodance song released in 1999 by Italian group Eiffel 65, as a single from their debut album Europop .... "	1,001,000
5	Zebda Zebda Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status...	"Tomber la chemise Tomber la chemise "Tomber la chemise" is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective Zebda. The song was released on 7 June 1999 as part of the first single from Zebda's third album Essence ordinaire and received a successful reception in France, where it reached number-one on the singles chart and won two awards... "	868,000
6	David Hallyday David Hallyday David Hallyday is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday....	"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" is a 1999 song recorded by French artist David Hallyday. It was the lead single from his album Un Paradis / Un Enfer, released about two weeks after the single, in June 1999... "	801,000
7	Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...	"... Baby One More Time"	578,000
8	Emilia Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg is a Swedish pop music and soul singer, mostly known for her hit, "Big Big World". Emilia was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson....	"Big Big World"	496,000
9	Lââm Lââm Lââm is a French female singer of Tunisian descent. She has sold more than 500,000 albums and more than 2 million singles.-Biography:...	"Jamais loin de toi"	518,000
10	Tina Arena Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...	"Aller plus haut Aller plus haut "Aller plus haut" is a 1999 song recorded by Australian singer Tina Arena. It was the eighth single from the album In Deep and was released in July 1999. It was also Arena's first single in French-language... "	617,000

*Included sales of previous and following years

Albums

Pos.	Artist	Title	Sales*
1	Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel is a well-known French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Inspired heavily by Bob Dylan, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the realm of folk, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux" and "Petite Marie"...	Hors saison	1,711,300
2	Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...	Sang pour sang	1,627,200
3	Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris (musical) Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo...	Notre Dame de Paris	2,119,600
4	Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....	Innamoramento Innamoramento Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 7, 1999.-Background and release:By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy...	1,007,900
5	Manau Manau Manau French hip hop group formed in 1998, known for their fusing of traditional Celtic melodies with modern hip hop beats. It was initially composed of Martial Tricoche, Cédric Soubiron, and R.V. Lardic until R.V.'s departure and replacement by Gregor Gandon. Although the band is currently based...	Panique celtique	1,371,200
6	Manu Chao Manu Chao Manu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...	Clandestino Clandestino Clandestino is the first full-length solo album by Manu Chao, released in 1998. The album contains many soundbites throughout, two of which are bits of a speech by Subcomandante Marcos.-Track listing:...	1,848,500
7	Emile & Images	Jusqu'au bout de la nuit	1,174,000
8	Céline Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...	S'il suffisait d'aimer S'il suffisait d'aimer S'il suffisait d'aimer is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total...	1,492,200
9	The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...	Americana	584,300
10	Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris (musical) Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo...	L'intégrale	864,500

*Included sales of previous and following years

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