List of French number-one hits of 2005

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SNEP Top 100 CD Singles, Top 50 Digital Singles & Top 150 albums number-ones of 2005..

Singles chart

Week	Issue Date	Artist	Single	Download	Title
1	January 8	Eric Prydz Eric Prydz Eric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...	"Call on Me Call on Me (Eric Prydz song) "Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish DJ, producer Eric Prydz. The single received huge sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features several women and a man performing aerobics in a sexually suggestive manner.-Background:"Call on... "	No Available	No Available
2	January 15
3	January 22
4	January 29	Amel Bent Amel Bent Amel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...	"Ma Philosophie Ma Philosophie "Ma philosophie" is a 2004 song recorded by Amel Bent as her debut single, from her album Un Jour d'été. It was released on 29 November 2004 in France, and remains the singer's most successful song, topping the charts in France and Belgium .... "
5	February 5
6	February 12
7	February 19
8	February 26
9	March 5
10	March 12	Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey is a teenage French singer.-Biography:She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" , a high-energy eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005...	"Un Monde parfait Un monde parfait "Un Monde parfait" is a 2005 song recorded by French young artist Ilona Mitrecey. Based on a traditional Neapolitan song, it was the first single from her debut album Un Monde parfait and was released in February 2005... "
11	March 19
12	March 26
13	April 2
14	April 9
15	April 16
16	April 23
17	April 30
18	May 7
19	May 14
20	May 21
21	May 28
22	June 4
23	June 11
24	June 18			Crazy Frog	Axel F
25	June 25	Crazy Frog Crazy Frog Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...	"Axel F"
26	July 2
27	July 9
28	July 16			James Blunt James Blunt James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...	"You're Beautiful You're Beautiful "You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by British singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam . It was released as the third single from the album in 2005. In the UK and Australia the song reached number one and number two respectively... "
29	July 23
30	July 30
31	August 6
32	August 13
33	August 20
34	August 27
35	September 3
36	September 10			DHT DHT (band) DHT is a Belgian duo, consisting of singer, Edmée Daenen and Flor Theeuwes . They had a hit in the US and in Australia in 2005, with their cover version of "Listen to Your Heart", originally recorded by Roxette. The track reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart in December of that year...	"Listen to Your Heart"
37	September 17				"Listen to Your Heart"
38	24 September		"Popcorn"	Raphaël Raphaël Haroche Raphaël Haroche is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael.-Biography:...	"Caravane"
39	October 1			Crazy Frog	"Popcorn"
40	October 8			Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...	"Love Generation Love Generation (song) "Love Generation" is a single by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers . The single was released in 2005 through the Defected label.... "
41	October 15			Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...	"Tripping Tripping (song) "Tripping" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was the first single from his 2005 album Intensive Care. The single was backed with the track "Make Me Pure", also from the same album, it was sent to radio stations around the world. Williams himself calls the song "something like a... "
42	October 22
43	October 29			Madonna	"Hung Up"
44	November 5
45	November 12	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...	"Hung Up Hung Up "Hung Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written and produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the first single from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was... "
46	November 19
47	November 26
48	December 3
49	December 10	Star Academy 5	"Santiano Santiano "Santiano" is a 1961 song, inspired by the popular song "Santianna", as it uses the same tune. However, it refers to a ship leaving Saint Malo bound to San Francisco, described as a wealthy place... "
50	December 17	Star Academy 5
51	December 24	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...	"Mon Plus Beau Noël Mon Plus Beau Noël "Mon Plus Beau Noël" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the second single on his album Ma Vérité on which it features as eighth track, and was released on December 2005 as a Christmas song... "
52	December 31	Madonna	"Hung Up"

Albums chart

Week	Issue Date	Artist	Album
1	8 January	Kyo Kyo (band) -Biography:Since attending collège in Yvelines, the two brothers, Fabien and Florian Dubos, and two friends Nicolas Chassagne and Benoît Poher, discovered they had the same passion for bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden. In 1997, they met their manager, who...	300 Lésions 300 Lésions 300 Lésions is a 2004 album recorded by French pop-rock act Kyo. It was released on December 28, 2004, and achieved huge success in France, Belgium and Switzerland, where it was respectively #1, #1 and #2. This album, entirely composed by the band, is its third album overall and remains to date...
2	15 January	Kyo	300 Lésions
3	22 January	Kyo	300 Lésions
4	29 January	Kyo	300 Lésions
5	5 February	Maroon 5 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...	Songs About Jane Songs about Jane Songs About Jane is the debut album of American pop rock band Maroon 5, released June 25, 2002 on J Records and Octone Records. The album became a sleeper hit with help of five singles that attained chart success, including the Billboard hit "Harder to Breathe" and international hits "This Love"...
6	12 February	Chimène Badi Chimène Badi -Early life:Chimène Badi was born in Melun, in the Paris suburbs but she spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France, growing up in Villeneuve-sur-Lot with her parents, Chérifa and Mohammed, her sister, Déborah, and her brother, Karim...	Dis-moi que tu m'aimes
7	19 February	Maroon 5	Songs About Jane
8	26 February	Lynda Lemay Lynda Lemay Lynda Lemay is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier....	Un Paradis quelque part
9	5 March	Les Enfoirés Les Enfoirés Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...	Le Train des Enfoirés
10	12 March	Les Enfoirés	Le Train des Enfoirés
11	19 March	Les Enfoirés	Le Train des Enfoirés
12	26 March	Les Enfoirés	Le Train des Enfoirés
13	2 April	Les Enfoirés	Le Train des Enfoirés
14	9 April	Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....	Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005. Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."...
15	16 April	Mylène Farmer	Avant que l'ombre...
16	23 April	Grégory Lemarchal Grégory Lemarchal Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal was a French singer who rose to fame by winning the fourth series of the reality TV programme Star Academy France, broadcast on the TF1 television network....	Je deviens moi Je deviens moi Je deviens moi is the name of the first studio album recorded by the French singer Grégory Lemarchal. It was released on April 17, 2005 and contains the hit singles "Écris l'histoire" and "Je suis en vie". The album topped the chart in France, and was also a success in Belgium...
17	30 April	Mylène Farmer	Avant que l'ombre...
18	7 May	Raphaël Raphaël Haroche Raphaël Haroche is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael.-Biography:...	Caravane
19	14 May	Raphaël	Caravane
20	21 May	System of a Down System of a Down System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...	Mezmerize
21	28 May	Gorillaz Gorillaz Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...	Demon Days Demon Days Demon Days is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released in May 2005. The album features contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper, the London Community Gospel...
22	4 June	The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...	Monkey Business Monkey Business (album) -Track listing:Notes"My Humps" contains a hidden track "So Real"."Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" includes a hidden track "Change".Sample Notes*"Pump It" samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale....
23	11 June	Coldplay Coldplay Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...	X&Y X&Y X&Y is the third studio album by English rock band Coldplay, released 6 June 2005 in the United Kingdom via the record label Parlophone. The album, which features influences of electronic music, was produced by the band and British record producer Danton Supple...
24	18 June	Coldplay	X&Y
25	25 June	Raphaël	Caravane
26	2 July	Raphaël	Caravane
27	9 July	Raphaël	Caravane
28	16 July	Raphaël	Caravane
29	23 July	Raphaël	Caravane
30	30 July	Raphaël	Caravane
31	6 August	Raphaël	Caravane
32	13 August	Raphaël	Caravane
33	20 August	Raphaël	Caravane
34	27 August	Calogero Calogero Calogero is a French singer.-Early years:By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music...	Live 1.0 Live 1.0 Live 1.0 is the name of an album recorded in 2005 by the French artist Calogero. It was his first live album and was released on August 22, 2005, and hit success in France and Belgium , topping the albums charts of these countries....
35	3 September	Calogero	Live 1.0
36	10 September	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:...	La Vie Théodore La Vie Théodore La Vie Théodore is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh studio album and was released on 2 September 2005. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 66 weeks in the top 200, including two weeks at the top. It was also successful in Belgium and...
37	17 September	Alain Souchon	La Vie Théodore
38	24 September	Noir Désir Noir Désir Noir Désir was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec...	Noir Désir en public
39	1 October	Noir Désir	Noir Désir en public
40	8 October	Julien Clerc Julien Clerc Julien Clerc, , born as Paul Alain Leclerc on 4 October 1947 in Paris, Clerc's parents divorced when he was still young. He grew up listening to classical music in his father's home, while his mother introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf...	Double Enfance
41	15 October	Julien Clerc	Double Enfance
42	22 October	Depeche Mode Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...	Playing The Angel Playing the Angel Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio album by English electronic band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and in the United States and Canada on 18 October by Sire Records and Reprise Records. It was supported by the Touring the Angel...
43	29 October	Bénabar Bénabar Bénabar is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud, Jacques Higelin and also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humour and a tender cynicism...	Reprise des négociations
44	5 November	Lorie Lorie Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams and her father–manager Dominique Pester...	Rester la même Rester la même Rester la même is French pop singer Lorie's fourth studio album, and her seventh album overall. It was released on October 28, 2005 and contains the hit single "Parti pour zouker"...
45	12 November	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...	Ma Vérité Ma Vérité Ma Vérité is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 6 November 2005, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium , where it topped the charts. It provided three top ten singles in France : "Ma religion dans son regard" , "Mon Plus Beau Noël" and "Le temps...
46	19 November	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...	Confessions on a Dancefloor
47	26 November	Madonna	Confessions on a Dancefloor
48	3 December	Madonna	Confessions on a Dancefloor
49	10 December	Johnny Hallyday	Ma Vérité
50	17 December	Johnny Hallyday	Ma Vérité
51	24 December	Johnny Hallyday	Ma Vérité
52	31 December	Indochine Indochine (band) Indochine is a French new wave/rock band, formed in 1981. The band was very successful in France in the 1980s, as well as other parts of continental Europe and Latin America, with songs like L'Aventurier and Canary Bay...	Alice & June

Singles

Pos.	Artist	Title	Sales*
1	Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey is a teenage French singer.-Biography:She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" , a high-energy eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005...	"Un Monde parfait Un monde parfait "Un Monde parfait" is a 2005 song recorded by French young artist Ilona Mitrecey. Based on a traditional Neapolitan song, it was the first single from her debut album Un Monde parfait and was released in February 2005... "	1,520,000
2	Crazy Frog Crazy Frog Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...	"Axel F Axel F "Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley , in the film. It topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop... "	1,236,100
3	Amel Bent Amel Bent Amel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...	"Ma Philosophie Ma Philosophie "Ma philosophie" is a 2004 song recorded by Amel Bent as her debut single, from her album Un Jour d'été. It was released on 29 November 2004 in France, and remains the singer's most successful song, topping the charts in France and Belgium .... "	560,000
4	Pinocchio	"T'es pas cap Pinocchio"	483,300
5	Dezil' Dezil' Dezil is a music band from Seychelles, particularly known for its 2005 hit "San ou ".-Biography:In 2003, Martin and Juan , both students , met and decided to found the group Dezil'. They started writing an album and recording...	"San ou (la rivière)"	463,600
6	Crazy Frog Crazy Frog Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...	"Popcorn Popcorn (instrumental) "Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By. The same year this tune was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City.... "	480,100
7	Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey is a teenage French singer.-Biography:She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" , a high-energy eurodance song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on 28 February 2005...	"C'est les vacances C'est les vacances "C'est les vacances" is a 2005 song recorded by the French singer Ilona Mitrecey. It was released as second single from her debut album, Un Monde parfait, on 19 July 2005... "	445,100
8	Sinsemilia Sinsemilia Sinsemilia, also known as Sinsé, is a reggae band that was formed in Grenoble, France in 1990. The name of the group is very similar to the cannabis plants "Sinsemilla," which are the unfertilised, thus seedless, female plants....	"Tout le bonheur du Monde"	350,000
9	Chimène Badi Chimène Badi -Early life:Chimène Badi was born in Melun, in the Paris suburbs but she spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France, growing up in Villeneuve-sur-Lot with her parents, Chérifa and Mohammed, her sister, Déborah, and her brother, Karim...	"Je viens du Sud"	328,000
10	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...	"Hung Up Hung Up "Hung Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written and produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the first single from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was... "	325,100

*Included sales of previous and following years

Albums

Pos.	Artist	Title	Sales*
1	Raphaël Raphaël Haroche Raphaël Haroche is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael.-Biography:...	Caravane	1,127,700
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...	Ma Vérité Ma Vérité Ma Vérité is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 6 November 2005, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium , where it topped the charts. It provided three top ten singles in France : "Ma religion dans son regard" , "Mon Plus Beau Noël" and "Le temps...	747,200
3	Les Enfoirés Les Enfoirés Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...	Le Train des Enfoirés	No Info
4	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...	Confessions on a Dancefloor	702,300
5	Le Roi Soleil Le Roi Soleil (musical) Le Roi Soleil is a successful French musical about the life of Louis XIV . It premiered on 22 September 2005 at the Palais des Sports in Paris.-Plot:...	Le Roi Soleil	762,100
6	Chimène Badi Chimène Badi -Early life:Chimène Badi was born in Melun, in the Paris suburbs but she spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France, growing up in Villeneuve-sur-Lot with her parents, Chérifa and Mohammed, her sister, Déborah, and her brother, Karim...	Dis-moi que tu m'aimes	649,500
7	Calogero Calogero Calogero is a French singer.-Early years:By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music...	3 3 (Calogero album) 3 is the name of the third studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2004 and achieved smash success, becoming the second best-selling album of the year in France.-Album information:...	569,900
8	Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....	Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005. Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."...	420,900
9	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:...	La Vie Théodore La Vie Théodore La Vie Théodore is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh studio album and was released on 2 September 2005. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 66 weeks in the top 200, including two weeks at the top. It was also successful in Belgium and...	423,600
10	James Blunt James Blunt James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...	Back to Bedlam	655,000

*Included sales of previous and following years

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