Distinctive songs of France

Each country has certain songs that were hits in that one location but nowhere else. This page lists the biggest hit songs of France that failed to chart elsewhere. For the whole period (1960 to 2004) these are:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Region
1	Sheila	L'Heure de la Sortie	1966	France
1	Christophe	Aline	1965	France
1	Richard Anthony	J'entends Siffler le Train	1962	France
1	Salvatore Adamo	Vous Permettez Monsieur	1964	France
1	Sheila	L'ecole est Finie	1963	France
1	Edith Piaf	Non, je ne regrette rien	1961	France
7	Sylvie Vartan	Si Je Chante	1963	France
8	Richard Anthony	C'est ma Fete	1963	France
9	Claude Francois	Si J'avais un Marteau	1963	France
10	Gilbert Becaud	Et maintenant (What now my love)	1961	France
11	Enrico Macias	Enfants de Tous Pays	1963	France
12	Claude Francois	Dis-Lui	1963	France
13	Joe Dassin	L'ete Indien	1975	France
14	Johnny Hallyday	Retiens la nuit	1962	France
15	Jacques Dutronc	Les Playboys	1966	France
16	Richard Anthony	Ce Monde	1964	France
17	Claude Francois	J'y Pense et Puis J'oublie	1964	France
18	Richard Anthony	A Present Tu Peux T'en Aller	1964	France
19	Sylvie Vartan	La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser	1964	France
20	Claude Francois	Donna, Donna	1964	France

This has also been calculated for each decade.

Distinct songs of France: 1960s

For the 1960s the most distinct songs were:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Region
1	Richard Anthony	J'entends Siffler le Train	1962	France
1	Edith Piaf	Non, je ne regrette rien	1961	France
1	Salvatore Adamo	Vous Permettez Monsieur	1964	France
1	Sheila	L'ecole est Finie	1963	France
1	Sheila	L'Heure de la Sortie	1966	France
1	Christophe	Aline	1965	France
7	Sylvie Vartan	Si Je Chante	1963	France
8	Richard Anthony	C'est ma Fete	1963	France
9	Claude Francois	Si J'avais un Marteau	1963	France
10	Gilbert Becaud	Et maintenant (What now my love)	1961	France
11	Enrico Macias	Enfants de Tous Pays	1963	France
12	Claude Francois	Dis-Lui	1963	France
13	Johnny Hallyday	Retiens la nuit	1962	France
14	Jacques Dutronc	Les Playboys	1966	France
15	Richard Anthony	Ce Monde	1964	France
16	Claude Francois	J'y Pense et Puis J'oublie	1964	France
17	Richard Anthony	A Present Tu Peux T'en Aller	1964	France
18	Sylvie Vartan	La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser	1964	France
19	Claude Francois	Donna, Donna	1964	France
20	Charles Aznavour	La Mamma	1964	France

These were calculated for data version 2.3.39

Distinct songs of France: 1970s

For the 1970s the most distinct songs were:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Region
1	Joe Dassin	L'ete Indien	1975	France
2	Aphrodite's Child	It's Five O'clock	1970	France
3	Michel Sardou	La Maladie D'amour	1973	France
4	Saint Preux	Your Hair	1975	France
5	Johnny Hallyday	Requiem Pour Un Fou	1976	France
6	Claude Francois	Le Lundi Au Soleil	1972	France
7	Christian Vidal	Angelique	1973	France
8	Mike Brant	Tout Donne, Tout Repris	1973	France
9	Mike Brant	Rien Qu'une Larme	1973	France
10	Michel Delpech	Les Divorces	1973	France
11	Sheila & Ringo	Les Gondoles A Venise	1973	France
12	Johnny Hallyday	Noel Interdit	1973	France
13	Claude Francois	Le Telephone Pleure	1974	France
14	Michel Sardou	La France	1975	France
15	Nino Ferrer	Le Sud	1975	France
16	Michel Sardou	En Chantant	1978	France
17	Claude Francois	Magnolia Forever	1978	France
18	Michel Sardou	Je Vais T'aimer	1976	France
19	Johnny Hallyday	Derriere L'amour	1976	France
20	Joe Dassin	L'Amerique	1970	France

These were calculated for data version 2.3.39

Distinct songs of France: 1980s

For the 1980s the most distinct songs were:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Region
1	Chagrin d'amour	Chacun Fait Ce Qui Lui Plait	1982	France
2	Toto Cutugno	L'italiano	1983	France
3	Les Forbans	Chante	1983	France
4	The Game	Under The White Bible Law	1989	France
4	Frazier Chorus	Storm	1989	France
4	Noiseworks	The Letter	1989	France
4	Raff	Ti Pretendo	1989	France
4	Amina	Le Cercle Rouge	1989	France
4	Mecano	La Fuerza Del Destino	1989	France
4	Divinyls	Back To The Wall	1989	France
4	Alain Bashung	Pyromanes	1989	France
4	Blue System	Little Jeannie	1989	France
4	Wire	In Vivo	1989	France
4	Tom Tom Club	Suboceana	1989	France
4	Gotts De Luxe	Dans Un Autre Pays	1989	France
4	Will To Power	Somebody Told Me	1989	France
4	Crowded House	Into Temptation	1989	France
4	Roxette	Chances	1989	France
19	Christophe	Succes Fou	1983	France
20	Mylene Farmer	Pourvu Qu'elles Soient Douces	1988	France

These were calculated for data version 2.3.39

Distinct songs of France: 1990s

For the 1990s the most distinct songs were:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Region
1	Manau	La Tribu De Dana	1998	France
2	IAM	Je Danse Le Mia	1994	France
3	McAuley Schenker Group	Nightmare	1991	France
3	Mecano	El 7 De Septiembre	1991	France
3	Claudia Brucken	Fanatic	1991	France
3	Jeremy Days	Sylvia Suddenly	1991	France
3	Fury In The Slaughterhouse	Elenore	1991	France
3	Wolfsheim	The Sparrows & The Nightingales	1991	France
3	Falco	Expocityvisions	1991	France
3	Rainbirds	Two Faces	1991	France
3	The Human League	The Stars Are Going Out	1991	France
3	Heroes del Silencio	Entre Dos Tierras	1991	France
3	Saliha	Je Pense	1991	France
3	Kraftwerk	Radio Activity Rapp	1991	France
3	Marco Masini	Il Niente	1991	France
3	Pulp	Countdown	1991	France
3	Associates	Something's Gotta Give	1991	France
3	Dr Alban	(Sing Shi-Wo-Wo) Stop The Pollution	1991	France
19	Larusso	Tu M'oublieras	1998	France
20	Laam	Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Eux	1998	France

These were calculated for data version 2.3.39