List of most-viewed French music videos on YouTube
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In 2012, "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär became the first French-language music video to reach 100 million views.
In 2023, Indila's song "Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.
Top videos in the French language[edit]
The following table lists the 20 most viewed French-language music videos on YouTube with their approximative view count, uploader, artist, language and upload date.
Indila's song "Dernière danse" is currently the most-viewed music video that is sung in the French language.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (millions) | Upload date | Note |
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1. | "Dernière danse"[1] | Indila | 1139 | 4 December 2013 | |
2. | "Ego"[2] | Willy William | 1053 | 2 November 2015 | |
3. | "Papaoutai"[3] | Stromae | 1045 | 6 June 2013 | [A] |
4. | "Djadja"[5] | Aya Nakamura | 963 | 6 April 2018 | [B] |
5. | "Zemër"[7] | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 847 | 19 April 2019 | [C] |
6. | "Les Menottes"[8] | L'Algérino | 744 | 5 May 2017 | |
7. | "Hola Señorita"[9] | Maluma feat. Gims | 603 | 10 May 2019 | |
8. | "Bella"[10] | Maître Gims | 599 | 19 June 2013 | |
9. | "Sapés comme jamais"[11] | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 598 | 19 October 2015 | |
10. | "Copines"[12] | Aya Nakamura | 559 | 24 August 2018 | |
11. | "Ramenez la coupe à la maison"[13] | Vegedream | 548 | 18 July 2018 | |
12. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[14] | Gummibär | 527 | 15 October 2007 | [D] |
13. | "Chocolat"[15] | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 519 | 17 February 2017 | |
14. | "Bande Organisée"[16] | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 514 | 15 August 2020 | |
15. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?"[17] | Maître Gims | 470 | 4 May 2015 | |
16. | "Magic in the Air"[18] | Magic System feat. Chawki | 463 | 17 March 2014 | |
17. | "Libérée, délivrée"[19] | La Reine des Neiges | 459 | 10 December 2013 | [E] |
18. | "Mafiosa"[20] | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 453 | 21 February 2018 | |
19. | "Alors on danse"[21] | Stromae | 439 | 28 April 2010 | |
20. | "Tous les mêmes"[22] | Stromae | 436 | 18 December 2013 | |
As of 1 June 2024 |
Notes
- ^ "Papaoutai" was the most-viewed French music video until 2023.[4]
- ^ "Djadja" was the most-viewed French music video by female singer in 2018.[6]
- ^ "Zemër" is the second most-viewed Albanian music video on YouTube.
- ^ "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" is the most-viewed French music video of the 2000s, was the most-viewed French music video until 2014, and became the first French music video to surpass 100 million views in 2012.
- ^ Vocals by Anaïs Delva
Top song by a French artist (any language)[edit]
A metric of a video's popularity is the "Billion View Club", denoting videos which have succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views since their initial upload.[23] Released on 30 June 2017, "Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, "Dernière Danse", "Papaoutai" and "Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
No. | Video name | Uploader | Views (billions) | Upload date | Note |
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1. | "Lean On" | Major Lazer, DJ Snake feat. MØ | 3.594 | 23 Mar. 2015 | [24] |
2. | "Mi Gente"[25] | J Balvin feat. Willy William | 3.347 | 30 June 2017 | [A] |
3. | "Taki Taki" | DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez,Ozuna, Cardi B | 2.563 | 10 Oct. 2018 | [26] |
4. | "Starboy" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 2.421 | 28 Sept.2016 | [27] |
5. | "Titanium" | David Guetta feat. Sia | 1.843 | 21 Dec. 2011 | [28] |
6. | "Hey Mama" | David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha,Afrojack | 1.643 | 19 May 2015 | [29] |
7. | "Let Me Love You (Music Video)" | DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber | 1.434 | 29 Nov. 2016 | [30] |
8. | "I Feel It Coming" | The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk | 1.199 | 10 Mar.2017 | [31] |
9. | "Turn Down For What" | DJ Snake feat. Lil John | 1.194 | 14 Mar. 2014 | [32] |
10. | "Play Hard" | David Guetta feat. Ne-Yo, Akon | 1.194 | 23 Apr.2013 | [33] |
As of 07 May 2024 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Mi Gente" is the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views on October 2017, two billion views on September 2018.
References[edit]
- ^ Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Willy William - Ego (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Stromae - Papaoutai on YouTube
- ^ Scott Sayer (14 October 2013). "Stromae: Disillusion, With a Dance Beat". the New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Aya Nakamura - Djadja (Clip officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Manens, François (6 December 2018). "YouTube France : connaissez vous la vidéo la plus vue en 2018 ?" (in French). Numerama. Retrieved 29 August 2019..
- ^ Dhurata Dora ft. Soolking - Zemër on YouTube
- ^ L'Algerino - Les Menottes (Tching Tchang Tchong) on YouTube
- ^ Gims, Maluma - Hola Senorita (Maria) [Official Video] on YouTube
- ^ Maître Gims - Bella (Clip officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais (Clip officiel) ft. Niska on YouTube
- ^ Aya Nakamura - Copines (Clip officiel) on YouTube
- ^ VEGEDREAM - RAMENEZ LA COUPE A LA MAISON on YouTube
- ^ Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version - Gummy Bear Song on YouTube
- ^ Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani (Clip officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Bande Organisée] on YouTube
- ^ Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ? (Clip officiel) on YouTube
- ^ MAGIC SYSTEM - Magic In The Air Feat. Chawki [Clip Officiel] on YouTube
- ^ La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, délivrée | Disney on YouTube
- ^ Lartiste - Mafiosa feat. Caroliina (Clip Officiel) on YouTube
- ^ Stromae - Alors on danse (Official Video) on YouTube
- ^ Stromae - tous les mêmes (Official Video) on YouTube
- ^ "'Mi gente' de J Balvin alcanzó un billón de vistas en YouTube". Noticias RCN (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ J. Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente (Official Video) on YouTube
- ^ DJ Snake - Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B (Official Music Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ The Weeknd - Starboy ft. Daft Punk (Official Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia (Official Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ David Guetta - Hey Mama (Official Video) ft Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ DJ Snake - Let Me Love You ft. Justin Bieber. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming ft. Daft Punk (Official Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down for What. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ David Guetta - Play Hard ft. Ne-Yo, Akon (Official Video). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.