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 | 1219 | 4 December 2013 | |
2. | "Ego"[2] | Willy William | 1094 | 2 November 2015 | |
3. | "Papaoutai"[3] | Stromae | 1076 | 6 June 2013 | [A] |
4. | "Djadja"[5] | Aya Nakamura | 990 | 6 April 2018 | [B] |
5. | "Zemër"[7] | Dhurata Dora feat. Soolking | 880 | 19 April 2019 | [C] |
6. | "Les Menottes"[8] | L'Algérino | 759 | 5 May 2017 | |
7. | "Hola Señorita"[9] | Maluma feat. Gims | 620 | 10 May 2019 | |
8. | "Bella"[10] | Maître Gims | 617 | 19 June 2013 | |
9. | "Sapés comme jamais"[11] | Maître Gims feat. Niska | 616 | 19 October 2015 | |
10. | "Copines"[12] | Aya Nakamura | 589 | 24 August 2018 | |
11. | "Ramenez la coupe à la maison"[13] | Vegedream | 574 | 18 July 2018 | |
12. | "Bande Organisée"[14] | Jul, SCH, Kofs, Naps, Soso Maness, Elams, Solda and Houari | 537 | 15 August 2020 | |
13. | "Je m'appelle Funny Bear"[15] | Gummibär | 531 | 15 October 2007 | [D] |
14. | "Chocolat"[16] | Lartiste feat. Awa Imani | 529 | 17 February 2017 | |
15. | "Est-ce que tu m'aimes?"[17] | Maître Gims | 501 | 4 May 2015 | |
16. | "Magic in the Air"[18] | Magic System feat. Chawki | 483 | 17 March 2014 | |
17. | "Libérée, délivrée"[19] | La Reine des Neiges | 467 | 10 December 2013 | [E] |
18. | "Alors on danse"[20] | Stromae | 466 | 28 April 2010 | |
19. | "Mafiosa"[21] | Lartiste feat. Caroliina | 464 | 21 February 2018 | |
20. | "Tous les mêmes"[22] | Stromae | 452 | 18 December 2013 | |
As of 6 December 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 Jon | 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 in October 2017, two billion views in 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
- ^ Bande Organisée] on YouTube
- ^ Je m'appelle Funny Bear - Full French Version - Gummy Bear Song on YouTube
- ^ Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani (Clip officiel) 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
- ^ Stromae - Alors on danse (Official Video) on YouTube
- ^ Lartiste - Mafiosa feat. Caroliina (Clip Officiel) 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.