SNEP
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Formation | 1922 |
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Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
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Website | snepmusique.com |
SNEP (French: Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP,[1] the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies.
SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums.
Official charts
History
The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine
SNICOP published its first national singles chart, or "Hit Parade Officiel", in October 1968, compiled by the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque.[2] Earlier that year, with reference to the new chart compiler, Billboard had reported that "for the first time the main record companies are cooperating in an effort to produce a reliable sales chart which will serve the industry."[1] By July 1973, SNICOP had long been publishing a national albums chart.[2] These charts were abandoned in November 1977 due to disputes in the French music industry, leaving France without an official sales chart.[1]
The date recognised as the start of SNEP's charts in the modern era is 4 November 1984. This date marks the debut broadcast of Top 50, a television chart show on the recently launched
In December 2020,[11] the London-based Official Charts Company (OCC) announced it was taking over the contract from German company GfK, in compiling the French music charts for SNEP /SCPP (Civil Society of Phonographic Producers), with the OCC taking over on 1 January 2021.[12]
21st century methodology
Since September 2002, the official charts have been as follows:
- Top 100 best sold singles
- Top 150 best sold albums ("nouveautés") sold at full price,
- Top 40 best compilations ("nouveautés") sold at full price
- Top 40 best sold albums and compilations ("long" format) sold at mid-price or budget price
Criterion: The following guidelines are applied:
- "Nouveauté" album means its first day of release is less than 2 years
- Full price album means the catalogue price of album sold is €10 or higher
- The albums whose release is more than 2 years and/or sale price lower than €10 are excluded from the "nouveauté" charts.
- The albums sold at "mid-price" or "budget price" are classified in a separate chart and also includes long albums sold at discounted prices.
Certification awards
Albums
The Gold album certification was introduced in January 1973.[13] Platinum certification was added in May 1980, followed by the introduction of Diamond certification in November 1988, which was introduced together with multiple certifications (double Gold, double Platinum and triple Platinum).[13] Silver certification was introduced in 1999.[14] The double Gold certification was discontinued in June 2006[13] and Silver certification was cancelled in July 2009.[15] Multiple diamond certifications were introduced in January 2014.[13] Until 2016, certifications were awarded at the request of the labels, based on sales reported by an accountant report. Since 2016, certification is automatic and includes physical sales, downloads and streams.[13] Streaming were originally counted by summing up the streaming volume for all tracks in the album, dividing the most popular track by 2, and then dividing the result by 1,000.[16] In May 2018 streaming was limited to paid subscriptions and in January 2019 the conversion method for streaming was amended, accumulating all tracks and dividing by 1,500.[13] The certification levels applicable through the years are as follows:[13]
Certification | Before July 1985 | Before June 2006 | Before July 2009 | From July 2009 |
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Silver[14] | 50,000 | 35,000 | ||
Gold | 100,000 | 100,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 |
Platinum | 400,000 | 300,000 | 200,000 | 100,000 |
Diamond | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
Singles
The Gold single certification was introduced in January 1973.[13] Platinum single was introduced in May 1980 followed by Silver in July 1985 and Diamond in January 1997.[13] Silver certification was cancelled in July 2009.[15] Until 2016, certifications were awarded at the request of the labels, based on sales reported by an accountant report. Since 2016, certification is automatic and includes physical sales, downloads and streams. Thresholds were set for the total of equivalent sales, based on the formula of 150 streams equalling one download.[13] In April 2018 streaming was limited to paid subscriptions.[13] The sales certification levels applicable through the years are as follows:[13]
Certification | Before November 1988 | Before March 1991 | Before May 2005 | Before July 2009 | Before January 2013 | Before January 2016 |
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Silver[17] | 250,000 | 200,000 | 125,000 | 100,000 | ||
Gold | 500,000 | 400,000 | 250,000 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 75,000 |
Platinum | 1,000,000 | 800,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 250,000 | 150,000 |
Diamond | 750,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | 250,000 |
Since April 2018, the total sales of a single is calculated in terms of streams (one download or physical sale equaling 150 streams) and the certification levels are as follows:[13]
Certification | Until April 2018 | From April 2018 |
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Gold | 10,000,000 streams | 15,000,000 streams |
Platinum | 20,000,000 streams | 30,000,000 streams |
Diamond | 35,000,000 streams | 50,000,000 streams |
Videos
Video certification was introduced in September 2009 with Gold, Platinum, double Platinum and triple Platinum.[13] Diamond certification was introduced in August 1991.[13] The sales certification levels applicable through the years are as follows:[13]
Certification | Before July 2009 | Before January 2018 | From January 2018 |
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Gold | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 |
Platinum | 20,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 |
Diamond | 100,000 | 60,000 | 40,000 |
Sales charts: Significant milestones and achievements 1984–2019
Artists: Most number-one hits
1 All the singles recorded under one of his pseudonyms or as member of his bands are included
Artists: Most weeks at number one
Weeks | Artist | Details by songs1 |
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40 | Celine Dion | 12 ("Pour que tu m'aimes encore") + 7 ("Je sais pas") + 13 ("My Heart Will Go on/The Reason")[A] + 3 ("Sous le vent") + 1 ("Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serai celle-là)") + 4 ("Encore un soir") |
39 | Mylène Farmer | 5 ("Pourvu qu'elles soient douces") + 9 ("Désenchantée") + 1 ("XXL") + 1 ("Slipping Away (Crier la vie)") + 1 ("Dégénération") + 1 ("Appelle mon numéro") + 1 ("Si j'avais au moins...") + 1 ("C'est dans l'air") + 1 ("Sextonik") + 3 ("Oui mais...Non") + 1 ("Bleu Noir") + 1 ("Lonely Lisa") + 1 ("À l'ombre") + 2 ("Stolen Car") + 1 ("City of Love") + 2 ("Rolling Stone") + 1 ("Libertine") + 3 ("N'oublie pas") + 1 ("Désobéissance") + 1 ("Des Larmes") + 1 ("L'Âme dans l'eau") |
38 | Pharrell Williams | 8 ("Get Lucky") + 6 ("Blurred Lines") + 22 ("Happy") + 2 ("Feels") |
37 | Garou | 18 ("Belle") + 3 ("Sous le vent") + 11 ("Seul") + 5 ("La Rivière de notre enfance") |
Michael Youn2 | 10 ("Stach Stach") + 7 ("Le Frunkp") + 8 ("Fous ta cagoule") + 5 ("Mauvaise foi nocturne") + 7 ("Parle à ma main") | |
30 | Lady Gaga | 4 ("PokerFace") + 1 ("Bad Romance") + 1 ("Perfect Illusion") + 22 ("Shallow") + 2 ("Always Remember Us This Way") |
26 | Elton John | 3 ("Sacrifice") + 7 ("Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") + 10 ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight") + 6 ("Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997") |
25 | Crazy Frog | 13 ("Axel F") + 7 ("Popcorn") + 5 ("We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)") |
24 | Ed Sheeran | 15 ("Shape of You)" + 8 ("Perfect") + 1 ("I Don't Care") |
23 | Florent Pagny | 8 ("N'importe quoi") + 9 ("Savoir aimer") + 6 ("Ma Liberté de penser") |
1 Songs performed as duets and trios are included
2 Songs performed within Brastisla Boys and Fatal Bazooka bands and as Alphonse Brown included
Artists: Most top 10 hits
Artist | Number |
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Mylène Farmer[18] | 48 |
Booba[50] | 29 |
Johnny Hallyday[51] | 26 |
David Guetta[52] | 26 |
Madonna[53] | 22 |
Rihanna[54] | 22 |
Michael Jackson[55] | 19 |
Celine Dion[56] | 17 |
Lady Gaga[57] | 16 |
Britney Spears[58] | 13 |
Artists: Most top 50 entries
Artist | Number |
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Johnny Hallyday | 78 |
Mylène Farmer | 60 |
Madonna | 59 |
David Guetta | 51 |
Booba | 42 |
Rihanna | 37 |
Michael Jackson | 36 |
Celine Dion | 35 |
Florent Pagny | 30 |
Britney Spears | 28 |
Songs: Most weeks at number one
Weeks | Song | Artist | Year |
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22 | "Happy"[59] | Pharrell Williams | 2013 |
"Shallow"[36] | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | 2018 | |
20 | "Mambo nº 5 (A Little Bit of...)"[60] | Lou Bega | 1999 |
18 | "Belle"[61] | Daniel Lavoie, Patrick Fiori & Garou | 1998 |
"Despacito"[62] | Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee | 2017 | |
17 | " Roméo et Juliette)"[63]
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Philippe D'Avilla, Damien Sargue & Grégori Baquet | 2000 |
16 | "7 Seconds"[63] | Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry | 1994 |
15 | " Dur dur d'être bébé!"[63]
|
Jordy
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1992 |
"Living on My Own"[64] | Freddie Mercury | 1993 | |
" Ces Soirées-là"[63]
|
Yannick | 2000 | |
"Dragostea Din Tei"[63] | O-Zone | 2004 | |
" Un Monde Parfait"[65]
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Ilona Mitrecey | 2005 | |
"Prayer in C"[63] | Lilly Wood and the Prick and Robin Schulz | 2014 | |
"Shape of You"[66] | Ed Sheeran | 2017 |
Songs: Biggest jump to number one
Position | Song | Artist | Date |
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97 | "Lonely Lisa" | Mylène Farmer | July 9, 2011 |
70 | "Relax, Take It Easy" | Mika | July 7, 2007 |
67 | "Hung Up" | Madonna | November 12, 2005 |
64 | " Baila morena "
|
Zucchero
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February 25, 2006 |
64 | "Gettin' Over You" | David Guetta & Chris Willis (feat. Fergie & LMFAO) | June 19, 2010 |
60 | "Zidane y va marquer" | Cauet | July 15, 2006 |
49 | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | Las Ketchup | September 14, 2002 |
47 | "Nolwenn Ohwo!" | Nolwenn Leroy | January 28, 2006 |
26 | "Spaceman" | Babylon Zoo | March 9, 1996 |
21 | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Madonna | January 25, 1997 |
Songs: Most weeks in the top 10
Weeks | Song | Artist | Year |
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46 | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | 2018 |
37 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 2013 |
"Dance Monkey" | Tones and I | 2019 | |
36 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 2017 |
35 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 2019 |
"Chandelier" | Sia | 2014 | |
33 | "A nos souvenirs" | Trois Cafés Gourmands | 2018 |
31 | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Céline Dion | 1995 |
"Belle" | Patrick Fiori, Garou & Daniel Lavoie | 1998 | |
"Moi... Lolita" | Alizée | 2000 |
Sales and streaming charts: Significant milestones and achievements 2017–present
Songs: Most weeks at number one
Weeks | Song | Artist | Year |
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18 | "Petit Génie"[67] | Jungeli featuring | 2023 |
15 | "Shape of You"[66] | Ed Sheeran | 2017 |
13 | "Despacito"[62] | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee | 2017 |
13 | "Die"[68] | Gazo | 2022 |
12 | "Bande organisée"[69] | Jul featuring Sch, Naps, Kofs, Elams, Solda, Houari and Soso Maness | 2020 |
11 | "Réseaux"[70] | Niska | 2017 |
10 | "La Kiffance"[71] | Naps | 2021 |
9 | "Jefe"[72] | Ninho | 2021 |
Artists: Most number-one hits
Number | Artist | Songs |
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12 | Ninho[73][74][75] | "Air Max", "Goutte d'eau", "Méchant", "6.3", "Lettre à une femme", "Grand bain", "Jefe", "Tout va Bien", "Jolie", "C'est carré le S", "Freestyle Lvl Up 1","Eurostar" |
11 | Damso[76] | "Mwaka Moon", "Ipséité", "Smog", "La Loi du silence", "Rêves bizarres", "Tricheur", "Morose", "Dégaine", "Rencontre", "Nocif", "La Rue" |
9 | Booba[77] | "Petite fille", "Madrina", "Sale Mood", "PGP", "Médicament", "Arc-en-ciel", "5G", "Ratpi World", "Mona Lisa" |
8 | Gazo[78][79] | "Filtré", "Le Classico Organisé", "Celine 3x", "Die", "C'est carré le S", "La Rue", "Casanova", "Notre Dame" |
7 | Naps[80] | "6.3", "Bande organisée", "La Kiffance", "Le Classico Organisé", "Tout va Bien","C'est carré le S" |
6 | SCH[63][50] | "Bande organisée", "9 1 1 3", "Mother Fuck", "Marché noir", "Mannschaft", "Lif" |
5 | Aya Nakamura[81] | "Djadja", "Copines", "Jolie nana", "Plus jamais", "Dégaine" |
4 | Gambi[82] | "Hé oh", "Popopop", "Dans l'espace", "Petete" |
4 | Jul[83] | "Toto et Ninetta", "Bande organisée", "Mother Fuck", "Le Classico Organisé" |
4 | PLK[84] | "Un Peu De Haine", "Petrouchka", "Le Classico Organisé", "Demain" |
Artists: Most top 10 hits
Artist | Number |
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Ninho[85] | 60 |
Damso[86] | 48 |
Booba[50][87] | 34 |
Niska[89] [90] |
32 |
Gazo[91][92] | 29 |
PLK[84] | 24 |
Orelsan[94] | 22 |
Aya Nakamura[95] | 23 |
Tiakola[96][93] | 22 |
Vald[97] | 21 |
Notes
- A double A-sidein France.
See also
- Institut français d'opinion publique (IFOP)
- List of number one hits in France
- List of artists who reached number one on the French Singles Chart
- List of best-selling albums in France
- Global music industry market share data
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