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The 50 most-read chanson française artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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168 artists are ranked in chanson française. The biggest move was Hubert‐Félix Thiéfaine, up 61 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | DalidaCairo · Egypt | 22,215 | 0 |
02 | Jacques BrelSchaerbeek / Schaarbeek · Belgium | 13,042 | 0 |
03 | Juliette GrécoMontpellier · France | 10,159 | +2 |
04 | 美輪明宏Nagasaki · Japan | 5,774 | -1 |
05 | RenaudParis · France | 5,757 | +8 |
06 | PommeDécines-Charpieu · France | 4,921 | 0 |
07 | Enrico MaciasConstantine · Algeria | 4,685 | 0 |
08 | Claude FrançoisAl Ismā‘īlīyah · Egypt | 4,541 | -4 |
09 | AliochaParis · France | 4,511 | +1 |
10 | BarbaraParis · France | 3,387 | -1 |
11 | Benjamin BiolayVillefranche-sur-Saône · France | 3,040 | -3 |
12 | Clara LucianiMartigues · France | 3,037 | -1 |
13 | CamilleParis · France | 2,733 | -1 |
14 | Joyce JonathanLevallois-Perret · France | 2,605 | +7 |
15 | MistinguettEnghien-les-Bains · France | 2,252 | +3 |
16 | Michel SardouParis · France | 2,224 | -1 |
17 | Ingrid CavenSaarbrücken · Germany | 2,109 | +9 |
18 | Nolwenn LeroySaint-Renan · France | 2,053 | -4 |
19 | Marc LavoineLongjumeau · France | 2,029 | +5 |
20 | Riccardo CoccianteHo Chi Minh · Vietnam | 2,008 | -1 |
21 | Line RenaudNieppe · France | 1,976 | -5 |
22 | Julien ClercParis · France | 1,900 | 0 |
23 | Francis CabrelAgen · France | 1,897 | 0 |
24 | Patrick FioriMarseille · France | 1,750 | -4 |
25 | MilvaGoro · Italy | 1,645 | 0 |
26 | ChristopheJuvisy-sur-Orge · France | 1,633 | +5 |
27 | VianneyPau · France | 1,549 | +2 |
28 | Richard AnthonyCairo · Egypt | 1,496 | +13 |
29 | Jeane MansonCleveland · United States | 1,416 | +8 |
30 | Amel BentParis · France | 1,399 | 0 |
31 | Hugues AufrayNeuilly-sur-Seine · France | 1,381 | -3 |
32 | CorneilleFreiburg im Breisgau · Germany | 1,377 | +10 |
33 | Bernard LavilliersSaint-Étienne · France | 1,334 | +1 |
34 | K.MaroBeirut · Lebanon | 1,330 | +1 |
35 | Brigitte FontaineMorlaix · France | 1,317 | +3 |
36 | Guy BéartAl Qāhirah · Egypt | 1,243 | -3 |
37 | HoshiSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · France | 1,138 | +14 |
38 | Michel FugainGrenoble · France | 1,118 | +2 |
39 | Hubert‐Félix ThiéfaineDole · France | 1,090 | +61 |
40 | MentissaIxelles / Elsene · Belgium | 1,077 | +22 |
41 | Luc PlamondonPortneuf Regional County Municipality · Canada | 1,064 | -9 |
42 | Henri SalvadorCayenne · French Guiana | 1,041 | -3 |
43 | Tino RossiAjaccio · France | 1,039 | -7 |
44 | Georges GuétaryAlexandria · Egypt | 1,004 | -27 |
45 | SuzaneAvignon · France | 971 | +2 |
46 | RégineAnderlecht · Belgium | 923 | 0 |
47 | Juliette ArmanetLille · France | 910 | +2 |
48 | DaveAmsterdam · Netherlands | 909 | -21 |
49 | Annie CordyBrussels · Belgium | 885 | -5 |
50 | Laurent VoulzyParis · France | 859 | -5 |
86 | Didier BarbelivienParis · France | 356 | +18 |
126 | Leny EscuderoErro, Navarre · Spain | 130 | +17 |
78 | TryoFresnes · France | 452 | +15 |
132 | Marc OgeretParis · France | 117 | +15 |
130 | Thierry AmielMarseille · France | 122 | +14 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.