| Artist: | France Gall |
| Studio: | 17 |
| Live: | 8 |
| Compilation: | 11 |
| Singles: | 69+ |
France Gall was a French yé-yé and pop singer who released seventeen studio albums, eight live albums, eleven compilation albums and more than sixty-nine singles. She sold over 20 million records throughout her career, and achieved thirteen top-ten singles (of which three number-one singles) and three top-ten albums in France.[1] In addition, songs by Gall have been successful in various other countries, including Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Gall broke through in 1963 with her debut single "", a French adaptation of the song "Stand a Little Closer" by the Laurie Sisters.[2] In 1965, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "", representing Luxembourg. The song, written by Serge Gainsbourg, became a hit across Western Europe. She subsequently began releasing songs in German, including "" in 1968 and "" in 1969.[3] [4] She also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1969 alongside Gigliola Cinquetti with the song "", finishing in sixth place.
From 1973, Gall again focused on her career in French-language music. In 1978, she featured on the rock opera album Starmania, produced by her husband Michel Berger.[5] She later had success with the studio albums (1981), (1984) and, her best-selling album, (1987) – the latter containing the hit singles "" and "". Gall concluded her musical career shortly after the release of her final studio album, France, in 1996.[6]
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| FRA | BEL (WA) | GER | SWE | SWI | ||||
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| Baby pop |
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| FG |
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| 1968 |
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| France Gall |
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| France Gall |
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| Dancing Disco |
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| Paris, France |
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| Babacar |
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(with Michel Berger) |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| FRA | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | SWI | |||
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| 41 | 14 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Best of France Gall |
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| Gold |
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| Best of Live |
| — | — | 87 | — | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[7] [8] | Album | |||||||||||
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| FRA | AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | DEN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | |||
| "" | 1963 | 34 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 1964 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "" | 1965 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| "" | 10 | — | — | 24 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Baby pop | |
| "" | 15 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby pop" | 1966 | 8 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FG | |
| "" | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1967 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | |
| "" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1968 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" |
| "24/36" | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" ("") | 1969 | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1973) |
| "" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1970 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 1972 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 1974 | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "" | 1975 | 20 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 1976 | 20 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" (with Michel Berger) | 27 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1977 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dancing Disco |
| "" | 18 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1978 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Starmania | |
| "" | 1980 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 77 | Paris, France |
| "" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" (with Elton John) | 1981 | 6 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | 1982 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | |
| "" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " " | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1984 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hong-Kong Star" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Calypso" | 1985 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1987 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | 4 | 5 | Babacar |
| "Babacar" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| "" | 1988 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | |
| "" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" | 1989 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" (with Michel Berger) | 1992 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "" (with Michel Berger) | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "" (with Michel Berger) | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Title | Year | positions |
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| GER | ||
| "" | 1965 | — |
| "" | 1966 | — |
| "" | 1967 | — |
| "" | — | |
| "" | 1968 | — |
| "" | 16 | |
| "" | 24 | |
| "" | 39 | |
| "" | 1969 | — |
| "" | 14 | |
| "" | 32 | |
| "" | — | |
| "" | 1970 | — |
| "" | — | |
| "" | — | |
| "" | 1971 | — |
| "" | — | |
| "" | 1972 | — |
| "" | — | |
| "" | — | |
| "" | — |