Claude François discography
| Claude François discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 27 |
| Live albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Singles | 84 |
| Box sets | 14 |
| Remix albums | 3 |
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This is the discography of French singer Claude François.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA | ||
| Dis-lui | — | |
| Si j'avais un marteau | — | |
| N° 3 |
| — |
| N° 3 |
| — |
| N° 4 |
| — |
| N° 5 |
| — |
| Comme d'habitude |
| 5 |
| Éloïse |
| 2 |
| Un monde de musique |
| — |
| Menteur ou cruel |
| 4 |
| Claude e les Clodettes |
| — |
| Le monde extraordinaire de Claude François |
| 6 |
| Claude François |
| 3 |
| C'est la même chanson |
| — |
| Il fait beau, il fait bon | — | |
| Claude François |
| — |
| Le lundi au soleil |
| — |
| Je viens diner ce soir |
| 2 |
| Chanson populaire |
| 2 |
| Le mal aimé |
| 3 |
| Toi et moi contre le monde entier |
| 4 |
| Pourquoi pleurer (sur un succès d'été) |
| 5 |
| Pour les jeunes de 8 à 88 ans |
| 2 |
| Claude François |
| 10 |
| C'est comme ça que l'on s'est aimé |
| 7 |
| Claude François en Anglais |
| — |
| Magnolias for Ever |
| 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (WA) | ||
| À l'Olympia |
| — | — |
| À l'Olympia |
| — | — |
| Claude François sur scène |
| 6 | — |
| Claude François sur scène – Été 75 |
| — | — |
| Souvenir 1978 – Claude François en public |
| — | — |
| Concert intégral inédit du 15 décembre 1974 à Paris |
| 9[A] | — |
| Olympia 12 octobre 1965 |
| — | — |
| Tournée – Été 71 |
| — | — |
| En public 24 février 1978 Palais d'Hiver Lyon |
| — | — |
| En public 1965 : Maubeuge |
| — | — |
| 100% concert |
| 116 | 26 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (WA) | ||
| Remix 90's |
| 3[B] | — |
| Danse ma vie |
| 7[B] | 31 |
| French Disco Icon (Remixes) |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | SWI | ||
| Le disque d'or Volume 1 |
| 9 | — | — | — |
| Le disque d'or Volume 2 |
| 25 | — | — | — |
| Les plus grands succès de Claude François |
| — | — | — | — |
| Les plus grands succès de Claude François Vol 2 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Souvenir Vol. 1 |
| 1 | — | — | — |
| Souvenir Vol. 2 |
| 6 | — | — | — |
| Souvenir Vol. 3 – Un an déjà |
| — | — | — | — |
| Le film de sa vie |
| — | — | — | — |
| Hommage... |
| 22 | — | — | — |
| Les plus grands succès de Claude François |
| 6 | — | — | — |
| My Boy |
| 14 | — | — | — |
| Hommages |
| 2[B] | — | — | — |
| D'Alexandrie à Alexandra |
| 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Les concerts inédits de Musicorama |
| — | — | — | — |
| Ses plus grands succès |
| 144 | — | 7 | 47 |
| Best Of |
| 36 | — | — | — |
| Les 50 plus belles chansons |
| 90 | — | 40 | — |
| 30 ans |
| 10 | 41 | 6 | 48 |
| Cette année-là – Best of 3CD |
| — | — | 30 | — |
| For Ever |
| 42 | 69 | 28 | — |
| Soul Songs |
| — | — | 187 | — |
| French Disco Icon |
| 144 | — | 38 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (WA) | ||
| Coffret 4 disques |
| — | — |
| 10 ans de chansons – Intégral de 1962 à 1972 |
| — | — |
| Claude François |
| — | — |
| ...En vrai |
| — | — |
| Les années Philips 1962–1972 |
| — | — |
| Les 100 plus belles chansons |
| — | 71 |
| L'Intégrale 1975–1978 |
| — | — |
| En public |
| 194 | — |
| Albums Studio 1972–1975 |
| — | — |
| 4 albums originaux |
| — | — |
| L'intégrale des albums originaux 1963–1972 |
| — | — |
| L'intégrale des singles 1972–1978 |
| — | — |
| Hit Box |
| — | — |
| Intégrale Studio 1961–1978 |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles and EPs
Titles in italics were released as EPs in France.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | IT | QUE | SPA | UK | ||
| Le Nabout twist (as Kôkô) | 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belles ! Belles ! Belles ! [C] | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dis-lui [D] | 1963 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Si tu veux être heureux [E] | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| Si j'avais un marteau [F] | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 19 | — | |
| Petite mèche de cheveux | 1964 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| J'y pense et puis j'oublie [G] | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | |
| Donna Donna [H] | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| Les choses de la maison [I] | 1965 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 17 | — | — |
| Quand un bateau passe [J] | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| Même si tu revenais | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Le jouet extraordinaire [K] | 1966 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mais combien de temps | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Amoureux du monde entier [L] | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| "In My Memory" [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| J'attendrai [N] | 2 | — | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | |
| "Winchester Cathedral" [O] | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
| "Bench Number 3 Waterloo Station" [P] | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toute la vie | 3 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| Mais quand le matin | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Comme d'habitude | 3 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Pardon | 1968 | 6 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| "Jacques a dit" [Q] | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Après tout | 6 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Se torni tu" [R] | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Avec la tête, avec le cœur | 3 | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Éloïse [S] | 1969 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Rêveries [T] | 1 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| Un monde de musique | 10 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tout éclate tout explose [U] | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| Une petite larme m'a trahi [V] | 1970 | 7 | — | 25 | — | 2 | — | — |
| "Un homme libre" [W] | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
| "C'est de l'eau, c'est du vent" | 10 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Le monde est grand, les gens sont beaux" [X] | 17 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Si douce à mon souvenir [Y] | 5 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'est la même chanson" [Z] | 1971 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Le monde extraordinaire de Claude François N° 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Le monde extraordinaire de Claude François N° 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Il fait beau, il fait bon" / "Un jardin dans mon cœur" [AA] | 3 | — | 7 | — | — 11 | — | — | |
| "Un peu d'amour, beaucoup de haine" | 1972 | 27 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| "Aime moi ou quitte-moi" [AB] | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Y'a le printemps qui chante (Viens à la maison)" | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Quand l'épicier ouvre sa boutique" | 25 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Le lundi au soleil" | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Celui qui reste" | 1973 | 4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| "Je viens dîner ce soir" | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| "À part ça la vie est belle" [AC] | 6 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Chanson populaire" | 2 | — | 1 | — | 33 | — | — | |
| "Sha la la (Hier est près de moi)" [AD] | 1974 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| "Le mal aimé" [AE] | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Le téléphone pleure" | 1 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "Toi et moi contre le monde entier" / "Soudain il ne reste qu'une chanson" [AF] | 1975 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 10 21 | — | — |
| "Le chanteur malheureux (et je me demande)" | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Où s'en aller?" [AG] | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tears on the Telephone" [AH] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
| "Pourquoi pleurer (sur un succès d'été)" [AI] | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| "17 ans" [AJ] | 1976 | 9 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| "Sale bonhomme" [AK] | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| "La solitude c'est après" | 10 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Le vagabond" [AL] | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Quelquefois" (with Martine Clémenceau) | 1977 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 17 | — | — |
| "Je vais à Rio" [AM] | 20 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | |
| "Love Will Call the Tune" [AN] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'est comme ça que l'on s'est aimé" (with Kathalyn Jones) | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| "So Near and Yet So Far" [AO] | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Toi et le soleil" [AP] | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Magnolias for Ever" | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Bordeaux Rosé" | 1978 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Alexandrie Alexandra" | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Leaving for the Last Time" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Écoute ma chanson" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rubis" [AQ] | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'est pour vous que je chante" | 1979 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Believe in Father Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Comme d'habitude" (reissue) | 1987 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Même si tu revenais" (remix) | 1990 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Megamix" | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "J'attendrai" (remix) | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pauvre petite fille riche" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mais quand le matin" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Boy (parce que je t'aime mon enfant)" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Alexandrie Alexandra" (remix) | 1998 | 45 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| "Je vais à Rio" (remix) | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Cry Baby" (as Black Project featuring Claude François) | 2001 | 50 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Chart peak from the 2012 re-release as Génération Cloclo.
- ^ a b c Chart peak from the French Compilation Albums Chart.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Made to Love" by the Everly Brothers.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Tell Him" by the Exciters.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "If I Had a Hammer" by Trini Lopez.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "It Comes and Goes" by Burl Ives.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Dona, Dona".
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "The Things in This House" by Bobby Darin.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Trains and Boats and Planes" by Burt Bacharach.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "The Marvellous Toy" by Tom Paxton.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Lovers of the World Unite" by David and Jonathan.
- ^ "In My Memory" was only released in the UK and is an English-language version of "Même si tu revenais".
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops.
- ^ "Winchester Cathedral" is a French-language version of the song of the same name and was only released as a single in Canada.
- ^ "Bench Number 3 Waterloo Station" was only released in the UK and is an English-language version of "Sur le banc 21".
- ^ "Jacques a dit" is a French-language version of "Simon Says" by 1910 Fruitgum Company.
- ^ "Se torni tu" was only released in Italy and is an Italian-language version of "Mais quand le matin".
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Eloise" by the Barry Ryan.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Daydream" by Wallace Collection.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Love Explosions" by Troy Keyes.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "A Little Bitty Tear" by Burl Ives.
- ^ "Un homme libre" is a French-language version of "I'm Alive" by Tommy James and the Shondells and was only released as a single in Canada.
- ^ "Le monde est grand, les gens sont beaux" is a French-language version of "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" by Jimmy Cliff.
- ^ The title track is a French-language version of "Gentle on My Mind" by Glen Campbell.
- ^ "C'est la même chanson" is a French-language version of "It's the Same Old Song" by the Four Tops.
- ^ "Il fait beau, il fait bon" is a French-language version of Freedom Come, Freedom Go" by the Fortunes; and "Un jardin dans mon cœur" is a French-language version of "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King.
- ^ "Aime moi ou quitte-moi" is a French-language version of Surrender" by Diana Ross.
- ^ "À part ça la vie est belle" is a French-language version of "By the Devil (I Was Tempted)" by Blue Mink.
- ^ "Sha la la (Hier est près de moi)" is a French-language version of "Yesterday Once More" by the Carpenters.
- ^ "Le mal aimé" is a French-language version of "Daydreamer" by David Cassidy.
- ^ "Soudain il ne reste qu'une chanson" is a French-language version of "I'll Be Around" by the Spinners.
- ^ "Où s'en aller?" is a French-language version of "Reggae Tune" by Andy Fairweather Low.
- ^ "Tears on the Telephone" is an English-language version of "Le téléphone pleure".
- ^ "Pourquoi pleurer (sur un succès d'été)" is a French-language version of "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John.
- ^ "17 ans" is a French-language version of "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian.
- ^ "Sale bonhomme" is a French-language version of "Nasty Dan" by Johnny Cash.
- ^ "Le vagabond" is a French-language version of "Drie zomers lang" by Conny Vandenbos.
- ^ "Je vais à Rio" is a French-language version of "I Go to Rio" by Peter Allen.
- ^ "Love Will Call the Tune" is an English-language version of "Chanson populaire".
- ^ "So Near and Yet So Far" is an English-language version of "Écoute ma chanson".
- ^ "Toi et le soleil" is a French-language version of "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash.
- ^ "Rubis" is a French-language version of "Guava Jelly" by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
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