French Sweep: January 1, 2013...

Hey gang, I'm back and recovered from New Years, and it's time to check out the latest music hitting the charts in France this past week, as PSY's unstoppable "Gangnam Style" reclaims the #1 spot for a third non-consecutive week...

The top debut at #38 is by actress/singer Lily Kershaw, whose "As It Seems" was featured on the season finale of the TV show Criminal Minds....

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Entering at #43 is Congolese-born French rapper Youssoupha with "On Se Connait" ("We Know"). He previously went to #14 in 2012 with "Dreamin'"...

British alt-rock group Muse come in at #93 with "Follow Me". It follows their biggest hit to date, "Madness", which went to #14...

...and the final debut of the week is by American indie-folk trio the Lumineers, with their top-10 US pop hit "Ho Hey" here at #97...

That's it for now...I'll be back later with the latest in Germany....heureuse nouvelle année!