French Sweep: March 13, 2013...

Hey gang, normally I would've had this week's French Sweep up early today, but their official charts didn't update until this afternoon, so better late than never to check out what's new over there as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis enjoy a sixth week at #1 with "Thrift Shop"...

The top debut of the week at #6 is Parisian indie-pop group We Were Evergreen with "Leeway"...

(Click below to see the rest of the post)


As another Parisian, electropop artist Kavinsky, spends a 74th week on the French charts still in the top-20 with "Nightcall", his new one "Roadgame" joins it at #12...

Singer Al.Hy, who appeared on season 1 of The Voice in that country, comes in at #44 with her own release, "Echo". She came in third that year...

Another Kavinsky track, "Odd Look", arrives at #46, as his album debuts at #4 here....

French-Canadian chanteuse and personal fave Mylene Farmer returns at #59 with her newest, "Je Te Dis Tout" ("I Tell You Everything"). She's racked up an incredible 13 chart-topping hits in this country. YouTube blocks the video from the US, but you can see the cinematic clip by clicking here..

Dutch techno duo Showtek come in at #66 with their first hit, "Cannonball", featuring Justin Prime...

Canadian Roch Voisine, from the province of New Brunswick, debuts at #72 with "Helene" featuring fellow Canuck Coeur de Pirate. It's a remake of the song he took to #1 in France in a solo version back in 1989...

French rapper Maitre Gims, a member of the popular group Le Sexion D'assaut, debuts at #84 with a solo single, "Meutre Par Strangulation" ("Murder By Strangulation")....

The final entry of the week at #100 is Iranian/Swedish singer Arash, with "She Makes Me Go" featuring Sean Paul. It's already a top-5 hit in neighboring Germany...

That does it for today's trip to France....Tomorrow I'll have another song of the day, candletime, 7 of the 70s, and 8 of the 80s. Good night!