French Sweep: October 15, 2013...

Hey gang, I'm ready to check out the songs making the official singles charts in France this week, as Belgian singer/songwriter Stromae holds tight at #1 for a fifth week with "Formidable"...

The highest debut of the week all the way at #9 belongs to the duo Détroit with "Droit Dans Le Soleil" ("Right In The Sun")...However, they haven't chosen to let the clip be available in the States, so, there ya go. Seek it out.

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Katy Perry's neo-house track "Walking On Air" takes a turn here at #25...

Parisian rapper Mister You (real name Younes Latifi) arrives at #48 with "J'voulais" ("I Wanted"). Two years ago he went to #12 with "Funk You"..

Dutch dance producer Fedde Le Grand teams up with Canadians Sultan & Ned Shepard at #86 with "No Good"...

American hiphop team of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis score their fifth top-100 single in this country with "White Walls". The boys topped the charts here with "Thrift Shop" earlier this year...

Danish singer Agnes Obel debuts at #88 with her second to make the chart in this country, "Fuel The Fire". Two years ago she went to #71 with "Riverside"...

Cats On Trees debut at #91 with "Sirens Call", my "French Pick of the Week"..

The final entry of the week is by American pop/rock band OneRepublic move into the top-100 with "Counting Stars". They've had three top-40 hits, with "Apologize" reaching #7 in 2007...

That's it for this country's newest..I'll cross the border and will return later with the latest in Germany...