French Sweep: December 24, 2013...

It's time to cross the Atlantic yet again to check out the songs reaching the official sales chart in France, as Pharrell Williams climbs back to #1 for a second week with "Happy"...

The highest debut of the week at #29 is the first from the New York post-electronic group the Black Soft, and "C B Robo" can thank Diesel for using the song in their ads for its new-found popularity...

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Swiss guitarist Fauve arrives at #43 with "De Ceux" ("Those"). It follows his first top-40 hit in France, "Voyou"...

Glee star Lea Michele lands her first solo hit away from the show at #48 with "Cannonball"...

West African singer Clayton Hamilton debuts at #62 with his first hit "All Night Long (On My Way)"..

French ragga musician Keen'V returns at #70 with "Petite Emilie". It's the follow-up to his top-ten hit "La vie du bon côté"...

The single release from the soundtrack to The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran, flies in at #86. It's only the second hit in France for the British singer/songwriter - he went to #43 last year with "The A Team"...

The final entry on the chart at #90 is the tenth and final "Music Mondays" offering from Justin Bieber, "Confident" featuring Chance the Rapper. Out of the ten the first one, "Heartbreaker", did the best here, peaking at #26 in October...