French Sweep: April 1, 2014...

Bonjour, mes amis, it's time to cross the ocean to check out the songs making the official top-100 singles chart in France this week, as Pharrell spends a sixteenth non-consecutive week on top with "Happy"...

Australian "boy-band with instruments" 5 Seconds Of Summer are getting quite the worldwide push, and claim the top debut at #40 with "She Looks So Perfect"...

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The Magic System, a band from the western African nation of the Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire), land at #59 with "Magic In The Air", my "French Pick of the week". They have already scored nine top-10 singles in France, with "Meme Pas Fatigue" topping the chart here in 2009...

Singer/dancer Alizee', from the French island or Corsica, enters at #63 with "Blonde". She went to #1 back in 2000 with "Alize'"...

French producer DJ Snake takes his American hit "Turn Down For What" featuring Lil' Jon to this chart at #76...

Jul arrives at #88 with "Sort De Cross Vole'" ("Sort the Stolen Cross")...

The final debut of the week is from singer/songwriter Ycare (Assane Attye), who was born in the western African nation of Senegal and finished fourth in the Idol-esque singing show Nouvelle Star in 2008. His second single to reach the chart, "Sors" ("Source") comes in at #98...

I'll return later with the latest in Germany...