French Sweep: June 10, 2014...

I'm ready to cross the Atlantic yet again to check out the songs making the official singles chart in France this week...

Leaping in all the way at #1 is the first chart-topping hit for rapper Booba (real name Eli Yaffa), with "OKLM". He's had four previous singles that made the top-10...

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American singer Lana Del Rey scores her eighth top-40 hit in France with "Shades Of Cool", the second track from her upcoming Ultraviolence album. The first, "West Coast", went to #34 back in April...

French singer Imany, from the southern town of Martigues, arrives at #79 with "The Good The Bad & The Crazy". Back in 2011 she had a top-40 hit here with "You Will Never Know"...

The French show Les Anges De La Telerealite (Angels of Reality Shows) has sent quite a few records to the singles charts, as it challenge their non A-list stars to compete in tasks such as recording a single. The latest comes from Shanna Kress, who comes on the show already an alumnus of another contest, Les Marsellais, and her "24/7" is in at #81...

British singer Ellie Goulding's song from the movie Divergent, "Beating Heart", pumps onto this country's chart at #84. Her last single here, "Burn", was her first top-10 effort at #9 last year..

Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz take their worldwide hit "Am I Wrong" to these shores at #87...

The last debut of the week at #98 is Lee Mashup with "Hum Connection" featuring Congolese act Stone Warley & CO...

I'll be back later with the latest in Germany....