French Sweep: September 6, 2016...

Here's the top ten hits in France this week, according to their official singles chart, as Celine Dion returns to #1 for a third non-consecutive week...

1. "Encore Un Soir" - Celine Dion (3)
2. "Don't Be So Shy" - Imany (1)
3. "Let Me Love You" - DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber (6)
4. "Love To Love You Baby" - Giabiconi (9)
5. "Can't Stop The Feeling!" - Justin Timberlake (2)
6. "Don't You Know" - KUNGS vs. Jamie N Commons (5)
7. "Cette Année-là" - M. Pokora (DEBUT)
8. "Duele El Corazon" - Enrique Iglesias featuring Wisin (4)
9. "Sofia" - Alvaro Soler (DEBUT)
10. "We Don't Talk Anymore" - Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez (DEBUT)

French pop singer M. Pokora, from the city of Strasbourg in the north-east of the country, jumps into the chart at #7 with "Cette année-là" ("This Year"). This is his tenth trip into the top ten in his homeland; he topped the list back in 2008 with "Dangerous". You can hear the interpolation of the Four Seasons' "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" in the melody...

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 Alvaro Soler, a singer from Spain, lands his first top ten hit in this country with "Sofia". I had featured the song a while back...

While Charlie Puth scores his third top ten hit in France with "We Don't Talk Anymore" at #9, his duet partner Selena Gomez surprisingly has her first at that level; the highest she climbed previously was "Good For You" at #14...

Further down the chart, Parisian artist Richard Orlinski, more known for his sculpture, collaborates with dance-pop singer Eva Simons at #18 with "Heartbeat"...

Algerian singer Zaho drops in at #33 with "Laissez-les kouma" ("Let Them Kouma") featuring rapper MHD. Back in 2008 she climbed to #2 with "C'est Chalou"...

Meanwhile, on the albums chart in the country, Celine Dion's album named for her current #1 hit enters up at the top...

Britney Spears lands at #7 with her new one, Glory...

French singer Imany swings in at #8 with her album The Wrong Kind Of War, which includes her #1 dance hit "Don't Be So Shy"...