French Sweep: January 17, 2017...

Here's the top ten hits in France this week, according to their official singles chart, as British pop singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran scores his first #1 hit...

1. "Shape Of You" - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT)
2. "Je M'en Vais" - Vianney (5)
3. "Castle On The Hill" - Ed Sheeran (DEBUT)
4. "Rockabye" - Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie & Sean Paul (4)
5. "I Feel It Coming" - The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (1)
6. "Human" - Rag N' Bone Man (2)
7. "Tuesday" - Burak Yeter featuring Danelle Sandoval (7)
8. "Lost On You" - LP (3)
9. "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars (6)
10. "Pour Mieux S'Aimer" - Patrick Fiori (DEBUT)

Sheeran tops the list for the first time in this country with "Shape of You" from his upcoming ÷ album. He has said he originally wrote it for Rihanna, but ended up keeping the track for himself...

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Ed comes on not only with one, but two songs as his "Castle On The Hill" climbs in at #3. Both songs beat his previous high of #4 with "Thinking Out Loud"...

French pop singer Patrick Fiori, from Marseille, returns at #10 with "Pour mieux s'aimer" ("For Better Love"). He's topped the chart here twice before, both times with collaborations - "Belle" in 1998 and "4 Mots Sur Un Piano" in 2007...

The multi-artist charity collective Les Enfoires arrive at #40 with "Just Un P'tite Chanson" (Just a Little Song)...