Who tops the podium in the 2024 ranking of France’s 150 favorite artists? Is it a woman or a man? Find out with this new barometer unveiled by music platform Riffx.

It’s a ranking sometimes closely scrutinized by artists and record companies alike. The music platform Riffx unveils its barometer of the 150 favorite artists of the French in 2024. Unsurprisingly, the very discreet Jean-Jacques Goldman tops the podium for the 6th time! In second place is Florent Pagny. In the Île-de-France region, the “Savoir Aimer” singer wins the ranking ahead of Jean-Jacques Goldman. Last but not least, the ever-popular Céline Dion comes third in this ranking of the 150 favorite artists of the French in 2024.

Next in line are Indochine (4th), Francis Cabrel (5th), Mylène Farmer (6th), Belgium’s Stromae (7th), Pascal Obispo (8th), Michel Sardou (9th) and Soprano (10th).

Unfortunately, once again, parity is not respected, as only 9 women rank in this Top 50 of France’s favorite artists, 26 in the Top 100 and 43 in the Top 150. However, the revelations of the year Santa and Zaho de Sagazan are the artists with the biggest rises in this ranking. They move up from 290th and 276th place to 110th and 106th respectively.

Tastes also diverge according to age, as most of the artists in the Top 20 for 18-24 year-olds are influenced by Rap or R’n’B, such as Gims, Ninho, SCH, Bigflo & Oli, Aya Nakamura, Vald, PLK, JUL, Nekfeu… … On the other hand, some artists from the 80s generation are holding their own in this ranking, such as Émile et Images (49th), Gilbert Montagné (67th) and Jeanne Mas (77th).

The 20 favorite artists of the French in 2024

    Jean-Jacques Goldman
    Florent Pagny
    Céline Dion
    Indochine
    Francis Cabrel
    Mylène Farmer
    Stromae
    Pascal Obispo
    Michel Sardou
    Soprano
    Grand Corps Malade
    Slimane
    Patrick Bruel
    Calogero
    Jean-Louis Aubert
    Julien Doré
    Renaud
    Alain Souchon
    Vianney
    Laurent Voulzy

Top 20 artists in the 18-28 age group

    Angèle
    DJ Snake
    Christophe Maé
    Stromae
    Gims
    Ninho
    Vitaa
    M. Pokora
    SCH
    Bigflo & Oli
    Aya Nakamura
    Pascal Obispo
    Vald
    Black M
    Zaho
    PLK
    JUL
    Nekfeu
    Naps
    Martin Solveig

The top 20 female artists in this 2024 ranking

    Céline Dion
    Mylène Farmer
    Angèle
    Zazie
    Louane
    Véronique Sanson
    Clara Luciani
    Patricia Kaas
    Lara Fabian
    Hélène Ségara
    Cœur de Pirate
    Nolwenn Leroy
    Natasha St-Pier
    Vanessa Paradis
    Zaz
    Olivia Ruiz
    Axelle Red
    Catherine Ringer
    Jeanne Mas
    Vitaa

The top 20 male artists in this 2024 ranking

    Jean-Jacques Goldman
    Florent Pagny
    Indochine
    Francis Cabrel
    Stromae
    Pascal Obispo
    Michel Sardou
    Soprano
    Grand Corps Malade
    Slimane
    Patrick Bruel
    Calogero
    Jean-Louis Aubert
    Julien Doré
    Renaud
    Alain Souchon
    Vianney
    Laurent Voulzy
    Julien Clerc
    David Guetta

Top 20 artists in Paris

    Florent Pagny
    Jean-Jacques Goldman
    Stromae
    Mylène Farmer
    Francis Cabrel
    Indochine
    Céline Dion
    Julien Clerc
    Grand Corps Malade
    Soprano
    Pascal Obispo
    Julien Doré
    Michel Sardou
    Renaud
    Alain Souchon
    Garou
    Laurent Voulzy
    Slimane
    Michel Fugain
    Patrick Bruel

Find out more about this“Baromètre RIFFX by Crédit Mutuel 2024” and the complete ranking of the 150 favorite artists of the French in 2024.

 

Note that this survey was carried out from September 25 to 27, 2024 by the YouGov institute among a sample of 1013 people representative of the French population (aged 18 and over).