# The best Johnny Hallyday songs

The songs by France's rock idol that are most streamed and most cited in rankings, with "Je te promets" far ahead.

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- Mar 29, 2024 · rockeur_breton
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## Top 17

1. **Je te promets** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1986. Written by Jean-Jacques Goldman; his most streamed.
2. **Quelque chose de Tennessee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1985. A tribute to Tennessee Williams by Michel Berger.
3. **Allumer le feu** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1998. The stadium anthem.
4. **L'Envie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1986. Goldman again; a concert highlight.
5. **Diego, libre dans sa tête** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Michel Berger song he made his own.
6. **Que je t'aime** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1969. His most intense love declaration.
7. **Noir c'est noir** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1966. Number one for weeks.
8. **Requiem pour un fou** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1976. A crime of passion sung at full voice.
9. **Gabrielle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1976. Rough rock with backing choirs.
10. **Sang pour sang** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1999. Written by his son David.
11. **La musique que j'aime** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1973. A French standard.
12. **Retiens la nuit** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1961. From the film Les Parisiennes.
13. **Laura** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1986. A song for his daughter.
14. **Ma gueule** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1979. A swaggering rock song.
15. **Le Pénitencier** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1964. French version of "The House of the Rising Sun".
16. **J'en parlerai au diable** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2015. One of his last great songs.
17. **Vivre pour le meilleur** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1999. A ballad of hope.

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