Georges Brassens / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works, chart successes and sales of the French chansonnier Georges Brassens .
Studio albums
From 1952 his chansons were published first by Polydor , then from 1953 by Philips on records in different formats and always in new compositions. The 14 original LPs released during his lifetime are usually listed with the title of their first chanson:
- La Mauvaise Réputation (1952)
- Le Vent (1953)
- Les Sabots d'Hélène (1954)
- Je me suis fait tout petit (1956)
- Uncle Archibald (1957)
- Le Pornographe (1958)
- Les Funérailles d'antan (1960)
- Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire (1961)
- Les trompettes de la renownedée (1962)
- Les Copains d'abord (1964)
- Supplique pour être enterré à la plage de Sête (1966)
- Misogyny à part (1969)
- La Religieuse (1972)
- Trompe-la-mort (1976; also Nouvelles chansons )
29 chansons that he himself had not recorded or completed during his lifetime were interpreted by Jean Bertola :
- Dernières Chansons (1982, double LP)
- Le Patrimoine de Brassens (1985)
In 1974 a live recording of a concert on October 28, 1973 in Cardiff was released:
- Georges Brassens in Great Britain
In 1979 a double LP was released with jazzed Brassens chansons:
- Georges Brassens joue avec Mustache et Les Petits Français
In 1980 Brassens made a record with older French chansons:
- Georges Brassens chante les chansons de sa jeunesse
The following have appeared from the estate :
- Brassens chante Bruant , Colpi , Musset , Nadaud , Norge (LP, 1984)
- Georges Brassens au TNP (CD, 1996)
- Georges Brassens à la Villa d'Este (LP, 2001)
- Bobino 64 (CD, 2001)
- Inédits (CD, 2001)
- Concerts from 1959 à 1976 (6 CDs, 2006)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR
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 BE W
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| 1996 | Les copains d'abord |
FR-  × 2
|
BE W30 (5 weeks) BE W |
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| 2001 | La mauvaise réputation |
FR79 (12 weeks) FR |
BE W15 (12 weeks) BE W |
|
| Inédits - Archives 1953-1980 |
FR129 (4 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| 2006 | J'ai rendez-vous avec vous |
FR176 (2 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Les 100 Plus Belle Chansons (2006) |
FR- |
BE W33 (16 weeks) BE W |
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| 2007 | Les 50 plus belles chansons | - |
BE W90 (2 weeks) BE W |
Chart entry in BEW only in 2011
|
| 2009 | Master série vol. 1 (2009) |
FR157 (1 week) FR |
- |
Chart entry in FR only in 2011
|
| 2010 | Trois poètes |
FR197 (2 weeks) FR |
BE W40 (25 weeks) BE W |
with Jacques Brel & Léo Ferré
|
| 2011 | Le siècle d'or |
FR155 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire - Best Of |
FR19 (10 weeks) FR |
BE W27 (5 weeks) BE W |
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| Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire - L'intégrale |
FR92 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W40 (3 weeks) BE W |
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| Les 100 plus belles chansons (2011) |
FR50 (9 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Le meilleur de Georges Brassens |
FR171 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 2013 | Le coffret |
FR112 (10 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2014 | Le coffret |
FR167 (1 week) FR |
- |
with Jacques Brel, Barbara & Léo Ferré
|
| 2015 | L'inoubliable |
FR181 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Trois poètes |
FR103 (5 weeks) FR |
- |
with Jacques Brel & Léo Ferré
|
|
| 2016 | Heureux qui comme Brassens |
FR179 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Trois hommes sur la photo |
FR42 (11 weeks) FR |
BE W38 (27 weeks) BE W |
with Jacques Brel & Léo Ferré
|
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| Best Of - 5CD | - |
BE W168 (6 weeks) BE W |
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
 platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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France (SNEP)
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16 × gold16
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4 × platinum4th
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2,695,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
| All in all |
16 × gold16
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4 × platinum4th
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