Jacques Brel / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works, chart successes and sales of the Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel . For a list of the individual chansons and the chronological publications see the list of chansons and publications by Jacques Brel . For a list of the numerous cover versions of the chansons by Jacques Brel by other artists, see the list of artists of the chansons by Jacques Brel .
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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FR | BE W | CH | |||
1957 | Quand on n'a que l'amour |
FR-
gold
FR
|
BE W21 (16 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in BEW only in 1997
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 1954: Grand Jacques
- 1958: Au printemps
- 1959: La valse à mille temps
- 1961: Marieke
- 1962: Les bourgeois
- 1966: Les bonbons
- 1966: Ces gens-là
- 1967: Jacques Brel 67
- 1968: J'arrive
- 1968: L'homme de la Mancha (French version of the musical The Man of La Mancha)
- 1972: Ne me quitte pas (modernized new recordings of older chansons)
- 1977: Les Marquises (Original title: BREL)
Live albums
- 1962: Olympia 1961
- 1964: Olympia 1964
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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FR | BE W | CH | |||
1988 | Quinze ans d'amour - Best Of |
FR130 (13 weeks) FR |
BE W34 × 3
(14 weeks)BE W |
CH-
gold
CH
|
Chart entry in FR only in 2011; in BEW only in 1995
|
The 24 greatest successes | - |
BE W28
gold
(5 weeks)BE W |
- |
Chart entry in BEW only in 2003
|
|
1996 | Jaurès |
FR40 (3 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
2002 | Quinze ans d'amour (les adieux de Brel à l'Olympia 1966) |
FR104 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
2003 | Infiniment |
FR- × 2
|
BE W1
platinum
(106 weeks)BE W |
CH16 (9 weeks) CH |
|
L'intégrale |
FR23 (14 weeks) FR |
BE W3 (16 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
2006 | Les 100 plus belles chansons | - |
BE W4th
platinum
(49 weeks)BE W |
CH96 (1 week) CH |
Chart entry in CH only in 2008
|
2010 | Trois poètes |
FR197 (2 weeks) FR |
BE W40 (25 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in FR only in 2011
with Georges Brassens & Léo Ferré |
L'intégrale des albums originaux | - |
BE W85 (6 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
2013 | Le coffret | - |
BE W187 (1 week) BE W |
- | |
Suivre l'étoile / Intégrale |
FR190 (2 weeks) FR |
BE W63 (11 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
Les 50 plus belles chansons |
FR53 (13 weeks) FR |
BE W9 (79 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
The Very Best Of - Le coffret | - |
BE W98 (12 weeks) BE W |
- | ||
2016 | Trois hommes sur la photo |
FR42 (11 weeks) FR |
BE W38 (27 weeks) BE W |
- |
with Georges Brassens & Léo Ferré
|
2018 | Intégrale - Enregistrements originaux 1953-1977 | - |
BE W90 (1 week) BE W |
- | |
2020 | En concert | - |
BE W9 (... weeks) BE W |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
FR | |||
1965 | Ces gens-là Ces gens-là |
FR110 (2 weeks) FR |
Chart entry in FR only in 2015
|
1968 | La quete L'Homme de la mancha |
FR193 (1 week) FR |
Chart entry in FR only in 2013
|
1988 | Ne me quince pas |
FR39 (4 weeks) FR |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
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 | diamond | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Belgium (BEA) | gold1 | 5 × platinum5 | - | 255,000 | ultratop.be |
France (SNEP) | 17 × gold17th | 7 × platinum7th | diamond1 | 3,787,500 | snepmusique.com |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | platinum1 | - | 100,000 | nvpi.nl |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 2 × gold2 | - | - | 50,000 | hitparade.ch |
All in all | 20 × gold20th | 13 × platinum13 | diamond1 |
Web links
- Éditions Jacques Brel with an extensive discography (French / English).