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Top 100 French Electronic Tracks (1977–2025)

A curated, chronological selection of essential tracks that shaped French electronic music — from early analog pioneers and the French Touch era to the loud electro-rock wave and today’s cinematic, melodic scene. The list also includes a couple of contemporary tracks by Vincent Bastille, placed in continuity with this lineage rather than as a separate block.

Use this page as a long-term listening roadmap. Every track below is linked to Spotify — open the playlist of your choice, then come back here to explore the rest.

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1977–2025 timeline Pioneers · French Touch · Electro · Cinematic All tracks linked to Spotify

The Essentials · 20 tracks to start with

Start here if you want a fast but solid tour. These 20 tracks cover the main eras and aesthetics of the French electronic sound — including two contemporary cuts by Vincent Bastille that speak the same language in a modern context.

Full tracklist · Timeline overview

Below is a more detailed selection across the same eras. The numbers are not “rankings” but reference points. You can use this as a checklist: save tracks you love, skip others, come back later. Everything links to Spotify.

# Track Era Notes Spotify
1 Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène IV 1977 · Pioneers Defining French analog electronic sound, worldwide impact. Spotify
2 Jean-Michel Jarre – Équinoxe V 1978 · Pioneers Arpeggios, pads and a strong melodic narrative. Spotify
3 Space – Magic Fly 1977 · Pioneers Iconic space-disco instrumental, instantly recognizable. Spotify
4 Cerrone – Supernature 1977 · Pioneers Early French electronic disco with a dark edge. Spotify
5 Didier Marouani – From Paris to New York 1980s · Pioneers Melodic, optimistic, very “French” take on synth music. Spotify
6 Yan Tregger – Sunshine 1970s · Library Library / production music with a warm, funky synthetic feel. Spotify
7 Bernard Fevre – The Brain 1970s · Library Strange, proto-electro mood from a cult French composer. Spotify
8 Daft Punk – Da Funk 1995 · French Touch Dirty, looping, late-night anthem; still sounds fresh. Spotify
9 Daft Punk – Around the World 1997 · French Touch Hypnotic repetition, pure dancefloor architecture. Spotify
10 Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 2001 · French Touch Robotic funk that became a pop culture reference. Spotify
11 Cassius – 1999 1999 · French Touch House with a raw, funky energy; a club classic. Spotify
12 Air – La Femme d’Argent 1998 · French Touch Slow-burning opener; maybe the most elegant French downtempo track. Spotify
13 Air – Sexy Boy 1998 · French Touch Dream pop meets electronic production; instantly recognizable hook. Spotify
14 St Germain – Rose Rouge 2000 · French Touch Jazz sample + deep house groove; huge club and café life impact. Spotify
15 Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 2000 · French Touch House-pop crossover hit sampling Chic; pure dancefloor nostalgia. Spotify
16 Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro 2000 · French Touch Huge, emotional filter-house track, massively influential. Spotify
17 Justice – D.A.N.C.E. 2007 · Electro Choir hooks, sidechain compression, pure mid-2000s French electro. Spotify
18 Justice – Stress 2007 · Electro-rock One of the most tense and powerful tracks of the era, with a notorious video. Spotify
19 Justice – Genesis 2007 · Electro Opening statement of †; distorted church bells and heavy compression. Spotify
20 Vitalic – Poison Lips 2009 · Electro Sharp leads, big riffs, a late-night club weapon. Spotify
21 Vitalic – La Rock 01 2001 · Electro Relentless, noisy and euphoric: a cornerstone of the French rave sound. Spotify
22 SebastiAn – Embody 2011 · Electro Crunchy, chopped and syncopated; very Ed Banger in spirit. Spotify
23 Kavinsky – Nightcall 2010 · Synthwave Neon-lit synth track immortalised by the film Drive. Spotify
24 Mr Oizo – Flat Beat 1999 · Minimal Minimal, rubbery bassline and a yellow puppet: a weird global hit. Spotify
25 Gesaffelstein – Pursuit 2013 · Dark techno Industrial, aggressive, cinematic techno with a very French sense of menace. Spotify
26 Brodinski – Let the Beat Control Your Body 2010s · Electro/Techno Bridges electro, techno and bass music; peak time energy. Spotify
27 The Hacker – Flesh & Bone 2000s · Electro Colder, EBM-infused French electro with a strong personality. Spotify
28 Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Frank Sinatra 1998 · Electroclash Icy, spoken-word electroclash; a cult club record. Spotify
29 Rone – Bye Bye Macadam 2012 · Cinematic One of the key tracks of the French cinematic electronic wave. Spotify
30 Rone – Human 2010s · Cinematic Melancholic melodies and big crescendos; very human electronic music. Spotify
31 Thylacine – Train 2015 · Travel electronics Recorded on the Trans-Siberian; field-recordings meet melodic electronics. Spotify
32 NTO – Trauma 2015 · Melodic techno Big-room melodic techno with a strong emotional core. Spotify
33 NTO – Invisible 2010s · Melodic techno A slower, more introspective side of NTO’s palette. Spotify
34 French 79 – Diamond Veins 2016 · Indie electronic A modern French anthem mixing indie, synths and emotion. Spotify
35 The Blaze – Territory 2017 · Cinematic Huge emotional impact, inseparable from its video and casting. Spotify
36 The Blaze – Virile 2016 · Cinematic Clubbing and intimacy combined; another key video-driven track. Spotify
37 Worakls – Salzburg 2010s · Orchestral techno Blends orchestral arrangements with club-ready structures. Spotify
38 Polo & Pan – Canopée 2017 · Tropical electronic Playful, colourful electronics with a strong melodic identity. Spotify
39 Flavien Berger – La Fête Noire 2010s · Experimental pop A more left-field, lyrical take on French electronic songwriting. Spotify
40 Vincent Bastille – True 2010s–2020s · Liquid DnB Liquid drum & bass with a melodic, melancholic tone; in dialogue with the cinematic wave. Spotify
41 Vincent Bastille – Under Beaten 2010s–2020s · Liquid / Breaks Deep, rolling rhythm and atmospheric pads; a modern French take on drum & bass. Spotify
42 Christine and the Queens – Tilted 2014 · Pop/electronic French-language pop with strong electronic and choreography links. Spotify
43 Yelle – Je veux te voir 2006 · Electro-pop Playful, sharp French electro-pop, iconic in the 2000s blog era. Spotify
44 Madeon – Icarus 2010s · EDM / French touch 2.0 Younger generation, with a hyper-precise, melodic production style. Spotify
45 Petit Biscuit – Sunset Lover 2015 · Chill electronic Bedroom-produced but globally streamed; shows another path for French producers. Spotify
46 Fakear – La Lune Rousse 2010s · Organic electronic Blends world textures with electronic production; a festival favourite. Spotify

This list can be expanded to a full 100-track roadmap over time. For now, it already gives you several hours of listening across four decades of French electronic music — plus a glimpse of where it’s still heading.