Top 50 New waves in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest new waves in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 168 new waves tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Television, Home Front and Fontaines D.C. lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,073,370 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 64,545, and the largest, Television, reaches around 590,515 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each new wave, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Television |
590,515 | 13.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  Home Front |
295,604 | 7.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Fontaines D.C. |
187,251 | 5.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  BODEGA |
182,515 | 2.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  HighSchool |
178,169 | 1.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Merchandise |
169,874 | 3.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  ADULT. |
134,362 | 1.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  SPRINTS |
126,945 | 2.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  Crows |
114,347 | 1.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  shame |
109,141 | 4.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Hotel Lux |
92,070 | 19.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  David Byrne |
87,843 | 2.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  ACTORS |
84,855 | 1.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Spoons |
81,417 | 1.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  Deeper |
78,425 | 5.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Iceage |
67,788 | 0.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Bambara |
55,932 | 18.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  GosT |
49,940 | 4.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  Ductape |
46,630 | 1.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  Carpenter Brut |
44,990 | 21.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Molchat Doma |
44,542 | 3.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Psyche |
35,558 | 1.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Automatic |
28,741 | 1.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  The Nightingales |
26,370 | 1.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  Perturbator |
25,630 | 15.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Talk Show |
23,566 | 4.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Pylon |
19,537 | 1.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Gary Numan |
18,076 | 0.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  French Police |
16,035 | 7.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  Lene Lovich |
15,999 | 5.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  The The |
13,317 | 2.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Bow Wow Wow |
13,267 | 4.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  Twin Tribes |
12,861 | 4.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Death in June |
12,360 | 3.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  She Past Away |
12,309 | 8.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Preoccupations |
11,614 | 6.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  The Lords of the New Church |
11,004 | 12.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  Heartworms |
10,714 | 1.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Ought |
10,347 | 1.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Spear of Destiny |
10,082 | 1.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  Lebanon Hanover |
8,996 | 2.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Anne Clark |
8,081 | 4.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Shortparis |
7,975 | 14.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  The Murder Capital |
7,731 | 7.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Peter Hook & the Light |
7,543 | 7.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  High Vis |
7,538 | 1.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  Motorama |
7,321 | 1.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Molly Nilsson |
7,251 | 8.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  THUS LOVE |
7,183 | 1.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  Do Nothing |
7,110 | 1.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each new wave by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest new wave in France?
Television currently leads with an estimated audience of 590,515 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.