Looking for non-English European megahits

In a couple of weeks I'm going to be DJing at a European-themed party, with guests from all over Europe. I'd like to play some local hits, but my knowledge of non-English music is pretty limited.
So I'd appreciate it if anyone could point me to some ABBA/Beatles-sized instant floor fillers from the 60s to the 90s, from countries like Germany, France, Spain, Greece, the Czech Republic...

Do you mean non-English as in it has to be in a foreign language? Or just from foreign countries? The second will be much easier (you mention ABBA!)

I used to DJ at similar events and it's relatively difficult to appeal directly to everyone at the same time. I used to mix big French / German / Russian / etc stuff and hope people just went with it.

Desenchantee by Mylene Farmer is an instant win with pretty much everyone though. Nur Getraumt by Nena is a safe bet too.

I'll think of more.

the spanish version of one step beyond by madness : Un Paso Adelante

the italian version of one step beyond by madness : Un Passo Avanti

depending on the crown this surely has to be an easy floor filler !

sigh. crown crowd

this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLewcdIWlw

...is my jam

Thanks for these first recommendations! (xp: ABBA also released many of their hits in other languages.)

Do you mean non-English as in it has to be in a foreign language? Or just from foreign countries?

"Self Control" by Laura Branigan (or the original version by Raf) was a huge hit across Europe iirc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJml5mnFhY

xxpost:

What I'm looking for are songs that were big hits in only one or two countries, so I guess that would mean foreign language.
I'd love it if I'd play something from Greece and see all the Greeks rush towards the dancefloor while the other guests wonder what the hell this is :)

Pino D'Angio's Ma Quale Idea is known by EVERY Italian and few non-Italians

Prisencolinensinainciusol!

Foreign-language hits:

Etienne Daho - Weekend A Rome
Brigitte Bardot - Contact
France Gall - Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son
Lio - Sage Comme Une Image
Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol

English-language superhits:

Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer
Amanda Lear - Paris By Night
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive

More recent fun party stuff - some of it fairly country specific:

Fabrika - More Zovyot
Juli - Elektrische Gefuhl
Katerine & Helena - Euro 2004
Miranda! - Tu Juego (from Argentina, but whatever)
2Raumwohnung - Spiel Mit
Arash - Temptation

More later.

Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (Italy, 1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adN_mak-jzY

HUGE

never knew "spacer" was a huge hit...love that tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCVQpcY1au4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQTFudrqc

!!!

^ Righeira - vamos a la playa xp

xp Apparently Spacer sold 5m copies across Europe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I

Falco - Der Kommissar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiBgkiDBLkM

^ this is my favourite Nena song - Leuchtturm

or 'Rock Me Amadeus' xp

Oh my God, some great stuff here already: Spacer, Prisencolinensinainciusol, especially Ti Sento!
Thanks so much, keep 'em coming!

For posterity's sake, here are some monsterhits from my own country:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuzURu2pAIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tcHzIcrdms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15dEJgC-nU

Alphaville - Big In Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hbYIBraFo

Pineapples - Come On Closer

(No idea if this was a huge hit or what, but it's great)

All big, obvious and awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6FVlfOgTo8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSQ-6xU8mPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkcHASZ9i4w

A few more - a mix of old and new:

Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (Germany)
Sofia Rotaru - Hutoryanka (Russia)
Fancy - Slice Me Nice (Germany)
Eddy Huntington - USSR (English but a much bigger hit overseas)
Ruki Vverh - Kroshka Moya (Russia)
Helena Paparizou - Mambo (Greece / Sweden)
Antique - Time To Say Goodbye (Greece / Sweden)
Alizee - Moi...Lolita (France)
Lena Ph. - Lena Anthem (Sweden)
Tina Karol - Ni K Chemu (Ukraine)
Grauzone - Eisbar (Germany)
Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (Frane)
Cerrone - Supernature (France)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZPBJRG7Jc

(Netherlands)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMqIuAJ92tM

This was a big hit, what, two years ago? In Germany and Holland (hyped up by Radio Tour de France)

Peter Fox's Alles Neu is excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BOnvJxdxSQ

This was all over the place a few years ago as well. Not sure whether it's the right thing or not, but boy did I hear it to death.

as mentioned above: Peter Fox - "Alles Neu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdtLCfEcPL4

I ain't sure if it counts as a megahit, but this one rules too:
Tok Tok vs Soffy O - "Day Of Mine (Ludicrous Idiots)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdyodYx6Wr0

A few more Frenchy ones:

Luna Parker's Tes états d'ames Eric is a classic but i think i prefer the version by Leslie and Teki Latex.

Leslie also did a cover of Princess Sophie de Monaco's Comme Un Ouragan. The original is the one to go for though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOUdQdsaE1c

Recent stuff:

Yelle - Je Veux Tu Voir (although Parle A Ma Main with Fatal Bazooka was bigger)
Make The Girl Dance - Baby, Baby, Baby
Sexion d'Assaut - Desole
Stromae - Alors on Danse

Read the thread title as 'mentalists'

Gah! Stephanie de Monaco rather than Sophie, of course.

A few Polish hits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ycOABMpIyE

Monika Brodka's a massive star in Poland and, conveniently, brilliant.

Zodiak by Monopol was one of the biggest songs of 2009. Kasia Stankiewicz's Francuzeczka always went down well when i was DJing too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PDmZnG8KsM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKibLPORq2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vW6sl2CNCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZviYmTMpBXE

Guaranteed floor filler in any German speaking country..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTb_9kveOY

ShariVari mentioned Monopol, so I gotta throw in another Polish megahit/guilty pleasure (personally I don't like as much as many do) - Sokół&Pono "W aucie" (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Gdg9hhOas

massive popularity of this song led to a revival of Franek Kimono - kinda jokey, but filled of killer basslines 80's project sung by a popular actor Piotr Fronczewski. this one's called "King Bruce Lee karate mistrz":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyntWur6K6o&feature=related

basically play those two in Poland and you have your floors filled on instant

As I said before: some of this music is really very good! I especially like the 70s and 80s stuff - keep them coming!

Massive floorfiller for ze Germans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsvvTX0bwPo
Spanishish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc
Italo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7N-tMUbnTw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXVmZRJDPiQ

Eddy Huntington - USSR (English but a much bigger hit overseas)

love this, nice to know it actually was a hit. English name, Soviet Union title...100% Italo. "Mooonlight affair..."

He is the the DJ from the mountains:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yRUQxEMGjg

Every German knows this one too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G02xoDwBrIU

Second very strong recommendation for Les Rita Mitsouko's "Marcia Baila". Don't know how megahit it was but it sure is mega-awesome!

One of my all-time faves, and a former #1 in Germany:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxrrE6wC5I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIh3pxQmlYI

the biggest Belgian New Beat hit, guaranteed to get 30-somethings on the floor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch62CV9zqmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE_6Dlorwjk

xxp, Pour Que Te Vas is brilliant - i had no idea it was no.1 in Germany.

xp, Pleasure Game's Le Dormeur has always been my favourite Belgian dance hit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeCq50sFFg

Second very strong recommendation for Les Rita Mitsouko's "Marcia Baila". Don't know how megahit it was but it sure is mega-awesome!

Most played song in the history of French radio iirc

Los del Río - Macarena

ITT: Everything sounds awesome in German.

Have Scooter been mentioned yet?

Seconding "Marcia Baila" but I think the ultimate Rita Mitsouko secret weapon is "Andy"

But really there's only one answer here. The ultimate Euro floorfiller?

It may have English lyrics but there is no topping COMANCHERO by RAGGIO DI LUNA -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmZ8Up70Hc

It's no Boys Boys Boys tbh

Well, what is

Adriano Celentano - 24 mila baci
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGn0b8N4w-k
(huge hit in italy spain and greece in the summer of 63')

Little Tony - quando vedrai la mia ragazza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uMGByxM6I4