Vendeurs de larmes is the sixth studio album by French singer Daniel Balavoine, that was released in April 1982 and was a success with sales of over 600 thousand copies in France.

It was also a new revival of French pop rock, and the single "Vivre ou survivre" from the album proved to be one of the greatest hits for Balavoine.

The album was a turning point for Balavoine as it saw a departure of his backing band Clin d’Œil who had accompanied Balavoine since his 1977 album Les aventures de Simon et Gunther.... On Vendeurs de larmes, only keyboardist Hervé Limeretz and drummer/keyboardist Jean-Paul Batailley remained among the musicians.

[2] The second single released was the title track "Vendeurs de larmes" and also achieved success selling over 80 thousand copies.

[2] In 1982, the album also won the "Prix Diamant de la chanson française" award.