Hot Spot 11-29-13

Klingande spend a fifth week at number 1. Meaning Jubel eclipses the success of Bob Sinclars anthem Love Generation which was the last French production that was the most sold single for five weeks. That was back in 2006. To find another French success of that dimension one has to go back to autumn 1989 when Lambada paralyzed at least whole Europe. The project Kaoma had an impressive 10 weeks turn on the German top.

Adel Tawil brings his Lieder back to runner’s up position. After the run in the first week on sale and his first released album the song can made it to a real standalone hit too. So far he was once number 1 as an solo artist alongside Azad and once as one half of Ich + Ich.

A little sensation takes place on the upper place with a complete British free Top 10. Such a situation wasn’t seen for a long long time. Highest British act comes in at number 11 in the face of James Blunt. Further down some more acts show their power: With his album Swings Both Ways flying to number 1 Robbie Williams’ single Go Gentle also takes a leap to land at number 16 this week. The duet with Olly Murs I Wan'na Be Lik You sneaks in at number 85 while Dream A Little Dream Of Me with Lily Allen lands three places further down.
Back to the upper regions: After nine weeks outside the Top 20 Birdy’s Wings is back at number 18. Peak of the single was in its release week in late September at number 15.

At number 21 a dance track comes in that ain’t fully released yet. Changes by French Faul & Wad Ad feat. Pnau is already a big hit in clubs and perfectly fits the number one sound of Klingande and likes. It’s very certain that we witness here the next big hit.

Helene Fischer now gets the full Bambi award effect: her single Atemlos durch die Nacht jumps 69–22 after her hosting and performance within the show aired on TV. It is this a new peak for the song and the second highest place she ever achieved in the singles chart after this year's Fehlerfrei which touched the Top 20 for one single week and now goes 86–54 again. – Her hit ich will immer wieder ...dieses fieber spürn also bounces up the list stopping at number 48 which is the highest position since its first chart run in autumn 2009.

Watching a hit growing: one week before its release as a single Unconditionally by Katy Perry rises further 20 places stopping at number 34. Also the Sportfreunde Stiller see their album title track New York Rio Rosenheim rising steadily. This weeks it arrives inside the upper half stopping at number 49 in its seventh chart week.

All NIght by Swedish Icona Pop gots some attention by its use for the latest ABSOLUT VODKA commercial campaign. Their first hit I Love It was benefitting heavily from a similar deal. Will the 97–66 turn of the new song enable as the begin of their next big hit?

The opener song of P!NK's one year old album The Truth About Love calls Are We All We Are and this week the song makes it up to a chart entry at number 82 as an album cut.

TKO–the second single from Justin Timberlake's album The 20/20 Experience: Two of two returns to chart honours after a new remix is around and the artist is back in the news with his movie Inside Llewyn Davis that will start in Germany soon. The single so far sneaks in at number 90.

Hot Spot 11-22-13

Still Klingande holds firm at number 1 with their hit Jubel. It is now the fourth week at the very top. After released as an EP bundle with Jubel also the first single of the project Punga can enter the list at number 59. Like the other song Punga performs in German speaking countries better than in its home country France.

German chart surprise Milky Chance finally touch the Top 3 with their Stolen Dance. Also in Austria the duo becomes a Top 10 ect, Switzerland reports the track still rising.

After more than five years in charts Miley Cyrus for the first time can launch a Top 10 hit. Wrecking Ball stops at number 6 after the star performed the song in Germany's still most watched Saturday night TV show Wetten dass...?!. It is already her 11th chart hit – that was a long way.

Star guest number two in Wetten dass...?! came in the face of Celine Dion. Her single Loved Me Back To Life gets a sales boost and jumps 80–38. It is the highest rank the star can achieve since six years.


Hyped as the sensation of the week Lady Gaga's new album Artpop fails to become number 1. It stops at number 3 behind EMINEM and The Rolling Stones. The single Do What U Want (Feat. R. Kelly) can get some benefit from the release of the full album but also stalls at number 17 what is only a medium result for the superstar.

The real sensation of the week is the return of a 45 years old song. It was caused by–you already guess right–a performance within a casting show. Nights In White Satin is the song in question that brings after a break of 27 years British band The Moody Blues back to chart life. The song was performed at The Voice Of Germany. Thanks to Nena three candidates had to sing the classic, which started its first chart run back in March 1968 peaking at number 18 on the list issued for May 15th. It was re-released at the end of 1972 when it had a successful ride to number 1 in the US. That second chart run stopped at number 27 in Germany. In 1995 Sandra recorded a new version reaching number 86 for one single week. Now the original recording again appears at number 39 and–yes–it is far and away the eldest song charted in this decade and probably the song with the longest chart career of all times.

Hit number 2 caused by The Voice Of Germany is a classic German rock song never charted before. Ohne Dich recorded by Selig is probably one of their most popular song. When it was recorded in 1994 the band was anything but well known. The video was played on music TV in hot rotation–anyway it had no chance to chart. This year British synthpop duo HURTS offered a cover version that had a short chart appearance in September. In their concerts taking place right now in Germany that song is one of the most referred in newspapers. Now the original can made it up in the list and lands at number 52. Usually hits generated by casting show performances disappear after a single week. That destiny is very certain for Selig too. But in a few weeks a TV Noir-compilation will appear. And the most watched youtube video of that concert serial is Ohne Dich performed by Selig:


Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown are permanently on the way up. Shoe Me this weeks jumps exactly 20 places to number 47.

Passenger got some attention in the Cologne area where he played a concert on 7th of November. It boosts his single Holes to number 48 after it fell down to number 60 two weeks ago.

A commercial spot for a new TV advice generates a Europe wide hit. berlin by world travelling RY X entered the British and French charts already, in Germany he starts his career at number 53.

Katy Perry's next single Unconditionally rises full 32 places stopping at number 54 two weeks before its release. I guess this will be a big hit around Christmas.

Aired on Thursday, 14th November, the Bambi award ceremony leave some early traces in the list. Miley Cyrus-mentioned above-was one of the winners. Second star of the nigth (or first?–nobody really knows) was Helene Fischer who hosted the show and got an award too. Thanks to this big TV presence her last single Atemlos durch die Nacht re-appears in the list. It will probably rise further next week. Also her biggest hit to date ich will immer wieder … dieses Fieber spür'n re-appears at number 93.

Already two months released Steve Aoki's offer Boneless catches slowly fire. It enters the charts this week at number 70.

London Grammar's Strong also is on the way up. It stops at number 74 one week before full CD release count into the survey's result. Where will they land next week?

Finally the so called fifth season started on 11th November–in Germany a big date. Due to the begin of the carnival some well known hits show up. First of all it is Austrian Andreas Gaballier who sees his one and only chart hit i sing a liad für di returning again at number 79. Two places behind the latest offer from Cologne BRINGS comes in. Kölsche Jung spent a second week inside the list.

EMINEM still is number 1 in the album's list with his The Marshall Mathers LP2. The track only delivered with the deluxe version Beautiful Pain (Featuring Sia) makes it now as a single track into the list. Additionally the single Love The Way You Lie (Featuring Rihanna) sneaks in again at number 100 and gives the rapper having six different tracks listed inside the survey–a feat we've last seen in March 2012 by Pitbull.

Available with the album Demonstration Tinie Tempah's single Someday (Place In The Sun) find some first lovers. The full single release with some more mixes will count into next week's list. Number 89 has to be beaten.

Hot Spot 11-15-13

A third week for Klingande and their Jubel at number 1. Last French act occupying the Top spot for at least three weeks was Bob Sinclar and his inofficial WM anthem Love Generation that spent five weeks at the very Top in spring 2006.

King of the week is EMINEM. His latest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 goes straight to number 1 inside the album list. Current single The Monster featuring Rihanna rises 7–3 giving the rapper his sixth Top 3 hit in Germany. Accompanying Rihanna is a little more succesfull. The Monster already is her 12th Top 3 song. Seven of them she had within the past four years – so she is by now the most succesful artist of the current decade. Not alone that. With 170 weeks inside the Top 10 she now overtakes Madonna's record as the female artist with most Top 10 weeks. Now Rihanna is heading for the record of The Beatles. The fab four stand with 227 weeks at the Top of the All Time List.

Once we're talking 'bout Rihanna one should recognize her latest single What Now climbing up the list also due to it's release in some more remix versions. The first edition of remixes brought her to a mere number 83. With the new release she achieves number 49. Predecessor Right Now (featuring DJ David Guetta stopped at number 43 five months ago.

Back to EMINEM once again and for very short: also single Survival rises and lands at number 20 while Berzerk goes 28–24 again after being Nr.10 back in September. Rap God goes 44–33. – Propelled by the new album also Lose Yourself from 2002 can made it back to the list. It sits pretty this week at number 85 almost exactly 11 years after it appeared first in the survey.


Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha are entering the Top 10 with their single Timber. The song enters the stores as physical release today – so we will see it higher than number 7 in 14 days. By entering the area Pitbull gains his third Top 10 hit in 2013 – he is only the third main artist doing so. KE$HA only manages a third Top 10 hit at all. This weeks she ends a three years long abstinence.

LORDE finally also becomes a Top 10 artist by entering Nr.9 with Royals. Since Kimbra almost two year ago no act from New Zealand was seen that high. The last main artist from New Zealand inside the German Top 10 was Brooke Fraser in June 2011.

British X Factor winner 2012 – James Arthur – gains some more attention this week by releasing his debut album. In his home country he proves to be a superstar by landing at number 2. In Germany the album lands only at number 25. As an effect his two singles rise up the list once more. Impossible climbs back to number 45, follow up single You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You bounces back 77–55.

Damien Rice already is a secret star. His (or his band's) tunes were used in several TV serials or public events. But nobody knew the man and his band so far. Now the label 14th floor released one of his most popular recording 9 crimes again. And finally it can make it into the charts as a single hit landing at number 61.

By releasing a new song every single week Canadian teen star Justin Bieber now became the artist with most charting songs in one year. This week's Bad Day is already the 9th song in 2013 that can appear on the list. The man now overtakes such big names like Pitbull, Flo Rida and Helene Fischer who stuck with "only" eight different songs. To get some better impressions of what this feat means: David Guetta had 14 charting tracks in 2012 and even 16 in 2011. So there is some more to do for becoming a real super star.

Also Avril Lavigne offered a new album. According to critics and sales figures the collection of songs is much less than retro. Number 15 means this is the worst performing album ever for the lady. Also re-entering single Let Me Go (alongside with husband Chad Kroeger) only can reach number 70. Never a charting single stopped lower.



Casting show effects
As always one can find some tracks in the list that benefit from the performance of hopeful aspirants. Mostly the songs disappear after a single week – so one could ignore them very well. But very often well known tunes appear on stage - so we could call them classics also. Recognizing them might tell some stories 'bout the current cultural mood in Germany.

This week we can watch Korean YIRUMA returning to the list with his composition of River Flows In You. It was written and recorded in 2001 but had a long long wait to become famous. First wider recognition came with the use of the melody within a Twilight fan video. Some months later DJ Jasper Forks recorded an own version. Than also the original by YIRUMA had a chance to chart as a single track too. Now it belongs to one of the most loved pieces for all who study classic instruments like piano. The track lands this week according to a performance on Das Supertalent by young piano player Thomas Krüger. I guess we will watch the song again when the show airs its final.

Song number 2 is Under by Alex Hepburn. The song was performed on The Voice Of Germany on October 31st by Yvonne Rüller. In March this year it had a 14 weeks long chart career peaking at number 34. Now it re-enters at number 79.


Songs To Watch
Might be an upcoming hit: Strong by the London Grammar. The band released its album digitally in October. A full physical release is available right now. In between the single can gain some attention and enters the charts at number 83.

Full three weeks before its release on CD Unconditionally by Katy Perry starts its chart life at number 86.

Hot Spot 11-08-13

Klingande is back at number 1.

Adel Tawil follows at number 2. It is the fifth single presenting the singer as an main artist. And it is the fourth in a row that can reach at least number 2. It's an impressive result for 35 years old man.

Rihanna enables her 20th Top 10 hit by The Monster charting at number 7. It is the 169th times that a song featuring Rihanna as a main artist is listed inside the Top 10. That amount eclipses the result of Queen of Pop Madonna. So next week we eventually can crown a new all time queen.
Collaborating partner of the queen - EMINEM - so far has a 15th Top 10 hit under his belt collecting 97 weeks inside the German Top 10.

Supported by the success of the new single and a week before the full album release also digital single Survival gets a boost rising 20 places to number 32. Let's wait a further week - than the fastest music buyers already had the chance to get the album. It could propel the singles much further.


Aloe Blacc rises with his recording of Wake Me Up. It reaches number 42 in its second chart week.

The death of a big artist always brings his most famous songs back to the charts. On 27th of October Lou Reed died. Probably one of the most creative and influencing musician the 21st century has seen his fame as a producer of (commercial and mainstream) hits is quite not existing. But anyone would know for sure his tune Walk On The Wild Side which right now can enter the singles' charts for the very first time and gives the artist his debut on this survey. A mere Nr 67 only reflects the situation of his whole career.

Another classic tune charts for the 71st time this week. It is Nothing Else Matters by Metallica that by now enters the Top 20 of the most appearing songs of all times. The record so far is held by Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner and their anthem Sky And Sand which collected unbelievable 128 weeks inside the survey.

Hot Spot 11-01-13

And again Germany does have a new Number 1 hit this week. It is Sweden’s new super DJ/producer AVICII who can set a second track at number 1 this current year. Hey Brother is the track in question – still a week before its release on single CD.

Having two No.1 singles is a feat not that usual in Germany – in 2013 we have this situation already for the second time. In June there was Pharrell Williams credited as an artist for two consecutive Nr.1 hits: First he entered the top alongside Daft Punk on Get Lucky. A fortnight later he was also credited on Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines.

Two No.1 hits as a main artist – that's a feat we've last seen in 2009 when Lady Gaga had her hiatus with Poker Face collecting 13 weeks at the Top followed by Paparazzi 15 weeks later.

Watching two artists topping the list twice in a year is a feat much harder to find. In 2008 Katy Perry managed a double with I Kissed A Girl in September and Hot N Cold in December and Timbaland topped the list with Apologize (presenting OneRepublic) and was the man behind 4 Minutes performed and credited to Madonna & Justin (Timberlake). In 2003 we had two main acts having two No.1 hits: first superstar Alexander shot to the Top with Take Me Tonight and Free Like The Wind and The Black Eyed Peas launched Where Is The Love? and Shut Up becoming No.1 hits.

More statistics? AVICII only is the sixth act in this current decade with two No.1 hits. - Three weeks in a row with a completely new track at the Top was last seen in October 2009 when RAMMSTEIN (Pussy) was dethroned by David Guetta Feat. Akon (Sexy Bitch) who were dethroned by Lady Gaga (Paparazzi) who left the Top spot for Robbie Williams (Bodies) after a single week.

Finally I can tell you that 2013 is the second consecutive year that two Swedish productions occupy the Top – meaning Swedish music is popular in Germany than never before. Even between 1991 and 1995 when six different Swedish productions went to Number 1 the time span between that hits where much longer than right now. So it is no surprise realizing the fact that according to number 1 hits only music coming from the USA is more successful in Germany right now.

Talking bout AVICII also leads to a note concerning the voice of Wake Me Up!. Aloe Blacc released an own take on the tune that now enters at number 71. Probably that version won't go number 1 – at least it gives the singer his third official chart entry.



There are some other stories too: The most successful German act in this very moment is the duo Milky Chance. After releasing their album Sadnecessary on CD the track Stolen Dance can climb three more places to number 4 becoming the highest ranking German production since three months. The track itself is available as a digital download only.

After the album Unholy Ground by Sunrise Ave is released and gets number 3 in the album list the single Lifesaver also becomes a Top 10 hit by bouncing 22–9 this week. It is the highest position for the band since it went No.3 two and a half years ago with Hollywood Hills. In reminiscence of that big success the song re-enters at number 36 which marks the highest position for it since two years. The initial success for the band Fairytale Gone Bad from 2006 also can re-enter. It lands at number 46 in its 71st chart week which is actually number 19 of most charted acts.


Justin Bieber surely wants to become the most charting act in 2013. Since three weeks he has started releasing every Friday a new song. The tracks also chart in Germany – of course the target group is a very narrow one, so the tracks leave the list very fast. This week the teenie star manages a double entry. His own new song Hold Tight starts at number 56, the collaboration with TYGA Wait For A Minute shows up at number 63. So far Justin Bieber set up seven different tracks in 2013. Only Flo Rida, Pitbull and - yes - Helene Fischer so far brought more into the list. His summary for the whole decade is 17 – making him the fifth busiest act so far.


Upcoming hits:
New York, Rio, Rosenheim - the title track of the album by Sportfreunde Stiller starts to climb up the charts after the band's tour started a few days ago. This week the song not scheduled for a proper single release stops at number 62.

Scheduled for full release on 2nd November Mark Forster's new single Zu dir (Weit weg) enters the list at number 64.

Probably not really a big future hit Dark Horse by Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J enters at number 81 picked as a single track from freshly released album Prism. In the USA the track was the first promotional track offered in September. In Germany one had to wait till now.


Casting show effects
The current season of The Voice Of Germany just started a few weeks ago. Again Hoss Power and Boss Burns of The BossHoss are part of the jury. In time the band released a new album (Flames Of Flames) and a single (Do It). Latter one sneaks around number 35 for some weeks meanwhile the band's signature song Don't Gimme That returns into the list at number 76.

Max Herre does similar. His biggest hit Wolke 7 returns at number 88.

Also Das Supertalent bans people in front of their TV's. The fourth show aired on 20th October supports songs of Helene Fischer (#74) and Philipp Poisel (#83 + #97).