Hot Spot 12-06-13

Klingande’s sixth week at the German Top makes Jubel the most successful French production since 1989 when Kaoma infected whole Europe with Lambada.

The follow up hit to Jubel already arrives inside the Top 10. Changes by French Faul & Wad Ad Vs. Pnau lands at number 10 with exactly the same mood and sound as we find at the Top.


Milky Chance celebrates with number 2 a new peak for its track Stolen Dance. It is the 18th chart week the track appears in.

The full power of music videos can be seen at number 4. The Pitbull/KE$HA single Timber gains four places after the video is on screens since November 24th. Additionally Pitbull performed the song at the American Music Award show–I guess that performance has less importance for the European market. On the other hand also Lady Gaga sees her single Do What U Want flying to number 14–which is a new peak.


Their performance on Stefan Raab’s TV Total Turmspringen brings the Family Of The Year a bunch of new fans. hero rises again 12–8 in its 14th chart week.

The weakness of British act still holds on and even progresses. Highest artist is still James Blunt whose former Nr.1 hit Bonfire Heart slides to number 12. Watching the whole Top 20 only four tracks coming from Britain sneak around there. A few weeks ago four British tracks invaded the Top 10 alone.

British-Irish teen band One Direction released its third studio album Midnight Memories which directly became number 5 within the albums charts. Most loved song of the collection obviously is Strong. The song is the highest new song inside the singles charts landing at number 24 without being a full single release. It also overtakes the official single The Story Of My Life which limps to number 29.
Other songs of the band invading the list: You & I at number 54, Don’t Forget Where You Belong at 66 and the title song Midnight Memories sneaks in at 91.


Tracks on the rise
Tsunami by DVBBS & Borgeous is the killer track of the moment. It goes 58–26 without full sales promotion by amazon et al. What will happen when the big sale platforms list the track correctly. Probably this is the track that will made us dance on new year’s eve.

Also London Grammar is on the way up. Their single Strong still rises continously this week stopping at number 35. stromae does same–his formidable moves 52–39. And how does Afrojack perform? Well–with some more mixes in shelves The Spark jumps 80–44. berlin by Ry X used in a TV commercial rises 57–46. A further dance track available since October slowly finds its fans: Yee by Deorro catches fire new at number 64.

Set as the fourth single Demons by Imagine Dragons can made it into the list as a pure album cut. It begins its career at number 86.


The Voice of Germany effect
Aired in the night of Thursday 21st of November the full benefit can be watched at the rise of Philipp Poisel’s Ich will nur. Peer Richter performed the song and according to the 98–49 rise of the original he really is a candidate for the semi final. Wolke 7 also gains some attention. Max Herre as one of the jury surely is happy about number 60.
Albulena Krasniqi made an impressive performance with Jessy J’s Nobody’s Perfect but it wasn’t enough for qualifying to the next round. The original instead re-enters at number 62.
Chris Schummert still on the race brings Fast Car by Tracy Chapman for the first time to chart life. Number 81 is a late start for the single released in April 1988 and Top 5 in the UK and the USA. It is only Tracy Chapman’s second chart entry after her single Crossroads from 1989. This return ends an almost 24 years long abstinence from the charts for the artist. Coincidently Fast Car right now also appears on the UK charts again.



Another show–another hit: Madeline Juno had a performance on Verstehen Sie Spaß?–a big Saturday night show. As an effect her single Error climbs more than 30 places to number 50. Additionally she has some support by the movie Fack ju Göthe for which Error completes the soundtrack. Star guest number 2 was Yvonne Catterfeld. Her single Pendel re-enters at 59.


Finally: It’s Christmas time! You already know what that means. Right–some very well known classics are back in the list. First of all there is Last Christmas by Wham! that re-enters at number 70 and makes the band now present in the German charts for almost 31 years. Number 70 is a mere low restart for that song–does it mean we whitness the end of a popular tune?
Melanie Thornton on the other hand returns with Woderful Dreams (Holidays Are Coming) at number 80 slightly better than the past three years same time. Also better than last year All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey enters at 88. With only 33 chart weeks this is one of the smaller classics (which exists for 19 years).






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Hot Spot 10-11-13

Jason Derulo really becomes an A-star. His Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz) holds firm for a third week at the very Top of the singles charts in Germany. It is only the fifth track this year that can keep the Top spot for at least three weeks. So one could call it right now one of the biggest hits in 2013.

French Klingande see their neo-hippie anthem Jubel rising into the Top 10. The "original" Sonnentanz by Austrian Klangkarussell also returns to the Top 10 and lands at number 10 in its 60th chart week. Last the track was seen that high was back in January this current year.

Folk pop ballad Hero by Family Of The Year is the third very romantic track invading the Top 10 – the longing for simple answers and easiness seems very strong these days.


After Willst du was released on single CD too rapper Alligatoah becomes the most sold German artist with his Schlager hiphop song landing at number 14.

After winning the Bundesvision Song Contest on 26th September bosse jumps 96–25 with So oder so celebrating his biggest chart success so far. Second winner in terms of sales are Max Herre + Sophie Hunger with Fremde rising to number 32. Within the contest they landed at number 8. The runners up of the contest Johannes Oerding comes in at number 43 after the show with his Nichts geht mehr.

Surprising newcomer from New Zealand and current No.1 in the US Lorde also raises attention in Europe. Royals this weeks jumps 88–57 in Germany, Switzerland already reports a number 25.

Hot Spot 09-27-13

Story number one: Katy Perry is not Nr.1. Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz is.

After Superstar winner Beatrice Egli and German raop idol CRO Jason Derulo is the third act in 2013 who can enter the list direct at number 1. Coincidently exactly one year ago we too had a straight number 1 entry with Lila Wolken by Marteria • Yasha • Miss Platnum.

Sliding one place AVICII is no longer the champion of the charts. Instead his album True enters the album list at number 5 and propels five tracks into the singles list. There are Wake me up! at number 2, Hey Brother new at number 24, You Make Me rising 49–40, Addicted To You new at number 71 and LE7ELS re-entering at number 88. The Swedish DJ is only the third act invading the survey with five tracks simultanously. Before that feat were done only by CRO and will.i.am.


More Top 20 action:
Martin Garrix goes Top 5 with Animals. He falls only one rank short to eclipse the success of last Dutch Top 10 act Caro Emerald from the year 2011.

French Woodkid stops his Run Boy Run at number 11 after it is heavily promoted by its use for a vodafone TV commercial. It's the highest rank the artist achieved ever.

The Imagine Dragons launch their third Top 20 hit in Germany with On Top Of The World. It goes up to number 13 this current week. They got big support by their opening concert for the New Pop Festival 2013 in Baden Baden. The event was broadcasted on TV and the internet.

Miley Cyrus rises with Wrecking Ball which lands at number 16 and matching the success of We Can't Stop from last week. It is the highest rank so far for the artist.

And also Family of the Year enters the Top 20 with the song Hero that can reach number 19.


German productions sliding down in popularity. Highest German song is Das kann uns keiner nehmen by Revolverheld which comes in at number 17. That's the lowest result since start of May when Sido's Bilder im Kopf were slowly fading away and landing at number 18.

But there is some hope a few places lower. New German rap star Alligatoah sees his long sleeper Willst du staedily rising. This week it climbs to number 20.


Last story this week: With 15 new entries the list reaches the third highest amount of new songs in one week. Only the issues March 1st (19 new entries) and the one May 31st (24 new entries) looked newer this year.