Hot Spot 06-14-13

Well–it’s done. Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell climbs at Nr.1 after their highly infecting Blurred Lines is out on CD too. That was the last push to overturn Get Lucky which sits pretty at number 2 this week. With Blurred Lines occupying the top spot newly we have a kind of a premiere in chart history. Pharrell Williams is the first artist (since the charts are issued weekly) who has two back to back number 1 hits. So far we only had Max Martin as a composer in autumn 2008 and Dieter Bohlen as a producer in June 1986 who handed out the chart crown to themselves. A performing artist who did so until now could be found only once in chart history: In October 1963 Gitte (duetting with Rex Gildo) topped the charts with Vom Stadtpark die Laternen and so dethroned herself.

Further statistics: Blurred Lines climbs to number 1 in its 8th chart week. It is as slowly as spring number 1 Let Her Go by Passenger. Last time a track took more time to peak at the Top was back in April 2012 when Olly Murs Feat Rizzle Kicks needed 10 weeks for their Heart Skips A Beat getting crowned.

The highest new entry comes from Prince Kay One Feat. The Product G&B. By entering at number 4 V.I.P. gives the German rapper a new peak position in his career and makes the USAmerican duo come back after 13 years of chart abstinence.

The newly released Xavier Naidoo Album Bei meiner Seele enters the album list at the top and propells tht title song to Top 10 status again. So we finally do have three songs again inside the Top 10 that are produced with German acts. In past autumn we had the last invasion of very successfull commercial songs coming from Germany. Best result was a Top 10 with 5 hits from Germany. Meanwhile the euphoria for national productions had a short time break–will it turn back for a new season with strong German releases?

PSY profits a second week from his performance at the final of Germanys Next Top Model. Gentleman jumps 25–12 eclipsing its peak from 7 weeks before. Gangnam Style gets a boost again landing at number 47.
Also Bruno Mars can watch a big effect of his performance at the show. Treasure goes 91–25 almost eclipsing the result of predecessor When I Was Your Man but still is two weeks ahead of its official release as a single cut.


Beyond TV made hits there is a soundtrack visible with two tracks in the upper half of the list. The Great Gatsby can send A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie • Q Tip • GoonRock and Young And Beautiful by Lana del Rey into the list. Both still rising in its third chart week.

Back in the list Carlprit is on the way launching his first solo hit. Fiesta now stands at number 53. A little renaissance for I Follow Rivers brings Lykke Li back to some success too. Number 57 in its 53rd chart week is very impressive.

Kid Ink is completely new to the German market. From his freshly released album Almost Home the track Money And The Power is especially beloved and enters the singles charts at number 70.

Hot Spot 05-17-13

Capital Cities and their Safe And Sound holds firm a second week at the Top of Germany’s singles list. So we are whitness very calm times. Since November 2012 we only see number 1 hits which at least stay for two weeks or longer at the top. The last time we had a situation like this was back in early 2010 when between end of January and first week in June five tracks reached the top for at least two weeks. Than the Eurovision success of Lena broke the smooth way of number 1 changes. Well … we are just watching some euro trash on TV and bidding for the one or another act …

New at number 2 is Xavier Naidoo with his teasing single from the upcoming album Bei meiner Seele. The track comes in three different versions–so everybody can find a beloved mix. The song so far is the best ranking track produced by a German artist since October past year when Wankelmut had his heydays with a remix of Asaf Avidan’s Reckoning Song.

Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams reach a new peak with Get Lucky. The song lands at number 4 in its third chart week and is the most successful track at all of both artists.


Meine Soldaten by MAXIM is used in the commercial spot for dooloop.tv. After an impressive start five weeks ago the track returns to the Top 20 after heavy rotation on TV. Another song used for a commercial campaign can be found rising 52–37 with YourTouch by Blake Lewis.

Without any big campaign Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell rises into the Top 20 too. This journey probably ain’t at the end yet.


Last week the DSDS impact was very low. Only one track made it into the list. This week the show is a little more present in the current survey. Three years old Get Shaky by The Ian Carey Project re-enters at number 46 after Lisa Wohlgemuth performed the track live on May 4th.

Three weeks ago Kid Cudi released his new album Indicud. Probably thenew stuff also emerged a demand in some older tracks. Pursuit Of Happiness–his last chart entry from spring 2012–returns this current week and lands on a new peak: number 51.

Released on Monday 29th of April This Is What It Feels Like only had half a week for entering the survey last issue. Now with full weekend sales Armin van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie rise 99–57.

Hot Spot 05-10-13

Germany has a new number 1. Safe And Sound rises 7–1 and makes Capital Cities the second new act this current year that reach the Top with the first single. Of course Capital Cities have some support by a TV commercial campaign of mobile company vodafone. The release of the single is scheduled for May 17th–so we should be aware having the song for some further weeks ranking as the best selling one.

Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell is on the way to become a massive hit. So far not listed at the main download portals the track jumps 56–27 in its 3rd chart week. Switzerland already reports an impressive number 5–so there are much more success to come in Germany too.

The Voice Kids is the casting show that this week supports most some hits. First of all Lights originally recorded by Ellie Goulding gets some new power after the song was one of the battles on April 26th. Second song profiting from the performances is Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth Feat. Emeli Sande. It re-enters at number 42.
Also Miriam Bryant re-enters with Finders Keepers. Her song had a single chart appearance at the tail end last year. Now it shots to number 46 reaching a not expected peak.
Other winner is Bruno Mars and his Locked Out Of Heaven.
And really surprising: some tracks rise allthough they were performed a week before. Aitziber’sperformance of In Love With The World generates some new demand and propells the song back to the list at number 56, Judith’s song from a week before Call Me Maybe makes a jump 96–64 and I Won’t Let You Go by James Morrison also rises 76–65.

DSDS only can help Angel by Sarah McLachlan to number 60 after Lisa Wohlgemuth performed the song.


Very slowly the next Justin Bieber single catches fire. An official release date so for not was reported but All Around The World rises on album downloads alone up to number 53 this current week.

Also slowly the single from Thirty Seconds To Mars Up In The Air rises again. It now profits from the freshly released video clip.

A slow burner also is Pompeii by Bastille. Released in February the track now rises up the list reaching number 71 this week.

After his album The Day You Live Forever was released Ryan Sheridan also gains a single hit. Jigsaw enters at number 72 as digital album cut.


A statistical fact at last: This current week ist the one which gives will.i.am a 45th appearance in the list in 2013 alone. So now he matches the result of German rapper CRO so far. Hard on the heels of both follows Emeli Sandé who falls only one appearance short. As we right now count the 19th chart week of 2013 it means all of the three acts had at least two tracks inside the list in every single week of the year.