May 13th 16: It's Superstar Time

Casting format DSDS still can launch hits. After a desastrous season 2015 the show is back with a straight no.1 act: Damien Prince. His final performance song Glücksmoment shots to the top right after the show. Latest iTunes list shows the star sinking rapidly–so probably in one week's time the star will range somehow deeper and time will show how strongly the DSDS formula still works.

Back to statistics: Prince Damien is the first newcomer entering directly at no.1 since autumn 2014 when The Avener had its chart start with Fade Out Lines at the very top.

The version of runners up Laura van den Elzen comes in at #37 and Thomas Katrozan also enters the list at #67 although he did not perform his version.


The race for the next #1 started already. One of the big favourites truly is This Girl by Australian-French-act KUnGS vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners. The song goes 10–4 in its fourth chart week and is France's highest impact since past year when Louane hit #3 with Avenir.
Another big favourite is Justin Timberlake with his new single Can't Stop This Feeling! that starts this week at #7. The worldwide first live performance of the song on this nights Eurovision Song Contest final will boost the song for sure a lot. And now that we're talking 'bout the big media event tonight: If Sweden or Australia wins the contest we have a third big favourtie for next week's top song.

Worth mentioning Mike Posner spends a fifth week at #5 as peak position with I Took A Pill In Ibiza.

New inside the Top20 Cheat Codes X Kris Kross Amsterdam are with SEX which goes 21–17.

And there are some songs making impressive leaps up the list probably becoming soon certain hits. I'm talking 'bout Please Tell Rosie by Alle Farben feat. YOUNOTUS which goes 64–34 in its fourth chart week. A fully 56 places Ain't Your Mama by Jennifer Lopez takes. The song lands at #41 in it second chart week falling only two places short of her last chart appearance alongside Jason Derulo in January this current year.
kiiara steadily rises with Gold reaching the upper half for the first time this week at #47.
After their performance on the final of Germany's Next Top Model (12th April 16) jay sean Ft. Sean Paul see their Make My Love Go flying to #48. The last week it was #100 surely dipping out the list without the big TV support. So far the song had its peak at #82. For jay sean it is the highest performance inside the German charts since July 2012 when I'm All Yours peaked at #40.
The Coca Cola commercial song for the soccer EM slowly gets attention too. Taste The Feeling by AVICII vs. Conrad Sewell goes 83–62 in its fifth chart week.
In its second week Close by Nick Jønas Feat. Tove Lo rises 20 places to #73.

A full week on sale Weck mich auf 2016 by Xavier Naidoo from the Sing meinen Song show gains 30 places and lands at #69. From the show on May 10th Samy Deluxe's take on BAP's Kristallnacht from 1982 enters the list after two days on sale. The song becomes #93 although it wasn't the winner of the episode.

May 6th 16: Drake's first No.1

No surprise at the very top as DRAKE goes number 1 with One Dance. The single tops the list in its fourth chart week which makes it the fastest number 1 hit in 2016 so far.
It is Drake's first top hit in Germany (as well as in some other countries too) and the first Canadian artist topping the list here as a lead artist since Nelly Furtado did so in late 2006 with her All Good Things (Come To An End). Drake took more than five years to get here–more than SIA but very much faster than Sean Paul.
To repeat the fact: It is the first time in German chart history that a Nigerian artist who still lives on the African continent reaches the top in Germany.


The other story of the week is the arrival of the new collaboration between Calvin Harris & Rihanna. This Is What You Came For starts right at #6 giving the DJ his sixth top 10 hit and lifting the singer from Barbados further up to the heights of pop olymp. With 15 top 10 hits alone in this current decade Rihanna already is the most successful artist of the past six years. All in all she has 24 top 10 entries under her belt which is more than Scooter but one short of Depeche Mode. Measuring only female solo artists she ranks at #3 of the all time list, two entries short of Madonna but still far away from Caterina Valente who had 36 top 10 singles in her career.

A further song invading the top 10 comes in the face of French-Australian collaboration KUnGS vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners. This Girl goes 17 places up in its third chart week and brings house back to the upper end of the German list.

On the way up also rapper Desiigner is. His oldschool rap Panda goes 26–17 in its fifth chart week. Also British Julian Perretta enters the top 20. His way up slowly calms down but he still git support by a lot of house remixes around.
Galantis sets his first Top50 hit. No Money jumps 45 places to #31 in its second chart week.
Gnash feat. Olivia O'Brien land at #37 with i hate u i love u. It is the duo's second chart week.

On the album's list Udo Lindenberg rules with his new offering Stärker als die Zeit. The demand also brings Durch die schweren Zeiten back to the upper half of the song's list. It stops at #36. The album's title track lands at #90 on single downloads alone.

The third season of Sing meinen Song is aired since four weeks. It misses so far the big success we are used to from the years before. Well–the episode focussing on Samy Deluxe brings at least two entries in the list. First of all it is Samy Deluxe's own single Haus am Mehr that lands at #62–a comeback after an almost five years chart pause. On #99 Xavier Naidoo's take on Weck mich auf comes in. The original recording peaked at #4 in 2001. The cover is Xavier Naidoo's 42nd chart entry as a solo artist–as much as Udo Jürgens achieved in his whole career.

July 10th 15: Summer Slowliness

As CRO's MTV unplugged album shots straight to #1 on the album list single Bye Bye holds firm at the singles top as well. The album also propels some older songs back to the list as there are Traum at #74 and Einmal um die Welt at #89.

Two years ago exactly this current week CRO reached #1 for the very first time. In 2014 it is the 10th consecutive week having the top occupied by a German act. A year ago we had a very similar picture with Andreas Bourani, CRO and Robin Schulz standing at #1 between beginning of May and end July. Of course there was a tiny interruption by Polish Aneta Sablik who shot to #1 for a single week in May as the winner of DSDS. Well at least her hit The One had a German producer.

We are approaching summer holidays time. The first six ranks on the survey are non movers. And also down to number 18 there are only slight moves. One of them is AVICII who launches his sixth Top10 hit with Waiting For Love. The track goes 11–9 in this current week.
With Jason Derulo sliding down to #11 the Top10 completely comes from European acts. Of course #7 Lean On by DJ Snake feat. Mø had some support by an USAmerican named Diplo.
Watching the Top20 there are 18 tracks involving European artists. It is the 6th week in 2015 that we can say that–in 2014 we only had one single week counting that amount. So it is a real European music year.

The highest new entry lands at #18 in the face of Swiss DJ Antoine who features Akon on his new single Holiday. It is the highest chart entry for both since over two years. DJ Antoine in spring 2013 had his Bella Vita inside the Top20, Akon peaked alongside David Guetta & Ne-Yo with Play Hard at #17 in same spring.

At #19 Ed Sheeran reaches the Top 20 with Photograph. It is his 7th Top20 hit so far.

With the final show of current Sing meinen Song season Hey sung by Yvonne Catterfeld jumps back up the charts and lands at #30. A month ago her version started chart life at #17. The new demand comes due to her duet with original singer Andreas Bourani.
Also other songs performed on the past season can benefit from the final: Wenn sie diesen Tango hört in the version of WIRTZ goes 40–33.

A week before the release of the album Hurra die Welt geht unter hip hop project K.I.Z releases the title track which immediately lands at #30. Certainly we'll see the album starting very close to the top in next week's time. The single tracks probably also will benefit from the release.


Long Time Chart Records
Once again I can report a new step taken by Helene Fischer who now sees her Atemlos durch die Nacht still ranking on the survey. It is exactly #62 coming from #59 this current week which gives her a 87th consecutive week in the list. This means the song now is the third longest chart runner of all times ranking a few weeks short of Geboren um zu leben by UNHEILIG (94 weeks) and Heavy Cross by gossip (96 weeks).
According to all weeks spent on the survey (the song had a four weeks run just before it rose to ultimate fame) Atemlos durch die Nacht now enters the Top10 of longest running chart hits having 91 chart weeks on his account.

June 26th 15: Best No.1 Since Happy

What a chart run! Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) spends an eighth week at the very top in Germany. It is this the first no.1 hit since Pharrell Williams' Happy with such an amount of weeks at #1. Back in February and March 2014 the song was ruling completely–only last week in February Happy had to stand back for a week giving way for Mr Probz and his Waves.
The last song spending eight consecutive weeks at #1 was Wake Me Up! by Swedish AVICII. The track occupied the top for full 10 weeks from mid July to end of September 2013.

With this current week Felix Jaehn eclipses the success of Robin Schulz who so far also collected nine weeks at the top. Partner Jasmine Thompson now is the most successful British female singer of this decade according to her weeks at #1.


At #2 Anna Naklab feat. Alle Farben & YouNotUs reaches a new peak with supergirl. The cover version of the Reamonn hit back from 2000 now performs better than the original. That one stopped at #4.

With Sarah Conner and her Wie schön du bist clinging on at #3 the complete top3 is in German hands a situation last seen exactly one year ago. Back then we even had the first four songs coming from Germany and even sung in German.


New inside the top 10 French FEDER Ft Lyse enters at #8 with Goodbye. After Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, the Ukraine, France, Belgium and Switzerland the track finally also in Germany catches fire and probably is one of the summer tracks of 2015.With Goodbye there are seven deep house inspired productions inside the top 10. We all know this sound will join us for another season.


Song of the week on Sing meinen Song comes again from wirtz whose songs were performed on May 23rd. His own version of Keine Angst is the highest new entry this week. In contrast to last weeks song Wenn sie diesen Tango hört that entered at #14 Keine Angst only can gain #51. It is this the second lowest new entry of the week–or call it highest new entry–only on January 9th the highest new entry started worse.
Keine Angst itself is a song released in 2008 as an album track and later as single but never had chart success. It is the third solo song for Wirtz getting chart honours.

After first three episodes of Empire were aired on June 24th a track taken out off the score enters the list. Good Enough is credited to Jussie Smollett and charts differently to the US market where Keep Your Money charted as first track.
Having an Empire song inside the survey marks a return of a giant producer into the list. It is no one else than Timbaland who gets his first new material into the charts since 2013 when he produced The 20/20 Experience for fellow friend JT.

June 19th 15:

Well Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) holds firm at no.1 and now is the longest running no.1 track in 2015. Last song spending seven weeks at the top was lovers on the sun by David Guetta feat. Sam Martin in late summer 2014.
Felix Jaehn–producer of current no.1–also now is the artist collecting most no.1 weeks in 2015 followed by Ellie Goulding and partner Jasmine Thompson who both so far count seven weeks.

KYGO climbs one further place to #2 with his new hit Stole The Show and now becomes the most successful Norwegian act since Marit Larsen occupied no.1 for five weeks with If A Song Could Get Me You in August and September 2009.

supergirl by Anna Naklab feat. Alle Farben & YouNotUs enters the top 5 in its 10th chart week. The cover of the Reamonn hit from 2000 stops one short to its original peak at #4. It is already the second top 10 entry for German DJ Alle Farben who debuted a year ago with She Moves - Far Away by peaking at #9.


Highest new entry is the winning song of fifth episode of Sing meinen Song aired on June 16th. Wirtz lands his version on Wenn sie diesen Tango hört originally recorded by PUR but never released as a single on #14. It is three ranks better than Yvonne Catterfeld did last week and so the peak so far this year. 2014 season saw Sarah Connor flying to #12 with her version on Keine ist wie du–that's the all over peak of songs recorded for the TV show so far.


KC Rebell's fifth album Fata Morgana was released and directly flies to #1. The success also propells some single tracks into the list. Best selling of all Bist du real (feat. Moé) which lands at number 15 and gives the rapper his highest peak so far. Additionally there is Augenblick (Feat. Summer Cem) at #71.

German productions are very visible inside the survey. We do have 5 German productions inside the top 10 plus 5 further down to #20. All in all there 30 productions with German artists inside the list.


A last gimmick at the end. Royal weddings are pop. As on the ceremony of Prince Carl Philipp of Sweden and Sofia a singer staged with Fix You the original by Coldplay enters the list at number 89 again.

June 12th 15:

Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) by Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson sits pretty at #1 for a sixth consecutive week and now is alongside Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding the single with most weeks at the very top.
It is likely that we will see Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) at the very top next week too. As least as the iTunes list looks like there is no real competitor around. Well–the song might have good perspectives of becoming the best selling track in 2015. Of course before that challenge is done there are slightly more than six months to go.

The only new track inside the top10 is already 12 weeks in the list. It is Unter meiner Haut by DJ duo Gestört aber geil & Koby Funk Feat. Wincent Weiss. It took the track a long way to finally enter the list. Now it seems it will join this summer.


Highest new entry lands at number 17. It is Yvonne Catterfeld's version on Hey originally recorded by Andreas Bourani. The latter one entered the list two weeks ago at number 30 after it was performed on Sing meinen Song. Since June 5th the full compilation to the show is available, shots to #1 and brings Yvonne Catterfeld and her version on Hey an immediate Top20 hit. It is the second song this year that can land that high which gives the singer a real come back after eight an a half year.
This entry makes us having nine German productions inside the top20. A feat not seen for some long years.

The episode aired on June 9th evolved some gainers too. First of all Christina Stürmer herself sees her latest single Was wirklich bleibt jumping to #26 her highest peak since two years. Xavier Naidoo's take on her Mitten unterm Jahr enters at #31. It is the 40th solo chart entry for the singer and together with his rendition on Auf uns by the Sing meinen Song Vol.2 Allstars he now is one of the singers with most chart entries of all time in different constellations as there are Söhne Mannheims, XAVAS, Brothers Keepers, Zeichen der Zeit and of course the single with The Voice of Germany. All in all he is featured as solo or guest artist on 65 songs entering the charts. This is more than Madonna, John Lennon, Scooter or Bushido achieved so far. Only Peter Alexander (81 hits) and Paul McCartney (82 hits) so far collected more.

Further songs entering the charts:
Du hast mein Herz gebrochen by WIRTZ at #41. The original by Yvonne Catterfeld was a #1 hit in 2004.
Schlaflied covered by Andreas Bourani at #48–the original was recorded by Die Prinzen.
Auf uns in a version sang by the Sing meinen Song Vol.2 Allstars together at #60, which gives original singer Andreas Bourani a fourth simultaneous chart entry. The original recording of Auf uns sits pretty at #51 in its 59th chart week right now.


Very similar concept–different show: Channel VOX more and more establishes itself as TV for cool music. 30 minutes after Sing meinen Song VOX shows Meylensteine a music programme hosted by singer Gregor Meyle. He is visiting musicians and artists, talks with them and of course plays their and his famous songs. The show becomes more and more fans and so the singer can generate some proper sales too. His biggest hit so far Keine ist wie du reenters the list at #66 in its 10th chart week. The song first appeared on the survey exactly a year ago when the singer was guest on the first season of Sing meinen Song. The version by Sarah Connor who was one of the stars visited comes in again at #94.

May 29th 15: Euro...what?

What a week! What a race! Friday and Saturday Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson led the survey all alone. On Sunday clearly Måns Zelmerlöw had his Eurovision supported sales peak followed by a very strong album supported Sarah Connor who was reported as number 1 on Midweek charts. Finally the old no.1 had some more steam at all and Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) holds firm for a fourth week. Which makes again the story of the week not going on at the very Top. But on the runners up position. Wie schön du bist by Sarah Connor takes a six places leap to #2 and gives the singer her highest appearance since her last no.1 hit From Zero To Hero which dates back 10 years already. Definitely she now is back in business as her album Muttersprache immediately flies to no.1 too where she landed a decade ago for the one and only time.

Newly at number 3 and of course a story as well Swedish Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw comes in with his winning song Heroes. It is the fourth consecutive year that the winning song of the show can enter the Top5 a feat only seen between 1964 and 1967. So the contest really is as popular as hardly before.
Måns Zelmerlöw meanwhile also is the best performing Swedish act since AVICII topped the list with Hey Brother in November 2013. One might find strong similarities between the songs–well, Swedish dance pop sounds like this and obviously still rules at least whole Europe.

Eurovisions No.4 is Germany's second: Belgian Loic Nottet lands at number 21 with Rythm Inside which is the second highest charting Belgian Eurovision entry. Only Tom Dice (sixth in 2010) had the chance of grabbing number 20 in Germany. As a fourth place Rhythm Inside gots the highest chart entry since 1965. Back than Udo Jürgens climbed to #9 with his no.4 song Sag' ihr ich lass sie grüßen.

German entry Black Smoke by Ann Sophie re-enters at #26 increasing her result after her nomination slightly. It is the worst result for a Eurovision entry since 2003 when Lou completely missed the charts. On the other hand Lou did much better on the contest by landing at number 11. Ann Sophie did not get any single point in Vienna and joins Austrian The Makemakes at the very latest rank which is the lowest place a German entry ever achieved (although there were years when the German entry didn't get any point).

All in all this Eurovision is as popular as hardly before. For the first time in history the first nine songs voted in the final make it in the charts also.


Impact number 3 came by second episode of this year's Sing meinen Song show. Participants had to choose a favorite song originally recorded by Andreas Bourani which boosts the songs of the singer again. Newly inside the list shoots the title track of his 2014 album Hey which was performed by Yvonne Catterfeld on the show. The original lands at #30.


Spending a 81st consecutive week on the survey Atemlos durch die Nacht by Helene Fischer now is the fifth longest running chart song without any break. There are another 15 weeks to go for eclipsing the record set by gossip in 2011 with Heavy Cross. Viewing all chart weeks Atemlos durch die Nacht collected so far 85 weeks what is a proper rank 13 on the all time list.

6th of June 2014:

Very often straight number 1s appear as an flash in the pan. Big success right after the song is available and than … a quickly decreasing interest in the song. And there are real hits that start straight at the Top. Traum by German rapper CRO is the latter one. The song spends a third week at the Top of Germany’s single charts. The last one doing so was Jason Derulo with Talk Dirty in early autumn 2013.

Rising to no.3 Mark Forster becomes the next successful young German singer songwriter. Au revoir (Featuring Sido) is the highest rank Mark Forster so far achieved. It eclipses the result of Einer dieser Steine from last November on which he accompanied rapper Sido and which stopped at no.4.

In it's 33rd chart week and in its 23rd Top10 week Atemlos duch die Nacht by Helene Fischer rises again two places stopping at number 4. It is the longest Top10 habitation for a song since three years. And it looks like more and more fans purchase the song. The new demand comes due to the final of TV show Let's Dance where Atemlos durch die Nacht was one of the songs for the finalists.

New inside the Top 10 Kiesza is the first Canadian artist since a year who manages to invade the German list that high. Hideaway lands at number 8 and follows Justin Bieber's #That Power.

With a proper album released German DJ/producer Alle Farben gets his first chart hit She Moves - Far Away to Top10 status. The track lands at number 9 in its seventh chart week and is the fifth German production inside the Top10 which is a very rare picture.

The highest new entry comes due to an episode of the show Sing meinen Song. On 27th of May Gregor Meyle was the artist of interest in the production. Sarah Connor's version of his Keine(r) ist wie du has had the most impact on all viewers–the song enters at number 12 and gives the singer her best chart result since 2008. The original also enters the list–no.40 is the second best position for the singer in Germany. In Switzerland the song already is now the best performing song at all. His first ever chart hit and best performing recording in Germany Niemand re-enters at number 65 and collects a seventh chart week.
More show impact can be watched inside the list further down. Xavier Naidoo enters with his version of Du bist das Licht at number 46, the original from 2012 lands at number 70 and the single by Gregor Meyle Hier spricht dein Herz lands at number 54. All toghether the singer has five song inside the current Top100. The album compilation of the show this week enters number 1 inside the albums list.


What else?
German techno and happy hardcore project SCOOTER celebrates its 52nd chart hit under its own name. Bigroom Blitz (Feat. Wiz Khalifa) lands at number 43 which is the highest position in three years. With this chart entry the project has the third biggest amount of hits in the list behind Peter Alexander who had 81 and Madonna with so far 60 hits. Anyway the German act only took 20 years for its result. Its first entry was back in October 1994.

A viral youtube-hit brings The Proclaimers back into the list. Jack Hyer mad his proposal with a video shot in 28 countries and backgrounded with I'm Gonna Be (500 miles). The track originally recorded in 1988 had its first chart appearance in Germany after it was used within the movie Benny & June. It had its highest position at number 40. This week it stands again at number 67.

King soccer shows his more and more what will go on the next weeks. Pitbull Feat, Jennifer Lopez & Cláudia Leitte sit pretty at number 19, Shakira goes 47–29 and finally the first German FIFA WM related song enters in the face of Stefan Raab's Wir kommen, um ihn zu holen at number 82. The song was released midweek so the impact in next weeks time might be bigger. The full CD release follows immediatly.

30th of May: Calm After The Storm

The new no.1 is the old one. CRO manages it to hold firm for a second week with his single Traum. It is the first time that the German pop-rapper can stand longer than a single week at number 1. Seems he now is arrived as a completely mainstream star which is a feat German acts miss often. The last number 1 produced by a German that a had a longer run at the top was DJ Wankelmut with his take on Asaf Avidan's Reckoning Song / One Day back in late summer 2012.
The real German no.1 holding some weeks at the top were a few weeks before with Die Toten Hosen having their Tage wie diese five times as the most sold single.

At number 3 Calvin Harris' single Summer gets a new peak. After it was released as a physical CD last week the track steadily rises now bringing the artist into the Top 3 after two and a half year again.


Also Bakermat arrives at a new peak with One Day (Vandaag). The track jumps 16–4 in its 10th chart week and now makes the DJ the most successful Dutch artist after country band The Common Linnets last week and Mr. Probz the weeks before.


As we had the situation already last week also this current issue of the charts the Top 10 is completely crowded with European production which is much more a little sensation as the Eurovision invasion completely fades away.
The highest non-European hit is Riptide by Australian Vance Joy sitting at number 13 this week.


The best sold album comes this week from British band Coldplay. Ghost Stories starts chart life directly at number 1 and is the fifth no.1 album for the band. It also gives the single A Sky Full Of Stars an extra 21–11 leap.

Releases fully on CD Kiesza bounces back into the Top20 with Hideaway. Number 16 matches exactly the result from two weeks ago when the track appeared for the first time.


A few weeks before the FIFA World Cup starts in Brazil the official anthem gets more attention. We Are One (Ole Ola) by Pitbull Feat. Jennifer Lopez & Cláudia Leitte goes 38–18. It is so far the highest position the track reached but one ain't to be a visionary to predict the song will rise much further.


A month before its release on CD Wiggle by Jason Derulo Featuring Snoop Dogg enters the list as the highest new song. Landing at number 22 it is the highest entry for Jason Derulo since he topped the charts with Talk Dirty in September last year. Snoop Dogg even longer missed the Top 20–he was last watched here in January 2012.

A week before their album is released the American Authors are on tour through Germany. Their concerts support the sale of the single Best day Of My Life which returns to the Top 50 at number 35.
Also on the way up the latest single by Enrique Iglesias is. Bailando goes 71–44 giving the Spanish singer his first Top50 hit since three years. In fact Bailando is the most successful Spanish production since August 2012.

10 years ago she was the most successful German star. With four number 1 hits Sarah Connor still is the best performing female act of Germany of all times matching the result of Modern Talking. The last three and a half year she was completely absent from the business. Then the TV show Sing meinen Song was aired where she was one out of seven stars who covered each others songs. Now the CD accompanying the show is released and lands at number 2 on the album's list. Sarah Connor's take on Zuckerpuppen originally recorded by Andreas Gaballier can also enter the singles list at number 63. Her version performs better than the original although it is quiet certain that this success comes due to the crazyness about the Austrian star. His signature song I sing a Liad für di meanwhile spends a 74th week inside the list and with this enters the Top20 of the most charted songs of all times.
A similar story can be told bout Gregor Meyle. The singer had a short chart career five years ago after he became runner's up in a casting. Two medium hits were the result. Now he is back with a cover of the Guano Apes song Sunday Lover. His version lands at number 83.


After the record setting invasion of new entries last week 22 of them leave the list this week again. So there are 7 new tracks and 17 already known chart hits entering the list again which still is an impressive performance not seen that often within the last four years. Of course in 2008/09 the German chart had a very active phase in which more than 25 songs leaving the list for new or returning hits were kind of usual.

16th of May 2014: Superstar No. 11

After half a year of slow rising no.1 hits and finally a four months period of lasting no.1s the picture now changes completely. Last week the number 1 was a straight new entry–this week it is a straight new entry too. A situation last seen in February 2007 when Lied 1 - Stück vom Himmel by Herbert Grönemeyer replaced in its first chart week Übers Ende der Welt by Tokio Hotel that shot to number 1 a week before.

The act in question now is the winner of latest DSDS season Aneta Sablik. Her winning title The One is a eurodance track topping the charts in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It is the first number 1 hit recorded by an artist with Polish origin.

Still on the rise George Ezra enters the Top3 for the first time with his song Budapest. The artist is the sixth newcomer this year that manages that feat. (Aneta Sablik was the fifth.) The song already collected its 11th chart week.

Two weeks ahead the release of the Coldplay album Ghost Stories a third single called A Sky Full Of Stars is available. The song directly enters the list at number 6 and is only the third Top 10 hit for the British band. The last single entering the Top 10 was Viva La Vida stopping at number 5 in 2008. The big success of the song certainly comes due to the collaboration with Tim Bergling aka AVICII who acts as producer here.

The official charts ain't the detector of the moment. Published with at least one week delay they reflect the hype from two weeks ago. This week one might see it with the nr.1. Actually the star of the moment is Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst. But the contest taken place on 10th of May will only count in two weeks issue of the charts. What one can see now is the hope of the German public for a good result of the German entry Elaiza. Is It Right changes the direction of move and re-enters the Top 10 at number 10. – As we already know the trio failed Europe wide by landing at a disappointing 18th place.

All in all the Top 10 are dominated by European productions. Nine out of ten songs are European which is a result last seen exactly two years ago. In between we also had seen very weak times for European music. In April 2013 there were only one European song invading the Top 10. The song in question back than was Let Her Go by Passenger.


The official superstar was voted on Saturday 3rd of May. The non official superstar had its show on Tuesday 6th of May. Than the third episode of new music show Sing meinen Song was aired featuring cover version of songs of Austrian Andreas Gaballier. The winning cover Amoi seg' ma uns wieder by Xavier Naidoo enters the charts directly at number 12. It is the 35th solo hit for the singer and the 58th chart hit with his appearance.
The original also can enter the list and lands at number 18 in its first week. The huge demand propelled the company's decision to publish the song as a single CD too. The release is scheduled for end of May. So far it is the highest rank the Austrian singer ever achieved and it is the highest Austrian track since Klangkarussell's Sonnentanz hit the Top10 a last time in October 2013.
Andreas Gabalier's signature hit lands additionally on number 50 this week–the highest rank since more than a year. Further down at number 70 also one can find So liab hob i di and Zuckerpuppen at number 82.


With She Moves - Far Away available as a full CD single Alle Farben takes a final leap to number 13. If this is the final peak one could resume the deep house wave as slowly fading out.
A week before its release as an album Kollegah's title track King bounces back to number 19 accompanied by the first single Alpha which lands at number 20 and AKs im Wandschrank at number 21. All three were resting the week before at number 41, 59 respectively number 63. Be prepared having a real invasion of Kollegah tracks next week.

With DSDS having its final The Voice Kids plays only the second pipe in this week's commercial result. Anyway once again a song performed within the show makes a big leap afterwards. This time it is Say Something by A Great Big World And Christina Aguilera that lands at a new peak on number 36. It is the 13th chart week for that song.

Lindsey Stirling's album Shatter Me goes number 4 on the album list. The title track also can make it into the song list landing at a proper number 59. It is only the second track of the crossover artist that can chart as a standalone track.

Criminal serial Tatort can launch a third chart hit this year. On 4th of May episode Am Ende des Flurs was aired using Dreaming My Dreams With You by country singer Waylon Jennings from 1974. The song can chart in Germany in Austria giving the singer his first and only chart hit in these countries at all.