28th of March 2014:

It is MR PROBZ again who takes the No.1 crown with his hit Waves. It is the third week for the track on the sunny place which makes it the most succesfull Dutch production since 15 years. At the very end of 1998 it was Loona who had her second number 1 single Hijo De La Luna spending three weeks at the top too.

Waves at the top also gives us a third number 1 in a row that at least spent three weeks on the top. Exactly one year ago we had that situation for last time. Back than it was Rihanna’s Diamonds that had a 10 weeks run in Dezember followed by will.i.am & Britney Spears and their Scream & Shout (9 weeks) and Passenger’s Let Her Go (5 weeks).



After their fulminant victory on the German national final to the Eurovision Song Contest and a full week on sale Is It Right by Elaiza storms the Top 10. The song lands at number 4 which is the fifth consecutive year that the national entry can reach the top 10. Such a success (or call it euphoria) wasn’t never seen before.
Also song number two performed on the show (and recorded on the EP) Fight Against Myself can gain some chart success. Number 50 is the place it sits pretty this week. At the very end of the list even the upcoming single Without appears. That's what I call success.

Other national finalists climb up the list too after a full week of sales. The runners up UNHEILIG sees his second song staged live on the show Wir sind alle wie eins jumping 71–29 (the leading entry Als wär’s das erste Mal vicecersa collapses 10–25)
Third on the show Cotton Candy Hurricane by MarieMarie goes 75–39, second song Candy Jar comes in at 82. Second act on place 3 Santiano only enters number 69 with Fiddler On The Deck. Well, it is the highest rank the band can achieve in the singles charts ever. On the album list it already has two number 1 hits under its belt.




In its 15th week on sale Liebe by Sido enters the top 20. It started chart life with the release of the album 30-11-80 back in December. Than it sneaked around the list raising slowly to a medium hit and two weeks ago finally had its release as a proper CD single. Number 16 is the result so far for that song.

At number 38 an act celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 25th chart entry titled 25. It’s Die Fantastischen Vier that worked so hard for this sensational constellation. Their first chart entry was in September 1992 when Die da?! started to become one of their biggest success till today.

Without a proper release as a single Sean Paul’s Hey Baby climbs up the list. This week the track lands at number 47 and it’s right on the way to become the artist’s next hit.

On sale but overseen for some weeks Enrique Iglesias Ft. Pitbull finally raise some awareness. I'm A Freak goes 89–56 this week. Still far away from the levels both acts perform usually. Even the production team of The Cataracs is used to rank in higher regions.

Released as a proper CD single Weinen by Adel Tawil manages to reach number 57. Well, also this artist usually collects Top 10 positions. Maybe the fact that an unofficial remix by Roy Jones can attract much more people than the original mixes causes the weak chart position. Why spending money for a boring track if there is another around with much more appeal (and for no money)?

It is the third chart run for A Little Party Never Killed Nobody by Fergie + Q-Tip + Goonrock. The track now climbs to number 67 again in its 36th chart week. In early summer 2013 it peaked at number 10. Is this new demand for the song caused by the fresh mothership of Fergie or its misfortune on the Oscars?

Scheduled for a release as single track on 28th of March Down By The River by German new super darlings Milky Chance climbs already up the charts weeks before. This issue it stands at number 68 as an album cut.

Beginning of April Rebecca Ferguson tours througout Germany. In anticipation of this event the demand in her last single Light On raises again. The track re-enters at number 86.

Deep House probably will accompany us for 2014. The next act coming from Germany is Parra for Cuva ft. Anna Naklab. The DJ (+ singer) took the classic tune from Chris Isaak to rework it in a dance/lounge style. The result can enter the charts after a month on sale. The original recording took a long way to its hiatus too. Recorded in the late 80s it became a hit with its use in David Lynch's movie Wild at Heart in 1990. Number 9 in Germany was the result more than 20 years ago.



After 84 weeks inside the charts Sonnentanz by Austrian duo Klangkarussell is now the track with the third longest consecutive chart appearance. This current week it eclipses the result of Adele's Rolling In The Deep from 2010. Only Geboren um zu leben (94 weeks) by UNHEILIG and Heavy Cross by Gossip (96 weeks) spent more consecutive weeks on the list.
The list of all weeks spent on the charts no matter how many chart runs the recording had looks litlle different. Here Sonnentanz ranks at number 11 to date.

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 11-08-13

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.

28th of May: King Soccer is entering the top

Wasn’t it predictable? Even more: assured. K’NAAN is entering the top position of Germany’s official media control charts. The hymn of the FIFA-championship Wavin’ Flag is climbing two places in it's third week and leaves former top hit Don’t Believe by recent superstar Mehrzad Marashi down at number 4. The question now is: will K’NAAN stand at the top for the next weeks as the event is still two weeks (if you considering the evaluation time span three weeks) ahead? Or will german Eurovision participant Lena come back to interrupt the nr.1 run? At this very moment (a few hours before the contest is taking place) the german medias are still seeing "our" Lena winning. But well – have you followed the contest over the recent past? Do you think a regular pop song without any show effect will really have the chance of beating entries from Azerbaidshan, Greece, Turkey or even Iceland? Well … let's talk later about that.

For now K'NAAN is the fourth newcomer in 2010 entering the top position. All four – stromae, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Mehrzad Marashi and K'NAAN – did it consecutively. Last time we had this situation was 2004 when Eamon gave the crown to Moldavian O-Zone who turned it to Aventura and later on to Eric Prydz. Just to mention it – before Eamon an artist named Mario Winans entered the top with his first chart single but with the help of two stars in the face of Enya and P. Diddy. The four "real" newcomer spent alltogether 30 weeks at the top. Far away from the recent 12 weeks run of K'NAAN and friends.

In 2010 K'NAAN is the 8th artist entering the top position. Last year we had just five at the end of May cause of the Nr.1 occupying Poker Face by Lady Gaga.


Highest new entry of the week is Der Himmel soll warten (Heaven shall wait) by an unexpected collaboration between german rap star Sido and pop singer Adel Tawil. The track is the pre-release of following MTV unplugged album of the Berlin based rap star. He is so far the seventh german artist chosen for the MTV serial and only the second hiphop artist after Die Fantastischen Vier which published their unplugged set in 2000. The album marks a further step in the commercial battle between the two main german rap artists Bushido and Sido. Both acting for a few years as heavy mainstream acts after years of underground success. Bushido's last coup dates back to february this year when is biographical movie Zeiten ändern dich (Times change you) plus same titled album which hit the upper ranks of the charts. Leading single track Alles wird gut (All will be well) hit straight to number 10 at the singles charts.

While Bushido is staying at his well known level of brutality, violence, simplicity and machismo (with clearly sexist attitude) his competitor Sido changed from the bad ghetto kid to a more balanced and equalized artist. His outfit changed from an anonymous and angry war fighter to an gentle and sensitive father figure. In 2009 he even showed up as a supporter for the national election with an own TV show. Now with being chosen by MTV for its unplugged serie he enters finally the status of an highly accepted pop star. On the album one can find guests like Berlin alternative rap collective K.I.Z., Stephan Remmler famous as a member of 80's band Trio and Adel Tawil one of the most successfull german artists nowadays.

In commercial terms the battle between Sido and Bushido is pendant: Der Himmel soll warten is Sido's third top 10 single, Bushido's history counts four. Nr. 2 for the recent release is the best position Sido ever reached, Bushido had have a nr.4 hit with Alles verloren (Everything lost) in 2007.

The track itself speaks about the lust for life, unaccomplished dreams and wishes. The lyrics took clearly the position of a (young) man praying to an unnamed god. This fact is undoubtable a compromise to Adel Tawil who's lyrics always have a connection to christianity and godliness. For Sido itself such sound is quiet new and could make one wondering about an upcoming age crisis.

Adel Tawil strikes with the collaboration for a third consecutive time nr. 2 or better as a solo artist. Last year he acccompanied Cassandra Steen on her hit Stadt (Town). As a member of pop duo Ich + Ich he also hit nr.1 last year with Pflaster (Band-aid) which is still present at the list.


Completing the top 3 german band UNHEILIG is turning once again its moving with Geboren um zu leben (Born For Living). It is the 16th consecutive week within the german top 5 – far and away the best result 2010 so far.


Turning back in the top 10 is jason derülo with his second hit single In My Head. After spending two weeks outside the top 10 he now enters a new peak for the song with nr. 9.

13. November 2009: Erste Nr. 1 für Ich + Ich

Nun haben sie es also geschafft. Ich + Ich landen nach ziemlich genau fünf Jahren Chartspräsenz ihren ersten Nr.1-Hit. Pflaster, die Vorabsingle zum Album Gute Reise springt in der ersten Woche nach Erscheinen auf CD sofort auf die Spitzenposition und lässt alles andere hinter sich. Pflaster ist dabei relativ gewohnte Kost: ein zutiefst romantischer Text auf melancholisch, leicht bewegter Melodie, Adel Tawils Stimme wie immer zwischen leidender Emotionalität und expressiv forderndem Ton. Etwas ungewöhnlich, aber doch sehr eindrucksvoll der Einsatz von Streichern und Bläsern, der einen Hauch 007-Romantik in den Titel bringt. Das Ganze trifft also genau den Nerv des aktuellen Zeitempfindens und krönt die Karriere der Band, die so richtig im Frühsommer 2005 Fahrt aufnahm, als sich Du erinnerst mich an Liebe bis zum Platz 4 der deutschen Verkaufscharts emporschwingen konnte. Das Debüt-Album Ich + Ich konnte sich daraufhin bis zu Platinstatus verkaufen (mehr als 200.000 verkaufte Einheiten). 2007 folgte Vom selben Stern mit den Singles Vom selben Stern, Stark und So soll es bleiben, alle drei unter den Top 3 platziert, jeweils über 10 Wochen in den Top 10 gelistet und noch heute immer wieder in der Verkaufsliste präsent.

Nun folgt also Pflaster und es ist nicht nur der erste Nr.1-Hit für Ich + Ich, sondern auch jeweils der zweite Nr.1-Titel für die beiden Bandmitglieder Annette Humpe und Adel tawil. Letzterer stand unter seinem eigenen Namen an der Seite von Azad mit dem Prison Break Anthem vor etwas mehr als zwei Jahren für eine Woche an der Spitze der deutschen Charts. Annette Humpe dagegen war das erste und einzige Mal an einem Nr.1-Hit beteiligt als Mitglied des Projektes DÖF – ausgesprochen Deutsch-Österreichisches Feingefühl. Im August 1983 war ihr Hit Codo (düse im Sauseschritt) für fünf Wochen die meistverkaufte Single in Deutschland. Und auch heute noch gehört dieser Titel ja so ziemlich auf jede gut sortierte NDW-Party. Mit etwas mehr als 26 Jahren gehört Annette Humpe nun auch zu den Nr.1-Künstlerinnen mit der längsten Ausdauer. Zum Vergleich: Madonna bringt es momentan auf einen Zeitraum von 21 Jahren, in welchem sie Nr.1-Hits abliefern konnte; Nena steht mit 22 Jahren in der Liste. Und Robbie Williams, der vormalige Chart-König und nunmehr mit Bodies nur noch Platz 2, kann auf 14 Jahre und 192 Tage Nr.1-Präsenz verweisen.

Der zweite CD-Singlestart hat sich bereits seit ein paar Wochen durch ziemlich hohe Downloadzahlen in den iTunes-Charts angekündigt. Mit Erscheinen des physischen tonträgers gehen dann auch die Umsätze in die Höhe und bescheren OneRepublic ihren vierten Charthit in Deutschland. Abgesehen von ihrem Durchbruch Apologize waren sie seit Oktober letzten Jahres nicht mehr in den Charts präsent gewesen. Mittlerweile ist ein neues Album im Kasten, der Titel Waking Up, Veröffentlichungstermin ist der 13.11. und wieder einmal gibt es eine nicht 100% einleuchtende Vermarktungsstrategie seitens des Labels. In den USA und in der Schweiz wurde als Vorabauskopplung All The Right Moves ausgewählt, für Deutschland und Österreich ist es Secrets. Wie auch immer, Ryan Tedder und Co können mit beiden Titeln ganz gut punkten. Secrets ist dabei ein recht schlüssiger Radiosong, ganz gut produziert mit einigen Rockelementen, statt verstörender Töne wird leber zu Streicher-Triolen gegriffen … kann eigentlich nichts schief gehen. Und so landet Secrets auch folgerichtig am oberen Ende der Liste. Platz 3 ist das bisher zweitbeste Ergebnis für die Band und der insgesamt dritte Top 10-Titel in Deutschland. Insgesamt also ein ziemlich guter Schnitt und OneRepublic befinden sich damit auf dem besten Weg zur kommerziellen Superband.

Auskopplung Nummer 3 aus dem aktuellen Album Undress To The Beat legt Jeanette vor. Solitary Rose geht schon ordentlich in Weihnachtsschmonzette. Und obwohl sich ja alle immerzu beschweren, dass es mit jedem Jahr früher zu weihnachten scheint, der Titel funktioniert und bringt Jeanette nach dem etwas mißglückten Versuch mit Material Boy einen weiteren Top 20-Hit, den 16. ihrer Karriere: Platz 15 in der ersten Woche nach Erscheinen als Silberling.

Auch das jüngste Winderkind aus Kanada, der 15jährige Justin Bieber, ist mit einer nächsten Single-Auskopplung da. Sein Debüt-Hit One Time ist noch gar nicht richtig raus aus den aktuellen Charts, da startet schon One Less Lonely Girl in den Verkauf. Fast sieht es so aus, als wolle die Plattenfirma keine Zeit verlieren und jeden Tag des Teenie-Stars nutzen. Klar, schnell ist er dann im Rüpelalter und für die aktuelle Zielgruppe nicht mehr relevant. One Less Lonely Girl hat definitiv seinenCharme, auch wenn ich mit der jugendlichen Naivität und Romantik gar nichts anfangen kann. Die KäuferInnenschicht hievt den Track auf Platz 22.