Oct 23rd 15:

Astronaut by Sido Feat. Andreas Bourani spends a seventh week at the top and is now the second longest nr.1 in 2015. Only Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) by Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson so far performed better with eight consecutive weeks at the very top.

LOUANE rises two further places to #4 with Avenir. It is only the second top5 hit with a French act involved in 2015. So far only DJ Snake had an appearance accompanied by Major Lazer on the #4 hit Lean On. The last pure French production inside the top5 was seen exactly a year ago with #1 hit Fade Out Lines by The Avener. The last top 5 hit in French belongs to Belgian stromae and his #1 alors on danse from spring 2010.


OMI sees his second hit Hula Hoop entering the top20. Again the success for the singer is heavily supported by various remixes of his song. #13 is where the track stops right now.

Oct 16th 15: Michael Jackson Back in Top 5

Indeed Sido Feat. Andreas Bourani hold firm for another week at the top with Astronaut. It is the sixth week at all and it seems that the duo will soon do something that was not seen for a long time. Actually Astronaut right now is the best performing song in German since early 2008 when stupid character Schnuffel had an eight week run at #1 with Kuschel Song.

At runners up position Glasperlenspiel lands. Geiles Leben now is far and away the most successful single of the band.
At #5 another rising song stops. Sigala's Easy Love also has prospects for reaching the heights of Astronaut in next weeks time. For now it brings King of Pop Michael Jackson a first top5 appearance since 1997. Back than it was Blood On The Dancefloor that stopped exactly at #5.

New inside the top10 French LOUANE is. Her Avenir stops at #6 in its 11th chart week at all.

A next top 20 hit for Swedish AVICII stops at #18 in the face of For A Better Day. It is already the seventh chart week for the song.
SDP Feat. Adel Tawil have their song Ich will nur dass du weißt already 11 weeks on the survey. This week the single goes for the first time inside the top 20 too and sits at #19.
Also Ellie Goulding manages it going top20 with On My Mind. She only took four chart weeks.

On the way up
The best gainers are Lunchmoney Lewis with a 66–45 leap for Whip It in its fourth chart week and Zara Larsson with Lush Life that goes 71–50.
Further significant moves come from KYGO Feat. Ella Henderson 52–47 with Here For You sixth chart week.
Jess Glynne 56–48 Don't Be So Hard On Yourself seventh week.
Sarah Connor 77–67 Bedingungslos second week.
CRO 93–73 Melodie third chart week
Shawn Mendes 86–74 Stitches second week

Once again the highest new entry comes in on a very low position. Ausländer by rapper MERT starts chart life at #63.

Sept 28th 15: Boring week

There are weeks missing completely a spectacular story. Weeks that confirm what was state seven days ago. Such is this.

Sido Feat. Andreas Bourani spend a third week at the very top with Astronaut. Coinscidently the last track spending three weeks at #1 did it with same figure: One sole week as a beginning and later a returning with two weeks. I speak of Sugar by Robin Schulz Feat. Francesco Yates
The last song in German holding firm for three weeks came from CRO and was Bye Bye in July this current year.

The only new song inside the top10 rises softly two places to #9. It is the title track of the enormously successful German movie Fack ju Göhte 2 which already had three million viewers in nine days. The song is called Wild & Free and comes by the like of LENA. It is her sicth Top 10 hit within five years–so she is the most successfull German female of this current decade.

Highest new entry comes in at #26. It is the new offering by Ellie Goulding called On My Mind.

Let's have a look further down the list. At #41 there lands in its 6th chart week Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth Feat. Meghan Trainor. The former British nr.1 single only slowly catches fire in Germany.
AVICII's latest offering For A Better Day goes 57–42 in its 4th chart week and The Weeknd sees his The Hills rise to a new peak at #44 in its 15th chart week.
Another climber comes in at #46 in the face of OMI and his Hula Hoop which for the first time ranks over predecessor and #1 hit Cheerleader.

Sept 18th 15: Deepest Fall From No.1 Ever

Uhm–the big run only took about a week. As official politics changed the interest in the hymn for solidarity and refugees drops dramatically which leads to the deepest dive of a #1 hit ever. Last weeks shining star Schrei nach Liebe by Die Ärzte drops to #21 undertaking the so far "record" by Depeche Mode's 2001 single Dream On by six places.

The old #1 is gone–so we have a new one which actually is an old one too. A month ago Astronaut by Sido Feat. Andreas Bourani shot straight to the top, last week Sido's album emerged eight single tracks inside the list, now the lead hit returns and spends a second week at #1. Having a four weeks long absence at the top before grabbing the crown once more is a hardly seen feat. The last #1 returning after a bunch of weeks further down was–uhm Andreas Bourani himself with his 2014 football anthem Auf uns that managed to return to the top after 10 weeks again.

The only new song inside the top 10 comes from R•City feat. Adam Levine and brings US-American acts back to the top end of the German list. Locked Away had its chart success in the US some weeks ago peaking at #8, in the UK it just started chart life, in Germany it now stops at #6 giving both acts their highest performance at all. Of course Adam Levine as a member of Maroon 5 already knows how it feels even higher.

Back to top 10 status Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias go. El perdón reaches a new peak at #8.

At #11 LENA lands with her latest release. Wild & Free was produced as music score for Fack ju Göthe which was premiered a week ago and started with the best result of 2015 so far. For the singer it is the highest rank since October 2012 when she hit #2 with Stardust.

With the new single of Felix Jaehn Book Of Love landing at #17 there is the first time since 2011 a Russian act invading the German top 20. It is singer Polina who serves with vocals on the song and probably will rise some further. #3 occupied by Timati is the goal.

August 14th 15: Sido's first #1

The charts are speeding up with a straight #1 single that relegates Sugar by Robin Schulz (feat. Francesco Yates) as the runners up. It is Sido who gets a straight shot to the top with his second single taken from upcoming album VII. Astronaut is the very first #1 for the rapper–so it took him complete 11 years and four months to get there. He is of course in good company with Die Ärzte, Rosenstolz, Adel Tawil, PUR and Rammstein. They all had to work wait for 10 to 12 years before they challenged the singles chart crown as a #1 act. Herbert Grönemeyer in fact did much longer. Full 18 years from his first chart entry until he set up a #1 hit. That's a tough thing.

Sido did come twice very close to the very top. In 2010 he stopped at #2 with Der Himmel soll warten (feat. Adel Tawil), in 2014 he accompanied Mark Forster on his Au Revoir which also stopped at the runners up position. Also on Rammstein Sido had some support. It is Germany's new singer darling Andreas Bourani who serves with his voice for the refrain. It is his second #1 as lone standing act–in December 14 he also joined the German Baind Aid project which also had a #1 run. Returning to #1 makes him the third #1 act of 2014 that can repeat this success in 2015. We truly witness a constance in sympathies right now.

With the arrival of Sido + Andreas Bourani there are seven entries inside the top 10 coming from Germany and four of them are in German. Inside the top 20 there are 10 German productions seven sung in German. That's quite e strong performance.


Further action inside the Top10 is minimal. Namika climbs two places with Lieblingsmensch to #4 and Calvin Harris enters #10 with his new single How Deep Is Your Love which is his fifth track entering the top 10.

The oldest song inside the Top 10 is Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) by Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson that spends an 18th week there. It is now as long lasting as predecessor Cheerleader remixed by Felix Jaehn–so far the two top 10 singles with most extended run in 2015.


First big climber comes in at #14. El Perdón by Nicky Jam rises 20 ranks and gives accompanying Enrique Iglesias his highest chart entry since four years. At #20 finally Flo Rida comes in rising four further places. I Don't Like It I Love It already spends its tenth week inside the list. Now it gives featured Robin Thicke his second top20 entry at all. So far he only had a big hit with #1 Blurred Lines in 2013.

At #42 the new remix of Insomnia stops. Reworked by AVICII original act Faithless has its highest performance since March 2011.

On the album list German DJ Paul Kalkbrenner celebrates its first #1 7. Tracks from the album Cloud Rider and Feed Your Head profit from the start of the long player as they rise 55–40 resp. 99–53.

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.

May 22nd 15: The Week Of The Superstar Final

The sensation to tell today is: There is no new no.1. Still Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) by Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson rules both the official singles (sales) charts and the newly established Mega Charts. It is this the third week for the song and it now is hard on the way of becoming one of the most successful deep house no.1 tracks ever.
Midweek leader Jason Derulo finally lands at #2 with his Want To Want Me and has good perspectives being the hardest contestant to Felix Jaehn–but Swedish Eurovision entry by Måns Zelmerlöw won't win tonight.

Calling these little action sensational would be a cheating–the true sensation is that the winner of casting monster show DSDS Severino (Seeger) misses completely the Top. And that's not enough. By landing at number 10 with Hero Of My Heart he almost completely fails.
Although the rates of the show held on a low level compared to the 2000er years the show still had its audience. The big crash for the winner came right after the final on May 16th: News were spread around that Severino Seeger had to appear on court due to his cheating actions some years ago. The RTL channel and DSDS master Dieter Bohlen immediately distanced themselves from the newly crowned superstar. And so do the fans. The second single Love Me Like This was scheduled for 22nd of May–it is very likely seeing it miss an entry on the survey at all.
So far every winner of DSDS at least had a week long spot at no.1 with the first single. Except Elli Erl on second season who only peaked at number 3. Now there is set a new negative record. Good thing is having a 13rd season next year only can make things better.
Seeing Madcon's Don't Worry climbing again to #3 should be evidence enough for the still unbroken sales power of DSDS. The song was performed at the beginning of the final by the last three candidates.


Further on the way up David Guetta is. His Hey Mama (accompanied by Nicki Minaj & Afrojack now climbs 22–15 giving him the second Top20 entry after his #1 hit Dangerous in November/December 2014.

Worth noting the fact is that we do have five German productions inside the Top10 and a complete 8 inside the Top20. So after a short dullness in February/March we are back on the level of 2014 when German productions had there best presence in May and December.


Talking 'bout German productions and TV shows we have to mention the start of second season of Sing meinen Song. On Tuesday 19th of May first episode was aired focused on songs of Yvonne Catterfeld. Simultaneously latest album of the singer Lieber so from 2013 was re-released. As an effect the title song enters the list as an album cut as well. Number 23 is the highest rank the singer achieved since 2006. Additionally her latest single Pendel re-enters at #84 too.
Andreas Bourani also involved in the show can benefit from his appearance. His last single Auf anderen Wegen jumps 61–37 in its 35th chart week and will rise further for sure as next episode is spotted on his songs.

7th of Nov 2014:

It is still Meghan Trainor who occupies the number 1 slot with her extremely well performing All About That Bass. The song is worldwide the most selling in this moment. In the US and in Britain it just passed the hiatus now slightly fading down. But in the German speaking countries the song still is unbeatable.

Spending a fifth week at the Top makes Meghan Trainer the first USAmerican solo female since 2009 who can hold such a strong success over at least five weeks. From March to April 2009 it was Lady Gaga with her Poker Face that was the top selling single for 11 consecutive weeks (adding further two weeks after a 3 weeks breaks).
The male statistic looks less impressive. Pharrell Williams still is the one who overturns the actual success with his Happy. That song collected eight number 1 weeks at the beginning of 2014–six of them in a row.

Sun Goes Down by Robin Schulz feat. Jasmine Thompson rises two further places stopping now at number 2. It is the third big hit for the DJ in 2014 alone. And if it will take the last step to number 1 Robin Schulz will become one of only eight acts that managed having three top hits in one calendar year. But let's wait ...

Finally Andreas Bourani released a predecessor of his number 1 single Auf uns. The song is taken from his album Hey as well and is called Auf anderen Wegen. The week it was released on CD the song can jump 25 places to number 8 giving the singer his second Top 10 hit at all.

In its 22nd chart week Chandelier by SIA takes a 19–10 leap inside the Top10. Is this connected to the Jim Carrey-Iggy Azalea-Kate McKinnon parody on Saturday Night Live which spread around as a video take out?
Anyway it is the fourth Top 10 appearance for the singer but the first as an solo artist.
Having Geronimo by Sheppard still at number 3 there are two Australian acts simultaneously inside the Top 10. Last time we had that situation was back in March 2012 when Gotye still clang on with his number 1 hit Somebody That I Used To Know and SIA accompanied Flo Rida on his Wild Ones.

Also ANIMALS by MAROON 5 takes a 10 place leap landing at number 13 this week. It is the seventh chart week for the song and the first inside the Top 20.



Fritz Kalkbrenner probably is one of the most successful German electro producers which never lost the connection to independent club culture. Now he becomes a bit more a mainstream act as his album Ways Over Water entered the album list at number 6 last week and the single Back Home rises to number 20 this week. It is his first appearance inside the mainstream singles Top 20. So far only Get A Life approached the Top 20 stopping at number 22 in October 2012. Sky And Sand (in collaboration with his brother Paul Kalkbrenner) stopped at number 29 in late 2011.

As these days some tracks reach their peak after a long time on the survey it is no wonder we also witness the longest run to peak. It is Habits also known as Stay High by Swedish Tove Lo that stops at number 23 in its 24th chart week. In May this year already London Grammar peaked with Strong in its 24th chart week at number 28.
To find a track that took longer it is necessary to llok back only til May 2012. Than it was Ma chérie by DJ Antoine peaking at number 6 in its 29th chart week.

25th of June 2014: King Soccer Rules

After 10 weeks Andreas Bourani returns to the Top with his WM anthem Auf uns which originally wasn't an explicit sport's song. Heavy use of the song during coverage of the WM made it more or less the signature song for Germany's run to the throne.
Returning to number 1 after more than two months was an astonishing record set in January 2013 when Gangnam Style did so. The Korean hit spent almost the whole time in between at number 2–only once stepping aside for P!NK and her Try–Andreas Bourani meanwhile performed similar but once dived to number 4. Anyway this week is the 12th consecutive issue of having a German production at number 1. Such a presence wasn't seen since summer 2007 when Mark Medlock & Dieter Bohlen, Monrose, Azad & Adel Tawil and Culcha Candela occupied the top for twelve weeks.

In it's 40th chart week Atemlos durch die Nacht by Helene Fischer rises 9–5. This new demand comes due to her performance while the winning team arrived back at home.
The song now spends 30 weeks inside the German top 10 what is the second longest run of all times.

Also the official anthem We Are One (Ole Ola) by Pitbull featuring Jennifer Lopez & Cláudia Leitte turns the way of moving and is back at number 9.
The not so official WM song by Shakira Dare (La La La) makes an even bigger leap by jumping 21–12. It is a new peak for the song in its 17th chart week.
Further significant moves are made by:
- Tage wie diese by Die Toten Hosen (81–43)
- '54 '74 '90 2010 by Sportfreunde Stiller re-entry at 59, not yet newly recorded. The original '54 '74 '90 2006 went number 1 back than.
- We Are The Champions by QUEEN re-entry at 60, which is the first time since its original chart run in 1977/78 when it made it to number 13. Charted for more than 36 years it is one of the songs with the longest chart span and the oldest song charting in 2014 so far.
- Das dicke dicke Ding! by Mister Santos re-entry at 61, it's only the second time the song can chart
- Steh auf, mach laut! by HÖHNER new at 63
- 7 Nation Army by The White Stripes re-entry at 69; it is the highest position since summer 2010
- Schwarz und weiß by Oliver Pocher re-entry at 82
- the WM anthem from 1990 Un' estate italiana by Edoardo Bennato – Gianna Nannini re-entry at 83, making Edoardo Bennato the artist charting again after the longest absence in 2014, almost 25 years he wasn't seen inside the German list (and Un' estate italiana is indeed his one and only song charting in Germany)


Rising songs not linked to the WM are hardly to find inside this weeks list. But they are there. At number 17 for an example. Norvegian producer Martin Tungevaag is spotted by an international scene which gives his Wicked Wonderland the right boost. It is the second track from the northern country that can achieve the German Top 20.

A Canadian reggae song also is getting more attention this week. Rude by Magic! goes 96–66. Boom Clap by Charli XCX enters at 72 and Swedish Otto KNows goes 100–73 with Parachute.

27th of June 2014:

It is the second week at the top for Lilly Wood & The Prick And Robin Schulz and their Prayer in C. Also in Austria and Switzerland the track holds the top position. In France it starts catching fire by entering the charts at number 65.

At number 2 king soccer rules. Andreas Bourani's number 1 song Auf uns at the moment is heavily used as the anthem for the WM coverage by public TV. So it goes 4–2 and one can make its bets whether it will go number 1 again.
The song used by the second public TV also can gain some more attention. Love Runs Out by OneRepublic goes 8–5 and gives the band its third Top 5 hit in this current decade.

New inside the Top10 is Jason Derulo Featuring Snoop Dogg with Wiggle at number 7.

Spending a 26th week inside the Top 10 Helene Fischer's Atemlos durch die Nacht now eclipses the result of On The Floor by JLO feat. Pitbull and becomes the single holding the longest time there in this current decade. On the all time survey it ranks now at number 10 right behind the likes of Heavy Cross by Gossip (2009/10) and Sun Of Jamaica by The Goombay Dance Band (1979/80).

9th of May 2014: Andreas Bourani goes No.1

There is a brand new no.1 in Germany this week. Released digital and as a CD Auf uns by German singer songwriter Andreas Bourani storms the top directly. It is the first song going straight to number 1 since October 2013 and the first in 2014. So we do have the situation that for a fourth year in a row May is the month when a longer period (at least 6 months) of growing number 1 hits is interrupted by a rocket hit.

For singer Andreas Bourani it is the first number 1 hit. He started his chart career three years ago as one of a bunch of new German singer songwriter. Tim Bendzko, Phillip Poisel, Mark Forster and the likes are a new generation of sensitive stars that seems very back to musical craftsmanship.

Right at number 3 there is the next German song worth mentioning. Although it is a well known and long running hit Atemlos durch die Nacht by German schlager queen Helene Fischer once again reaches its peak position. After 29 weeks and 15 weeks inside the Top 5 the song is going to become the most successful chart hit of 2014. In Austria the song reached the Top position for three weeks in February this current year.

New at number 6 British DJ Calvin Harris launches his second Top 10 hit in Germany with Summer. In his home country he is a superstar having six number 1 hits under his belt. In Germany he was number 1 once as a featured artist on Rihanna's We Found Love in late 2011. As a main artist he came close to the Top 10 a year ago accompanied by Ellie Goulding. Back than I Need Your Love stopped at number 13. Now he reaches the Top 10 by digital sales easily. Will this get him a star in Germany too?

Deep house still sells strongly. Next hit is One Day (Vandaag) by Dutch Bakermat. The track climbs 12–9 in its 7th chart week and is the third deep house saxophone track. Well–if the crowd is pleased...

With Waves (Mr Probz remmixed by Robin Schulz) at number 5 and Riptide (Vance Joy remixed by Flic Flac) we have three tracks of the same flavour inside the German Top 10. The fourth deep house track My Love by Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne at number 7 luckily defines the sound in a much different way.

Having Bakermat and Mr Probz simultanously in the Top 10 Dutch music has a real strong presence inside the German charts. On the opposite the highest US-American production sits as low as number 8 in the face of Pharrell Williams and his Happy. Both feats ain't seen for a long while.

Casting effects
With approaching the final the crazyness about contestants on The Voice Kids becomes a new quality. On April 29th finalists from team Nena were elected. The big favourite (but not at all the winner of the whole season) was Richard who performed All Of Me in the battle round. As an effect the original recording by John Legend jumps 61–19 in its 12th chart week which is of course much much better than its peak a few weeks ago.


The all eclipsing star of the moment doubtlessly is Pharrell Williams. Three number 1 singles in a row, the album G I R L peaking at number 2 (and topping the lists worldwide), a collaboration with adidas for a fashion line … On April 23rd the video for Marilyn Monroe–the opening track of his album–was released. The track so far is not released for a standalone release in Germany. Meanwhile it goes number 43 as an album cut.

The second single taken from the upcoming Coldplay album Ghost Stories (to be released on May 16th) is Midnight. It was released on vinyl on 19th of April, the digital release in Germany followed on May 2nd not affecting the current list. In fact a week before a remix by master Giorgio Moroder was available bringing the track to number 44. Some further remixes by Tiesto and Kygo are around also but not official releases at all.

Casting shows and other TV related hits

This is the Christmas issue of the German charts. Well – and it brings a really romantic and blue touch. Lana Del Rey sits a third week pretty at number 1 with her Video Games – Blue Jeans single. The only one coming close to her position is Australian Gotye whose Somebody That I Used To Know rises 6–2 and matches the mood of the number 1 hit.

The main gainers of the week come due to recently aired casting shows on TV. Most popular is Jar Of Hearts by Christina Perri. The track gots its boost from a performance of 13year old Lukas Mattioli within the semi final of the Supertalent. The audience of the show voted him off the stage – the track he performed jumps 22–13.

Second winner of the semi final is piano player Jörg Berreten from Switzerland. He played Comptine d’une autre été, l’après midi from the French movie Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (english title: Amélie). The track – which is available as an digital album track only – re-enters the list for a 7th week.

The other big show actually on TV is The Voice of Germany. Here the biggest winner is Nur in meinem Kopf (Only In My Head) by Andreas Bourani. It is back in the list due to the performance of Stefan Zielasko. The track already had a 28 weeks long chart career, two weeks ago it was listed last time – now it jumps back to number 31. Stefan Zielasko is not a new one for casting show watchers. He competed at the fourth season of Popstars in 2004. Back than he missed being part of final band cast for Nu Pagadi. Right after the show there was a small media turbulence about that fact – in the show Stefan Zielasko pretended to never performed before on stage.

Another contestant caused the re-entry of Halt dich an mir fest in the version of Revolverheld feat. Marta Jandová from Die Happy. It was Berlin Hermann Muralev who got at first a ticket for the next round at December 9th show. Almost exactly a year ago the track started at number 8 which was the highest place it ever reached – 45 weeks it was listed, now it adds a week more.


A jumper back into the Top 20 is Paradise by Coldplay. It takes a 27–14 leap in its 13th chart week – me actually don’t know why. Probably it fits very well to the romantic pre-Christmas feeling.



Best German new entry and best new entry but far and away from the best sold German track is Casper’s new single Auf und davon (Up and away). It lands at number 42 – going back to the best sold German track: it is still Cello by Udo Lindenberg feat. Clueso at number 9.



A second new German track with a strong link to the Voice of Germany show comes in at number 76. A half of the jury – The BossHoss & Nena – recorded a version of Nat King Coles famous L.O.V.E.. The track is part of BossHoss’ album Liberty Of Action and actually is used for the soundtrack of the new Matthias Schweighöfer movie Rubbeldiekatz (Rubthecat) . The track is available as a single a week before the movie started in theatres. So number 76 probably is not the end of the story.

Although L-O-V-E is a very famous tune covered by a lot of artists and used for commercials as well (last time around 2008) it never was a chart hit nor in Germany neither in Switzerland or Austria. A version by Joss Stone entered the Swiss charts in 2007. The recording by The BossHoss & Nena is the first time the track is listed. – Nena with this new entry matches the amount of the chart hits The Beatles had in Germany.



The original Jazz version by Nat King Cole



Latest German new entry is brought by Söhne Mannheims. Für dich is the third lift from their latest album Barrikaden von Eden (Barricades Of Eden). It is a very weak appearance the single shows, matching the result of 2001 single Power Of The Sound. Probably the audience is facing the complexity of the reality and doesn’t believe in the promises of a simplier society anymore.




More new or re-entries related to media/TV appearances:

Australian band Gypsy & The Cat became popular in German speaking countries after their Jona Vark was used as background tune for VIVA’s own spots. Now they signed the next TV commercial deal. Time To Wander is used for a Vodafone commercial. Now they are more popular in Germany than in their home country Australia.



The full song

Finally Die ultimative Chartshow was celebrating its 100th show. Host Oliver Geißen invited to homage the most loved songs of the Germans at December 9th. The most loved (and voted) song was Earth Song by Michael Jackson, number 2 – with a live performance in the show – UNHEILIG and Geboren um zu leben (Born For Living). After the airing the song is back in the sales list although it was already listed for 94 consecutive weeks. Only Heavy Cross by Gossip had two weeks more. Now the track adds a week more – probably it will left the list soon – making him the 4th longest runner of all times behind Heavy Cross (96 weeks), Last Christmas (97 weeks and actually number 30) and Ein Stern (der deinen Namen trägt) (A Star (Named After You) (106 chart weeks). In March 2012 the new album of UNHEILIG will be spreaded – it will be hard work continuing the huge success of the predecessor.

Number 24 at the TV show’s list is a longtime seller again: Run made popular by Leona Lewis. Exactly three years ago the song was listed for the first time. The big boost came in October/November 2010, when the song made number 3 after a performance by a contestant at the Popstars show. Since than it was listed 62 consecutive weeks – popping up the charts several time after further performances in casting shows. Last week it finally dropped out the list and now re-enters at number 85 after Leona Lewis appeared on TV again. It is the 93rd week for the female version. The original offered by Snow Patrol only one week appeared in the list.

Chart Flash 11-22: Fraser – JEDWARD – Bourani

It is the third week for recent superstar winner Pietro Lombardi at the top of the German chart. He now joins the club of last two year’s winners Mehrzad Marashi and Daniel Schuhmacher.

Highest new entry is a song by Brooke Fraser from New Zeeland. Something In The Water is a calm and romantic song fitting perfectly the recent trend of young women singing about the easy life.

Finally JEDWARD arrives. The track Lipstick now is listed for the chart – the physical single followed on 30th May according to amazon / 3rd of June according to mix1.de – it will count for next week’s chart respectively the week after. It is so far the highest ranked song of the contest that can gain an official chart place also. In Düsseldorf it became number 8. – Probably the winner song by Ell & Nikki will chart also … prospections of a good rank are minimal.

Highest German new entry is Nur in meinem Kopf (Only In My Head) by newcomer Andreas Bourani. According to some pages he is the new big hope of German music business. His company UNIVERSAL finally tried „new“ ways of promotion: His video is also available at youtube. Most of UNIVERSAL artists are blocked here. Entering the charts at number 16 it seems the right step.

The song itself is a very positive poprock track praising the joy and phantasy in life. It follows directly the sound of artists like Adel Tawil or Clueso – for latter one Andreas Bourani was the warm up act.