Most successfull number 1 act in 2014 was David Guetta feat. Sam Martin with two number 1 hits (lovers on the sun and Dangerous) and 11 weeks spending there.
Three other artists managed to have two number 1 hits in 2014:
- Robin Schulz (officially credited on Prayer in C (5 weeks) and as a remixer on Waves (4 weeks)
- CRO with Traum (4 weeks) and as part of Band Aid 30 (2 weeks)
- Andreas Bourani as solo artist with Auf uns (2 weeks) and also as part of the charity Band Aid 30 project
David Guetta is one of three French acts that topped the German list in 2014. Lily Wood & The Prick (with help by Robin Schulz) and The Avener (Fade Out Lines 1 week) did also. All in all the German top was invaded by a French act for 20 weeks in 2014. Never before in chart history the neighbour country had such a strong appearance inside the German list.
Showing posts with label German singer songwriter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German singer songwriter. Show all posts
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.28-12: CRO Leads The Big Turnover
Oops–there is an almost completely new Top 3 listed in Germany’s sales charts. The big surprise is the six places leap taken by Swedish LYKKE LI which makes her a pretty Number act. I Follow Rivers had a million audience by being performed on the opening of the fight Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson on 7th of June. Belgian band Triggerfinger were live on stage in Berne. The original version by Lykke Li obviously can benefit of that performance much more than the cover. Probably the announced re-edition of her 2011 album Wounded Rhymes also raised interest in the single. Triggerfinger itself see its version sliding 41–46.
LYKKE LI is already the second Swedish act this year topping the German charts. A month before it was Eurovision winner Loreen who did so. Having two Swedish productions at the Top in one year is a feat we’ve last seen in 1995. Back than it was Rednex that occupied the top spot with Cotton Eye Joe for a whole 10 weeks at the end of 1994 till mid January 1995. Five months later the project again hold the most sold single for six weeks with Wish You Were Here.
Number 2 is new German rap star CRO. His second official single DU (You) storms up the list and only narrowly misses the Top spot.
For promoting his album release on July the 6th CRO released two further tracks. King Of Roap–the intro song of the album Raop–was available from 30th June on and enters the list at number 24. A day later Meine Zeit (My Time) followed. It starts chart life at number 33.
CRO this current week has five tracks invading the charts. After the performance of Linkin Park last issue with seven tracks it is the next weekly superstar. Alongside Flo Rida he is the artist with the most simultanous hits in this week. Considering the fact that all five songs are pre-releases of the album which is still not available one might know what we should expect for the nearest future.
Rising in big leaps Asaf Avidan’s Reckoning Song mixed by Wankelmut and newly named One Day is reaching number 17. Finally a video is available and the official release of the track was set on July the 6th–so watch out for the position next issue. Probably that track is one of the big summer tunes.
Further summer hits rise up the list. After her first performances in Germany Rita Ora accompanied by DJ Fresh now enters the Top 50. Hot Right Now ranks at number 38 in its third chart week. Also Move In The Right Direction by gossip rises continously and Silhouettes by AVICII reenters the list.
Beside these really upcoming hits also some well known tunes can gain attention again. David Guetta Feat Nicki Minaj bounce back to number 64 with their Turn Me On and One Direction see their What Makes You Beautiful rising again 97–69. Flo Rida can boost his two last singles Wild Ones and Good Feeling for once again by releasing Let It Roll online. The elder tracks are turning back to number 70 respectively number 86, the new one is entering 59. Also the release of Chris Brown’s latest album Fortune raises new interest in the first single off it. Turn Up The Music is back in the list at number 82–the album starts chart life at number 13.
German releases
Newcomer Alexander Knappe is the latest of a whole bunch of German singer songwriter who can gain attention. Weil ich wieder zuhause bin (Cause I’m Home Again) ranks on a level with songs by Tim Bendzko, Andreas Bourani, Philip Poisel or Mark Forster. The song is about the feeling of coming home and feeling secure. Sound and lyrics are fully packed with nostalgy and romantic.
Another German newcomer in the singles list is BAKKUSHAN. The band coming from Mannheim is popular amongst youngsters and teens for already two years. Its second album will be released right now–as a teaser the single Nur die Nacht (Only The Night) can made it into the sales charts. It is a powerful indie rock song about a split. Nothing will be like it was before–that’s the bottom line of the song. All in all the new sound is much more radio friendly and singalong like than the songs from the first album.
The latest story is a kind of an oddity again. Supported by a TV campaign of Kabel Eins for its summer comedy programme Diese Tage by KRIS Feat. Dante Thomas is something like a medium hit. This current week it slides softly down 56–63. Additionally a cover version by a no name project is entering the list at number 100. It is almost an identical version credited to Ich liebe diese Tage released by a company called Nasty Orange Records. In its catalogue there are only cheap copies of well known hits. By changing the rules of chart eligibility a few weeks ago such versions are automatically counted for the charts also. Probably we will see much more of such copies entering the charts in the next future.
And for all fans of statistics an additional information. This week Pitbull took another step of becoming the most visible artist inside the German charts for the current decade. Last week he overtook David Guetta as the artist spending the most weeks inside the list in 2012. This current week he leaves Rihanna behind in the survey counting all weeks from January 2010 on. Only David Guetta collected more single rankings in the last two and a half year. – Cheers!
LYKKE LI is already the second Swedish act this year topping the German charts. A month before it was Eurovision winner Loreen who did so. Having two Swedish productions at the Top in one year is a feat we’ve last seen in 1995. Back than it was Rednex that occupied the top spot with Cotton Eye Joe for a whole 10 weeks at the end of 1994 till mid January 1995. Five months later the project again hold the most sold single for six weeks with Wish You Were Here.
Number 2 is new German rap star CRO. His second official single DU (You) storms up the list and only narrowly misses the Top spot.
For promoting his album release on July the 6th CRO released two further tracks. King Of Roap–the intro song of the album Raop–was available from 30th June on and enters the list at number 24. A day later Meine Zeit (My Time) followed. It starts chart life at number 33.
CRO this current week has five tracks invading the charts. After the performance of Linkin Park last issue with seven tracks it is the next weekly superstar. Alongside Flo Rida he is the artist with the most simultanous hits in this week. Considering the fact that all five songs are pre-releases of the album which is still not available one might know what we should expect for the nearest future.
Rising in big leaps Asaf Avidan’s Reckoning Song mixed by Wankelmut and newly named One Day is reaching number 17. Finally a video is available and the official release of the track was set on July the 6th–so watch out for the position next issue. Probably that track is one of the big summer tunes.
Further summer hits rise up the list. After her first performances in Germany Rita Ora accompanied by DJ Fresh now enters the Top 50. Hot Right Now ranks at number 38 in its third chart week. Also Move In The Right Direction by gossip rises continously and Silhouettes by AVICII reenters the list.
Beside these really upcoming hits also some well known tunes can gain attention again. David Guetta Feat Nicki Minaj bounce back to number 64 with their Turn Me On and One Direction see their What Makes You Beautiful rising again 97–69. Flo Rida can boost his two last singles Wild Ones and Good Feeling for once again by releasing Let It Roll online. The elder tracks are turning back to number 70 respectively number 86, the new one is entering 59. Also the release of Chris Brown’s latest album Fortune raises new interest in the first single off it. Turn Up The Music is back in the list at number 82–the album starts chart life at number 13.
German releases
Newcomer Alexander Knappe is the latest of a whole bunch of German singer songwriter who can gain attention. Weil ich wieder zuhause bin (Cause I’m Home Again) ranks on a level with songs by Tim Bendzko, Andreas Bourani, Philip Poisel or Mark Forster. The song is about the feeling of coming home and feeling secure. Sound and lyrics are fully packed with nostalgy and romantic.
Another German newcomer in the singles list is BAKKUSHAN. The band coming from Mannheim is popular amongst youngsters and teens for already two years. Its second album will be released right now–as a teaser the single Nur die Nacht (Only The Night) can made it into the sales charts. It is a powerful indie rock song about a split. Nothing will be like it was before–that’s the bottom line of the song. All in all the new sound is much more radio friendly and singalong like than the songs from the first album.
The latest story is a kind of an oddity again. Supported by a TV campaign of Kabel Eins for its summer comedy programme Diese Tage by KRIS Feat. Dante Thomas is something like a medium hit. This current week it slides softly down 56–63. Additionally a cover version by a no name project is entering the list at number 100. It is almost an identical version credited to Ich liebe diese Tage released by a company called Nasty Orange Records. In its catalogue there are only cheap copies of well known hits. By changing the rules of chart eligibility a few weeks ago such versions are automatically counted for the charts also. Probably we will see much more of such copies entering the charts in the next future.
And for all fans of statistics an additional information. This week Pitbull took another step of becoming the most visible artist inside the German charts for the current decade. Last week he overtook David Guetta as the artist spending the most weeks inside the list in 2012. This current week he leaves Rihanna behind in the survey counting all weeks from January 2010 on. Only David Guetta collected more single rankings in the last two and a half year. – Cheers!
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