21st of February 2014: MR PROBZ is coming - David Guetta is back

Still Happy occupies the number 1 slot. It is the 6th week for the song making it as successful as both nr.1 hits of Pharrell Williams together.

Gainer of the week and still one week ahead of a full CD release is Mr Probz. His Waves remixed by Robin Schulz goes 27–2 and the question is: will it strike number 1 next week? So far it is the best performing Dutch act since–erm– Ch!pz in 2005. With Martin Garrix still hanging on at number 17 we have the very rare situation of two Dutch acts simultaneously in the Top 20.

After 10 weeks inside the charts Katy Perry’s Dark Horse manages to break the Top 10. Still the video clip is not available in full and the CD single release two weeks ahead.

Also AVICII sees his upcoming single Addicted To You rising as an album cut which so far misses full promotion. Although the song stops at number 14 this week and is now the highest ranking track of the Swedish DJ.

The act with the strongest chart presence in this current decade is on the go to his next step. Shot You Down is the actual release offered by French DJ David Guetta. Released on 10th February digitally the track only had three sale days counting for that current list. It is enough to throw the track to number 24 which is the highest new entry for this week and the 600th appearance in the list since beginning of 2010. Vocals on the track come from Skylar Grey who had a well recognized start in 2011–but later was a little silent. Now she is back and probably can give her career just the missing kick for being a well received star.

Originally the song was recorded by Cher in 1965 giving her a number 17 entry at the charts that days. The much more famous version in 2014 comes from Nancy Sinatra who recorded her take in 1966. It became popular by the use in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill in 2004 for the first time. A remixed version by Audio Bullys went #3 in Great Britain a year later.

Thomas Gottschalk still can launch hits
For two weeks Heart To Heart was bouncing around the lower end of the list. Now the song starts getting some more attention after James Blunt was performing it on the new show of Thomas Gottschalk. The song leaps 88–40–predecessor Bonfire Heart still performs better at #34.

Also Irish Boyzone benefits from staging at the show. Their album BZ20 released in November past year was featuring the single Love Will Save The Day. In Germany nobody cared about that song until Friday, 7th February. Now Boyzone does have its first single chart entry since 2008.


On the way up
Carlprit enables his biggest hit since his chart debut two years ago. Remember To Forget uses a well calculated sound formula and brings the producer a second time to the upper half–#46 is the result for this week.

Released midweek Invisible by U2 entered the list at number 97 last week. Now with full weeks sales the song jumps to number 48 giving the veterans a second Top50 entry this months after a four years abstinence from the charts.

DSDS juror Kay One sees his ballad Ich hass es dich zu lieben from the album Rich Kidz rising. It is not scheduled for a proper release. Number 52 is a respectable result.

Jason Derulo offers a next single: Trumpets goes 94–71.


Another TV influencend entry
There was a time when criminal serial Tatort hit the streets and launched big hits of its soundtrack. These days are gone long time. A small shade of that fame is blinking right now in the charts. On 9th of February 2014 the last episode with the duo Ritter & Stark was aired. It was a Goodbye after 36 episodes shot since 2001. The significant soundtrack of the episode came from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The title track of their last album Push The Sky Away was used heavily within the 90 min. As an effect the track can enter the singles list at number 77. It is only the third single chart hit for the Australian band. The last Tatort connected hit entered the chart almost exactly a year ago in the face of SCHMIDT who peaked with her song Heart Shaped Gun at #37.

7th of February 2014: Marteria and Grammy Awards

It is the fourth week at the Top for Pharrell Williams. Happy now matches the result of the first Pharrel No.1 appearance Get Lucky back 9 months ago. Still that track bounces through the list. This week it goes 75–43 in its 41st week after it was awarded as "Best song of the year" at the 56th Grammy award ceremony.

One week ahead of the album release MARTERIA is the one who gets the crowd crazy. Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf reaches a new peak at number 6. Two places down the next track arrives in the face of OMG!. Finally at number 49 Bengalische Tiger as the third pr-released track of the album re-enters the list. All three are produced by The Krauts–probably Germany’s most skillful producer team of the moment.

British Bastille launches a second Top 10 hit with Of The Night stopping at number 10. The mashup cover track brings both tunes Rhythm Is A Dancer and The Rhythm Of The Night for a second time to Top 10 status.


Yes–Katy Perry is still in the shape of making hits. Dark Horse arrives at number 20 and eclipses the peak of predecessor Unconditionally that stopped at 22. The reason why the track now becomes so popular certainly is a video by actor Vin Diesel who is happily dancing to the song.

Additionally Katy Perry performed the song live at the Grammy Award cerenomy on 26th January in Los Angeles. Frankly I wouldn't count that event as one of the big hit maker for Germany–this year shows me completely wrong. I did mention the sudden jumps of Get Lucky and Dark Horse. I have to add the 79–39 jump of Radioactive by Imagine Dragons which was awarded as Best Rock Performance and performed live also. And of course Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert returns to number 88 after the big same sex marriage performance at the ceremony.


On the way up:
A next Dutch DJ shows up on the German market. DJ Probz sees his Waves rising 69–41. In his home country the track peaked at number 6 a few months ago.

Lorde sits pretty at number 18 with her hit Royals. The succeeder comes in the face of Team which goes 65–42.

British Rudimental launches a new all time peak by getting Free (Ft. Emeli Sandé) to number 44. Also Fettes Brot announced a new single. Für immer immer already goes 80–48 as a digital album cut three weeks before the CD version is available.

And also James Blunt comes with a new song. Heart To Heart is announced to be released on February 3rd. A week before the track enters the German list at number 65.


Further stories
Will Ordinary Love become a regular hit? End of December the song from U2 entered the list as part of the Nelson Mandela Tribute album. Now the song is back reaching a new peak at number 52 in its fourth chart week. It is the first chart hit for the Irish band since 2009.

A real sleeper hit arrives at number 58. Released three years ago, remixed one year ago Sail by Awolnation now catches fire in Europe. The song peaked within the British list at number 17 a few weeks ago. Now the audience in Germany seems to discover the songs quality too.

Peter Maffay is on top of the album list with Wenn das so ist. The most loved song from that album is Hallelujah which goes 98–67. It is the highest rank featuring Peter Maffay as the main artist since 2007. The curious thing about that song is that it ain't announced as an official single so far.

Talkin' bout BEYONCÉ: So far the singer is mentioned very often as the commercial sensation of late 2013 and early 2014. Maybe that's right for the USA and the British market. In Germany her album at number 11 and both leading tracks XO and Drunk In Love only make it to number 68 respectively number 70 this current week. Is this what a sensation looks like?

Hot Spot 10-18-13

There is a brand new Number 1: James Blunt's Bonfire Heart – it is the first time the British singer can launch a single at the Top in Germany. His breakthrough and worldwide hit You're Beautiful stalled at number 2 in 2005. And also his 1973 stopped there two years later. Now the history is re-written and James Blunt becomes finally a Number 1 act in Germany too.

The man behind Bonfire Heart is Ryan Tedder. He already knows how it feels being the most sold artist. In late 2007 he started his career with his band OneRepublic - its debut Apologize heavily featured by Timbaland had an impressive 9 weeks run at the top. That was stopped by another Tedder penned and produced song Bleeding Love recorded by Leona Lewis. Now - 5 and a half year later - the man is back at the Top. Of course "only" as the hidden on in the behind. Anyway - with having three songs going Top 10 in 2013 seeing him as an musician Ryan Tedder now matches the result of will.i.am.

Wetten dass effect is seen at number 9. John Newman returns to Top 10 with Love Me Again after his performance on the show. The Saturday night event still is a hit factory for the whole family.

AVICII brings a next hit to German music lovers. While Wake Me Up! slowly fades to number 7 and follow up single You Make Me sneaks around number 50 the album track Hey Brother turns into a number 10 success. It is the third Top 10 track for the Swedish DJ - all achieved within two years.

With a new distribution deal Milky Chance's Stolen Dance gets more attention and can jump to number 18 in its 11th chart week. The young man continues the sound of Wankelmut being enormously successful in summer 2013.

A look at the current number 1 of the US Royals by Lorde still is on her way up also in Germany. This week she stops at number 39.

Canadian Drake also still is rising with Hold On, We're Going Home. The song can reach number 41 this week which is the highest position Drake achieved as a leading artist. In February 2011 he climbed to number 12 alongside Rihanna on her single What's My Name.
Some news portals and papers hype YLVIS' The Fox as the new Gangnam Style. Well, the video might be crazy enough, the click rates are high as well - the song itself only sells slowly. This week it reaches the upper half of the survey stopping at number 45.

German Schlager queen Helene Fischer starts her new album Farbenspiel at number 1 of the album list. Leading single Fehlerfrei goes 39–23 and cherry pickers chose dancefloor inspired Atemlos durch die Nacht as the second favourite of the album. The track enters at number 46 as an single album cut.
Her so far longest running hit Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spürn also can re-enter the list. It sneaks in at number 85 and very certainly it is outside the Top 100 next week again.

48 years after she appeared for the first time in the German charts Cher does have a come back. After 11 and a half year abstinence from the list her single I Hope You Find It enters at number 49. With this Cher is the act with the longest career in 2013 – The Bee Gees and Heino both present in 2013 too fall three years short behind the lady. In the list of all time careers Cher now sits pretty at number 5 of the longest chart careers. Paul Kuhn (53,5 years), Bing Crosby (almost 53 years), Udo Jürgens (52,5 years) and Johnny Cash (48 years) are the four being successful a longer time span. Of course one could also count John Lennon who started as a member of The Beatles in 1963 and appeared last with his Happy X-mas War Is Over in December 2011 which makes 48 years of chart presence too.
The second track of the physical CD release Woman's World also can enter the list on digital downloads. It is number 66.

Songs to come: Lifted by Naughty Boy Feat. Emeli Sandé 88–64