- Still at #1: Kay One & Pietro Lombardi with Señorita. It is the first song in German since EFF's Stimme in January 2016 that can at least spend a fortnight at the top.
- With spending a 26th week inside the top 10 Despacito now is the longest running top 10 hit 2017 overtaking Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You from the beginning of the year. Despacita now also ranks as the second longest running top 10 hit of this decade. Indeed Atemlos durch die Nacht by Helene Fischer is still far and away with 34 weeks inside the top 10.
Having a look at the all time long runners Despacito has still some work to do. It only ranks at position 11 of all top 10 hits since the beginning of the charts in 1954.
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Sep 15th 17: Kay One & Pietro At No.1
- Kay One & Pietro Lombardi goes straight to #12 with Señorita; it is the second straight #1 this year but the first German since Prince Damien shot to the top with Glücksmoment back in May 2016; after more than six years it is the second chart topper for Pietro Lombardi; Kay One almost had 10 years to go for the chart crown, his first chart entry dates back to December 2007 when he made his debut alongside Bushido and Chakuza
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.
14th of February 2014:
Another week we see Pharrell Williams Happy about being No.1 in Germany. It is the fifth week at the Top which means Happy is the longest standing No.1 for the singer. Additionally his total of number 1 weeks is 11 which makes him as successful as AVICII. Only Rihanna had more in this decade: a full 16 weeks at the Top since January 1st 2010.
REVOLVERHELD finally has a fourth Top 10 hit with Ich lass für dich das Licht an rising 11–7. The new demand comes due to its release on CD. According to chart position the song already has overtaken Halt dich an mir fest which is so far the most sold single of the band. The highest position REVOLVERHELD gained with Helden 2008 in exactly that year.
A fortnight before its release on CD Can't Remember To Forget You goes Top 10. It is Shakira's 11th Top 10 single in Germany – Rihanna performs much better. So far she has 21 Top 10 singles under her belt–matching the result of ABBA. For becoming the act with most Top 10 singles she has to add some more. The all time record still is an unbelievable amount of 36 Top 10 hits set by Caterina Valente between 1954 and 1962–of course only if you count her hits as Club Italia/Indonesia/Honolulu to herself. Otherwise the record is held by Peter Alexander with 35 Top 10 hits under his own name.
Looks like German producer ZEDD right now becomes a mainstream star. His single Stay The Night (featuring Haley Williams of Paramor) enters the Top 20 at number 15 one week ahead of its release as a proper CD single. In the US he already is a star–decorated with an Grammy award as Best Dance Recording for predecessor Clarity three weeks ago.
TV soap Berlin – Tag und Nacht launches a third hit. After Ole (2012) and Chris Prinz (2013) it is now JJ alias Très Jolie who released a production. Bow! (You Gotta Kick It) lands at number 20 which marks the highest position for a track related to the soap.
Single number 4 from AVICII's album True is the track Addicted To You which will be released as full single in April. Already now the track becomes hit status by rising 95–28. Predecessor Hey Brother performs still well inside the Top 20.
DSDS infected hits
Since 8th of January the 11th season of DSDS (Deutschland sucht den Superstar) is aired. So far only jury member Kay One benefitted from the new presence–his hits V.I.P. and Keep Calm Fuck You returned to the list and sneaking through the bottom down regions of the list. This week also Ich hass es dich zu lieben returns to number 91.
The first song performed by a contestant this week gets in the list. It is the ballad When I Look At You originally recorded by Miley Cyrus that returns at number 60. The original chart appearance stopped in August 2010 at number 85–so this is a new peak. The album the song is taken from The Time Of Our Lives is right now digitally re-released. What an impact for a simple TV show.
REVOLVERHELD finally has a fourth Top 10 hit with Ich lass für dich das Licht an rising 11–7. The new demand comes due to its release on CD. According to chart position the song already has overtaken Halt dich an mir fest which is so far the most sold single of the band. The highest position REVOLVERHELD gained with Helden 2008 in exactly that year.A fortnight before its release on CD Can't Remember To Forget You goes Top 10. It is Shakira's 11th Top 10 single in Germany – Rihanna performs much better. So far she has 21 Top 10 singles under her belt–matching the result of ABBA. For becoming the act with most Top 10 singles she has to add some more. The all time record still is an unbelievable amount of 36 Top 10 hits set by Caterina Valente between 1954 and 1962–of course only if you count her hits as Club Italia/Indonesia/Honolulu to herself. Otherwise the record is held by Peter Alexander with 35 Top 10 hits under his own name. Looks like German producer ZEDD right now becomes a mainstream star. His single Stay The Night (featuring Haley Williams of Paramor) enters the Top 20 at number 15 one week ahead of its release as a proper CD single. In the US he already is a star–decorated with an Grammy award as Best Dance Recording for predecessor Clarity three weeks ago. TV soap Berlin – Tag und Nacht launches a third hit. After Ole (2012) and Chris Prinz (2013) it is now JJ alias Très Jolie who released a production. Bow! (You Gotta Kick It) lands at number 20 which marks the highest position for a track related to the soap.Single number 4 from AVICII's album True is the track Addicted To You which will be released as full single in April. Already now the track becomes hit status by rising 95–28. Predecessor Hey Brother performs still well inside the Top 20.
DSDS infected hits
Since 8th of January the 11th season of DSDS (Deutschland sucht den Superstar) is aired. So far only jury member Kay One benefitted from the new presence–his hits V.I.P. and Keep Calm Fuck You returned to the list and sneaking through the bottom down regions of the list. This week also Ich hass es dich zu lieben returns to number 91.
The first song performed by a contestant this week gets in the list. It is the ballad When I Look At You originally recorded by Miley Cyrus that returns at number 60. The original chart appearance stopped in August 2010 at number 85–so this is a new peak. The album the song is taken from The Time Of Our Lives is right now digitally re-released. What an impact for a simple TV show.
Hot Spot 06-14-13
Well–it’s done. Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell climbs at Nr.1 after their highly infecting Blurred Lines is out on CD too. That was the last push to overturn Get Lucky which sits pretty at number 2 this week. With Blurred Lines occupying the top spot newly we have a kind of a premiere in chart history. Pharrell Williams is the first artist (since the charts are issued weekly) who has two back to back number 1 hits. So far we only had Max Martin as a composer in autumn 2008 and Dieter Bohlen as a producer in June 1986 who handed out the chart crown to themselves. A performing artist who did so until now could be found only once in chart history: In October 1963 Gitte (duetting with Rex Gildo) topped the charts with Vom Stadtpark die Laternen and so dethroned herself.
Further statistics: Blurred Lines climbs to number 1 in its 8th chart week. It is as slowly as spring number 1 Let Her Go by Passenger. Last time a track took more time to peak at the Top was back in April 2012 when Olly Murs Feat Rizzle Kicks needed 10 weeks for their Heart Skips A Beat getting crowned.
The highest new entry comes from Prince Kay One Feat. The Product G&B. By entering at number 4 V.I.P. gives the German rapper a new peak position in his career and makes the USAmerican duo come back after 13 years of chart abstinence.
The newly released Xavier Naidoo Album Bei meiner Seele enters the album list at the top and propells tht title song to Top 10 status again. So we finally do have three songs again inside the Top 10 that are produced with German acts. In past autumn we had the last invasion of very successfull commercial songs coming from Germany. Best result was a Top 10 with 5 hits from Germany. Meanwhile the euphoria for national productions had a short time break–will it turn back for a new season with strong German releases?
PSY profits a second week from his performance at the final of Germanys Next Top Model. Gentleman jumps 25–12 eclipsing its peak from 7 weeks before. Gangnam Style gets a boost again landing at number 47.
Also Bruno Mars can watch a big effect of his performance at the show. Treasure goes 91–25 almost eclipsing the result of predecessor When I Was Your Man but still is two weeks ahead of its official release as a single cut.
Beyond TV made hits there is a soundtrack visible with two tracks in the upper half of the list. The Great Gatsby can send A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie • Q Tip • GoonRock and Young And Beautiful by Lana del Rey into the list. Both still rising in its third chart week.
Back in the list Carlprit is on the way launching his first solo hit. Fiesta now stands at number 53. A little renaissance for I Follow Rivers brings Lykke Li back to some success too. Number 57 in its 53rd chart week is very impressive.
Kid Ink is completely new to the German market. From his freshly released album Almost Home the track Money And The Power is especially beloved and enters the singles charts at number 70.
Further statistics: Blurred Lines climbs to number 1 in its 8th chart week. It is as slowly as spring number 1 Let Her Go by Passenger. Last time a track took more time to peak at the Top was back in April 2012 when Olly Murs Feat Rizzle Kicks needed 10 weeks for their Heart Skips A Beat getting crowned.
The highest new entry comes from Prince Kay One Feat. The Product G&B. By entering at number 4 V.I.P. gives the German rapper a new peak position in his career and makes the USAmerican duo come back after 13 years of chart abstinence.
The newly released Xavier Naidoo Album Bei meiner Seele enters the album list at the top and propells tht title song to Top 10 status again. So we finally do have three songs again inside the Top 10 that are produced with German acts. In past autumn we had the last invasion of very successfull commercial songs coming from Germany. Best result was a Top 10 with 5 hits from Germany. Meanwhile the euphoria for national productions had a short time break–will it turn back for a new season with strong German releases?
PSY profits a second week from his performance at the final of Germanys Next Top Model. Gentleman jumps 25–12 eclipsing its peak from 7 weeks before. Gangnam Style gets a boost again landing at number 47.
Also Bruno Mars can watch a big effect of his performance at the show. Treasure goes 91–25 almost eclipsing the result of predecessor When I Was Your Man but still is two weeks ahead of its official release as a single cut.
Beyond TV made hits there is a soundtrack visible with two tracks in the upper half of the list. The Great Gatsby can send A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie • Q Tip • GoonRock and Young And Beautiful by Lana del Rey into the list. Both still rising in its third chart week.
Back in the list Carlprit is on the way launching his first solo hit. Fiesta now stands at number 53. A little renaissance for I Follow Rivers brings Lykke Li back to some success too. Number 57 in its 53rd chart week is very impressive.
Kid Ink is completely new to the German market. From his freshly released album Almost Home the track Money And The Power is especially beloved and enters the singles charts at number 70.
25-12: Soccer Fever II
There is almost only one event that impacts music consuming in Germany right now. It starts with the number 1 song. Die Toten Hosen are back on the Top after a two weeks break. It is the third week for Tage wie diese (Days like this) and the song falls only one week short of the result of their only Nr.1 hit before Zehn kleine Jägermeister from 1996. Tage wie diese first was published as the anniversary single for the band. Later it became a hymn for the Bundesliga winning Borrusia team from Dortmund. Now the song is used by public channel ARD foradvertising its broadcasting of matches. So the hiatus might take one or two weeks longer.
Also the official anthem of the EM rises eight places to number five. Finally German Oceana can launch her first Top 10 hit in her home country. Number 5 might not be the end of the fame of Endless Summer.
New soccer songs are entering the list. KAY ONE is the German rapper who really is connected with football. Two years ago he offered Fackeln im Wind and reached Top 10 status. This year it is Finale wir kommen (Final, we’re approaching). It enters the list a week before the official release on CD at number 54. So we will find it much higher in one week’s time for sure.
Matze Knop offers the next (and last for this week) soccer related fun song called Die Besten in Europa (The Best In Europe). The lyrics are about the hope of winning the championship. To ensure a little more seriousness the comedian asked sport reporter Waldi Hartmann for dueting with him. And the journalist agreed. Don’t know why. But the song stands for how reporting on the matches is going on in German media.
Other soccer related songs rise up the list.Ukrainian Los Colorados find some more friends and jumps 94–60 with I Like To Move It. Four years ago Mickie Krause had a hit called Orange trägt nur die Müllabfuhr (Only The Garbage Boys are wearing Orange). It is of course a spottlied on the Dutch soccer team that wears this colour. This year the track re-appears at number 77. Another song by Mickie Krause is in the list again too. Schatzi, schenk mir ein Foto (Honey, Give Me A Photo) is not really a soccer anthem but it is played at so called fan miles and public viewing places as well. So let’s add the upcoming summer hits to this section too. Tacatà rises slowly to number 8. So TACABRO is a Top 10 act in Germany now also. And also Gusttavo Lima rises with Balada (Tchê tcherere tchê tchê. The song reaches number 34 in its second chart week still on downlaod sales only.
Some not football related songs also can rise or start inside the list. After full release on CD Payphone by Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa jumps into the Top 10. The song reaches number 4 in its second week in the list giving Maroon 5 there second consecutive Top 5 hit following last years number 2 song Moves Like Jagger. Wiz Khalifa with the collaboration harvests his biggest hit at all so far in Germany.
With start of the new commercial campaign for the MAGNUM Infinity Icecream on 4th of June in theatres (and on TV) the track used for it Infinity 2012 by Guru Josh (and remixed by DJ Antoine takes a 20 places leap landing inside the Top 20 for the third time in 22 years.
gossip and her singer Beth Ditto are really stars in Germany. For the final of Heidi Klum’sGermany’s Next Top Modell on July 7th the band was invited for opening the show. Of course they performed their recent hit Perfect World which rises nine places due to digital sales on thursday evening alone. Probably the song will rise much further next week when CD sales of Friday are taekn into account.
Even more impressive is the leap taken by Justin Bieber after his performance on tha final show. His song Boyfriend jumps 50–16 on downloads of a few hours. The song reaches a new peak in Germany giving him a fourth Top 20 hit.
Ivy Quainoo comes with a new single. You Got Me is the succeeder to Do You Like What You See which was the winning song for the casting show The Voice of Germany. The new song is a soulful one with a lot of power starting its chart life at number 31.
Italian band Frei•Wild is a current example of German nationalism. Most of its recordings sound simple or naive no matter if they talk about love or the relation to the home. The band also recorded an own version of the German anthem. In all its lyrics Frei•Wild celebrates the link to the country, to the German land. It is a very tricky field where the band is moving. Recent project is a charity single for a childrens village in Brixen. For recording the song 1000 Meilen, 1000 Worte (1000 miles, 1000 words) the band invited artists from all over Germany. From very different styles. Böhse Onkelz and Eisbrecher were in the studio as well as Kastelruther Spatzen and Mr. President. All together they want to collect money and help the children. The song itself anyway sounds a little scary to me.
It is a long and sad story about dubstep in German speaking countries. It really took the labels more than 5 years for react on the new sound. Kids already are addicted to it. You can here it everywhere on mp3 players, playlists, at independent radio stations. But it really needed the major use of Alex Clare’s Too Close for making the sound also a commercial phenomenon. Almost a year after its release and after topping the charts in UK the NERO single Promises can enter the lists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Somehow this feat happened by an incident. There is no information given on a re-release or a new promotion. Probabaly it is kind of an viral effect … well, hopefully this is the start of a serial of NERO hits. Number 67 for Promises is something which can only get better.
On tour in Germany Jay Z & Kanye West finally can reach the charts with their duet Niggas In Paris. Probably the visit will be a short one. Number 90 after their staging in Frankfurt looks like.
Also the official anthem of the EM rises eight places to number five. Finally German Oceana can launch her first Top 10 hit in her home country. Number 5 might not be the end of the fame of Endless Summer.
New soccer songs are entering the list. KAY ONE is the German rapper who really is connected with football. Two years ago he offered Fackeln im Wind and reached Top 10 status. This year it is Finale wir kommen (Final, we’re approaching). It enters the list a week before the official release on CD at number 54. So we will find it much higher in one week’s time for sure.
Matze Knop offers the next (and last for this week) soccer related fun song called Die Besten in Europa (The Best In Europe). The lyrics are about the hope of winning the championship. To ensure a little more seriousness the comedian asked sport reporter Waldi Hartmann for dueting with him. And the journalist agreed. Don’t know why. But the song stands for how reporting on the matches is going on in German media.
Other soccer related songs rise up the list.Ukrainian Los Colorados find some more friends and jumps 94–60 with I Like To Move It. Four years ago Mickie Krause had a hit called Orange trägt nur die Müllabfuhr (Only The Garbage Boys are wearing Orange). It is of course a spottlied on the Dutch soccer team that wears this colour. This year the track re-appears at number 77. Another song by Mickie Krause is in the list again too. Schatzi, schenk mir ein Foto (Honey, Give Me A Photo) is not really a soccer anthem but it is played at so called fan miles and public viewing places as well. So let’s add the upcoming summer hits to this section too. Tacatà rises slowly to number 8. So TACABRO is a Top 10 act in Germany now also. And also Gusttavo Lima rises with Balada (Tchê tcherere tchê tchê. The song reaches number 34 in its second chart week still on downlaod sales only.
Some not football related songs also can rise or start inside the list. After full release on CD Payphone by Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa jumps into the Top 10. The song reaches number 4 in its second week in the list giving Maroon 5 there second consecutive Top 5 hit following last years number 2 song Moves Like Jagger. Wiz Khalifa with the collaboration harvests his biggest hit at all so far in Germany.
With start of the new commercial campaign for the MAGNUM Infinity Icecream on 4th of June in theatres (and on TV) the track used for it Infinity 2012 by Guru Josh (and remixed by DJ Antoine takes a 20 places leap landing inside the Top 20 for the third time in 22 years.
gossip and her singer Beth Ditto are really stars in Germany. For the final of Heidi Klum’sGermany’s Next Top Modell on July 7th the band was invited for opening the show. Of course they performed their recent hit Perfect World which rises nine places due to digital sales on thursday evening alone. Probably the song will rise much further next week when CD sales of Friday are taekn into account.
Even more impressive is the leap taken by Justin Bieber after his performance on tha final show. His song Boyfriend jumps 50–16 on downloads of a few hours. The song reaches a new peak in Germany giving him a fourth Top 20 hit.
Ivy Quainoo comes with a new single. You Got Me is the succeeder to Do You Like What You See which was the winning song for the casting show The Voice of Germany. The new song is a soulful one with a lot of power starting its chart life at number 31.
Italian band Frei•Wild is a current example of German nationalism. Most of its recordings sound simple or naive no matter if they talk about love or the relation to the home. The band also recorded an own version of the German anthem. In all its lyrics Frei•Wild celebrates the link to the country, to the German land. It is a very tricky field where the band is moving. Recent project is a charity single for a childrens village in Brixen. For recording the song 1000 Meilen, 1000 Worte (1000 miles, 1000 words) the band invited artists from all over Germany. From very different styles. Böhse Onkelz and Eisbrecher were in the studio as well as Kastelruther Spatzen and Mr. President. All together they want to collect money and help the children. The song itself anyway sounds a little scary to me.
It is a long and sad story about dubstep in German speaking countries. It really took the labels more than 5 years for react on the new sound. Kids already are addicted to it. You can here it everywhere on mp3 players, playlists, at independent radio stations. But it really needed the major use of Alex Clare’s Too Close for making the sound also a commercial phenomenon. Almost a year after its release and after topping the charts in UK the NERO single Promises can enter the lists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Somehow this feat happened by an incident. There is no information given on a re-release or a new promotion. Probabaly it is kind of an viral effect … well, hopefully this is the start of a serial of NERO hits. Number 67 for Promises is something which can only get better.
On tour in Germany Jay Z & Kanye West finally can reach the charts with their duet Niggas In Paris. Probably the visit will be a short one. Number 90 after their staging in Frankfurt looks like.
09-12: Baku Contest at Carnival Season
Seems that Brazilian Michel Teló starts writing chart history. A fifth week at the Top makes Nooosssaa! Ai Se Eu Te Pego! the third most successful Number 1 hit coming from an act of South America. Only 2010 football anthem Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) and 2001 Whenever, Wherever–both recorded by Columbian Shakira–sold a longer span most copies in Germany. Equalling the 5 weeks run at the Top of predecessor Somebody That I Used To Know the survey repeats a situation last watched in summer 2010 when We No Speak Americano by Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup was the most sold track for seven weeks after dethroning six weeks queen Shakira and her (again) Waka Waka.
Biggest impact of the week was the final of die national selection casting for the Eurovision Contest. The two finalists are swashing up the list. It is Our Star For Baku winner Roman Lob who naturally performs better. He enters at Number 3 with his winning song Standing Still. It is a powerfull rock ballad–probably well done for the western Europe market. Whether the eastern part will catch fire …?
Also the two other songs presented at the final show are in the list. Alone lands at Number 42 and Conflicted at 51. Runner’s up at the show Ornella de Santis brings her three songs into the survey too. Best–of course–her pre-chosen track Quietly at 24. Alone stops at 69, Standing Still at 77.
Another Top 20 story: entering at number 6 with his new single Wild Ones Flo Rida is right now the most successful chart act at all. He has three singles inside the Top 20. His closest combatant still is Taio Cruz holding two singles inside the Top 20.
German releases:
The one and only truly new release in German comes from a rapper: KAY ONE–known as one of the pupils of Bushido–announces a second album. On the first lifted single a big name as duetting partner appears: Mario Winans. Both together confess I Need a Girl–it is already part 3 of the story. Certainly the need is very deep. Why it is so hard to find the right girl is answered in the song itself. KAY ONE ultimately says: “Most of the girls just wanna have my money. I need a girl without LV bag or Cavalli top.” – All that is offered within a luxury setting of champaign and Versace interior. Hmmm – KAY ONE needs luxury but his girl should abstain from all that blingbling? Wish him good luck for his search.
KAY ONE’s Austrian colleague RAF 3.0 tries a very similar way. His new album is out now–leading track Wie kannst du nur (How could you) reaches the single’s list by itself. It is a classic frustration speech of a macho who ditched his girlfriend for whatever reason. Of course there is no doubt left that the girl was the bad one. With number 91 Wie kannst du nur performes five places better than it’s first track Fallen four weeks ago.
This recent issue of the charts reflects sales between February 17th and 23rd–so it includes the peak time of carnival season. Due to that fact the German hit of the season Schatz, schenk mir ein Foto by Mickie Krause reaches a new peak with number 27. It is again 12 places higher than the week before . By the way the track reaches it in its 37th chart week which is the fourth longest run in chart history (counted by chart weeks).
A new hit arrives finally at number 56. Kasalla is a Cologne band founded by Florian Peil. Their Pirate (Pirates in Cologne dialect) is the first track from the debut album Et jitt Kasalla! (literally: It got trouble / more common: You’ll Be In Trouble)–as I found out the track wasn’t planned asa full single release. Probably that will change next season. Founder Florian Peil and band member Sevastian Wagner had two chart hits before with their band Peilomat. Their biggest success so far was Allemann (All Together) that climbed to number 26 in early summer 2008.
Cologne band BRINGS launches its 12th chart hit with latest single Dat is geil (It’s wicked). It is the title track of their last album released in 2011. 2010 hit halleluja also re-appears for a week at number 87.
Of course a carnival classics is back in the list too. Viva Colonia entered the list for the first time nine years ago. It reached its peak at number 20 in 2007. Now it is listed at number 96 again.
Finally I am kind of proud to tell you that the Grammys also have a (kind of tiny) influence on German music market too. Decorated with three awards L.A. based DJ and producer Skrillex enters number 100 with his tune Weekends!!!. Yeah, there is a small crowd enjoying dubstep sound in Germany. But I guess it will take a long long march till he is as popular as in the States. In Austria Skrillex yet has a first hit under his belt with Bangarang reaching number 25.
Biggest impact of the week was the final of die national selection casting for the Eurovision Contest. The two finalists are swashing up the list. It is Our Star For Baku winner Roman Lob who naturally performs better. He enters at Number 3 with his winning song Standing Still. It is a powerfull rock ballad–probably well done for the western Europe market. Whether the eastern part will catch fire …?
Also the two other songs presented at the final show are in the list. Alone lands at Number 42 and Conflicted at 51. Runner’s up at the show Ornella de Santis brings her three songs into the survey too. Best–of course–her pre-chosen track Quietly at 24. Alone stops at 69, Standing Still at 77.
Another Top 20 story: entering at number 6 with his new single Wild Ones Flo Rida is right now the most successful chart act at all. He has three singles inside the Top 20. His closest combatant still is Taio Cruz holding two singles inside the Top 20.
German releases:
The one and only truly new release in German comes from a rapper: KAY ONE–known as one of the pupils of Bushido–announces a second album. On the first lifted single a big name as duetting partner appears: Mario Winans. Both together confess I Need a Girl–it is already part 3 of the story. Certainly the need is very deep. Why it is so hard to find the right girl is answered in the song itself. KAY ONE ultimately says: “Most of the girls just wanna have my money. I need a girl without LV bag or Cavalli top.” – All that is offered within a luxury setting of champaign and Versace interior. Hmmm – KAY ONE needs luxury but his girl should abstain from all that blingbling? Wish him good luck for his search.
KAY ONE’s Austrian colleague RAF 3.0 tries a very similar way. His new album is out now–leading track Wie kannst du nur (How could you) reaches the single’s list by itself. It is a classic frustration speech of a macho who ditched his girlfriend for whatever reason. Of course there is no doubt left that the girl was the bad one. With number 91 Wie kannst du nur performes five places better than it’s first track Fallen four weeks ago.
This recent issue of the charts reflects sales between February 17th and 23rd–so it includes the peak time of carnival season. Due to that fact the German hit of the season Schatz, schenk mir ein Foto by Mickie Krause reaches a new peak with number 27. It is again 12 places higher than the week before . By the way the track reaches it in its 37th chart week which is the fourth longest run in chart history (counted by chart weeks).
A new hit arrives finally at number 56. Kasalla is a Cologne band founded by Florian Peil. Their Pirate (Pirates in Cologne dialect) is the first track from the debut album Et jitt Kasalla! (literally: It got trouble / more common: You’ll Be In Trouble)–as I found out the track wasn’t planned asa full single release. Probably that will change next season. Founder Florian Peil and band member Sevastian Wagner had two chart hits before with their band Peilomat. Their biggest success so far was Allemann (All Together) that climbed to number 26 in early summer 2008.
Cologne band BRINGS launches its 12th chart hit with latest single Dat is geil (It’s wicked). It is the title track of their last album released in 2011. 2010 hit halleluja also re-appears for a week at number 87.
Of course a carnival classics is back in the list too. Viva Colonia entered the list for the first time nine years ago. It reached its peak at number 20 in 2007. Now it is listed at number 96 again.
Finally I am kind of proud to tell you that the Grammys also have a (kind of tiny) influence on German music market too. Decorated with three awards L.A. based DJ and producer Skrillex enters number 100 with his tune Weekends!!!. Yeah, there is a small crowd enjoying dubstep sound in Germany. But I guess it will take a long long march till he is as popular as in the States. In Austria Skrillex yet has a first hit under his belt with Bangarang reaching number 25.
Kurz runtergerissen: weitere Neuheiten
Insgesamt 15 Titel sind neu in der Liste der media control Charts – drei davon waren schon mal platziert, macht 12 richtig ganz neue Veröffentlichungen. An dieser Stelle also mal fix durchgehechelt, wer da noch was angeboten hat.
Platz 54 wird für MIKA vs. RedOne notiert. Zu MIKA muss man nicht viel sagen. In Blogs hab ich solche Sprüche gelesen wie: “MIKA is the new Freddie Mercury!” – Ja nun, so weit würd ich nun grad nicht gehen. Was in jedem Fall beschämend war: dass seine letzte Single Rain so gnadenlos durchgefallen ist und mit Platz 56 der schlecht platzierteste Titel bis dato ist. – Für den Soundtrack zum Film Kick Ass hat sich das Wunderkind mit einem anderen Zauberer zusammen getan, nämlich dem Produzenten RedOne, ist vielleicht nicht vielen ein Begriff, steckt aber zum Beispiel hinter dem Überflieger-Hit von Lady Gaga Poker Face. Beide zusammen also starten mit Kick Ass einen Versuch … der dann aber irgendwie auch nicht so 100% zündet.
Neu – zumindest in digitaler Form – und damit der beste neue Dancetrack in den media control-Charts ist Zeigt mir 10 – Explode 3. Wie die 3 am Ende schon anzeigt … der Track hat schon eine kleine Geschichte vorzuweisen. Im Januar 2003 stand die ursprüngliche Variante – sozusagen der Beginn der Saga – für vier Wochen in den Charts, nicht umwerfend erfolgreich, Platz 78 war das Höchste, aber immerhin, der Grundstein war gelegt. Als Interpreten standen auf dem Cover Jordan & Baker, niemand Geringeres als Shaun Baker und Jens Jordan. Als Produzenten-Team tauchten in den Credits Bonito Julio & Claudio Macalvo auf. Erster gehört heute zum Produzententeam von Darius & Finlay. Warum werf ich hier mit diesen Namen um mich? Nun ja – Explode mutiert dank des Einsatzes auf allerlei Techno- und Partyradios zum Klassiker, 2005 legte Shaun Baker Xplode 2 nach, das war dann auch mit Platz 47 entsprechend erfolgreicher. Und nun gibt es das neueste Update von Darius & Finlay & Shaun Baker. Das bekannte Explode-Signal ist natürlich wieder sehr präsent eingesetzt, neu ist der Rap im Atzen-Stil, der von den Seaside Clubbers stammt. Für waschechte Atzen sind diese keine Unbekannten mehr. Im Herbst letzten Jahres machten sie als Disco Pogo Crew auf youtube Randale mit Disco Pogo – Wir dreh’n ab, welches in ziemlich dreister Weise den Sound von Frauenarzt & Manny Marc aufnahm und zu Guter letzt von diesen ja auch zu einem echten Kommerzhit gemacht wurde. Mit Zeigt mir 10 treten die Seaside Clubbers erstmals vor ein breiteres Publikum und ihr ehemals geheimnisumwitterte Identität wird langsam gelüftet. Ende Mai dürfte dann schon der nächste Hammer zuschlagen, wenn die Seaside Clubbers ihren nächsten eigenen Kracher Party Randale veröffentlichen.
Neben den oben Genannten kehrt mit Explode 3 noch ein weiterer alter Bekannter zurück. Die Vocals zur englischen Variante stammen nämlich von dem Belgier Danzel. Erinnert sich noch jemand? Pump It Up war 2004 sein größter Hit, dann folgte 2005 noch Put Your Hands Up In The Air! und 2006 der Versuch beim polnischen Vorentscheid zum Eurovision Song Contest zu punkten – naja, das hat damals nicht geklappt. Jetzt ist also auch Danzel wieder mal in Deutschland präsent … vor allem mit Erscheinen der CD-Variante könnten sich der Name einigen doch wieder neu einprägen. Derweil steht Zeigt mir 10 – Explode 3 auf Platz 58 … ich sage mal: da geht noch einiges.
Ob bei FAITHLESS noch was geht? Hmm – ganz ehrlich gesagt wage ich das zu bezweifeln, auch wenn ich ihren Sound nach wie vor für hypnotisch und magisch halte. Aber irgendwie ist es dann doch alles zu ähnlich und die Menschen greifen dann eher zum Klassiker Insomnia, der ja immer wieder mal in den Charts gelistet wird, zuletzt im Januar diesen Jahres. Nun – Faithless legen dieser Tage mit The Dance ein neues Album vor und daraus ausgekoppelt wurde Not Going Home. Was soll ich sagen? Altbekannter Sound. Schön, dass sie es dennoch in einige Einkaufskörbe geschafft haben und sich aktuell Platz 63 ergattern können. Das erste Mal seit dem Jahr 2004, dass sie überhaupt mit aktuellem Material punkten können. Ganz parteiisch würde ich mir hier noch mehr wünschen.
Über Casting-Shows und ihre nationale Begrenztheit habe ich mich in dieser Woche schon ausgelassen. Über Skandinavien – oder besser: Dänemark – ebenfalls. Hier kommt also noch mehr Verstärkung für Aura Dione und MEDINA aus dem Norden – und zwar aus Schweden. Amanda Jenssen wurde in der schwedischen Variante von Idol/ DSDS im Jahr 2007 Zweite. In ihrer Heimat reichte das als Startschuss für eine doch recht passable Karriere. Und nun versucht sie (oder ihre Plattenfirma) es auch mit dem resteuropäischen Kontinent. Als Vorbote erschien die Single Happyland ein knallig-treibender Disco-Country-Rock-Song. Das gleichnamige Album folgte sieben Tage später und erntete schonmal großartige Kritiken. Ob sich diese dann auch auf den Verkauf auswirkten und vielleicht auch der Single Auftrieb geben können, die erstmal auf der 60 einsteigt, nun – das werden wir schon in Kürze wissen. Zunächst mal ist Amanda Jenssen das zweite schwedische Superstar-Idol nach Agnes welches zumindest mal auf dem deutschen Markt ein paar Cds absetzen kann.
Was noch? Erste Solo-Single von KAY ONE in den deutschen Charts (67), mit Support von Bushido: Ich brech die Herzen – sehr sehr poporientiert und hat sofort eine Diskussion über die Kommerzialisierung des deutschen Rap losgetreten … die könnte uns in nächster Zeit noch ein wenig begleiten … das Album Kenneth allein zu Haus ist auch schon erschienen.
Und nochmal Deutschland, diesmal Rock: FERTIG LOS! sind wieder da. Neue Single Wenn du mich brauchst ist das erste Lebenszeichen der Band seit drei Jahren und der Teaser für das Album Pläne für die Zukunft. Und dass FERTIG LOS! jetzt in den Charts ist (91), liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass sie als Vorband von Jennifer Rostock unterwegs waren / sind.
Platz 54 wird für MIKA vs. RedOne notiert. Zu MIKA muss man nicht viel sagen. In Blogs hab ich solche Sprüche gelesen wie: “MIKA is the new Freddie Mercury!” – Ja nun, so weit würd ich nun grad nicht gehen. Was in jedem Fall beschämend war: dass seine letzte Single Rain so gnadenlos durchgefallen ist und mit Platz 56 der schlecht platzierteste Titel bis dato ist. – Für den Soundtrack zum Film Kick Ass hat sich das Wunderkind mit einem anderen Zauberer zusammen getan, nämlich dem Produzenten RedOne, ist vielleicht nicht vielen ein Begriff, steckt aber zum Beispiel hinter dem Überflieger-Hit von Lady Gaga Poker Face. Beide zusammen also starten mit Kick Ass einen Versuch … der dann aber irgendwie auch nicht so 100% zündet.
Neu – zumindest in digitaler Form – und damit der beste neue Dancetrack in den media control-Charts ist Zeigt mir 10 – Explode 3. Wie die 3 am Ende schon anzeigt … der Track hat schon eine kleine Geschichte vorzuweisen. Im Januar 2003 stand die ursprüngliche Variante – sozusagen der Beginn der Saga – für vier Wochen in den Charts, nicht umwerfend erfolgreich, Platz 78 war das Höchste, aber immerhin, der Grundstein war gelegt. Als Interpreten standen auf dem Cover Jordan & Baker, niemand Geringeres als Shaun Baker und Jens Jordan. Als Produzenten-Team tauchten in den Credits Bonito Julio & Claudio Macalvo auf. Erster gehört heute zum Produzententeam von Darius & Finlay. Warum werf ich hier mit diesen Namen um mich? Nun ja – Explode mutiert dank des Einsatzes auf allerlei Techno- und Partyradios zum Klassiker, 2005 legte Shaun Baker Xplode 2 nach, das war dann auch mit Platz 47 entsprechend erfolgreicher. Und nun gibt es das neueste Update von Darius & Finlay & Shaun Baker. Das bekannte Explode-Signal ist natürlich wieder sehr präsent eingesetzt, neu ist der Rap im Atzen-Stil, der von den Seaside Clubbers stammt. Für waschechte Atzen sind diese keine Unbekannten mehr. Im Herbst letzten Jahres machten sie als Disco Pogo Crew auf youtube Randale mit Disco Pogo – Wir dreh’n ab, welches in ziemlich dreister Weise den Sound von Frauenarzt & Manny Marc aufnahm und zu Guter letzt von diesen ja auch zu einem echten Kommerzhit gemacht wurde. Mit Zeigt mir 10 treten die Seaside Clubbers erstmals vor ein breiteres Publikum und ihr ehemals geheimnisumwitterte Identität wird langsam gelüftet. Ende Mai dürfte dann schon der nächste Hammer zuschlagen, wenn die Seaside Clubbers ihren nächsten eigenen Kracher Party Randale veröffentlichen.
Neben den oben Genannten kehrt mit Explode 3 noch ein weiterer alter Bekannter zurück. Die Vocals zur englischen Variante stammen nämlich von dem Belgier Danzel. Erinnert sich noch jemand? Pump It Up war 2004 sein größter Hit, dann folgte 2005 noch Put Your Hands Up In The Air! und 2006 der Versuch beim polnischen Vorentscheid zum Eurovision Song Contest zu punkten – naja, das hat damals nicht geklappt. Jetzt ist also auch Danzel wieder mal in Deutschland präsent … vor allem mit Erscheinen der CD-Variante könnten sich der Name einigen doch wieder neu einprägen. Derweil steht Zeigt mir 10 – Explode 3 auf Platz 58 … ich sage mal: da geht noch einiges.
Ob bei FAITHLESS noch was geht? Hmm – ganz ehrlich gesagt wage ich das zu bezweifeln, auch wenn ich ihren Sound nach wie vor für hypnotisch und magisch halte. Aber irgendwie ist es dann doch alles zu ähnlich und die Menschen greifen dann eher zum Klassiker Insomnia, der ja immer wieder mal in den Charts gelistet wird, zuletzt im Januar diesen Jahres. Nun – Faithless legen dieser Tage mit The Dance ein neues Album vor und daraus ausgekoppelt wurde Not Going Home. Was soll ich sagen? Altbekannter Sound. Schön, dass sie es dennoch in einige Einkaufskörbe geschafft haben und sich aktuell Platz 63 ergattern können. Das erste Mal seit dem Jahr 2004, dass sie überhaupt mit aktuellem Material punkten können. Ganz parteiisch würde ich mir hier noch mehr wünschen.
Über Casting-Shows und ihre nationale Begrenztheit habe ich mich in dieser Woche schon ausgelassen. Über Skandinavien – oder besser: Dänemark – ebenfalls. Hier kommt also noch mehr Verstärkung für Aura Dione und MEDINA aus dem Norden – und zwar aus Schweden. Amanda Jenssen wurde in der schwedischen Variante von Idol/ DSDS im Jahr 2007 Zweite. In ihrer Heimat reichte das als Startschuss für eine doch recht passable Karriere. Und nun versucht sie (oder ihre Plattenfirma) es auch mit dem resteuropäischen Kontinent. Als Vorbote erschien die Single Happyland ein knallig-treibender Disco-Country-Rock-Song. Das gleichnamige Album folgte sieben Tage später und erntete schonmal großartige Kritiken. Ob sich diese dann auch auf den Verkauf auswirkten und vielleicht auch der Single Auftrieb geben können, die erstmal auf der 60 einsteigt, nun – das werden wir schon in Kürze wissen. Zunächst mal ist Amanda Jenssen das zweite schwedische Superstar-Idol nach Agnes welches zumindest mal auf dem deutschen Markt ein paar Cds absetzen kann.
Was noch? Erste Solo-Single von KAY ONE in den deutschen Charts (67), mit Support von Bushido: Ich brech die Herzen – sehr sehr poporientiert und hat sofort eine Diskussion über die Kommerzialisierung des deutschen Rap losgetreten … die könnte uns in nächster Zeit noch ein wenig begleiten … das Album Kenneth allein zu Haus ist auch schon erschienen.
Und nochmal Deutschland, diesmal Rock: FERTIG LOS! sind wieder da. Neue Single Wenn du mich brauchst ist das erste Lebenszeichen der Band seit drei Jahren und der Teaser für das Album Pläne für die Zukunft. Und dass FERTIG LOS! jetzt in den Charts ist (91), liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass sie als Vorband von Jennifer Rostock unterwegs waren / sind.
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