June 23rd 17: Nimo Outsells KC Rebell & Summer Cem

This is the ninth week of Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee leading the German charts. In other years this would be a certain sign for a song becoming the hit of the year. In 2017 there was another hit already running 15 weeks on the top–do you remember Shape Of You? The song still ranks pretty at #9 in its 24th week. Meaning 2017 probably will got only a few #1 hits but the race of which one will be the best sold gets still unsolved.

By rising to #3 with Thunder the Imagine Dragons reach a new chart peak. So far their second chart entry Radioactive peaking at #4 for two weeks in 2013 was their biggest hit. Now their books has to be written newly. It is the eighth chart week for the song.

At #5 the new single by DJ Khaled enters as the highest new song this week. Wild Thoughts features Rihanna & Bryson Tiller. The Barbadian singer now gains her 25th top 10 hit and her 19th inside the top 5–as much as Depeche Mode collected in its whole carreer but one short of Madonna. With 208 top 10 weeks she is far and away the most successful artist who still is recording songs.

Every week there is a new German rap album on release. This week there are two storming into the top 5. At #5 Nimo stands with KiKi his second proper release. On the song list he beats everyone out by seeing his Heute mit mir flying 22–10. It is the best selling German rap track this week making him one of still a few rap acts that can achieve proper single hits. Six further tracks plus the collaboration with Capo also invading the list.
The number 1 album comes from KC Rebell x Summer Cem. Maximum also serves with some single hits. Best of all pre-released track Murcielago performs by jumping again 41–26. All in all the duo got nine tracks into the list.

How fragile this success is might be seen by having a look at Bushido. Only five out of the 14 tracks from past weeks invasion are able to spend a second week inside the list best performing still Papa tumbling 20–32.

21st of November 2014: 3rd No1. for Guetta

From nothing to number 1–that sounds spectacular. Well, in 2014 we've seen this already seven times. Plus this week. The new single offered by David Guetta shots 0–1 in its first week available. It is the third number 1 hit for the French DJ and producer and his second in a row. Back in August this year it was lovers on the sun that occupied the Top spot for seven weeks. Current hit Dangerous finally teases the arrival of the album Listen and features once again singer Sam Martin.

Eight straight number 1 shots in one year–this feat is indeed kind of spectacular. But anything else than a record. In 2008 we had that situation also. Seems that music industry still knows how to launch huge demands and land immediate hits.

This week another impressive situation can't be mentioned as a record. Most weeks of the year we have had the best new entries starting outside the Top10 and even Top20. This current week there are three completely new songs inside the Top5. Besides the new David Guetta offering it is KWABS landing at number 4 with his debut Walk and veteran Herbert Grönemeyer seeing his 36th chart entry Morgen starting at number 5.

Last time we had three new singles entering the Top 5 was back on May 23rd this year when CRO launched his first number 1 single Traum directly at the top followed by Eurovision runners up The Common Linnets that had their Calm After Storm entering number 3 and winner Conchita Wurst storming to number 5 with Rise Like A Phoenix. Additionally this week also saw Ed Sheeran's Sing landing at number 7 and Mark Forster's Au Revoir starting its chart life at number 10.


The story of Helen Fischer finally approaches an end, isn't it? This week Atemlos durch die Nacht dips out the Top 20 for the first time since December 2013. It is the 57th chart week for the song and the 53rd consecutive.