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.

Is there more than Lena?

Lena is not #1 – what a shame – scandal! … these were the headlines of some blogs watching the charts. Well – Lena was the main story in week 18th to 24th February. But YES – we do have a few other chart actions too.

First of all we do have 14 new tracks in the list plus 6 old tracks re-entering the chart. That is the most for this year at all – yeah! Finally the market is alive. 14 new tracks that’s a feat we saw last in November 2009 – you see, the music industry had a very long winter break. 20 tracks which where not listed a fortnight ago – well, we had it last time in June 2010. Almost a year ago. There is something going on.

One of the further actions takes place right at #5. That’s the place where Taio Cruz & Kylie land with their single Higher. It is the 11th chart week for the track which started end of December at a somehow low #10. I had a short story about the song a few weeks ago. At this time I was really convinced that the slow burning Higher was a result of weak or even no new releases. Now this argument doesn’t match anymore. Honestly I can’t find a reason why the song is rising continously: Higher sneaks in the Nielsen airplay charts around #21, well Kylie started her Aphrodite tour – but in Denmark ,no new mixes available … The track rises up the list nonetheless entering it’s highest rank so far this recent week. Taio Cruz now matches the result he got with his very first German chart hit Break Your Heart almost 10 months ago. Kylie now collects only her 4th top 5 single in Germany – and Higher is so far her second longest running top 10 hit beaten only by Can’t Get You Out Of My Head which spent 12 weeks inside the German top 10 in 2001/02.

Two tracks enter the German charts this week promoted by commercial TV spots. The first is Young Blood from New Zealandian The Naked and Famous used by German music TV channel VIVA to support their complete re-design in 2011. The second is A Night Light This from Dutch Caro Emerald known for its use in a commercial spot for Martini.

And finally the top 3 of German productions:
1. Lena – Taken By A Stranger (#2)
2. Milk&Sugar vs. Vaya Con Dios – Hey (Nah Neh Nah) (#10)
3. culcha candela – Berlin City Girl (#14)