петък, 15 април 2011 г.

German chart comments - Issue date - 15.04.2011

It has been 12 years since Jennifer Lopez made her astonishing music debut with "If You Had My Love" and 12 years since her pilot single reached #5 in Germany - a peak she was unable to defeat for more than a decade. Now, however, this all changes as "On The Floor", one of the most energizing songs this spring, shoots from #6 to #1 to not only beat the performance of  "If You Had My Love" but also to become the first number one of the diva in Germany. 

Congratulations also should go to Rihanna, whose excellent "S&M", the third single from the artist's newest album, rises three positions and peaks at #2. It thus matches the peak reached by "Only Girl", the first offer from the album, and eclipses by far the #12 success of "What's My Name". As "S&M" is the superior and more European-friendly song, no regrets here.

This leaves us to Bruno Mars, who has to fall from the top for a second and maybe the last time and this week occupies the third position. 

In the top 10 we should also pay attention to how the Snoop Dogg and David Guetta collaboration soars 13 positions to reach #6 in its second week on the countdown. Now it becomes the second most successful single of the US rapper after the #3 peak of "Signs". "Don't You Want Me", the Felix dance classic from the 90s on which the "Sweat" remix is based, reached #2 in Germany.

In its third week in the top 100, the amazing "E.T." from Katy Perry rises seven places to enter the top 10 and thus to make all four of the singles from her second album top-ten hits in Germany.

Before jumping to the highest new entry, let's pay attention to new peaks by Caro Emerald's "A Night Like This" at #18, Jupiter Jones' "Still" at #23 and Beth Ditto's "I Wrote The Book" at #24.

The honour for the highest new entry goes to Cassandra Steen, whose "Stadt" was one of the biggest hits in Germany in 2009. "Gebt alles" marks the release of Steen's third solo album but by entering at #31 it seems that giving everything was not enough even for the top 30.

Fuelled by the #1 success of their latest album (see below) Guano Apes' "Oh What A Night" soars #55-#37, two positions above the second new entry this week. Frida Gold's "Wovon sollen wir träumen" comes on the back of the band's enormous support by VIVA but for now this is not enough to even beat the #38 peak of their debut single "Zeig mir wie du tanzt". It's a catchy song though, so check it out.

At #53 Adele's powerful "Set Fire To The Rain" skyrockets from #89 where it entered last week.

The last new entry of the week can be found at #65, where Austrian volksmusician Andreas Gabalier brings his "I sing a Liad für di". (Pass the beer please)
The Album Chart

Despite thinking that Herbert Grönemeyer was unmovable from the top spot in the LP countdown, Guano Apes do the impossible and bring their fourth album direct at #1. Having in mind that the two previous studio albums of Sandra and the guys also reached the summit, perhaps this was not so huge feat after all. And of course, expect Herbert to reclaim once again the crown soon.
At #3 Norwegian legends A-Ha end their career (which was extremely successful especially in Germany), with their live album "Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert - Live At Oslo Spektrum", while Milow follows the success of his single "You and Me (In My Pocket)" by placing his second album at #4.
And finally let's pay a tribute to the one and only, the greatest, the strongest and the biggest of them all as The Hoff returns to the music scene. His newest album "A Real Good Feeling" follows his recent tour and enters at #26. Enjoy!

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