German chart comments - Issue date - 24.06.2011

"The Party Rock Anthem" of LMFAO seems locked down at #1 this week, for a second time in a row. Making a third week on the top, however, would be quite a feat for the guys, in view of the increasing competition from Alexandra Stan, whose "Mr. Saxobeat" rises to #2 from #4.

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Boosted by a performance on the finale of Germany's Next Topmodel, "The Edge of Glory", Lady Gaga's third proper single from her second album soars to #7 from #37. Perhaps the flop of previous single "Judas" to even enter the top 20 is already behind her? I personally expect, now, with a video, "The Edge of Glory" to have quite a decent run in the top 10 in Germany over the next weeks. The song is Gaga's ninth single, out of ten, to reach the top 10 in the country.

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Also supported by an appearance on Germany's Next Topmodel, Keri Hilson comes back to the German top 20 with "Pretty Girl Rock" at #14. Last time around miss Hilson topped the chart with her single "I Like", which was used in a local Till Schweiger movie. That once again shows how important the good promotion for a song placement is.
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The second new entry comes from British superband Coldplay, who bring their energizing new single "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" at #28. Maybe the lack of a video will stop the great song to reach other heights, or even enter the top 10 as "Violet Hill" and "Viva La Vida" did before it. 

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The only other activity worth noting in the top 50 is the #28-#24 rise of Natasha Bedinfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine", which is steadily turning into one of the summer hits in Germany despite actually several years old. 

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The other new entries with videos (just watch how Lafee and DSDS's 2010 winner flop (for now at least) massively):

#60 - Anna-Maria Zimmermann - 100.000 leuchtende Sterne
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#80 - Lafee - Ich bin
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#85 - Mehrzad Marashi - Beautiful World
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#88 - Rob & Chris - Eskalation
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The Album Chart

Despite that he is fading quickly in the singles chart (this week down to #13), Pietro Lombardi sticks to the number one in the albums for a third consecutive week. The highest new entry belongs to local punk band Broilers at #2. "Harter Weg", the pilot single from the "Santa Muerte" album, entered the singles countdown at #41 before vanishing completely in the following week.

New entries in the LP top 20 also by supergroup Black Country Communion and "2" at #7, while Thomas Anders and Fahrenkrog bring their collaborative album, also called "Two", at #11.