German Chart Comments - Issue Date 27.04

After debuting last week at #3, surprisingly or not, Alex Clare has a number one hit in Germany on his account with his first ever single "Too Close". We should not underestimate the power of advertising after all and truth to be told, it's one of the most peculiar songs to reach the #1 lately.

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Though many have expected Die Toten Hosen to have their second ever #1 single, the rock band has now to satisfy with #2 as "Tage wie diese" rises from #6.

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While Olly Murs is down to #7 from #1, the top three is rounded up by Sean Paul's "She Doesn't Mind" (up from #8).

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Inside the top ten there is also a new peak of Jason Derulo's "Breathing" at #5. The song thus becomes the singer's most successful in the country.

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Following the break-up of local female trio Monrose (whose chart career was quite steady), the time has come for the singers to try their solo luck. Therefore we can find "The Way I Like It" of Mandy Capristo new at #11. The song is not the first listing of Mandy in the Top 100 as she had guest vocals on Peter Maffay's single "Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an" towards the end of last year.

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Two positions behind Mandy, Of Monsters And Men expectedly shoot their single "Little Talks" from #22 straight into the top 20.
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And the remaining new entries:

64. Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love - Despite the support of Viva, the pilot single of Rebecca Ferguson enters the countdown with not much of an impact.

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65. Jack Back feat. David Guetta, Nicky Romero & Sia - Wild One Two - It's a remix of the Flo Rida hit (this week at #15).

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66. Sak Noel - Paso (The Nini Anthem) - Time will tell but for now (and predictably) Sak Noel remains a one-hit wonder.

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72. Example - Kickstarts - Strangely "Kickstars" is the follow-up (at least in chart terms) of "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" (peak #8) as it is taken from the previous album of the British singer.

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97. Conor Maynard - Can't Say No - The Internet hype may be huge but Germany is not UK.

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99. Martin Solveig - The Night Out E.P. - The French DJ has been absent from the chart since "Ready 2 Go" reached #45 last year.
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The Album Chart

Finally Unheilig have to surrender the #1 position as Die Ärzte arrive with their latest LP "auch". The album is the fourth consecutive number one of the group. At #3 Morten Harket, the front-man of A-Ha, proves with "Out Of My Hands" that he'd probably have a strong solo career. At #9 Roman Lob, the man who will represent Germany at Eurovision, brings his first album in the countdown.