петък, 23 ноември 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 23.11

(There'll be no videos for now)

This week the top three remains intact as Rihanna's "Diamonds", Psy's "Gangnam Style" and Adele's "Skyfall" occupy the positions one to three.

At #4 Klangkarussell's "Sonnentanz" mark a new peak, up a notch, while "Read All About It (Part III)" of Emeli Sande finally makes it in the top ten, up from #14 to #7. It is thus the first single of Emeli inside the top ten and also turns into one of the biggest songs in Germany not officially released as a single.


Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" is also on the rise, and this time peaks at #9, up from #11, becoming the fifth top ten single of the US R&B diva. 


Just outside the top ten, Seeed's "Augenbling" is benefiting from a fresh video and moves up to #11 from #18.


The highest new entry belongs to Icona Pop at #20. "I Love It" is the first single of the Swedish star in the German charts and celebrates the overall success of Swedish acts lately, next to that of Lykke Li, Loreen and Lenka.


Following a cover performance on a TV casting show, Sting's classic "Desert Rose" soars this week to #21 from #58. First time around the song reached #7 in 2000.


It's also a new peak for Rea Garvey's "Wild Love" at #32 (up from #34) and Taio Cruz' "Fast Car" at #39 (up from #52). Between them we can find the second new entry coming from local superstars Stefan Raab and Die Höhner. Apart from his TV career, Stefan Raab has had a strong chart career, including several #1s, while the legendary band from Cologne was last in the countdown with "6 bis 8 Stunden Schlaf" from 2011 . "Ävver et Hätz bliev he in Kölle" enters at #38.


Further down the chart, in its second week on the list local newcomer Chima registers his second top 50 single as "Ausflug ins Blaue" soars to #40 from #79. Debut single "Morgen" peaked at #29 several months ago.


Also new inside the first 50 is Ola's "I'm In Love", which moves up to #45 from #70. Ola, another Swedish singer, has been huge in his home country over the past six years, while this is his first foray in Germany.


And last but not least we should not omit that Lana Del Rey scores her fifth top 50 single in Germany as "Ride" enters at #44. As the song is completely new, it however still deserves to be among her bigger hits.



And the other new entries this week: 

63. Mrs. Greenbird - Blitzkrieg Bob
67. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
80. Zedd feat. Matthew Koma - Spectrum
82. Birdy - People Help The People
83. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
85. Foo Fighters - Best Of You
89. One Direction - Little Things
92. Mrs. Greenbird - Frozen
97. A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - Fuckin' Problems


The Album Chart

In the LP chart The Rolling Stones have their eighth number one album with the compilation "Grrr!", while One Direction take the runner-up slot with sophomore effort "Take Me Home". The boys debut album peaked at #16. Thus, Robbie Williams retreats to #3, while Green Day's second album of the year "Dos" comes in at #4. Also new directly in the top ten are Moses Pelham's "Geteiltes Leid 3" at #7 and Soundgarden's "King Animal" at #10.

четвъртък, 22 ноември 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 16.11

There'll be no comments (and videos) for this week, just the most important positions of the chart. 

1 Rihanna - Diamonds
2 Psy - Gangnam Style
3 Adele - Skyfall


7 Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (up from #12)
9 Cro - Einmal um die Welt (up from #20)
11 Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (up from #15)
14 Emeli Sandé - Read All About It (Part III) (up from #17)
22 Lenka - Everything At Once (up from #39)
24 Usher - Numb (up from #30)
25 fun. - Some Nights (New)
26 Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (up from #36)

32 Ludacris feat. Usher & David Guetta - Rest Of My Life (New)
36 Lukas Graham - Drunk In The Morning (New)
40 Nena - Das ist nicht alles (up from #52)
42 Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah (up from #55)
43 Cro - Starting Over (New)
63 Emeli Sandé - Heaven (New)
64 Ne-Yo - Forever Now (New)
77 Scooter - Army Of Hardcore (New)

79 Chima - Ausflug ins Blaue (New)
84 Darius & Finlay & Nicco - Get Up (New)

91 Far East Movement feat. Flo Rida + Sidney Samson - Change Your Life (New)
98 Johannes Oerding - Einfach nur weg (New)

четвъртък, 15 ноември 2012 г.

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 16.11

Die Österreichische Hitparade

1.
Rihanna - Diamonds (3rd week at #1)  
Video
2. Adele - Skyfall (up from #3)
Video 
3. Psy - Gangnam Style (last week at #2)  

 
The new entries & other important positions :

5. Robbie Williams - Candy (up from #10)
10. Darius & Finlay ft. Nicco - Get Up (NEW) **
21. Aura Dione - In Love With The World (up from #26)
24. Cro - Einmal um die Welt (up from #57)
35. Ludacris ft. Usher & David Guetta - Rest Of My Life (NEW)
47. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (NEW) *
57. Grabenland Buam - Juchee (NEW) **  
Live 
59. Royal XTC ft. Molti - Hello (NEW) **
63. Cro - Starting Over (NEW)
68. Nena - Das ist nicht alles (NEW)
Live 
69. TK Tycoon ft. Beatz Projekted - London 2 L.A. (NEW) * 
73. Grabenland Buam - Auf und ab (NEW) **  
 
* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff
 

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 9.11

Die Österreichische Hitparade

1.
Rihanna - Diamonds (2nd week at #1)  
Video
2. Psy - Gangnam Style (last week at #2)  
3. Adele - Skyfall (up from #6)
Video 

The new entries & other important positions :
 
6. Flo Rida - I Cry (up from #10)
12. Pink - Try (up from #61)*
13. Emeli Sande - Read All About It Part III (up from #32)
15. Alicia Keys ft. Nicki Minaj - Girl On Fire (up from #31)
17. Lena - Stardust (up from #29)
26. Aura Dione - In Love With The World (up from #44)
30. Usher - Numb (up from #62)
31. Silbermond - Ja (up from #58)
33. Jessie J - Nobody's Perfect (RE)
50. Taylor Swift - We're Never Ever Getting Back Together (up from #75)
64. Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me (New) 
67. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (New)
Video 
 
* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff
 

 
 
 

вторник, 13 ноември 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 9.11

Rihanna stays for a second week on top with her "Diamonds", while Psy's former number one "Gangnam Style" sticks to the runner-up slot. Another ex-chart topper, Adele's "Skyfall" moves up one to #3.  
Video - Rihanna 
Video - Psy 
Video - Adele 

It may be out of season, but that doesn't stop Klangkarussell's "Sonnentanz" to advance further and this week to peak at #5, up from #9. At the same time, Flo Rida has his sixth top ten single with "I Cry", up one to #10. Thus, all official singles of Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" album have reached the first ten in Germany.
Video - Klangkarussell 
Video - Flo Rida 

Also moving in the right direction this week are Bruno Mars' "Locked Out Of Heaven", up two to #12, Silbermond's "Ja", up five to #13, and Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire", up 12 to #15. It's Alicia's fifth top 20 single in the country. Emeli Sandé's "Read All About It (Part III)" is also on the rise, up four to #17, while Cro's "Einmal um die Welt" enters the first 20 at #20, up by 10 notches. 
Video - Bruno Mars
Video - Silbermond 
Video - Alicia Keys 
Live - Emeli Sande 
Video - Cro 

The highest new entry comes from rock veterans Die Ärzte. "Ist das noch Punkrock?" is the third single taken from the guys' "Auch" album and is the third to enter the top 20 after "M&F" peaked at #13. 
Video  

The rise of Usher's "Numb" continues for yet another week as the single advances to #30 from #48.
Three positions below the US star enters the second new song of the week. Veteran German band Pur brings yet another single in the countdown as "Der bestmögliche Versuch" debuts at #33. The first single of Pur on record in the charts is 1991's "Lena", while last they were here with 2009's "Irgendwo" (peak #26).
Video - Usher
Pur - Audio 

Australian singer Lenka already had a minor hit in 2009 with "The Show" (peak #23), which I've totally forgotten, and now is back with the new "Everything At Once" at #39. The song benefits of course from its inclusion in the latest Microsoft adverts.  
Audio 

At #40 we have a re-entry and a new peak position of Jessie J's "Nobody's Perfect", while the girl power continues at #41 with the follow-up of Loreen's summer smash "Euphoria". It's very rare to see any of the Eurovision winners managing to score more than one top 50 hits, so the appearance of "My Heart Is Refusing Me" may be considered of some sort of success. 
Video - Jessie J 
Audio - Loreen 

Moses Pelham may be a huge name in the German music industry but he has had only two top 50 singles so far ("Twilight Zone" peak #27 from 1989 and "Hartreim Saga" peak #44 from 1998). This now changes as "Für die Ewigkeit" enters at #45.
Video 

Finally, it's good to see such legends as Joe Cocker still managing to have chart success. Thus, "Fire It Up" enters at #50. Cocker's first single in the Hitparade was the 1968 classic "With a Little Help from My Friends", while he was last in the list in 2007 with "Hymn for My Soul". Curiously though Joe Cocker's last single to manage to peak inside the top 50 was 1994's "The Simple Things" (peak #46).
Video 

And the other new entries this week:    
 
52. Nena - Das ist nicht alles 
Live 
55. Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah 
Video 
77. Ola - I'm In Love 
Video 
89. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath 
Video 

The Album Chart
 
In the album chart, the second MTV Unplugged of Die Fantastischen Vier expectedly enters at #1. Curiously though the compilation has not produced any hit singles, which the last MTV Unpluggeds with German acts managed to do splendidly. The first Unplugged LP of Die Fantas peaked at #6 in 2000. Also new in the top ten are "Psychedelic Pill" of Neil Young & Crazy Horse at #4, "Red" of Taylor Swift at #5 and "Afterglow" of rock band Black Country Communion at #9.

вторник, 6 ноември 2012 г.

Austrian Economic News - Week 29 Oct - 4 Nov - Deutsche Version

Montag

Der Feuerfestmaterialspezialist RHI ist angeblich vor dem Kauf der indischen Orient Refractories für 80m, schrieb die indische Economic Times am Montag. Zuerst plant die RHI einen Anteil von 48.61% in der Firma zu übernehmen. Man erwartet die Transaktion im November abgeschlossen zu sein, fügte die Economic Times hinzu.
Die Securities Commission Malaysia hat den Kauf der Latexx Partners Berhad durch den österreichischen Kautschukspezialist Semperit AG genehmigt. Die österreichische und deutsche Behörden müssen auch die Transaktion genehmigen.
Gas Connect Austria, die Gasnetzwerktochter der OMV, hat einen Anteil von 45% in der AGGM Austrian Gas Grid Management AG an den EVN Netz GmbH, OÖ. Ferngas Netz GmbH und Gasnetz Steiermark GmbH verkauft. Die OMV wird eine Mehrheit in der Firma behalten


Dienstag

Die Erste Group meldete am Dienstag einen Nettogewinn von 597.3m euro für die erste drei Quartale des Jahres, gegenüber einem Verlust von etwa 1bn euro in der Vorjahresperiode. Das operative Ergebnis blieb stabil mit 2.618bn euro und nun erwartet die Bank ein Ergebnis für das ganze 2012 leicht unter dem Volumen im Vorjahr.
Der Kranhersteller Palfinger plant die Übernahme den norwegischen Marine- und Offshorekranspezialist Bergen Group Dreggen AS. Der Käufer gab keine Information für den Preis für den Bergen Group Dreggen, der einen jährlichen Umsatz von 30m euro hat.
Der Maschinenbauer Andritz hat den niederländischen Mitbewerber Royal GMF-Gouda für einen ungenannten Preis erworben. Der Royal GMF-Gouda beschäftigt 140 und hat Erlöse von 40m euro pro Jahr.


Mittwoch

Die industrielle Gruppe Hirsch Servo AG teilte am Mittwoch mit, dass ihr Nettoverlust auf 7.5m euro im Geschäftsjahr 2011/12 von 2.59m euro im Vorjahr gestiegen ist. Der Umsatz fiel um 7.4% auf 85.8m euro. Wegen der instabilen Marktentwicklung gab die Firma keine Prognose für das aktuelle Fiskaljahr.
Der Immobilienentwickler Warimpex meldete, dass er über den Verkauf des InterContinental Hotels in Warschau an der Dekabank vereinbart hat. Der Preis steht auf zumindest 100m euro.
Österreichs Energiefirmen OMV, Verbund und EVN haben ihre Position in der Liste der größten und einträglichsten Energieunternehmen der Welt verbessert. Die Chart ist von dem Brancheninformationsdienst Platts kalkuliert. Die OMV rangiert dieses Jahr auf Platz 51, Verbund auf 166 und EVN auf 232.


Donnerstag - Allerheiligen

Freitag

Die Pankl Racing hat seine Erlöse im dritten Quartal des Jahres um 16% auf 28.1m euro erhöht. Der operative Gewinn blieb stabil auf 0.7m euro. Der Zulieferer der Automobil- und Luftfahrtindustrie rechnet mit einem Umsatzwachstum von 20% für das ganze Jahr.
Die Zahl der Arbeitslosen in Österreich stieg um 6.3% auf 249,912 im Oktober. Nach der nationalen Methodologie nahm die Arbeitslosenrate um 0.3 Punkte auf 6.7% zu.
Das Braunkohle-Kraftwerk, das die Verbund derzeit in der Türkei errichtet, mag gefährlich für die Umwelt und mit einer Effizienz unter der EU Regulationen sein, schrieb das Wirtschaftsblatt und zitierte damit eine Analysis der URS am Freitag. Die Verbund hat allerdings auf der Genehmigung der Weltbank hingewiesen. 

Austrian Economic News - Week 29 Oct - 4 Nov

Monday

Refractory materials maker RHI is reportedly before the 80m euro takeover of Indian Orient Refractories, Indian Economic Times wrote on Monday. Initially RHI plans to buy 48.61% in the company. The deal is expected to be wrapped up in November, the paper added.

Securities Commission Malaysia has approved the buy of Latexx Partners Berhad by Austrian rubber specialist Semperit AG. The Austrian and German authorities are still to give their nods to the deal.
Gas Connect Austria, the gas grid operator of OMV, has sold 45% in AGGM Austrian Gas Grid Management AG to EVN Netz GmbH, OÖ. Ferngas Netz GmbH and Gasnetz Steiermark GmbH. OMV will keep a majority in AGGM.


Tuesday

Erste Group revealed on Tuesday a net profit of 597.3m euro for the first three quarters of 2012, compared with almost 1bn euro loss in the same period last year. Operating profit remained stable at 2.618bn euro and the bank expects its full-2012 result to be slightly lower than in 2011.
Crane maker Palfinger plans to take over Norwegian marine and offshore crane producer Bergen Group Dreggen AS. The buyer did not disclose the purchase price for the company with annual sales of 30m euro.
Machinery specialist Andritz bought Dutch sector player Royal GMF-Gouda for an unrevealed price. Royal GMF-Gouda employs 140 and has annual sales of 40m euro.


Wednesday

Industrial group Hirsch Servo AG said on Wednesday its net loss widened to 7.5m euro in fiscal 2011/12 from 2.59m euro a year earlier. Revenue went down 7.4% to 85.8m euro. In view of the unstable market development, the firm did not make a forecast for the current fiscal year.
Real estate developer Warimpex said it has agreed to sell its InterContinental hotel in Warsaw to DekaBank. The deal price stands at at least 100m euro.
Austria's energy companies OMV, Verbund and EVN have improved their position in the list of the biggest and most profitable energy firms worldwide. The chart is calculated by sector information services provider Platts. In it OMV ranks this year at #51, Verbund at #166 and EVN at #232.


Thursday - All Saints' Day

Friday

Pankl Racing raised its sales by 16% to 28.1m euro in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profit stood unchanged at 0.7m euro. The supplier of parts for the automotive and aviation industry projects 20% sales growth for full 2012.
The number of unemployed in Austria grew 6.3% on the year to 249,912 in October. Under the country's own definition, the unemployment rate came in at 6.7%, up by 0.3 points.
The brown coal power plant which Verbund is currently constructing in Turkey may be environmentally-risky and may miss the efficiency standards of the European Union, Wirtschaftsblatt reported quoting an analysis of URS. Verbund, however, referred to the fact that the World Bank has already given its okay to the project.

понеделник, 5 ноември 2012 г.

Austrian Chart Update - Issue Date 2.11

Die Österreichische Hitparade

1.
Rihanna - Diamonds (last week at #2)
2. Psy - Gangnam Style (last week at #1)  
3. Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz (up from #6)
The new entries & other important positions :
 
8. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (up from #22)
12. Emeli Sande - Next To Me (up from #69)
23. Marteria, Yasha and Miss Platnum - Lila Wolken (up from #47)
Video 
24. Seeed - Augenbling (up from #41)
26. Cro - 1 Million (new) *
27. Gold 1 ft. Bruno Mars & Jaeson Ma - This Is My Love (new)
31. Alicia Keys ft. Nicki Minaj - Girl On Fire (up from #56)
32. Emeli Sande - Read All About It Part III (up from #59)
Live 
35. Kesha - Die Young (new)
44. Aura Dione - In Love With The World (up from #74)
53. Leslie Clio - Told You So (up from #71)
58. Silbermond - Ja (new)
59. Ed Sheeran - Lego House (new)  
61. Pink - Try (up from #75) *
62. Usher - Numb (new)

* - Still to enter the German charts
** - pure Austrian stuff

неделя, 4 ноември 2012 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 2.11

It was expected over the last few weeks and now becomes a fact, Rihanna has scored her fourth number one in Germany with "Diamonds" (up from #2). The single thus joins the elite club of RiRi's #1s which also includes "Umbrella", "Don't Stop The Music" and "We Found Love". And we should also add to the list her guest appearance on Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie"
Audio 

Thus Psy's "Gangnam Style" slides this week to #2, while former #1 "Lila Wolken" of Marteria is up a notch to #3. 
Video - Psy 
Video - Marteria 
 
Also up one slot is Flo Rida's "I Cry" at #11, while Bruno Mars latest "Locked Out Of Heaven" reaches #14 (up from #24) and makes his string of top 20 singles unharmed. 
Video - Bruno Mars
Video - Flo Rida 
 
After its subdued debut, "Ja", the newest single of Silbermond, has finally reached the top 20 (up to #18 from #26). The third single from the band's "Himmel auf" album significantly outperforms previous one "FdsmH (Für dich schlägt mein Herz)" (peak #53) but still has a long path to reach the #5 peak of "Himmel auf". 
Video - Silbermond 
 
The highest new entry comes in the form of the comeback single of Ke$ha. "Die Young" enters at #20, turning into the fourth song of the US star to register a top 20 position. She had a number one single with "Tik Tok" in 2009. 
Audio

Further down the countdown, "Einmal um die Welt", the third official single of 2012's sensation Cro shoots itself from #74 to #30. Also on the rise is Taio Cruz' latest "Fast Car", which advances to #41 from #55 and is on its way to prove how big is Cruz in Germany. His previous "World in Our Hands" was one of the hits of the summer and peaked at #4. At the same time, "Numb", Usher's follow-up to hit single "Scream" (peak #17), rises 21 positions and enters the top 50 at #48. Curiously all singles with Usher as a lead singer in Germany have reached the top 50 with the exception of "U-Turn", which fell close at #51. 
Video - Cro 
Video - Taio Cruz 
Video - Usher
 
The second highest new entry can be located at #37, coming from US rapper Gold 1, also known as Dwaine, with the help of Bruno Mars and Chinese rapper Jaeson Ma. "This Is My Love" is the first single of Gold 1 in the chart.
Video 

The last of only three new entries in the top 50 is from Udo Lindenberg. "Das Leben" comes new at #45 and follows Lindenberg's extremely successful MTV unplugged singles. Udo was first in the singles chart back in 1981.
Video 

And the other new entries this week:  

69. Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat 
Video 
73. Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up 
Video 
77. Eva Croissant - Dein Herz trägt Felsen 
Live 
81. The Disco Boys feat. Mimi Perez - Life Is Always New 
Video 
85. David Garrett - Viva la vida
94. DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark - Broadway 
Video 
96. Fritz Kalkbrenner - Little By Little 
Audio 

The Album Chart

In the album chart, Unheilig's "Lichter der Stadt" returns to the summit after the release of a special live version, while Boehse Onkelz musician Der W. is back with his "III" at #2. Also new inside the top ten are Fritz Kalkbrenner's "Sick Travellin'" at #6 and Stone Sour's "House Of Gold & Bones Part 1" at #7.