German Chart Comments - Issue Date 18.01

So, after more than three months of Psy and Rihanna's reign, we finally have some fresh wind on top of the German singles chart, with Will.I.Am's "Scream & Shout" up two to #1. Apart from Black Eyed Peas, this is Will.I.Am's first ever number one. His biggest single so far as a leading artist (out of only three) has been "I Got It from My Mama" with a peak at #33. As far as his collaborator Britney Spears is concerned, she has two number ones on her account -- "Baby One More Time" and "Lucky".
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At #2 we actually can find Will.I.Am once again with his guest appearance in The Script's "Hall Of Fame", which rises two notches to enter the top three.
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At #3 Psy retreats, most certainly for the last time, from the number one slot. 
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After debuting last week at #17 Olly Murs succeeds to have his second top ten on his account as "Troublemaker" is now at #6. Olly deserves to be more than a one-hit wonder, so well done to him.
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Who'd have thought that after they are (almost) forgotten elsewhere, the boys from Blue would have a top ten single in Germany in 2013? Yes, it's true that their "I Can" entry for the Eurovision contest reached #7 in 2011 but the group's current resurrection is thanks to local number one comedy "Schlussmacher", which uses "Hurt Lovers" in its soundtrack. By entering at #7 this is Blue's sixth top ten single and third to peak at #7. Their biggest hit is "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", which reached #3.
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Some new peaks further down the top 30. At #12 Swedish House Mafia is up two with "Don't you worry child", Sido is back in the top 20 with "Bilder im Kopf" at #14, up from #21, while Linkin Park are back in the top 25 with "Castle of Glass" at #25, up from #36.
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Further down the countdown, "Thrift shop" of  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis soars 15 positions to #27 and "Million voices" of Otto Knows rises 10 positions to #31. It is also a new peak for Xavas' "Wage es zu glauben" at #37, up from #66.
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"What Do You Got?" was the last single of veteran rock band Bon Jovi in the chart, which reached #23 in 2010, but the boys are back with a brand new material. "Because We Can" debuts this week at #39 and has zero chances to challenge the #2 peak of their biggest hit "It's My Life".
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At #40, up from #46, Labrinth's "Beneath your beautiful" continues its upward movement, while "It's Time", the first single of US band Imagine Dragons, rises 12 slots to #43.
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"The Jean Genie" is the first single of legend David Bowie registered in the German charts way back in 1972 (peak #37), while he was last in the countdown in 2002 with "Everyone Says 'Hi" (peak #83). Curiously or not, his career in Germany's singles chart is not so rich, though Bowie's biggest song to date is "Let’s Dance" with peak #2. So, now, at the beginning of 2013, he's back with "Where Are We Now" entering at #47. Having in mind the Berlin connection, it should have been higher.
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And the other new entries this week:  

66. Jessie J - Silver Lining (Crazy Bout You) 
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69. Avicii Vs Nicky Romero - I Could Be The One
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97. Macklemore Feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us 
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98. The Barden Bellas - Bellas Finals
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The Album Chart


No new entries in the top ten of the album chart where X-Factor winning duo Mrs. Greenbird manage to return to the top with their self-titled debut album.