German Chart Comments - Issue Date 8.02

It's a full month for Will.I.Am and Britney Spears on top as "Scream & Shout" sticks to the number one slot in Germany's singles chart. Olly Murs' "Troublemaker" is still at #2, while "Hall Of Fame" of The Script advances one to #3.
Video  - Will.I.Am
Video  - Olly Murs
Video - The Script 

The global hype surrounding "Thrift Shop" of  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Wanz has expectedly reached Germany as well and the smash hit soars 12 notches and enters the top ten at #8.
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Coinciding with the release of his new album, Swiss star DJ Antoine has flooded the singles chart with several new entries. The biggest of them, "Sky Is The Limit", is actually not the official one (this honour goes to Bella Vita at #37) but that doesn't prevent it from charting at #15. Now, DJ Antoine has three top 20 songs in Germany. 
Sky Is The Limit - Audio
Bella Vita - Video

"Stay", the follow-up to Rihanna's massive number one "Diamonds", is finally in the top 20, this week at #16, up from #29. All we need now is a video... This is Rihanna's 21st top 20 single in Germany as she has only two songs as a lead musician which charted outside the first twenty positions. 
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It is now already turning into a tradition but Philipp Poisel is once again having a new peak with an old song as "Ich will nur" climbs to #23 from #41, where it re-entered last week.
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"Beneath Your Beautiful" of Labrinth and the lovely Emeli Sande is also on the rise, this time up six to #25.
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Though with only brief appearances in the top 100, as if German rap music is currently enjoying a revival with the latest example being Haftbefehl. Though with three albums on his account, "Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist", which debuts at #30, is the first song of Haftbefehl to enter the singles countdown.

"Berlin (Bei Tag Und Nacht)", the third new entry at #32, is the first single of local pop singer Chris Prinz to enter the German charts. 
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It's somehow strange that despite all the hype, the professional career of Taylor Swift develops extremely slowly in Germany as so far the US star has failed to score a big hit in the country. This week "I Knew You Were Trouble" makes a late new entry at #34. This is only the fourth song of Taylor to ever appear in the Top 100 and she is still to have a top 20 single. I guess to be on the cover of Bravo every week doesn't sell singles. One Direction are quite aware of that.
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"Let Her Go" of British singer Passenger, born as Mike Rosenberg, has already been #1 in Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium and in its second week in Germany soars 20 positions to enter the top 50 at #40, an increase from #60.
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Another two new entries appear at the low end of the top 50. At #47 German singer Leslie Clio brings a second single in the chart with "I Couldn't Care Less". Her first single "I Told You So" peaked at #41. Legendary schlager singer Matthias Reim appears with new material at #49. The song in question is called "Einsamer Stern".
Video - Leslie Clio 
Audio - Reim 

And the other new entries this week:  

66. Selig - Alles Auf Einmal 
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77. Prag - Bis Einer Geht
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78. Demi Lovato - Skyscraper  
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82. The Lumineers - Ho Hey 
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94. DJ Antoine vs. Mad Mark feat. B-Case & U-Jean - House Party  
Audio 
99. The Script - If You Could See Me Now 
Audio 

The Album Chart
 
In the album chart, Matthias Reim leads an influx of new entries inside the top 10 as his "Unendlich" hits #1. Andrea Berag is down to #2, while the new albums of Tocotronic, Haftbefehl, Biffy Clyro, DJ Antoine and Faun debut from places three to seven.