German Chart Comments - Issue Date 1.03

As Will.I.Am and Britney stand for a seventh week on top, Rihanna's "Stay" advances three positions and takes the runner-up slot. The song is thus the 11th single of the superstar to enter the top three in Germany. At #3 "Thrift shop" of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis retains its position from last week. 
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Perhaps the presence of Sean Paul, who is extremely loved in Germany, has helped Arash scoring his best hit in the country in a time when as if he was completely forgotten. Thus, "She Makes Me Go", based on Ice MC's 90s hit "Think About The Way" (peak #14), enters at #5, beating the #11 peak of Arash's biggest hit so far "Boro Boro".
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After being selected to represent Germany at this year's Eurovision, Cascada's "Glorious" soars thirty positions and enters the top 10 at #6. It is thus the act's fourth top ten single, just a notch away from the peak of "Everytime We Touch" and "Evacuate the Dancefloor". Last year,  Roman Lob's "Standing Still" reached #3.
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Cascada's main opponents for Eurovision were local band LaBrassBanda, who this week rise with "Nackert" to #13 from #74, registering their first ever single in the Top 100. 
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Passenger's "Let Her Go" continues its rise and is already in the top 20, at #14, up from #26.
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Last year Pulcino Pio's "Il pulcino pio" irritated / delighted millions in Italy by standing on top of the local charts for two months. Now, the German version called "Das kleine Küken piept" has stormed the charts at #18 to remind us that the days of children friendly music will never be over. 
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This week marks a significant milestone for Taylor Swift as she finally has a top 20 single in Germany as "I Knew You Were Trouble" moves three and is now at #19, beating the #21 peak of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". 
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Leaving any Taylor Swift references aside, One Direction are back in the top 30 with "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" at #22, matching the peak of their best performing single in Germany "Live While We’re Young". The boys may be superstars elsewhere but for the time being as if the One Directioners are not so many in Germany as one may have expected. Blondie's original never charted in Germany.
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At #25 Justin Timberlake's "Suit And Tie" makes a fresh peak by climbing seven places. Moreover, Justin Timberlake's second proposal from his "20/20 Experience" album "Mirrors" debuts this week at #34.
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Five positions before JT's "Mirrors" we have a new entry from German singer Bosse, whose "Schönste Zeit" turns to be his highest charting single so far, beating the #35 peak of "Frankfurt/Oder" from 2011. It is a well-deserved success for the 33-year old musician. 
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It's good that OneRepublic are still loved in Germany as their latest single "If I Lose Myself" comes new at #31. The previous one, the completely ignored in many countries "Feel Again" reached #9. This is the ninth top 50 single of the group. 
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Supergroup Follow Your Instinct have a relatively brief appearance with "No Matter What They Say" last year (peak #54) but now enter the chart with "My City" at #40. 
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Three positions down the list, Avicii and Nicki Romero return to the top 50 with former UK number one "I Could Be The One", up from #52.
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Also new in the top 50 are US folk rock band The Lumineers, whose global hit "Ho Hey" is finally gearing up in Germany and is this week at #47, an increase from #63.
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And the other new entries this week:    

56. SOEHNE MANNHEIMS - ONE LOVE 
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57. BLITZKIDS MVT. - HEART ON THE LINE
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60. BEN IVORY - THE RIGHTEOUS ONES 
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69. NICA AND JOE - ELEVATED 
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71. BETTY DITTRICH - LALALA 
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73. ALANIS MORISSETTE - RECEIVE
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76. TOM ODELL - ANOTHER LOVE
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83. WHIGFIELD FEAT. CARLPRIT - SATURDAY NIGHT 
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88. SAINT LU - CRAVING 
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89. FINN MARTIN - CHANGE
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93. LIL WAYNE FEAT. DRAKE AND FUTURE - LOVE ME
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94. MIA DIEKOW - LIEBLINGSLIED
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 The Album Chart
 
In the album chart controversial star Heino returns to the summit with "Mit freundlichen Grüssen" for a second run on the top, while Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' latest "Push The Sky Away" debuts at #2. It's the best performing album of the act, while German dark wave band Blutengel's "Monument" comes in at #4, becoming their first album to crack the top 10. Also new, at #7, is DJ Ötzi's "Es ist Zeit" - only his third album to enter the top 10 and curiously his third to reach #7.