German Chart Comments - Issue Date 26.07

A second week for Avicii on top of the German singles chart with "Wake Me Up". He is once again followed by Robin Thick's phenomenal "Blurred Lines" and Cro's "Whatever" at #2 and #3, respectively.
Video - Avicii
Video - Cro
Video - Robin Thicke  

One place up, and already at #4, we can find Naughty Boy and Sam Smith's catchy "La La La", while further down the top 20 Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding advance two to #15 with "I Need Your Love" and Bruno Mars finds his "Treasure" at #18, up from #19.
Video - Naughty Boy
Video  - Calvin Harris
Video - Bruno Mars    

Controversial local rapper Shindy finds himself this week not only at #1 in the LP chart but is also credited with the highest new entry in the singles chart with "Stress ohne Grund" at #19. The collaboration with Bushido is the first song of Shindy as a lead artist to enter the countdown, though he had taken part in another Bushido song as well as in the "Finale wir kommen" single of Kay One (peak #29 in 2012).
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At #22 we have on the rise John Newman's "Love Me Again", up from #36, and at #33 Genetikk's "Lieb's oder lass es", up from #37.
Video - John Newman
Audio - Genetikk  

After debuting at #38 last week, Jay-Z' "Holy Grail" moves up a notch to #37, while the second new entry of the week can be found at #40. German medieval metal group Saltatio Mortis has been active since 2005 but "Wachstum über Alles" is their first single to ever manage to crack in the top 100. 
Audio - JayZ
Video - Saltatio  Mortis

Armin van Buuren's "This is What It Feels Like" is this time at #42, up from #50, while Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" rises four to #44. She is also taking part in Will.I.Am's next single "Fall Down", which is up to #48 from #54.  
 Video  - Armin 
Video - Miley
Audio - Will.I.Am 



The last new entry in the top 50 comes from David Guetta and his Ibiza collaboration with
Glowinthedark and Harrison "Ain't A Party" at #46.
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And the other new entries this week: 


052. Justin Timberlake - Take Back The Night
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059. Olly Murs - Dear Darlin'
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065. Systemfehler - Wenn Inge tanzt
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088. Shindy feat. Bushido - Springfield
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The Album Chart  

Before I finished my comments it had become clear that Shindy's "NWA", the debut album of the aforementioned rapper, is going to chart for only a week as it was banned from the chart due to too offensive lyrics. Why it is banned in its second week is not exactly clear but that is enough for Shindy to spend a week at #1 before disappearing completely from the next chart. Also new at #2 is Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" - the first album of Thicke to enter the top 100, while Pet Shop Boys' latest, called "Electric", enters at #3.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 19.07

It took only three weeks for Avicii's "Wake Me Up" to climb to the number one slot in Germany as the song rises two and replaces Cro's "Whatever" there. After a week at #1, the panda rapper is down to three, while Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is still at #2.
Lyric Video - Avicii
Video - Cro
Video - Robin Thicke 

One of the most surprising hits in Germany this summer, "La La La" by Naughty Boy and Sam Smith advances four and is now at #5, while Fergie's "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" makes it (also surprisingly) inside the top ten as it climbs six positions to #10. As a solo singer Fergie has been in the top ten twice so far, last with "Big Girls Don’t Cry" (peak #6) in 2007. 
Video - Naughty Boy
Lyric Video  - Fergie

Somewhat unexpectedly, the biggest new hit of the week comes from Jessie J and her comeback single "Wild". The song debuts at #12 and marks the third time the British singer has appeared inside the top 20. Her biggest hit remains "Price Tag", which peaked at #3. She also provided guest vocals to James Morrison's #19-song "Up".
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Up four to #19, Bruno Mars' "Treasure" enters the top 20, becoming the second single from his sophomore album to do so ("Locked Out of Heaven" peaked at #7 and "When I Was Your Man" at #23). This is Mars' seventh (out of eight) singles to reach the top 20 in country.
Video - Bruno Mars    

After entering the top 100 at #24 last week, Martin Solveig & The Cataracs (with the help of someone called Kyle) move two to #22.
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 Further down the list, there are new peaks by Alex Hupburn's "Under" at #34 and Jason Derulo's "The Other Side" at #35 as the two songs move up by one position. In his second week, John Newman climbs seven to #36 with "Love Me Again".
Video - Ales Hepburn
Video - Jason Derulo
Video - John Newman

Hip-hop duo Genetikk have reversed the downward trend and this week "Liebs oder lass es" recoups eight to #37. New at #38 is the new single of Jay-Z, with the support of Justin Timberlake. Though with little promotion, "Holy Grail" becomes the eight single of the US star as a lead artist in Germany's top 50. Last he was in the countdown with "Empire State of Mind", which peaked at #11 in 2009.
Audio - Genetikk
Audio - JayZ

At #43 Major Lazer is on the way to have its (or better his) proper hit as "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" soars from #84. Major Lazer has been in the chart so far with only "Get Free", which reached #73.
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Fifteen years after her number one "Bailando", Loona continues to make, albeit minor hits, and is back this week with "Rakatakata (Un Rayo De Sol)" at #47. Two years ago her "El Tiburón" reached #43.
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"We Can't Stop", the comeback single of the "new" Miley Cyrus, makes it this week inside the top 50 as it moves up eight places to #48. It's the sixth single of Miley to enter the top 50. Last she was in the chart with "Who Owns My Heart", peak #24, in 2010.
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And last, Canada-living rapper Massari marks his debut in the German charts as "Habibi (Brand New Day)" can be found new at #49.
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And the other new entries this week:

59. Cro - Wie Du 
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61. Kraddy - Android Porn 
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87. Mighty Oaks - Just One Day 
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90. Philipp Poisel - Als gäb's kein Morgen mehr 
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The Album Chart

In the album chart Austrian rapper RAF 3.0 takes the lead with "Hoch 2", which beats the #7 peak of his first album "RAF 3.0", while his German colleague MC Fitti brings his debut album "#Geilon" at #2. Santiano's "Mit den Gezeiten" is still at #3, while the new version of Cro's "Raop" has triggered the combined sales and the album skyrockets from #68 to #6.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 12.07

After becoming one of the biggest stars in Germany for less than a year, with a pair of number two hits on his back, it is not strange to see local rapper Cro having his first number one with "Whatever". The song, which will feature in a new edition of the debut album of the man with the panda mask, shoots directly to the #1 slot, removing Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" to #2 after four weeks at the summit.  
Video - Cro
Video - Robin Thicke  

As I predicted last week, "Wake Me Up" of Avicii was destined for glory and I was proven right as the title soars 13 positions to #3, becoming the first single of the Swedish producer to enter the top three in Germany.
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After leaving the top ten for a week, Bastille's "Pompeii" recoups six places and peaks at #6 this time around. 
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New in the top ten is "LaLaLa" by Naughty Boy, up to #9 from #20, while outside the top 20, Bruno Mars' "Treasure" also turns in the right direction by rising six to #23.
Video - Naughty Boy
Video - Bruno Mars   

French DJ superstar Martin Solveig has had troubles to bring a worthy successor to his #5 anthem "Hello" in Germany but now he is on the right course as his collaboration with The Cataracs becomes his second single to enter the top 30. "Hey Now" appears at #24.
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Jason Derulo's "The Other Side" finally makes it this week inside the top 40 by rising to #36 from #47. It is the seventh track of the US star to enter the top 40 but is still a far cry from his biggest hits.
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After "Bring Back the Love" flopped at #98 earlier this year, Swiss DJ Mike Candys is back on better form as his latest material called "Everybody" debuts at #40, becoming the sixth single of Candys inside the German top 50. 
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Coinciding with his foray on top of the UK charts this week, John Newman makes a welcome new entry in Germany with the great "Love Me Again" at #43. Previously he provided vocals for Rudimental's "Feel the Love" which reached #59.
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Mika hasn't been in the top 100 since his "Kick Ass" anthem from 2010 and though his latest album "The Origin Of Love" was released in September 2012, the first song from it to appear in the chart did so last week. Now "Underwater" rises to #46 from #57, becoming the seventh single of the singer, who undeservingly was long forgotten elsewhere, in the top 50.
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Armin van Buuren may be one of the most famous DJs worldwide, but his chart career has definitely not mirrored his success in the clubs so far. In 2002 his "The Sound of Goodbye" peaked at #52 but it needed 11 years for a second single on his account to enter the top 100 and now the top 50 as "This Is What It Feels Like" rises eight to #47.
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And the other new entries this week:
 
65. DJ Sammy ft. The Jackie Boyz - Shut Up And Kiss Me  
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80. Michael Mind Project ft. Bobby Anthony & Rozette - One More Round
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90. Dimitri Vegas, Moguai & Like Mike - Mammoth
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94. Claire - Games
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The Album Chart

In the album top 100 Frida Gold's second album "Liebe ist meine Rebellion" makes a splash by entering directly at #1, outperforming the #14 peak of "Juwel" from 2011. Black Sabath's "13" is stuck to #2, while Santiano's "Mit den Gezeiten" recoups one to #3. "The Weight of Your Love", the fourth album of British band Editors, debuts at #4 beating the previous efforts of the boys from Birmingham.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 5.07

It's a fourth week for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" on the top in Germany, once again followed by Daft Punk's "Get Lucky". The top three is completed by OneRepublic's (amazing) "Counting Stars", which moves up three and becomes the best performing single of the group since "Secrets" from 2009. And having in mind it is the third single from OneRepublic's latest LP and does not feature in any local movie soundtrack, this is a real accomplishment.
Video - Robin Thicke   
Audio - Daft Punk 
Video  - OneRepublic

Not much going on in the rest of the top ten with just outside of it, at #11, Tom Odell scores his first top 20 hit with "Another Love" which rises 19 positions. Fergie also continues her climb as "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" is up two to #13.
Lyric Video  - Fergie
Video - Tom Odell 

After "I Could Be the One" couldn't advance higher than #37, Avicii is back on form as his "Wake Me Up!" storms the countdown at #16. The song, which features the vocals of Aloe "I Need a Dollar" Blacc, is still to gain in promotion and by the looks of it (or more precisely by the sound of it), the single is going to be massive. It becomes the second most successful track of the Swedish producer after "Levels" peaked at #6. 
Lyric Video 

The second new entry comes a position behind Avicii and is credited to Cpt. Nepomuk's Friendly Heart Choir Club - a group of musicians, which includes among others members of Sportfreunde Stiller, BAP and Blumentopf. They gathered to record "Weida mitanand" as a charity single after the devastating floods, which hit Germany this year.
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Also new inside the top 20 is Naughty Boy's "La La La", which goes up six places, and surprisingly becomes a real hit in the country.
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Coinciding with their number one in the LP chart this week, German hip hop duo Genetikk enter this week the singles chart for a first time with "Liebs oder lass es" at #39. 
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At #40 we have another charity single, this time from Wilde Flamme, whose "Geschichten bleiben Geschichten" is a second appearance on the list after "1000 Meilen, 1000 Worte" reached #58 last year.
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Following some controversy with the video, Polish singer Margaret debuts this week in the official countdown with "Thank You Very Much". Needless to say, this is her first foray in the Top 100.
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And the other new entries this week:

57. Mika - Underwater 
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60. The Wanted - Walks Like Rihanna
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94. Vito Lavita feat. Toni Tuklan - Danzare
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The Album Chart

As it became clear "D.N.A." Genetikk's first album to ever enter the LP chart debuts straight at #1. It is followed by "13" of Black Sabath, who keep the silver medals for another week. New at #3 is the ninth studio album of metalcore album Amon Amarth. "Deceiver Of The Gods" becomes their best performing LP in Germany.