German Chart Comments - Issue Date 29.11

(There'll be no videos for the time being) 
 
Klingande's "Jubel" continues to amaze as it spends a fifth week on top of Germany's singles chart. It is followed by "Lieder" of Adel Tawil, which manages to return to #2 (from #4) four weeks after the song debuted there. At #3 Avicii's "Hey Brother" slips one to round up the top three. 

The highest new entry, at #4, sees the return of one of the biggest German stars at the moment as Sido makes "Einer dieser Steine" his fourth top five single. The song follows "Bilder im Kopf", which peaked at #5 last year, turning into perhaps his most famous song ever. "Einer dieser Steine", which by the looks of it will mark the release of a new album, is a collaboration with Mark Forster, a local singer who has had two singles inside the top 100 so far, with "Auf dem Weg" (peak #49) being the more successful one.

Despite the slow start three weeks ago and coinciding with the release of his latest album (of course at #1), "Go Gentle" of Robbie Williams makes it this time around into the top 20, up from #25 to #16. The song thus boosts Robbie's string of top 20 hits in Germany to nineteen. 

Following the success of Klingande, it is not odd to see more trying to copy the winning formula. That's the case at #21 where we have this week Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau debuting with "Changes".

At #22, up from #69, "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht", Helene Fischer's second single from her multi-selling new album, is slowly turning the schlager star into a star in the singles chart as well. 

A combination Calvin Harris & Hurts should have set the German charts on fire (because of Hurts, not of the British DJ), but for now "Under Control" has to be content with #25. Last Calvin Harris was in the top 100 with "Thinking About You" (peak #56), while Hurts were here with "Somebody to Die For" (peak #46).

After "Roar" was deprived of the number one slot by that awful DeRulo's song, Katy Perry has released the follow-up in the shape of "Unconditionally". The song enters this week the top 50 at #34, up from #54, to continue Katy's unharmed string of top 40 hits. 

At #45 Kid Ink and Chris Brown move up two to a new peak, while Sportfreunde Stiller's great "New York, Rio, Rosenheim" finally makes it into the top 50 by climbing 11 places to #49. The follow-up to #4 hit "Applaus, Applaus" has been shamefully met with a little interest so far.

And the other new entries this week:

52. Stromae - Formidable
53. John Newman - Cheating
58. DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami
64. Justin Bieber ft. R. Kelly - PYD
80. Afrojack ft. Spree Wilson - The Spark
82. P!nk - Are We All We Are
85. Robbie Williams ft. Olly Murs - I Wan'na Be Like You
88. Robbie Williams ft. Lily Allen - Dream A Little Dream
92. Thirty Seconds To Mars - City Of Angels

 The Album Chart

This week sees Robbie Williams having his eleventh LP reaching the #1 slot in Germany - a feat, which I'm sure very few can be proud of. "Swings Both Ways" tops the chart 12 years after "Swing When You’re Winning" did the same. Following several TV appearances Helene Fischer's "Farbenspiel" returns to the top three, up three to #2, while last week's number one - Eminem's "
The Marshall Mathers LP 2" is down to #3. Also new inside the top ten is Eric Clapton's "Crossroads - Guitar Festival 2013" at #5.