German Chart Comments - Issue Date 31.01

Pharrell Williams is "Happy" to be number one in Germany for a third week, while Lily Allen storms the chart as she has never done before. Despite being a relative flop in her native UK, the use in Germany's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" show has propelled the sales of "Hard Out Here" to bring it new at #2. Oh, and let's not forget that German media is not bothered to play the song despite the somewhat offensive lyrics. Lily Allen's biggest hits so far have been "The Fear" and "Not Fair", which both peaked at #12. Allen was last in the countdown with "22" in 2009. 
Video - Pharrell  
Video - Lily Allen 

The top three is rounded up by "I See Fire" and Ed Sheeran, with the song from the Hobbit 2 soundtrack spending another week at #3.
Video - Ed Sheeran

Inside the top 20, the usual suspects from the last few weeks continue climbing up the chart. Thus, Revolverheld's "Ich Lass Fuer Dich Das Licht An" moves up three to #11; Bastille's "Of The Night" rises one to #12 and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "White Walls" beats the peak of their previous single "Same Love" by appearing at #17, an increase from #28.
Video - Revolverheld
Video - Bastille
Video - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Also up one, but still failing to set the charts on fire, is the Shakira and Rihanna's collaboration "Can't Remember To Forget You", which is this week at #19.
Video 

It may be in the chart for quite some time but that does not stop One Direction's "Story Of My Life" from registering a new peak position at #21, up from #27, and from steadily turning into the boys' biggest hit in Germany.
Video - One Direction 

Somewhat surprisingly, the 2014 edition of Dr. Alban's 90s hit "It's My Life" moves up three in its second week and is now at #29.
Audio 

Further down the top 50, Sido's "Liebe" advances seven to #39, while Zedd's "Stay The Night" climbs eleven to #45. Though already quite famous elsewhere, this is the first single of the German DJ to enter the top 50 as previous one "Clarity" flopped at #94.
Audio - Sido 
Video - Zedd
 
And the other new entries this week:  
 
55. Michael Wendler - Unser Zelt Auf Westerland
Video
69. Mr Probz - Waves
Video
80. Fettes Brot - Fuer Immer Immer
Audio
90. Wolfgang Petry - Einmal Noch 
Audio
97. Hoehner - Das Geht Nie Vorbei
Live
98. Peter Maffay - Halleluja

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The Album Chart 

In the LP chart Peter Maffay's "Wenn das so ist" becomes the 16th! number one album of the veteran German artist, while rock band Jennifer Rostock's "Schlaflos" debuts at #2. Their previous studio album, "Mit Haut und Haar" peaked at #4. Also new inside the top ten are "Into The Storm" of Axel Rudi Pell at #5 and "#hangster" of Psaiko.Dino at #7.