German Chart Comments - Issue Date 7.02

It's a four week "Happy" for Pharrell Williams on top of the German singles chart, with Lily Allen's "Hard Out Here" sticking to #2 for a second time. At #3 Ed Sheeran continues to hold the bronze medals with "I See Fire". 
Video - Pharrell   Video - Lily Allen 
Video - Ed Sheeran
 
At #4, up from #5, Helene Fischer's "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" is once again cementing its status as the biggest hit single of the schlager queen. And now with the Cologne carnival coming, are we going to have the first #1 single of Helene in Germany?
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Local rapper Marteria is currently having a real blast as his "Kids (2 Finger An Den Kopf)" advances two to #6, while he has brought a new single in the chart at #8. Thus, "OMG" becomes the third top ten song of Marteria, while "album" track "Bengalische Tiger" re-enters this week at #49. 
Video - OMG
Video - Kids
Video - Bengalische Tiger

Bastille's "Of The Night" goes on with its climb for yet another week and is already at #10, up from #12, closing the gap to the #6 peak of the band's biggest hit "Pompeii".
Video - Bastille

Though "Unconditionally", the previous single of Katy Perry, stalled at #22, her latest "Dark Horse" is going to have better future as it moves 13 to #20. The current US number one is Katy's 11 top 20 single in the country.
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Also on its way to become a major hit is "Stay The Night" of Zedd feat. Hayley Williams, which soars from #45 to #24.
Video - Zedd

Sido's "Liebe" continue to go up the list, and is this time at #32, an increase from #29. It is followed by London Grammar's "Strong", up eleven to #33, while Mr. Probz and "Waves" enters the top 50 in its second week at #41, a rise from #69. It is the first major hit of the Dutch artist.
Audio - Sido 
Video - London Grammar 
Video - Mr. Probz 

After "Royals" reached "only" #8, Lorde is ready with her second hit single as "Team" is gaining in momentum and shoots itself from #65 to #42 in its third week in the top 100. 
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Rudimental may have been quite successful in their native UK but they have never had a hit in Germany so far. This week, however, sees "Free", with the help of Emeli Sande, breaking inside the top 50 by advancing 14 to #44. "Feel the Love", the only other song of Rudimental which charted in Germany, peaked at #59.
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Also new to the top 50 is the third single taken from Fettes Brot's latest LP. "Für immer immer" moves up from #80 to #48, while previous singles "Kuss Kuss Kuss" reached #35 and "Echo" peaked at #12.
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And the other new entries this week: 

65. James Blunt - Heart To Heart
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73. Cris Cab ft. Pharrell Williams - Liar Liar
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The Album Chart 

Expectedly Peter Maffay's "Wedd das so ist" remains for a second week as #1 in the Album chart, despite the arrival of the new album of medieval folk rock band Schandmaul, called "Unendlich" at #2. The new album of legendary German DJ ATB titled "Contact" curiously comes in at #5, his best charting album so far, while "Kaleidoscope" of supergroup Transatlantic enters at #6. Also new inside the top ten is "Ghost Empire" of local metalcore band Caliban at #7 - a career best.