German Chart Comments - Issue Date 7.03

Mr Probz may have managed to replace Pharrell Williams at the top of the German singles chart with "Waves" last week but this time quickly vacates the throne and lead the way to Pharrell's "Happy" to return to #1 for a seventh non-consecutive time. Thus the Dutch artist is down one to #2, followed by the highest new entry at #3. 
Video - Mr Probz 
Video - Pharrell  
  
Nico & Vinz, a Norwegian duo formerly known as Envy, already had a huge success in Scandinavia with "Am I Wrong" in 2013. Now it's time for the song to conquer the rest of Europe, with a debut at #3 in Germany quite a good start. 
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The ascent of Clean Bandit and "Rather Be" continues this week as the song moves six to #6, while at #8 Avicii's "Addicted To You", up also six, becomes the fourth top ten hit of the Swedish star in Germany. 
Video - Clean Bandit
Video - Avicii 

Inside the top 20, Cris Cab, with the help of one Pharrell Williams, rises fifteen to #13, while Lorde has a second top 20 hit to her name as "Team" inches up one to #20.
Video - Chris Cab  
Video - Lorde

Apart from the #5 peak of "Forever Love" in the 1990s, Gary Barlow was never a huge solo star in Germany ("Shame", which reached #11 in 2010, was after all a collaboration with the far more popular Robbie Williams), but that does not stop his comeback single, the brilliant "Let Me Go", to enter comfortably at #25. 
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At #26, Sido's "Liebe" moves up one, as well as "Wizard" of Martin Garrix and Hardway, which enters the top 30 at #30 in its second week on the chart.
Audio - Sido 
Video - Martin Garrix  

"Feel It", actually credited to Three 6 Mafia vs. Tiesto with Sean Kingston & Flo Rida,  has been so far the biggest and only top 40 hit of Tiesto in Germany as it reached #21 in 2010. This week the most famous DJ worldwide returns to the countdown with a brand new material as "Red Lights" enters at #29.
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Following the flop of his last single ("Jambalaya", peak #100), German rapper Casper is back on better form as the fourth single from his current album, "Alles Endet (Aber Nie Die Musik)", enters fresh at #36.
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Boosted by the recent Cologne carnival, "Koelsche Jung" of local "cult" band Brings soars to #41 from #98, while "Trumpets" of Jason Derulo moves up four to #45. Also new inside the top 50 is the latest offering of schlager singer Juergen Drews and "Und wir waren wie Vampire" at #48.
Video - Brings 
Video - Juergen Drews 
Video - Jason Derulo
 
And the other new entries this week:  

59. Der Tourist ft. Friedrich Liechtenstein - Supergeil 
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60. George Ezra - Budapest 
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61. Sean Paul - Hey Baby  
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74. Sam - Hallo 
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The Album Chart 

In the album chart, veteran star Wolfgang Petry has his third #1 studio LP with "Einmal Noch!", while even bigger legend Udo Juergens brings "Mitten Im Leben", his 42nd studio album, new at #3. German indie band The Notwist have their best charting album with "Close to the Glass" at #6, while Soehne Mannheims have had better days as their latest "Elyzion" enters at the relatively low #9. The latest album of Gary Barlow, called "Since I Saw You Last", appears at #10.