German Chart Comments - Issue Date 29.08

Blame it to the impact of streaming or to late summer laziness, but for yet another week the top ten in Germany's singles chart remains almost unchanged with all positions from one to nine being the same as last week. Thus, David Guetta ft. Sam Martin marks a third week as #1 with Avicii-produced "Lovers On The Sun". Marlon Roudette's "When The Beat Drops Out" is at #2, while "Prayer in C" of Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz is at #3. 
Video - David Guetta
Video - Marlon Roudette
Video - Robin Schulz 
 
Canadians Magic! and their former UK and US number one "Rude" moves up two to #10, while former UK number "Ghost" of Ella Henderson rises three to #12.
Video - Ella Henderson
Video - Magic! 

Beating on the #18 peak position when it entered as an album track, "Don't" of Ed Sheeran advances seven to #17 and becomes his fourth top 20 hit in the country.
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After "We Are One (Ole Ola)" reached #6, Pitbull is ready with the follow-up called "Fireball". The song is the highest new entry of the week and comes in at #22. It's the pilot track from Pitbull's forthcoming album "Globalization".
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Another week and another dance track, a former UK #1, making it high in Germany. This time the honour goes to Dutch producer Oliver Heldens and "Gecko (Overdrive)", to which UK singer Becky Hill provided the vocals. The song debuts in Germany at #23.
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Cro's "Bad Chick" is on the rise, waiting for a video at #29, up from #41.
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"Good Kisser", the recently released comeback single of Usher, did not make it to the charts but this doesn't stop his Nicki Minaj collaboration "She Came To Give It To You" to appear at #30. Usher was last in the top 100 with "Numb" in 2012, peak #24.
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Up to #33 from #42, "The Chamber" of Lenny Kravitz becomes his seventh top 40 hit. Last the star was in the top 40 back in 2008 with top ten hit "I’ll Be Waiting".
Lyric Video - Lenny Kravitz
  
Revolverheld are also on the rise with "Lass uns gehen", up four to #36. 
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After some hesitation, "Boom Clap", the global smash hit of Charli XCX from movie "The Fault In Our Stars" finally makes it inside the top 50, up 14 to #39.
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Will.I.Am's previous single in Germany was "Feelin' Myself" (peak #55) and now he is back on a better form with "It's My Birthday" - a collaboration with Cody Wise entering at #41.
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The comeback single of Taylor Swift may have hit headlines around the globe but proving (for now at least) that she has never been such a huge star in Germany, "Shake It Off" debuts at #48. The singer has only five singles charting in the German charts. 
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The remaining new entries: 

64. Rihanna - Cry 
Audio 
69. Talisco - Your Wish  
Video 
80. Chakuza - Off 
Audio 
88. Katy Perry - This Is How We Do  
Video 
91. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 
Video
94. Teesy - Keine Rosen 
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95. Brandon Beal ft. Christopher - Twerk It Like Miley  
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The LP chart    
 
German heavy-metal band Accept had to wait more than 40 years to score a number one in Germany with their latest LP called "Blind Rage". YouTube comedy trio ApeCrime's first album "Affenbande" enters at #3. Also new in the top ten is "Nur Die Besten Werden Alt" of metal band J.B.O. at #5.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 22.08

"Lovers on the Sun", the second hit of David Guetta to top the German singles chart after "Sexy Bitch", remains there for a second week in a row. The entire top seven remains unchanged from last week as Marlon Roudette's "When The Beat Drops Out" sticks to #2 and Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz with "Prayer In C" is still at #3.
Video - David Guetta
Video - Marlon Roudette
Video - Robin Schulz 
   
Between #4 and #20 we have new peaks from Norwegian Martin Tungevaag and his dance hit "Wicked Wonderland", up one to #8; Canadian group Magic! and their "Rude", up 16 to #12; Ella Henderson's "Ghost", up five to #15; and Sia's "Chandelier", up 19 to #20.
Video - Martin T  
Video - Ella Henderson
Video - Magic!
Video - Sia  

"Don't", the follow-up to "Sing", the smash of Ed Sheeran, is once again getting momentum after it received real promotion and now has a video. The song rises two to #24. It still has some way to go before beating the #18 peak it achieved when it entered as an album track.
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After "Problem" peaked at #19 several weeks ago and is still around, Ariana Grande is quick to release a new single, this time with the support of German producer Zedd. Thus "Break Free" becomes the biggest new entry of the week by entering at #27. 
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"Immer in Bewegung", the 2013 LP of Revolverheld, has already brought to the chart two top ten hits - "Das kann uns keiner nehmen" and "Ich lass für dich das Licht an" and now the boys are ready with another single "Lass uns gehen" storming the countdown. It is up ten to #40.
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"Bad Chick" is the second official single of German rapper Cro from his second album "Melodie" and the song advances from #66 to #41. The first one "Traum" has already been number one.
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There is a new peak of "The Chamber" of Lenny Kravitz at #42, up from #45, while comedy trio Y-Titty score their sixth top 50 single with "Verdammt normal" entering at #45.
Lyric Video - Lenny Kravitz
Video - T-Titty 

 At #50, up from #65, James Blunt has a third single from his current album entering the top 50. The song in question is called "Postcards" and follows number one "Bonfire Heart" and top 20 hit "Heart on Heart".
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The remaining new entries: 

54. Arash ft. T-Pain - Sex Love Rock N Roll
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67. Psirico ft. Pitbull - Lepo Lepo
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74. Anders Nilsen - Salsa Tequila
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75. Bodybangers - Megamix
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80. Clean Bandit - Come Over
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The LP chart  

It is already the biggest selling album of both 2013 and 2014 but that doesn't stop Helene Fischer's "Farbenspiel" to return to #1 this week after it debuted in the countdown last autumn. Berlin synthie pop band And One have their first top ten album with "Magnet" entering at #2. At #3 The Gaslight Anthem return to the LP chart with "Get Hurt". Their previous album "Handwritten" reached #2. Munich band Emil Bulls also have their best charting album as "Sacrifice To Venus" enters at #6.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 15.08 (in brief)

1. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers On The Sun (new)
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2. Marlon Roudette - When The Beat Drops Out 
Video - Marlon Roudette
3. Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C 
Video - Robin Schulz


The New Entries:

10. Maroon 5 - Maps 
Video
55. Kayef & Liont - Nie Wieder Niemand 
Video 
66. Cro - Bad Chick (Re-entry)
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88. Maroon 5 - It Was Always You 
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94. Angus & Julia Stone - Grizzly Bear 
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97. Chakuza - Drehscheibe 
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100. Netsky ft. Beth Ditto - Running Low
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German Chart Comments - Issue Date 8.08

"When The Beat Drops Out" of Marlon Roudette spends a second week sitting comfortably on the summit of the Germany's singles chart, while former number one "Prayer in C" of Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz goes up a notch to #2. The honour to complete the top three belongs to Mark Forster and "Au Revoir", down one.
Video - Marlon Roudette
Video - Mark Forster     
Video - Robin Schulz

"Sonnentanz" of Klangkarussell started it all two years ago, but the era of the saxophone-electro-jazz hits is far from over with "Wicked Wonderland" of Martin Tungevaag becoming a stellar hit by entering the top ten at #9, up from #16 in its sixth week in the countdown.
Video - Martin T

Though for a moment it seemed that "Stay With Me" of Sam Smith would, in Germany at least, not be a worthy successor of "Money On My Mind" (peak #11), the song manages to enter the top 20 in its 12th week by climbing from #27 to #15.
Video - Sam Smith

The aforementioned Austrian dance project Klangkarussell can finally claim a second top 20 hit as "Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain)" finally breaks the top 20 barrier by moving up to #17 from #26.
Video - Klangkarussell

"Weinen", the previous offering of Adel Tawil, couldn't go higher than #57, but "Zuhause", Adel's collaboration with Matisyahu is steadily going towards the top 20. It is up nine to #23.
Video - Adel Tawil      

US band Train already have two top ten singles to their credit in Germany, with "Drive By" peaking at #3 in 2012. Now, the boys are back with new material and "Angel In Blue Jeans", heralding the release of "Bulletproof Picasso", enters the chart at #30 to be the highest new entry of the week.
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Avicii's "True" album continues to produce hits as fourth single "Lay Me Down" becomes the Swedish start eight top 40 single. It moves six to #35.
Video - Avicii

British newcomer and former X-Factor participant Ella Henderson already scored #1 in the UK with "Ghost", which is now advancing in its second week in the German chart to #38 from #56. Also on the rise are the Canadian guys from Magic! and their UK and US #1 single "Rude" - up nine to #40. Sia's "Chandelier" also scores a new peak at #41, up from #45.
Video - Elle Henderson
Video - Magic!
Video - Sia 

Comedy duo DieLochis manage to register another top 50 single this week as "Sonnenschein" debuts at #42. Their previous offering "Ich bin blank" remains their best, with a peak at #34.
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"Rock Star City Life" was the last single of Lenny Kravitz inside the top 100 (peak #98), now however he is back with new material and directly straight in the top 50. The song in question - "The Chamber" enters at #47.
Lyric Video

The remaining new entries:  
 
71. Ole Ohne Kohle - Mallorca Hey Ich Komme  
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77. Anna-Maria Zimmermann - Nur Noch Einmal Schlafen
Video
87. Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
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88. Revolverheld - Lass Uns Gehen 
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99. Willi Herren vs. Ikke Hüftgold - So gehn die Gauchos (So gehn die Deutschen)
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The LP chart  

There are six albums debuting inside the German top 10 but the most successful of them is "Sommertraeume" of schlager duo Dio Amigos, which shoots straight at #1 to be their fifth number one. The new offering of Eric Clapton & Friends "The Breeze-An Appreciation Of JJ Cale" is at #2, while Helene Fischer's "Farbenspiel" moves down one to #3. Swedish band Blues Pills debuts in the German album chart with "Blues Pills" at #4, while the new LP from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers called "Hypnotic Eye" comes in at #5. The debut album of Klangkarussell bearing the name of current single "Netzwerk" enters at #8 and at #10 we have rapper Baba Saad with "Das Leben ist Saadcore".

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 1.08

Three years ago Marlon Roudette, the ex-frontman of Mattafix, surprised quite a lot of people by managing to bring his first solo single "New Age" to the top of the German charts. Now, to prove that he is already a huge star in the country (and perhaps only there), "When The Beat Drops Out", the first single from his sophomore solo album "Electric Soul" debuts straight at the top. Marlon's previous solo single "Anti Hero (Brave New World)" peaked at #6 in Germany.
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At #2 "Au Revioir" of Mark Forster ft. Sido continues to impress, while "Prayer in C" of Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz returns to the top three, by rising one to #3. Now, with all the emotions surrounding the winning of the world football cup by Germany fading away, last week's number one - "Auf uns" of Andreas Bourani slips three to #4. 
Video - Mark Forster     
Video - Robin Schulz
Video - Andreas    

This week we have new peaks registered by "Wicked Wonderland" of Martin Tungevaag at #16, up from #17; "Turn Down For What" of DJ Snake and Lil John at #31, up from #32; "Zuhause" of Adel Tawil ft. Matisyahu at #32, up from #39 and "Bailando" of Enrique Iglesias at #33, up from #33.
Video - Martin T
Video - Enrique 
Video - Adel Tawil     
Video - DJ Snake  

Nicki Minaj has had three solo singles charting so far in Germany, with two of them peaking higher than her current offering "Pills N Potions" which enters at #39. "Starships" reached #17, while "Va Va Voom" hit #34.
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Also on the rise we can find Avicii's "Lay Me Down" at #41, up four, while global smash hit "Rude" of Canadian band Magic! enters the top 50 at #49, up from #66. 
Video - Avicii
Video - Magic!




The remaining new entries:  

56. Ella Henderson - Ghost 
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59. Milk & Sugar ft. Maria Marquez - Canto Del Pilon
Video 
68. Apecrime - Fuesse Hoch
Video 
70. Hozier - Take Me To Church
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73. Both - Straight Outta Line
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84. 257ers - Warum 
Video 
86. Majoe - Ghettosuperstar
Video 
91. James Blunt - Postcards 
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92. Ice Cube ft. Redfoo & 2 Chainz - Drop Girl  
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The Album Chart

In the album chart, the latest live CD/DVD of Andrea Berg "Atlantis-Live 2014" enters directly at #1, with Helene Fischer at #2, and last week's number one of Rise Against "The Black Market" falling two to #3. The live version of "Kraniche" is responsible for the return of the album of Bosse at #7, while local rock band Staubkind score their first ever top ten album with "Alles was ich bin" at #8.