A completely unchanged top 5 in Germany this week with Pharrell Williams
spending a second week at #1 with "Happy" followed by "Timber" of
Pitbull and Kesha at #2 and "I See Fire" of Ed Sheeran at #3.
Video - Pharrell
Video - Pitbull
Video - Ed Sheeran
Further
down the countdown, Bastille's "Of The Night" rises thirteen positions
to #13 and improves on the #18 peak of the band's previous single
"Things We Lost In The Fire". Their first single in Germany, "Pompeii",
reached #6.
Video
At #14 "Ich lass für dich das Licht an", the beautiful
ballad of German band Revolverheld, quite deservingly becomes their
eight top 20 single by moving up from #38. It is the second offering of
the guys' "Immer in Bewegung" LP, with the first one "Das kann uns keiner nehmen" reaching #10 last year.
Video
The
highest new entry belongs to local YouTube star ApeCrime and his second
single called "Swing dein Ding". The song enters at #17, beating the
#35 peak of "Ich trau mich nicht" from the autumn of 2013.
Video
Superstar
Shakira was last in the German chart as a leading artist with "Rabiosa"
in 2011 but she is now back with her much hyped Rihanna duet "Can't
Remember To Forget You". The song appears new at #20 and boosts the
number of Shakira's top 20 singles in the country to 13.
Audio
At #28
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis score their fourth top 30 single as "White
Walls" rises from #41 and will perhaps soon improve on the #25 peak of
"Same Love" from several months ago.
Video - Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis
It's been seventeen years since "Mr. DJ" reached #70 and 22 years since "It's My Life", respectively the last charting and the most successful single of Swedish eurodance star Dr. Alban were in the German top 100. Now, as if from nowhere, a new version of "It's My Life" appears at #32 to remind us that the time of easy 90s covers is not over.
Audio
And last at #49, up from #70, Steve Aoki, together with Chris Lake & Tujamo, brings his second top 50 single after "A Light That Never Comes", a team-up with Linkin Park, reached #8. The new song is called "Boneless".
Video
And the other new entries this week:
85. Schandmaul - Euch zum Geleit
Video
86. Lorde - Team
Video
The Album Chart
And finally we have some fresh wind blowing in the Album chart with the latest album of Bruce Springsteen called "High Hopes" removing Helene Fischer from the top spot. It thus becomes the eight LP of The Boss to crown the German charts. Also new at #4 is "Bunte Republik Deutschpunk" of Berlin-duo SDP (by far their most successful release), schlager veterans Amigos are new at #5 with "Unvergessene Schlager", while "Slum Dog Millionaer", the debut of rapper Kurdo, is new at #6. At #8 German metalcore band Eskimo Callboy also make a debut with "We Are The Mess".
Following
a three-week stay as #1, Pitbull and Kesha retreat this week to #2,
leading the way to (man of the moment) Pharrell Williams and his "Happy"
to crown the German charts by moving up eight positions. Of course
Pharrell was at #1 before but as a guest appearance on Robin Thicke's
"Blurred Lines" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky".
Video - Pharrell
Video - Pitbull
Though I expected "I See
Fire", the "Hobbit" song of Ed Sheeran, to go away quickly, I am proved
wrong this week as the title advances seven notches and enters the top
three at #3. It thus beats by a mile the #9 peak of Ed's biggest hit so
far - "The A-Team". And it is always good to see soundtrack hits so high
in the charts as it was customary in the past.
Video
Within the top 20 we
have new peak positions achieved by club anthem "Tsunami" of DVBBS
& Borgeous at #14, up from #16, and by Imagine Dragons and their
"Demons" at #19, up from #15.
Video - DVBBS
Video - Imagine Dragons
At #22 and #24 can be found two
singles, which have rebounded their chart development and manage to
score new peak positions. The songs in question are "Story Of My Life"
by One Direction, which rises from #31 to #22, and Calvin Harris' "Under
Control", up from #36 to #24.
Video - One Direction
Video - Calvin Harris
Also moving in the right direction and
on the way to score a third hit in Germany are Bastille, whose "Of The
Night" climbs 26 places to #26. Bastille's "Pompeii" reached #6 last
year, while "Things We Lost in the Fire" peaked at #18. Their latest
single is based on 1990s hits "The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona (peak
#8) and Snap's number one smash "Rhythm is a Dancer".
Video
The highest new entry this week comes in at #32 from local rapper Farid Bang. "Bitte
Spitte Toi Lab" is the first single taken from Farid's latest album
"Killa" and its position is by four places lower than the musician's
biggest hit so far - "Dynamit" from 2012.
Video
"Show Me", the hit of Kid Ink and Chris Brown, has also changed its chart prospects this week as it moves up from #48 to #36.
Video
After
a slow start, "Ich Lass Für Dich Das Licht An", the second single from
Revolverheld's "Immer in Bewegung" LP soars in its third week from #90
to #38. Whether it will reach the heights of previous hit "Das kann uns keiner nehmen" (peak #10) is doubtful but at least it's gonna have a respectable peak position.
Audio
Rebecca
Ferguson has had three briefly charting singles in Germany so far, with
none of them reaching the top 50. However, the situation now changes as
"Light On", the first track from Rebecca's "Freedom" album to be
released in Germany, enters at #40. The song's popularity is also due to the fact that it is used as part of the campaign marking the 30-year anniversary of TV channel RTL.
Video
Also on the rise this week we have Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis' fourth official release in the country called "White
Walls", which is at #41, up from its debut at #78 seven days ago. In
addition, Sido's "Liebe" can be found at #43, a rise from #86.
Video - Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis
Audio - Sido
And the other new entries this week:
83. Beyoncé - XO
Video
84. Jason Derülo - Marry Me
Video
99. Kid Ink ft. Chris Brown - Main Chick
Audio
The Album Chart
The entire top three in the album chart remains unchanged with Helene Fischer's "Farbenspiel" continuing to sell well in the new year, followed by the Max Herre's "MTV Unplugged" and Robbie Williams' "Swings Both Ways". The only new entry inside the top ten belongs to US heavy metal band Iced Earth at #5. Thus "Plagues Of Babylon" becomes the group's most successful release in Germany.
Despite that the 2013 year-end charts may at the moment seem more
interesting (hopefully VIVA will upload them on its website soon), the new regular German
countdown deserves attention as it marks the first time paid music
streaming is reflected in the listing. Whether it will have any
considerable impact and whether it will be of any good, perhaps the next
weeks will show.
The new rule, however, does not stop Pitbull and
Kesha staying for a third week on top with "Timber", followed by former
#1 "Changes" of Faul & Wad Ad Vs. Pnau (up one to #2) and Adel
Tawil's "Lieder" (up one to #3).
Video - Pitbull
Lyric Video - Adel Tawil
Video - Faul & Wad
It already became obvious that
"Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" has become the most successful single of
Helene Fischer in the singles chart but the hit seems unstoppable as it
moves this week five to claim a new peak at #5. Perhaps the schlager
queen (sorry Andrea) is finding new and new fans as we speak.
Live
At #9,
and already turning into one of the early 2014 hits, we have "Happy" of
Pharrell Williams, which rises thirteen positions to enter the top ten
for the first time. Needless to say, this is Pharrell's biggest solo hit
in Germany.
Video - Pharrell
After surprisingly leaving the top 20 several weeks ago,
"Tsunami" of Dvbbs & Borgeous returns there by climbing from #33 to
#16.
Video
Also on the rise is "Demons", the fourth single of Imagine
Dragons, which moves to #19 from #28, making the string of top 20 hits
of the Las Vegas band in Germany unharmed.
Video - Imagine Dragons
And the other new entries this week:
78. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Schoolboy Q & Hollis - White Walls
Video
88. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - Stay The Night
Video
97. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z - Drunk In Love
Video
The Album Chart
Still nothing happening in the LP chart with Helene Fischer's "Farbenspiel" continuing its stay on top, while Max Herre's MTV Unplugged moves up one to two. Robbie Williams' "Swings Both Ways" slips this week one notch to #3.
Pitbull and Kesha spend comfortably a second week on the top of the
German singles chart with "Timber". The biggest competition comes in the
face of Andreas Kuemmert, the winner of last year's The Voice of
Germany, whose "Simple Man" moves up two to #2. "Do You Like What You
See", the debut single of Ivy Quainoo (the winner in 2011) also peaked
at #2, while "Unbreakable" of Nick Howard reached #5 in 2012.
Video - Pitbull
Video - Andreas
Former chart topper, "Changes" of Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau, slips this time one to #3.
Video - Faul & Wad
One
of the biggest news this week is the #10 position of "Atemlos Durch Die
Nacht" of Helene Fischer, which climbs four to enter the top ten for
the first time. Boosted by several dance remixes, which even make the
song playable inside clubs, the hit becomes easily the most successful
song of Helene so far. And after demonstrating unbeatable power inside
the LP chart, perhaps now the multi-talented artist will also conquer
the singles ones?
Live
Up eight to #22 in its second week, we have
"Happy", current UK #1, of Pharrell Williams climbing its way towards
the top 20. At #28, up from #38, "Demons" of Imagine Dragons has once
again started rising, registering a new peak, this time inside the top
30.
Video - Pharrell
Video - Imagine Dragons
In a quiet week for new entries, the highest one belongs to
Duesseldorf band Broilers and its "Ist da jemand" at #32. The boys have
had two singles inside the top 100 so far, with 2011's "Harter Weg"
being the more successful, with a peak at #28. However, the two songs
spent only a week inside the countdown.
Video
And finally, also new at #43 is "Kopfvilla", the debut single of hip hop newcomer Sierra Kidd.
Audio
And the other new entries this week:
83 Beyonce - Pretty Hurts
91 Kid Ink ft. Tyga - Iz U Down
Audio
94 Revolverheld - Ich Lass Fuer Dich Das Licht An
Audio
The Album Chart
Another slow week in terms of new entries in the LP chart, which leads the way to "Farbenspiel" - the biggest selling album of 2013 belonging to Helene Fischer, to return to the top. Thus, Robbie Williams' "Swings Both Ways" is down to #2, while "Mtv Unplugged" of Max Herre is still #3. Beyonce's surprising new album arrives at #13 this week.
