German Chart Comments - Issue Date 22.07.2016

It's a third week on top for Imany and "Don't Be So Shy", followed once again by Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners and "This Girl", with the two tracks competing for being the definite anthem of summer 2016. Also in the running is Alle Farben feat. YOUNOTUS and "Please Tell Rosie", with the song inching up one to join the top three for the first time. Last year Alle Farben (or Frans Zimmer) and YOUNOTUS already had a top-three hit in the shape of "Supergirl", the new take on the Reamonn's modern classic with the participation of Anna Naklab, which peaked at #2.  

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At #5, up two, we can find "Ain't Your Mama" of Jennifer Lopez, which believe it or not becomes the third most successful single of the superstar in Germany (in terms of chart positions) by matching the #5 peak of her debut "If You Have My Love". She was only once higher than that - in 2011 with #1 smash "On The Floor".

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Swedish dance duo Galantis score their first ever top-ten hit in Germany with "No Money" as the song moves up one to #10 in its 13th week in the chart. 

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Also on their way up we have "Sing Me To Sleep" of Alan Walker, up six to #12, and "Treat You Better" of Shawn Mendes, up eleven to #13. 

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For a change this week we have a new entry directly inside the top 20. It belongs to local rapper Shindy, who is ready with his fourth solo album. The pilot single is called "Roli" and arrives at #14, to become Shindy's most successful song so far, beating the #19 peak of "Stress ohne Grund" from 2013.

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Canadian band The Strumbellas finally go inside the top 20 with "Spirits" climbing five to #18 in its tenth week. Enrique Iglesias also joins the top 20 with his latest offering "Duele el Corazon". It rises seven to #20 and is thus his 14th top-20 single in Germany.

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Mike Perry's "The Ocean", up four to #21, and Robin Shulz' "Heatwave", up three to #30, also mark new peak positions this week. Robin's colleague Felix Jaehn has released a new single with "Bonfire" (feat. Alma) coming in at #32. 

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At #34, up from #56, US metal band Disturbed reverse the downward trend of their hit "Sound of Silence", which has finally made the guys famous around the globe after being active for more or less 20 years. Of course, the song covers Simon & Garfunkel's classic from 1965, which had reached #9 in Germany in the old chart days. 

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The Other New Entries:

#40. Bonez MC & RAF Camora - Palmen aus Plastik

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#71. Britney Spears ft. G-Eazy - Make Me

#80. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Girls Talk Boys

#95. Deorro ft. Elvis Crespo - Bailar

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The Album Chart

In the Album Chart local singer Laith Al-Deen debuts directly at the top with his new album "Bleib unterwegs" - his second offering so far to crown the LP countdown. Also new inside the top five we can find Alvaro Soler and his debut album "Eterno Agosto", home of summer hit "Sofia", at #5. 

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 15.07.2016

No prizes for guessing that Imany's "Don't Be So Shy" spends a second week on top of the German singles chart. Former number one singles "This Girl" of Kungs Vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners and "This One's For You" of David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson stick to #2 and #3, respectively.
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At #4, up from #7, "Please Tell Rosie" becomes the second single of local DJ and musician Frans Zimmer a.k.a. Alle Farben to join the top five in Germany. The other one was "Supergirl", one of the hits of 2015. 
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Jennifer Lopez' "Ain't Your Mama" advances further, this week by one notch to #7, while Alan Walker is on his way to have his second proper hit in the face of "Sing Me To Sleep". The latter soars fifteen positions to #18 and is just a place behind Alan's debut single "Faded", which of course is the best selling song of the year so far after spending massive ten weeks on top of the chart. 
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Similarly to last week, The Strumbellas' "Spirits" (up three to #23); Shawn Mendes' "Treat You Better" (up six to #24); Mike Perry's "The Ocean" (up seven to #25) and Enrique Iglesias' "Duele El Corazon" (up nine to #27) continue their climb towards the top twenty.  
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After a slow start, the latest singles of Robin Schulz and OneRepublic finally gain momentum. "Heatwave" is the fourth single taken from Schulz' "Sugar" LP. It moves up seven to #33. At the same time, "Wherever I Go" marks the return of Ryan and co. to the countdown after the success of their last album "Native", which produced four top ten hits. The new song rises six to #35.
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And last but not least, the new offering of Major Lazer called "Boom" makes it inside the top 40 by rising 18 positions to #38.

The New Entries:

#49. Kent Jones - Don't Mind
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#57. Topic ft. Jake Reese - Find You
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#73. Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore
#75. Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell
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#76. Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love
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#82. Bastille - Good Grief
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#89. Fergie - M.I.L.F. $
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#98. 257ers - Holz
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The Album Chart

Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro finally make it big in the German Album Chart as their seventh offering titled "Ellipsis" debuts directly at #1 - a career best for the guys. German fun metal band J.B.O. is also new in the top ten with its eleventh album, called simply "11" at #5. Their previous studio album also peaked at #5.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 8.07.2016

It was expected in the last few weeks and now the time for Imany's summer anthem "Don’t Be So Shy" to finally crown the German singles chart has come. The song, remixed by Russian DJs Filatov and Karas, rises one to #1 to add Germany to the list of European countries whose charts have already been taken over, including France (peak #2) and most of eastern Europe. It is the first ever song of the French singer to enter the German top 100. 
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This leaves "This Girl" of Kungs Vs. Cookin' On 3 Burner down one to #2 after being at the summit for three non-consecutive weeks, while the top three is completed by David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson and "This One's For You", which stick to #3. 

It's good to see Jennifer Lopez back in the top ten as her "Ain't Your Mama" rises three to #8. It becomes the ninth top ten single of the superstar in Germany after she was last that high in 2014 with her Pitbull collaboration "We Are One (Ole Ole)" (peak #6). 
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Galantis' "No Money" registers a new peak at #11, up one, while "Holland" of 257ers enters the top 20 at #18, up four. The rap duo also crown the albums chart with their fifth album "Mikrokosmos". 
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Further down the chart The Strumbellas' "Spirits" advances two to #26 and twenty one pilots' second chart success "Ride" makes it inside the top 30, at #29, from #34 a week ago.
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Shawn Mendes' latest single "Treat You Better" moves up two to #30, followed closely at #32 (up from #37) by the next dance summer hit called "The Ocean" of Mike Perry and Shy Martin.

Climbing six to #34 is the second single of Alan Walker "Sing me To Sleep", while Enrique Iglesias has cooked up his next global big hit in the shape of "Duele El Corazon". In Germany the song is up seven to #36.
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The new entries:

#79. Coldplay - Up&Up
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#84. MO - Final Song
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The album chart:

So 257ers have their second consecutive #1 album in Germany, followed at #2 by Swiss schlager band Die Calimeros and career best "Schiff ahoi". After an absence of five years American rockers Blink-182 return with "California" at #3. Their 2001 effort "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" hit #1.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 17.06.2016

The football fever has taken control all over Europe and this is more than obvious in this week's German singles chart. Thus, David Guetta and Zara Larsson soar 18 positions to claim the number one slot with the Euro 2016 hymn "This One's For You". Germany has already seen football-related songs being #1 many times before, while the latest marks the fourth David Guetta song to reach the top next to "Sexy Bitch", "Lovers On The Sun" and "Dangerous". Zara Larsson came close to number one last year with her debut in Germany "Lush Life" peaking at #4.

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At #2 and also boosted by its connection to the football tournament we can find Max Giesinger's "80 Millionen", which last week was at #25. This is by far the biggest success of Max, who became known via The Voice Of Germany. 

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Last week's #1, "This Girl" of Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners, slips two to #3. 

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Also new inside the top ten, at #5, is "Wir sind groß" of Mark Forster, up from #12, as the song is used by TV ZDF to soundtrack the football matches. This is Mark's second top ten single as a lead artist after "Au revoir" reached #2 in 2014.

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"Ain't Your Mama" of Jennifer Lopez continues its upward trend and is up this time two to #11. Imany makes it to the top 20 with her smash "Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)" climbing from #31 to #13. We can expect the track to be in the top ten in the next weeks. Also joining the top 20 is "I Hate U, I Love U" of Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien, it goes up three to #18.

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Felix Jaehn & Herbert Grönemeyer and their collaboration called "Jeder für Jeden" benefit from both being used as an anthem for Euro 2016 and from finally having a video. It skyrockets from #71 to #27.

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Drake ft. Rihanna and "Too Good" rise two to #30, while The Strumbellas and "Spirits" are also up two to #31. German hip-hop duo 257ers have its second top 40 single in the shape of "Holland". The song climbs to #35 from #46. In 2014 their single "Baby du riechst" peaked at #14. 

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The New Entries

#71. Culcha Candela - Wann dann?1?

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#89. twenty one pilots - Ride

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#92. Meghan Trainor - Me too

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#93. Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like

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#100. Mike Perry ft. Shy Martin - The Ocean

The Album Chart

In the LP chart Volbeat stick to #1 with "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie" for a second week in a row. It is followed by the live album "Clean Your Clock" of Motörhead at #2, while U2 enter at #3 with a live album as well. It is titled "Innocence + Experience - Live in Paris". Rapper Chakuza is new at #5 with "Noah".

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 10.06.2016

Although he led the chart in the mid-week update on Wednesday, Justin Timberlake fails at the end to maintain the number one slot and falls one to #2 with "Can't Stop The Feeling". The song spent three weeks on top of the countdown. Now, the time has come for French house specialist Kungs and Australia's Cookin' On 3 Burners and their dance anthem "This Girl" to crown the German singles chart. The track has already peaked at #1 in France and Belgium, and is now up one in Germany. Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla stick to #3 with "One Dance".

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The Chainsmokers and Daya advance one to #6 with "Don't Let Me Down", followed at #7 by Alle Farben ft. YOUNOTUS and "Please Tell Rosie", up from #16. This is the third top ten single of German DJ Frans Zimmer, who previously reached #9 with "She Moves (Far Away)" and #2 with "Supergirl". As long as YOUNOTUS are concerned, they are a Berlin-based DJ duo, who also helped making "Supergirl" a super hit last year. 

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Those interested in the German charts, and especially towards the end of the 1990s and the start of the 2000s, should have heard of local hip hop group Absolute Beginner, who had a moderate success with their "Liebes Lied" in 1998 (Peak #11). Lead singer Jan Delay has since then stormed the charts on several occasions but the group is now back under their new name of Beginner to have their first ever top ten hit in the shape of "Ahnma" at #8. It has been 12 years since the band was last in the top 100 with "Morgan Freeman".

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"Ain't Your Mama" of Jennifer Lopez is up four to #13 and David Guetta and Zara Larsson enter (as expected) the top 20 with "This One's For You", up ten to #19. For now however the most successful EURO 2016-related song remains Mark Forster's "Wir sind groß" at #12. 

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Gnash ft. Olivia O'Brien move up five to #21 with "This One's For You", while the second highest new entry belongs to Ali Bumaye and Shindy and their "Sex ohne Grund" at #27. The song marks the best performance of a track of Berlin rapper Ali Bumaye in the chart and coincides with the release of his sophomore album "Rumble in the Jungle", which enters the LP chart at #4.

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French singer Imany has already set the charts on fire in eastern Europe and France with the Filatov & Karas Remix of her song "Don't Be So Shy". Now it is time for Germany to dance under the rhythm of the catchy track as it soars from #63 to #31. "Spirits" of The Strumbellas moves up two to #33 and already can be heard on every hit radio station in the country.

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And finally, Alan Walker, who was responsible for "Faded", the biggest hit of the year so far, is ready with his second single. "Sing Me To Sleep", which once again features the vocals of Iselin Solheim, comes in at #39.

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The Remaining New Entries

48. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

55. Jonas Blue feat. JP.Cooper - Perfect Strangers

65. Lost Frequencies feat. Sandro Cavazza - Beautiful Life

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67. Timeflies - Once In A While 

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68. Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (RE-ENTRY)

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76. Ali Bumaye feat. Bushido & Shindy - Kimbo Slice

82. Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

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92. Wilde Flamme - Die Zeit kommt allein und nicht zu zweit

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94. DAT ADAM - Blau & Pink 

97. Ali Bumaye feat. Bushido - Best Friends 

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The Album Chart

Danish metal band Volbeat have their second consecutive number one album in Germany with "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie" debuting directly at #1. At #2 local singer Mark Forster scores his biggest ever album with his third effort called "Tape". Previous album "Bauch und Kopf" peaked at #10. At #3 rapper Seyed enters with "Engel mit der AK" and at #4 we can find Ali Bumaye and "Rumble in the Jungle".

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 3.06.2016

"Can't Stop The Feeling!" of Justin Timberlake sticks to the number one position in Germany for a third week in a row, followed once again by Kungs Vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners and their dance smash "This Girl" at #2 and Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla and "One Dance" at #3.

At #6, up two, Joe Jonas and DNCE registered a new peak with "Cake By the Ocean".

In an almost unchanged top 20, Cheat Codes X Kris Kross Amsterdam rise two to #14, followed closely by "No Money" of Galantis, up three to #15. 

Alle Farben's "Please Tell Rosie" enters the top 20 at #16, an increase from #22 where it was last week. As I've already predicted Jennifer Lopez is having a new hit on her hands with "Ain't Your Mama". The song climbs eight positions and lands at #17.

Julian Perretta's manages to improve on its #20 peak several weeks ago and is this time up two to #19. Pink is also on the rise with "Just Like Fire", the song taken from current Disney flop "Alice Through The Looking Glass". It is at #21, up seven positions. 

Local newcomer Max Giesinger moves up five to #24 with "80 Millionen" and Gnash's "I Hate U, I Love U" advances a position to #26.

David Guetta and Swedish supernova Zara Larsson have cooked up the hymn of the Euro 2016 football tournament in the shape of "This One's For You". In its third week in the top 100, the song can be found at #29, up from #38.

Drake and Rihanna's "Too Good" also registers a new peak at #33. Last time it was at #36. 

The only proper new hit inside the top 40 belongs to Canadian country, rock, folk band The Strumbellas and their debut "Spirits". In its third week in the top 100, the song soars to #35 from #74. 
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The New Entries (Gzuz & Bonez MC's tracks not included):

56. Ariana Grande - Into You
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67. 257ers - Holland
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94. Stereoact - Der Himmel reisst auf
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95. Clean Bandit - Tears

The Album Chart

Gzuz & Bonez MC are the latest rap act to manage to climb to the summit of Germany's LP chart. The album in question is called "High & Hungrig 2" and the guys have succeeded to bring nine of its tracks inside the singles chart as well. Following three #1-albums their colleague Farid Bang has to satisfy himself with "Blut" entering at #2. British metalcore band Architects make a career best with "All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us" coming in at #8.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 27.05.2016

Justin Timberlake spends a second week as Germany's #1 single with his catchy and feelgood anthem "Can't Stop The Feeling!". The song is actually his second single as a solo artist to reach the summit after "SexyBack" did so way back in 2006. Justin has also provided vocals to number-one smashes "Where Is The Love" of Black Eyed Peas and "4 Minutes" of Madonna. 

Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners have cooked the first proper dance hit of summer 2016 as "This Girl" moves up two to #2, while former number one "One Dance" of Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla slips one position to #3.

There are new peaks inside the top ten coming from Calvin Harris & Rihanna's "This is What You Came Here For", up three to #8, and The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down", up four to #7. 

Desiigner's "Panda" is slowly reaching the top ten and is this week up four to #13. Cheat Codes X Kris Kross Amsterdam go up two to #16 with "Sex", while Galantis have their first ever top 20 hit with "No Money". It rises nine to #18.

Alle Farben's "Please Tell Rosie" climbs to #22 from #30 in its sixth week in the top 100 and is destined to become the third hit of the German DJ and producer after "She Moves (Far Away)" (peak #9) and "Supergirl" (peak #2). 

Superstar Jennifer Lopez hasn't got a proper hit in Germany since her Pitbull collaboration "We Are One (Ole Ola)" reached #6 in 2014. Perhaps this is gonna change with "Ain't Your Mama" rising ten to #25, promising a return to reform for miss Lopez. 

Gnash's "I Hate U, I Love U" enters the top 30 at #27, up from #36, becoming the first ever hit of the US musician. 

Although Drake's "One Dance" is still in the top three, "Too Good", the Canadian rapper's second offering from his current album, is already making waves as it soars to #36 from #53. 

And finally, it has taken eleven weeks for rapper Ali As with the help of Namika to enter the top 40 with their collaboration "Lass sie tanzen (Square Dance)". The song is up five to #47.

The New Entries:

69. Philipp Dittberner - In Deiner Kleinen Welt 
78. Volbeat - Seal The Deal  
85. Jason Derulo - If It Ain't Love  
88. Kontra K - Atme Tief Ein  
92. Seeb Feat. Neev - Breathe  
96. Martin Solveig Feat. Tkay Maidza - Do It Right  
99. Willy William - Ego  


The Album Chart:

In the LP chart local rapper Kontra K replaces Udo Lindenberg at the number one slot with his most successful album so far called "Labyrinth". Udo's "Stärker als die Zeit" retreats to #2 after spending three weeks at #1. Prince Damien, who has somewhat become the most promising winner of DSDS for the past few years, debuts his first album called "Glücksmomente" at #3. Eric Clapton's "I Still Do" is new at #5, followed by Ariana Grande's "Dangerous Woman" at #6 and Bob Dylan's "Fallen Angels" at #7.