AVICII still delivers the most selling single of the week. Wake Me Up! now holds the 10th week firm at the Top. Last track doing so was Rihanna's Diamonds at the tail end of 2012 meaning Wake Me Up! right now is the longest standing Nr.1 of the year. Technically it still can be dethroned, but well … do you believe in miracles?
AVICII not only rewrites the history of the year 2013 – he also approaches the history of Swedish pop music. With 10 weeks on Top in Germany Wake Me Up! is the longest standing No.1 hit coming from Sweden since 19 years. In November 1994 Cotton Eye Joe by the Rednex landed at the Top and hold there for exactly 10 weeks. As far as I know never before a Swedish production performed more successful.
Martin Garrix now hits the Top 10 – his track Animals lands at number 8 this current week.
After released on CD We Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus gets a sales boost and jumps 39–16 in its 14th chart week. With that she reaches a new peak in her whole career. So far 7 Things from 2008 was her highest climbing single stopped at number 17. Upcoming single Wrecking Ball also takes a leap landing at number 25 this week.
Belgian stromae does have a second Top10 hit in Germany with Papaoutai that sits pretty at number 7. His breakthrough track alors on danse also gains some new attention and re-enters at number 72 this current week. It is the highest ranking the track can achieve since January 2011.
A last gossip story: Discobitch is back with its hit C'est beau la bourgeoisie after the track is used in a commercial spot for the new Citroen DS3. In 2009 the recording made it up to number 61 in Germany.
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Hot Spot 08-16-13
Wake Me Up by AVICII stands still for week no. five at the German top. It now belongs to the Top 3 of the longest holding number 1 hits in 2013 joining Let Her Go by Passenger (5x) and Scream & Shout by will.i.am & Britney Spears (9x). And it now matches the success of last years Swedish summer hit I Follow Rivers by Lykke Li.
With CASPER entering number 4 German Raop-style launches a third Top 5 act in one year. After CRO and Marteria have having topped the singles charts Im Ascheregen is the next attempt. CASPER’s album Hinterland follows these days.
At number 10 Ellie Goulding for the first time enters the upper region of the German charts. The song giving her that honour is Burn.
German rap star Shindy can launch four different tracks in the list after the release of its album NWA in the clean 2.0 version. The original shot to number 1 two weeks ago but was banned by the authorities. The four songs entering the singles list are exactly the four new recorded: Stress mit Grund, Springfield 2, Bruce Wayne and Mein Shit. – Shindy is only the fifth artist in 2013 having at least four tracks simultanously invading the list. The four reaching that feat before are CRO, will.i.am, Rihanna and Helen Fischer.
With CASPER entering number 4 German Raop-style launches a third Top 5 act in one year. After CRO and Marteria have having topped the singles charts Im Ascheregen is the next attempt. CASPER’s album Hinterland follows these days.
At number 10 Ellie Goulding for the first time enters the upper region of the German charts. The song giving her that honour is Burn.
German rap star Shindy can launch four different tracks in the list after the release of its album NWA in the clean 2.0 version. The original shot to number 1 two weeks ago but was banned by the authorities. The four songs entering the singles list are exactly the four new recorded: Stress mit Grund, Springfield 2, Bruce Wayne and Mein Shit. – Shindy is only the fifth artist in 2013 having at least four tracks simultanously invading the list. The four reaching that feat before are CRO, will.i.am, Rihanna and Helen Fischer.
07-26-13
It is the second week for Swedish AVICII at the top of the German list. Exactly one year ago there was the last Number one coming from that Scandinavian country. It was LYKKE LI's I Follow Rivers that had a five weeks run at the very top. In between we had Icona Pop challenging to number 3 with I Love It and of course the last single of the Swedish House Mafia Don't You Worry Child peaking at number 12. Adding Loreen's Eurovision winning song Euphoria to that survey Sweden is the most successful European country besides Great Britain to launch pop music in Germany.
Back to Top 10 status James Arthur now delivers one of the three singles spending more than 13 weeks inside the Top 10. It joins Can't Hold Us by Macklemore X Ryan Dalton (14 times) and Scream & Shout by will.i.am & Britney Spears (17 times only in 2013).
Highest new entry is Stress ohne Grund by German rappers Shindy & Bushido. The song is accompanied by a scandal as the lyrics contain defamations of people of the public life in Germany. Some of them reported an offence to the law. The track (and the album by Shindy containing it) were indexed a week after its release. Of course the scandal did fire demand so Stress ohne Grund lands at number 19 - highest position for a track by Bushido since two years and a peak for newcomer Shindy's career.
Back to Top 10 status James Arthur now delivers one of the three singles spending more than 13 weeks inside the Top 10. It joins Can't Hold Us by Macklemore X Ryan Dalton (14 times) and Scream & Shout by will.i.am & Britney Spears (17 times only in 2013).
Highest new entry is Stress ohne Grund by German rappers Shindy & Bushido. The song is accompanied by a scandal as the lyrics contain defamations of people of the public life in Germany. Some of them reported an offence to the law. The track (and the album by Shindy containing it) were indexed a week after its release. Of course the scandal did fire demand so Stress ohne Grund lands at number 19 - highest position for a track by Bushido since two years and a peak for newcomer Shindy's career.
Hot Spot 02-01-13
will.i.am &Britney Spears hang on a third week at Number 1. Britney now matches the success of her predecessor number 1 Lucky in 2000.
Icona Pop Feat. Charli XCX rise to number 3 making I Love It the most successful Swedish production since number 1 hit I Follow Rivers.
Sido goes 8–5 with In meinem Kopf which gives him a Top 5 hit for the third time in his career.
On Tour in Germany, Number 1 in Austria – CRO makes a 14–8 leap with Einmal um die Welt and reaches a new peak with this song. It is already the 24th chart week which makes the song the slowest climber since Ma Chérie reached its peak at number 6 in May last year.
Linkin Park’s Castle Of Glass still two weeks ahead the full release on CD enters the Top 10 – it is the fourth Top 10 hit of the band and follows the number 2 song Burn It Down which re-enters at number 93.
This week we do have 12 new entries and 11 re-entries – meaning it is the biggest turnover of that young year so far. So the charts get back to the speed they had at the end of 2012.
The most present artist of 2012 is starting the new year: Pitbull delivers the highest new entry with Feel This Moment at number 12. It is his 21st charting track in this decade and the 25th at all. His partner on the song Christina Aguilera also counts 25 chart hits with this entry and now spends 15 consecutive years inside the German charts. The single itself will be available on CD from February 22nd on.
With the success of Ellie Goulding’s Lights the label scheduled a re-release of the single CD for February 15th. This week the song rises 26–19 and probably this track will become her first Top 10 hit on German shores.
Also worth mentioning Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz reach the Top 20 with Thrift Shop. The song still isn’t signed to a label and sells directly from the artist’s platform. That’s unbelievable and probably shows what will happen in a few years within the whole music business.
Finally Nicki Minaj’s Va Va Voom catches fire and reaches the upper half of the list.
After her performance on Wetten dass… Leona Lewis is back in the list with her last hit Trouble. So far it spent only five weeks inside the list. That’s poor for a star like Leona Lewis is.
Caligola adds one more week to the summit of its Forgive Forget after performing at the show. Now the track counts 20 chart weeks.
Rita Ora’s How We Do (Party) spends rising the last week on digital sales only . The track reaches now number 40.
Used at Dschungelcamp Philipp Poisel returns to the list with Ich will nur. It is only the fourth chart week and number 41the second highest place it ever reached.
Promoted by that success also Wie soll ein Mensch das ertragen returns to the list. The album Project Seerosenteich just reached gold status selling 100.000 copies.
AVICII VS Nicky Romero steadily rising. They reach number 44 in their third week in the list.
The release of the Django unchained soundtrack helps three songs into the list as solo tracks. First of all Anthony Hamilton can enter the survey withFreedom at number 55. Further down the list we also find the main title Django by Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts (by the way one of the very few Argentinian musicians who can enter the German list). And finally at number 100 there is Rick Ross with 100 Black Coffins.
The album of Kollegah & Farid Bang Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2 is scheduled for February 8th. Till now there are four tracks released before. Number 4 Stiernackenkommando enters teh list this week.
A complete week after releasing the album LONG.LIVE.A$AP fully the artist’s single F**kin’ Problems returns back to the singles charts and reaches a new peak with number 86.
Carnival season is at the door: Mickie Krause sneaks through the list. Two weeks ago his Nur noch Schuhe an visited the survey at number 99 now it re-enters at 90. The peak of the song was back in August last year at number 32.
Icona Pop Feat. Charli XCX rise to number 3 making I Love It the most successful Swedish production since number 1 hit I Follow Rivers.
Sido goes 8–5 with In meinem Kopf which gives him a Top 5 hit for the third time in his career.
On Tour in Germany, Number 1 in Austria – CRO makes a 14–8 leap with Einmal um die Welt and reaches a new peak with this song. It is already the 24th chart week which makes the song the slowest climber since Ma Chérie reached its peak at number 6 in May last year.
Linkin Park’s Castle Of Glass still two weeks ahead the full release on CD enters the Top 10 – it is the fourth Top 10 hit of the band and follows the number 2 song Burn It Down which re-enters at number 93.
This week we do have 12 new entries and 11 re-entries – meaning it is the biggest turnover of that young year so far. So the charts get back to the speed they had at the end of 2012.
The most present artist of 2012 is starting the new year: Pitbull delivers the highest new entry with Feel This Moment at number 12. It is his 21st charting track in this decade and the 25th at all. His partner on the song Christina Aguilera also counts 25 chart hits with this entry and now spends 15 consecutive years inside the German charts. The single itself will be available on CD from February 22nd on.
With the success of Ellie Goulding’s Lights the label scheduled a re-release of the single CD for February 15th. This week the song rises 26–19 and probably this track will become her first Top 10 hit on German shores.
Also worth mentioning Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz reach the Top 20 with Thrift Shop. The song still isn’t signed to a label and sells directly from the artist’s platform. That’s unbelievable and probably shows what will happen in a few years within the whole music business.
Finally Nicki Minaj’s Va Va Voom catches fire and reaches the upper half of the list.
After her performance on Wetten dass… Leona Lewis is back in the list with her last hit Trouble. So far it spent only five weeks inside the list. That’s poor for a star like Leona Lewis is.
Caligola adds one more week to the summit of its Forgive Forget after performing at the show. Now the track counts 20 chart weeks.
Rita Ora’s How We Do (Party) spends rising the last week on digital sales only . The track reaches now number 40.
Used at Dschungelcamp Philipp Poisel returns to the list with Ich will nur. It is only the fourth chart week and number 41the second highest place it ever reached.
Promoted by that success also Wie soll ein Mensch das ertragen returns to the list. The album Project Seerosenteich just reached gold status selling 100.000 copies.
AVICII VS Nicky Romero steadily rising. They reach number 44 in their third week in the list.
The release of the Django unchained soundtrack helps three songs into the list as solo tracks. First of all Anthony Hamilton can enter the survey withFreedom at number 55. Further down the list we also find the main title Django by Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts (by the way one of the very few Argentinian musicians who can enter the German list). And finally at number 100 there is Rick Ross with 100 Black Coffins.
The album of Kollegah & Farid Bang Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2 is scheduled for February 8th. Till now there are four tracks released before. Number 4 Stiernackenkommando enters teh list this week.
A complete week after releasing the album LONG.LIVE.A$AP fully the artist’s single F**kin’ Problems returns back to the singles charts and reaches a new peak with number 86.
Carnival season is at the door: Mickie Krause sneaks through the list. Two weeks ago his Nur noch Schuhe an visited the survey at number 99 now it re-enters at 90. The peak of the song was back in August last year at number 32.
29-12 (July 20th 12): Swedish Sound Vs. CRO
Another busy week. 14 new entries–2 songs re-entering the charts. The German audience is looking for new sound. And finds it in the shape of Swedish productions and German rapper CRO. But first things first ...
I Follow Rivers holds firm at the Top of the singles charts in Germany. So LYKKE LI is much more than a one week wonder. The cover by Belgish Triggerfinger flies to number 12 after their performance before the boxing fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tony Thompson on 7th June. Of course the appearance of Klitschko on TV raises interest again in his entrance song coming from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Can’t Stop has a short visit in the list at the lower end.
Back to the Top again: After releasing a proper video Loreen can rise back to number 2 with her Euphoria which gives Sweden a double at the very Top. Last time two Swedish acts occupied the German singles list right at number 1 and 2 was back 20 years. On September 14th in 1992 the number one was It’s My Life by Dr. Alban, number 2 for a single week was How Do You Do! by Roxette. As the early 90ies were one of the most succesful for Swedish acts we might have right now a renaissance of the Scandinavian country. Actually there are five tracks recorded by Swedish artists inside the current singles list. Last week there were even six tracks plus Flo Rida's Good Feeling which actually bases on track recorded by a Swedish DJ. The newest act coming from Sweden is Jonas Myrin. His song Day Of The Battle enters at number 86.
Sweden is not the only country besides the US and the UK that influences the business these days. Also Switzerland and Canada have a big impact by bringing five tracks each in the list.
A slightly new player on the field of pop exports is Brazil. But Gusttavo Lima is already the second act in 2012 reaching the Top 10. Balada (Tchê tcherere tchê tchê) rises to number 5 this current week.
A final Top 10 story: this week Tage wie diese by Die Toten Hosen spends its 16th week inside the Top 10. It is now the song staying for the longest time that high in 2012. By sliding down to number 7 it is also the lowest rank for the best sold German production since end of march when Leider geil by Deichkind “only” reached number 8.
Tage wie diese leads us direct to the very end of the chart again. Once again a copy version released by Nasty Orange Records can enter the list. It is this time Tage wie diese which can enter the list at number 85.
The star of the week is once again German rapper CRO. His debut album Raop enters easily number 1 of the album charts. From the album also the track Einmal um die Welt (Once Around The World) enters the singles list and is the highest new entry by landing at number 35. It is indeed a very surprising rap pop song with cool rhymes and lyrics celebrating the fun of the moment and praising love much stronger than any money on earth.
At the very lower end also Ein Teil and Nie mehr enter the list.
All in all there are eight of the 12 regular album tracks in the singles list which makes CRO the most visible artist of a single week in whole 2012. A fortnight ago Linkin Park had seven tracks in the list. This mark is broken right now. Last artist invading the weekly charts in that amount was David Guetta in September last year. With nine simultanous single hits coming from a living artist he has the crown in that category. A release of an album also supports the single of Chima. Morgen can jump back to number 29 in the singles list meanwhile Stille enters the album survey at number 22. Single number two from the album Himmel auf (Heaven Open) by Silbermond is FDSMH Für dich schlägt mein Herz (For You My Heart Is Beating). Landing at number 53 it is one of the worst performing singles of the band.
Chart single number three for Chemnitz band Kraftklub is Kein Liebeslied (Not A Lovesong). Although they never wanted the celebrated losers of the young generation now are arrived in Berlin. And a lot of girls is fancying them. Not singing a love song doesn’t help. Poor guys.
Single number three from the album Befehl von ganz unten (Order From Far Below) by Deichkind is Der Mond. After their success Leider geil the new single is a surprising pop song. Probably the band is one of the most non predictable in Germany.
Last new entry: Y’Akoto is a singer living in Hamburg, Bamako and Paris. Her debut album was released in april this year. Third single lifted from this can made it as her single charts debut in the list. Standing at number 100 she is the third act this current year making a debut at the very last position of the list. The song itself is a soulful pop track ranging in the style of Ivy Quainoo. Seems that soul from Germany will become an own genre.
Rising tracks: Wide Awake by Katy Perry finally reaches the Top 50. After their performance in the daily soap Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times Bad times) on 6th July The Overtones see their Gambling Man rising again. It lands at number 69 in its 16th chart week.
Adele is a real superstar. After her announcement that she is pregnant sales of her singles are rising again. Someone Like You goes 77–64, Rolling In The Deep makes a 92–72 leap in its 80ths chart week.
Records are broken: Pitbull enters (alongside jay sean) with a 12th song this year–I’m All Yours delivers also the 100th chart week this current year. Both makes him the most active and most visible artist this year. Closest competitor David Guetta tries to follow hard on the heels. There are new remixes announced for his latest single I Can Only Imagine featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne. Two weeks before the official release of these mixes the track re-enters the list.
I Follow Rivers holds firm at the Top of the singles charts in Germany. So LYKKE LI is much more than a one week wonder. The cover by Belgish Triggerfinger flies to number 12 after their performance before the boxing fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tony Thompson on 7th June. Of course the appearance of Klitschko on TV raises interest again in his entrance song coming from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Can’t Stop has a short visit in the list at the lower end.
Back to the Top again: After releasing a proper video Loreen can rise back to number 2 with her Euphoria which gives Sweden a double at the very Top. Last time two Swedish acts occupied the German singles list right at number 1 and 2 was back 20 years. On September 14th in 1992 the number one was It’s My Life by Dr. Alban, number 2 for a single week was How Do You Do! by Roxette. As the early 90ies were one of the most succesful for Swedish acts we might have right now a renaissance of the Scandinavian country. Actually there are five tracks recorded by Swedish artists inside the current singles list. Last week there were even six tracks plus Flo Rida's Good Feeling which actually bases on track recorded by a Swedish DJ. The newest act coming from Sweden is Jonas Myrin. His song Day Of The Battle enters at number 86.
Sweden is not the only country besides the US and the UK that influences the business these days. Also Switzerland and Canada have a big impact by bringing five tracks each in the list.
A slightly new player on the field of pop exports is Brazil. But Gusttavo Lima is already the second act in 2012 reaching the Top 10. Balada (Tchê tcherere tchê tchê) rises to number 5 this current week.
A final Top 10 story: this week Tage wie diese by Die Toten Hosen spends its 16th week inside the Top 10. It is now the song staying for the longest time that high in 2012. By sliding down to number 7 it is also the lowest rank for the best sold German production since end of march when Leider geil by Deichkind “only” reached number 8.
Tage wie diese leads us direct to the very end of the chart again. Once again a copy version released by Nasty Orange Records can enter the list. It is this time Tage wie diese which can enter the list at number 85.
The star of the week is once again German rapper CRO. His debut album Raop enters easily number 1 of the album charts. From the album also the track Einmal um die Welt (Once Around The World) enters the singles list and is the highest new entry by landing at number 35. It is indeed a very surprising rap pop song with cool rhymes and lyrics celebrating the fun of the moment and praising love much stronger than any money on earth.
At the very lower end also Ein Teil and Nie mehr enter the list.
All in all there are eight of the 12 regular album tracks in the singles list which makes CRO the most visible artist of a single week in whole 2012. A fortnight ago Linkin Park had seven tracks in the list. This mark is broken right now. Last artist invading the weekly charts in that amount was David Guetta in September last year. With nine simultanous single hits coming from a living artist he has the crown in that category. A release of an album also supports the single of Chima. Morgen can jump back to number 29 in the singles list meanwhile Stille enters the album survey at number 22. Single number two from the album Himmel auf (Heaven Open) by Silbermond is FDSMH Für dich schlägt mein Herz (For You My Heart Is Beating). Landing at number 53 it is one of the worst performing singles of the band.
Chart single number three for Chemnitz band Kraftklub is Kein Liebeslied (Not A Lovesong). Although they never wanted the celebrated losers of the young generation now are arrived in Berlin. And a lot of girls is fancying them. Not singing a love song doesn’t help. Poor guys.
Single number three from the album Befehl von ganz unten (Order From Far Below) by Deichkind is Der Mond. After their success Leider geil the new single is a surprising pop song. Probably the band is one of the most non predictable in Germany.
Last new entry: Y’Akoto is a singer living in Hamburg, Bamako and Paris. Her debut album was released in april this year. Third single lifted from this can made it as her single charts debut in the list. Standing at number 100 she is the third act this current year making a debut at the very last position of the list. The song itself is a soulful pop track ranging in the style of Ivy Quainoo. Seems that soul from Germany will become an own genre.
Rising tracks: Wide Awake by Katy Perry finally reaches the Top 50. After their performance in the daily soap Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times Bad times) on 6th July The Overtones see their Gambling Man rising again. It lands at number 69 in its 16th chart week.
Adele is a real superstar. After her announcement that she is pregnant sales of her singles are rising again. Someone Like You goes 77–64, Rolling In The Deep makes a 92–72 leap in its 80ths chart week.
Records are broken: Pitbull enters (alongside jay sean) with a 12th song this year–I’m All Yours delivers also the 100th chart week this current year. Both makes him the most active and most visible artist this year. Closest competitor David Guetta tries to follow hard on the heels. There are new remixes announced for his latest single I Can Only Imagine featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne. Two weeks before the official release of these mixes the track re-enters the list.
28-12: CRO Leads The Big Turnover
Oops–there is an almost completely new Top 3 listed in Germany’s sales charts. The big surprise is the six places leap taken by Swedish LYKKE LI which makes her a pretty Number act. I Follow Rivers had a million audience by being performed on the opening of the fight Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson on 7th of June. Belgian band Triggerfinger were live on stage in Berne. The original version by Lykke Li obviously can benefit of that performance much more than the cover. Probably the announced re-edition of her 2011 album Wounded Rhymes also raised interest in the single. Triggerfinger itself see its version sliding 41–46.
LYKKE LI is already the second Swedish act this year topping the German charts. A month before it was Eurovision winner Loreen who did so. Having two Swedish productions at the Top in one year is a feat we’ve last seen in 1995. Back than it was Rednex that occupied the top spot with Cotton Eye Joe for a whole 10 weeks at the end of 1994 till mid January 1995. Five months later the project again hold the most sold single for six weeks with Wish You Were Here.
Number 2 is new German rap star CRO. His second official single DU (You) storms up the list and only narrowly misses the Top spot.
For promoting his album release on July the 6th CRO released two further tracks. King Of Roap–the intro song of the album Raop–was available from 30th June on and enters the list at number 24. A day later Meine Zeit (My Time) followed. It starts chart life at number 33.
CRO this current week has five tracks invading the charts. After the performance of Linkin Park last issue with seven tracks it is the next weekly superstar. Alongside Flo Rida he is the artist with the most simultanous hits in this week. Considering the fact that all five songs are pre-releases of the album which is still not available one might know what we should expect for the nearest future.
Rising in big leaps Asaf Avidan’s Reckoning Song mixed by Wankelmut and newly named One Day is reaching number 17. Finally a video is available and the official release of the track was set on July the 6th–so watch out for the position next issue. Probably that track is one of the big summer tunes.
Further summer hits rise up the list. After her first performances in Germany Rita Ora accompanied by DJ Fresh now enters the Top 50. Hot Right Now ranks at number 38 in its third chart week. Also Move In The Right Direction by gossip rises continously and Silhouettes by AVICII reenters the list.
Beside these really upcoming hits also some well known tunes can gain attention again. David Guetta Feat Nicki Minaj bounce back to number 64 with their Turn Me On and One Direction see their What Makes You Beautiful rising again 97–69. Flo Rida can boost his two last singles Wild Ones and Good Feeling for once again by releasing Let It Roll online. The elder tracks are turning back to number 70 respectively number 86, the new one is entering 59. Also the release of Chris Brown’s latest album Fortune raises new interest in the first single off it. Turn Up The Music is back in the list at number 82–the album starts chart life at number 13.
German releases
Newcomer Alexander Knappe is the latest of a whole bunch of German singer songwriter who can gain attention. Weil ich wieder zuhause bin (Cause I’m Home Again) ranks on a level with songs by Tim Bendzko, Andreas Bourani, Philip Poisel or Mark Forster. The song is about the feeling of coming home and feeling secure. Sound and lyrics are fully packed with nostalgy and romantic.
Another German newcomer in the singles list is BAKKUSHAN. The band coming from Mannheim is popular amongst youngsters and teens for already two years. Its second album will be released right now–as a teaser the single Nur die Nacht (Only The Night) can made it into the sales charts. It is a powerful indie rock song about a split. Nothing will be like it was before–that’s the bottom line of the song. All in all the new sound is much more radio friendly and singalong like than the songs from the first album.
The latest story is a kind of an oddity again. Supported by a TV campaign of Kabel Eins for its summer comedy programme Diese Tage by KRIS Feat. Dante Thomas is something like a medium hit. This current week it slides softly down 56–63. Additionally a cover version by a no name project is entering the list at number 100. It is almost an identical version credited to Ich liebe diese Tage released by a company called Nasty Orange Records. In its catalogue there are only cheap copies of well known hits. By changing the rules of chart eligibility a few weeks ago such versions are automatically counted for the charts also. Probably we will see much more of such copies entering the charts in the next future.
And for all fans of statistics an additional information. This week Pitbull took another step of becoming the most visible artist inside the German charts for the current decade. Last week he overtook David Guetta as the artist spending the most weeks inside the list in 2012. This current week he leaves Rihanna behind in the survey counting all weeks from January 2010 on. Only David Guetta collected more single rankings in the last two and a half year. – Cheers!
LYKKE LI is already the second Swedish act this year topping the German charts. A month before it was Eurovision winner Loreen who did so. Having two Swedish productions at the Top in one year is a feat we’ve last seen in 1995. Back than it was Rednex that occupied the top spot with Cotton Eye Joe for a whole 10 weeks at the end of 1994 till mid January 1995. Five months later the project again hold the most sold single for six weeks with Wish You Were Here.
Number 2 is new German rap star CRO. His second official single DU (You) storms up the list and only narrowly misses the Top spot.
For promoting his album release on July the 6th CRO released two further tracks. King Of Roap–the intro song of the album Raop–was available from 30th June on and enters the list at number 24. A day later Meine Zeit (My Time) followed. It starts chart life at number 33.
CRO this current week has five tracks invading the charts. After the performance of Linkin Park last issue with seven tracks it is the next weekly superstar. Alongside Flo Rida he is the artist with the most simultanous hits in this week. Considering the fact that all five songs are pre-releases of the album which is still not available one might know what we should expect for the nearest future.
Rising in big leaps Asaf Avidan’s Reckoning Song mixed by Wankelmut and newly named One Day is reaching number 17. Finally a video is available and the official release of the track was set on July the 6th–so watch out for the position next issue. Probably that track is one of the big summer tunes.
Further summer hits rise up the list. After her first performances in Germany Rita Ora accompanied by DJ Fresh now enters the Top 50. Hot Right Now ranks at number 38 in its third chart week. Also Move In The Right Direction by gossip rises continously and Silhouettes by AVICII reenters the list.
Beside these really upcoming hits also some well known tunes can gain attention again. David Guetta Feat Nicki Minaj bounce back to number 64 with their Turn Me On and One Direction see their What Makes You Beautiful rising again 97–69. Flo Rida can boost his two last singles Wild Ones and Good Feeling for once again by releasing Let It Roll online. The elder tracks are turning back to number 70 respectively number 86, the new one is entering 59. Also the release of Chris Brown’s latest album Fortune raises new interest in the first single off it. Turn Up The Music is back in the list at number 82–the album starts chart life at number 13.
German releases
Newcomer Alexander Knappe is the latest of a whole bunch of German singer songwriter who can gain attention. Weil ich wieder zuhause bin (Cause I’m Home Again) ranks on a level with songs by Tim Bendzko, Andreas Bourani, Philip Poisel or Mark Forster. The song is about the feeling of coming home and feeling secure. Sound and lyrics are fully packed with nostalgy and romantic.
Another German newcomer in the singles list is BAKKUSHAN. The band coming from Mannheim is popular amongst youngsters and teens for already two years. Its second album will be released right now–as a teaser the single Nur die Nacht (Only The Night) can made it into the sales charts. It is a powerful indie rock song about a split. Nothing will be like it was before–that’s the bottom line of the song. All in all the new sound is much more radio friendly and singalong like than the songs from the first album.
The latest story is a kind of an oddity again. Supported by a TV campaign of Kabel Eins for its summer comedy programme Diese Tage by KRIS Feat. Dante Thomas is something like a medium hit. This current week it slides softly down 56–63. Additionally a cover version by a no name project is entering the list at number 100. It is almost an identical version credited to Ich liebe diese Tage released by a company called Nasty Orange Records. In its catalogue there are only cheap copies of well known hits. By changing the rules of chart eligibility a few weeks ago such versions are automatically counted for the charts also. Probably we will see much more of such copies entering the charts in the next future.
And for all fans of statistics an additional information. This week Pitbull took another step of becoming the most visible artist inside the German charts for the current decade. Last week he overtook David Guetta as the artist spending the most weeks inside the list in 2012. This current week he leaves Rihanna behind in the survey counting all weeks from January 2010 on. Only David Guetta collected more single rankings in the last two and a half year. – Cheers!
22-12: KONTOR sound starts the summer
What a week: 14 new entries – that’s what we've had only once this current year. Now that feat comes with a lot of new releases especially from the dance floor section. Let’s call it the industries effort for starting the summer business. Let's have a look what's going on.
The number one is still occupied by Die Toten Hosen. It is the second week vor Tage wie diese (Days Like These). The biggest impact comes from US rapper Flo Rida who sees his Whistle flying to number 2 a week before the full CD is released. (Further down the list he enters the charts for second time this week as featured artist.)
The first real story (real in the meaning of explicit Germany connected) can be found at number 9. The past two issues of the charts there was a strong influence of soccer detectable. And also this week presents its soccer hit. The sales span covered by the current list starts 18th of May and ends on 24th. On 19th there was the final of the UEFA cup confronting FC Bayern München with FC Chelsea. The match was highly anticipated in German media. The music used during breaks was I Follow Rivers recorded by Swedish Lykke Li. The singer is kind of an independent star in Germany for about three years. The end of 2011 she had commercial success in Belgium, the Netherlands and France storming the Top of the charts with I Follow Rivers. Now the time has come for a bigger attention in Germany too. The single can enter the German list inside the Top 10. Probably she will pass the honour of being the most successful Swedish act next week to fresh Eurovision winner Loreen.
The hymn of Bayern München also makes a big leap inside the list and lands at number 46 although the team succumb on the penalty.
New sound coming from KONTOR starts this week. The label at this moment is the most successful dance label in Germany accounting for the big success of that style. It freshly released the compilation House Of House Vol. 15 including a whole bunch of new digital releases. Most commercially successful is German project r.i.o.. It offers the hit Party Shaker which lands inside the Top 10 by collecting everything one know from past summer hits. The rap part now comes from NICCO who so far only collaborated with Austrian Darius & Finlay. Party Shaker is the second Top 10 hit for r.i.o. after last years Turn This Club Around.
2010 was the year of Die Atzen. Three simultanous hits selling weeks and weeks. In 2011 it was a strange collaboration with NENA that kept the memories to Frauenarzt & Manny Marc alive, This year the Atzen duo releases the third album with its own style–it can make on the album list a number 16. The single taken from that collection calls Party (Ich will abgehn). I guess there is no change to the sound two years ago. Probably that’s the reason why it only can enter at number 45.
Also Swiss REMADY offers a new production. Single Ladies features known Zurich singer Manu-L and Swedish rapper J-Son. The new track starts as single download at number 50 which marks a new peak of REMADY.
Last one of the KONTOR sound: RJ Flo Rida & Qwote also can enter the charts as the only non European act of the label this week.
If you're interested in other sounds than European dancefloor you should test single number two off the album auch by die ärzte (The Doctors). It calls m+f. The letters stand for male and female and the song describes the most common rituals of how the sexes come together … a funny story at all. The single starts its chart life right after the first one left the list.
Significant rises
American Linkin Park finally has a full CD version of Burn It Down in the shelves. The track peaks in its fifth chart week at number 16 eclipsing the download only peak of four weeks ago.
Pitbull launches with Dance Again a third simultanous hit inside the Top 20. Back In Time still rises up to number 5 this week meanwhile There She Goes by Taio Cruz slightly slides to number 8. The new collaboration with JLO can enter the list at number 19. Pitbull now is the artist having most tracks inside the Top 100 in 2012–the books count 10. Last year he had nine tracks as lead or featured artist plus two tracks where he wasn’t listed but performed.
Supported by the use as background sound for a commercial Santigold can celebrate her first chart hit in Germany. Disparate Youth starts at number 26.
After full CD release in Germany Forever by Danish MEDINA takes a 89–38 leap. So far it is the third best rank MEDINA could reach in her two years long career.
One might think that tunes once very successful die in peace and never come back. This isn’t true at all as very well known Infinity shows these days. A big hit in 1990 by Guru Josh it came back in a reworked version four years ago. That version spend another 64 weeks inside the charts peaking at number 4. Now the tune was chosen as the background for MAGNUM icecream (at least in German speaking countries) including the release of new remixes by acts like DJ Antoine vs. Mad Mark, Robby Rivera, Loverush and PunX. The new mixes immediatly start inside the chart at number 48.
New German sounds
Irish Rea Garvey can be count as a German act due to the fact he lives in Germany and is very active on German TV. In autumn last year he was part of the jury for The Voice of Germany. Now he offers a new solo single with Heart Of An Enemy. It can’t continue the success of Can’t Stand The Silence and Colour Me In.
Die Hölle morgen früh (The hell tomorrow morning) by Helene Fischer finally is available on CD. As most of the fans of her are rather conservative the release causes a re-entry of the song with a new peak. Although rank 72 looks shabby at the first sight it is for the first time that Helene Fischer can launch two single hits from an album inside the sales charts. So probably this is the point where the singer turns into a maker of single hits.
More Schlager can be found new at number 96. It is Franziska who returns after three and a half years back into the sales charts. Meanwhile she released an album which also reached the charts. Heute weiß ich erst, dass ich dich liebe (Not Until Today I Know That I Love You) is her third singles chart hit and also the worst performing so far.
A German newcomer is Mark Forster. As far as the story is told he makes music as background musician for several years. Now he offers his first solo material and it needs only a little to make him the new Tim Bendzko. Auf dem Weg (On The Way) is a story about making things in life one doesn’t really want. But it is not only about lost chances, it is more about being conscious of that situation and enjoying it.
And finally back to party. Party is the topic for the VIVA’s serial Party, Bruder!. The title track comes from US based Breathe Carolina. Blackout could be a European production at all. By this it is quite strange that the track needed a full year to arrive on these shores. Blame on their label SONY that hadn’t enough balls releasing the single earlier.
The number one is still occupied by Die Toten Hosen. It is the second week vor Tage wie diese (Days Like These). The biggest impact comes from US rapper Flo Rida who sees his Whistle flying to number 2 a week before the full CD is released. (Further down the list he enters the charts for second time this week as featured artist.)
The first real story (real in the meaning of explicit Germany connected) can be found at number 9. The past two issues of the charts there was a strong influence of soccer detectable. And also this week presents its soccer hit. The sales span covered by the current list starts 18th of May and ends on 24th. On 19th there was the final of the UEFA cup confronting FC Bayern München with FC Chelsea. The match was highly anticipated in German media. The music used during breaks was I Follow Rivers recorded by Swedish Lykke Li. The singer is kind of an independent star in Germany for about three years. The end of 2011 she had commercial success in Belgium, the Netherlands and France storming the Top of the charts with I Follow Rivers. Now the time has come for a bigger attention in Germany too. The single can enter the German list inside the Top 10. Probably she will pass the honour of being the most successful Swedish act next week to fresh Eurovision winner Loreen.
The hymn of Bayern München also makes a big leap inside the list and lands at number 46 although the team succumb on the penalty.
New sound coming from KONTOR starts this week. The label at this moment is the most successful dance label in Germany accounting for the big success of that style. It freshly released the compilation House Of House Vol. 15 including a whole bunch of new digital releases. Most commercially successful is German project r.i.o.. It offers the hit Party Shaker which lands inside the Top 10 by collecting everything one know from past summer hits. The rap part now comes from NICCO who so far only collaborated with Austrian Darius & Finlay. Party Shaker is the second Top 10 hit for r.i.o. after last years Turn This Club Around.
2010 was the year of Die Atzen. Three simultanous hits selling weeks and weeks. In 2011 it was a strange collaboration with NENA that kept the memories to Frauenarzt & Manny Marc alive, This year the Atzen duo releases the third album with its own style–it can make on the album list a number 16. The single taken from that collection calls Party (Ich will abgehn). I guess there is no change to the sound two years ago. Probably that’s the reason why it only can enter at number 45.
Also Swiss REMADY offers a new production. Single Ladies features known Zurich singer Manu-L and Swedish rapper J-Son. The new track starts as single download at number 50 which marks a new peak of REMADY.
Last one of the KONTOR sound: RJ Flo Rida & Qwote also can enter the charts as the only non European act of the label this week.
If you're interested in other sounds than European dancefloor you should test single number two off the album auch by die ärzte (The Doctors). It calls m+f. The letters stand for male and female and the song describes the most common rituals of how the sexes come together … a funny story at all. The single starts its chart life right after the first one left the list.
Significant rises
American Linkin Park finally has a full CD version of Burn It Down in the shelves. The track peaks in its fifth chart week at number 16 eclipsing the download only peak of four weeks ago.
Pitbull launches with Dance Again a third simultanous hit inside the Top 20. Back In Time still rises up to number 5 this week meanwhile There She Goes by Taio Cruz slightly slides to number 8. The new collaboration with JLO can enter the list at number 19. Pitbull now is the artist having most tracks inside the Top 100 in 2012–the books count 10. Last year he had nine tracks as lead or featured artist plus two tracks where he wasn’t listed but performed.
Supported by the use as background sound for a commercial Santigold can celebrate her first chart hit in Germany. Disparate Youth starts at number 26.
After full CD release in Germany Forever by Danish MEDINA takes a 89–38 leap. So far it is the third best rank MEDINA could reach in her two years long career.
One might think that tunes once very successful die in peace and never come back. This isn’t true at all as very well known Infinity shows these days. A big hit in 1990 by Guru Josh it came back in a reworked version four years ago. That version spend another 64 weeks inside the charts peaking at number 4. Now the tune was chosen as the background for MAGNUM icecream (at least in German speaking countries) including the release of new remixes by acts like DJ Antoine vs. Mad Mark, Robby Rivera, Loverush and PunX. The new mixes immediatly start inside the chart at number 48.
New German sounds
Irish Rea Garvey can be count as a German act due to the fact he lives in Germany and is very active on German TV. In autumn last year he was part of the jury for The Voice of Germany. Now he offers a new solo single with Heart Of An Enemy. It can’t continue the success of Can’t Stand The Silence and Colour Me In.
Die Hölle morgen früh (The hell tomorrow morning) by Helene Fischer finally is available on CD. As most of the fans of her are rather conservative the release causes a re-entry of the song with a new peak. Although rank 72 looks shabby at the first sight it is for the first time that Helene Fischer can launch two single hits from an album inside the sales charts. So probably this is the point where the singer turns into a maker of single hits.
More Schlager can be found new at number 96. It is Franziska who returns after three and a half years back into the sales charts. Meanwhile she released an album which also reached the charts. Heute weiß ich erst, dass ich dich liebe (Not Until Today I Know That I Love You) is her third singles chart hit and also the worst performing so far.
A German newcomer is Mark Forster. As far as the story is told he makes music as background musician for several years. Now he offers his first solo material and it needs only a little to make him the new Tim Bendzko. Auf dem Weg (On The Way) is a story about making things in life one doesn’t really want. But it is not only about lost chances, it is more about being conscious of that situation and enjoying it.
And finally back to party. Party is the topic for the VIVA’s serial Party, Bruder!. The title track comes from US based Breathe Carolina. Blackout could be a European production at all. By this it is quite strange that the track needed a full year to arrive on these shores. Blame on their label SONY that hadn’t enough balls releasing the single earlier.
13-12: Switzerland vs. Eurodance
Nine weeks at the Top of Germany’s official singles charts. That’s what Brazilian Michel Teló is collecting so far with his anthem Nooossaa! Ai Se Eu Te Pego!. Nine weeks at the top–such a feat was last seen in October and November 2010 when Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole occupied the top slot for 10 consecutive weeks with his version on Over The Rainbow. An impressive hit at that time, still loved and often played, still ranging in the survey from time to time–last seen the week before at number 83. Anyway the singer is a one hit wonder in statistical terms. No other song recorded by him reached the singles list. Prospects are similar for Michel Teló. Having a huge hit often means to an artist that she/he is connected with that one song forever and never can offer something else that finds new friends. Good news are: the singer approaches the all time record for an act coming from South America. Shakira only is two more weeks ahead with her Nr.1 hit Whenever Wherever.
At number 3 a progress within the last 9 months comes to a new hiatus. Mike Candys Ft. Evelyn & Patrick Miller are the highest entering act at all and the next Swiss production landing in the German Top 10. 2012 ‘If The World Would End’ is the first one since DJ Antoine brought Welcome To St. Tropez to number 3 in August last year. Since than we had a couple of dance productions made in Switzerland invading the German list. Right now we have three Swiss acts inside the German Top 20–me personally don’t know when we had a situation like that the last time.
Further down the survey the DJ who started that little Swiss invasion a year ago comes in with a new track. This time DJ Antoine had chosen a track offered by Austrian fellow Rene Rodrigezz. Shake 3x also features the vocals of Austrian MC Yankoo who sounds like an European Pitbull. In Austria the track already was a hit in last September. In Germany it is the eighth track featuring a Swiss artist that ranks simultanously in the survey.
TV show of the week 16th to 22nd of March was Schlag den Raab (Beat the Raab) on Saturday 17th. Stefan Raab of course is a big player in TV and music business. He discovered and supported Swiss Stefanie Heinzmann in 2008–still she belongs to the inner circle of the Raab clan. At the show two weeks ago she performed her recent single Diggin’ In The Dirt which makes the sales increasing. The track lands at number 12. Benefitting much more of the appearance on TV Swedish CALIGOLA sees its single Forgive Forget jumping 16 places to number 16 after its performance in the show.
Seeing Swedish House Mafia entering the German list also, music coming from Sweden also making an increasing impact to the German market. Right now one can count four tracks of Swedish acts hanging around–five if one count the Steve Angello production of Taio Cruz’ Troublemaker. That track exactly shows the difference between the Swiss and the Swedish presence. Swedish acts are much more glabally involved. So the new track of the Swedish House Mafia is the soundtrack of the recent Absolut Vodka campaign called Greyhound. The video is an artificial trip into the future. The single lands at number 53.
Let’s have a look at German productions. Still leading the pack is Deichkind with Leider geil ranking at number 9 and Bück dich hoch slightly rising to number 11.
Best new offering coming from Germany is presented by surprising newcomer 2012 Glasperlenspiel (Glass Bead Game). The band continues with a second single Ich bin ich (I Am Me). It is a bubbly pop song reflecting about what is seen of a person by others and what is hide. So the song might tell a lot about modern relationships and love affairs. It starts chart life at 32.
A few places behind rock veteran Udo Lindenberg stops with his third unplugged single. It is 1989 song Reeperbahn in a reworked version as duet with Hamburg Jan Delay. They both performed as a duo twice before.
Further down the list UNHEILIG enters the survey with the title track of new album Lichter der Stadt (Lights Of The City). The album starts its chart life this week right at number one–the title track sneaks in the singles’ list at number 67. The song so far is available only as an album cut. The full CD single is released on 30th of March. Listening to the song one has to admit that UNHEILIG take new pathes. The sound is much more pop oriented. Never before I’ve heard the band that bright and joyfull.
European Dance Stuff seems a topic as four of all new enries fit to that genre.
Before David Guetta became the famous French export DJ it was Bob Sinclar who represented commercially successful club music coming from France. Seven years after his number 1 hit Love Generation the DJ and producer still releases material that can attract at least a bunch of clubbers. It is now a collaboration with Pitbull singer DragonFly and well known Fatman Scoop thatenters the list at number 45. Rock The Boat is kind of an oldschool sound. It completely abstains from rave oriented hook lines and trusts on the refrain and Pitbulls rap part. Of course a main attraction is the beat borrowed from Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics. Just try out the MashUp by Mike Candys for knowing what I’m talking about.
Pitbull this week also enters the list as a featured artist alongside british singer REDD. He now had already seven tracks in the charts this year which matches the result of Flo Rida so far. Having six tracks in the survey in this recent week Pitbull is the first act in 2012 doing so. Last year David Guetta was the one hanging around in that quantity for 14 weeks, Lena and Amy Winehouse at least managed it for a single week. In long time terms Pitbull is hard on the heels of David Guetta according to how many chart hits he could’ve launched. Having 14 different entries he falls only four tracks short in this decade so far.
German dance cover project Groove Coverage actually works on the 90ies revival. Think About The Way was a hit for rapper Ice MC in 1994. It was kind of a comeback after his first success and a three years pause. All in all it was his second biggest seller. Groove Coverage wants to announce the new album Riot On The Dancefloor with this offering. But number 53 is not the big impact. Although the cover is probably one of their most felicitous it is the second lowest chart placing for a track in the whole chart life of the project.
The new version and the original from 1994
DSDS impacts
Some sites report that viewing figures of recent season are disastrous. According to the impact the show makes on the charts one can attest a fading influence. This week big favourite and everybody’s darling Luca Hänni is the one again who attracted most. His performed song Use Somebody re-enters the list at number 66. It is already the 39th week for the Kings of Leon track. Propelled by the demand in Use Somebody also Sex On Fire can gain some more attention and climb to number 94 again in its 76th chart week.
Second favourite of the show on 17th of March was Daniele Negroni. He performed Oh Jonny by Jan Delay which appears afterwards at number 87 in the singles list.
The very last new entry in the list lands at number 92. It is hiphop made in Austria. Dame raps on what’s about gaming on Pave Low. Although it uses all the clichees of German ghetto hiphop it sounds different to most of rap productions coming from German speaking territory. Probably it makes a difference if one tells stories about the real virtual life than dreaming ‘bout being a hard and tough street kid.
At number 3 a progress within the last 9 months comes to a new hiatus. Mike Candys Ft. Evelyn & Patrick Miller are the highest entering act at all and the next Swiss production landing in the German Top 10. 2012 ‘If The World Would End’ is the first one since DJ Antoine brought Welcome To St. Tropez to number 3 in August last year. Since than we had a couple of dance productions made in Switzerland invading the German list. Right now we have three Swiss acts inside the German Top 20–me personally don’t know when we had a situation like that the last time.
Further down the survey the DJ who started that little Swiss invasion a year ago comes in with a new track. This time DJ Antoine had chosen a track offered by Austrian fellow Rene Rodrigezz. Shake 3x also features the vocals of Austrian MC Yankoo who sounds like an European Pitbull. In Austria the track already was a hit in last September. In Germany it is the eighth track featuring a Swiss artist that ranks simultanously in the survey.
TV show of the week 16th to 22nd of March was Schlag den Raab (Beat the Raab) on Saturday 17th. Stefan Raab of course is a big player in TV and music business. He discovered and supported Swiss Stefanie Heinzmann in 2008–still she belongs to the inner circle of the Raab clan. At the show two weeks ago she performed her recent single Diggin’ In The Dirt which makes the sales increasing. The track lands at number 12. Benefitting much more of the appearance on TV Swedish CALIGOLA sees its single Forgive Forget jumping 16 places to number 16 after its performance in the show.
Seeing Swedish House Mafia entering the German list also, music coming from Sweden also making an increasing impact to the German market. Right now one can count four tracks of Swedish acts hanging around–five if one count the Steve Angello production of Taio Cruz’ Troublemaker. That track exactly shows the difference between the Swiss and the Swedish presence. Swedish acts are much more glabally involved. So the new track of the Swedish House Mafia is the soundtrack of the recent Absolut Vodka campaign called Greyhound. The video is an artificial trip into the future. The single lands at number 53.
Let’s have a look at German productions. Still leading the pack is Deichkind with Leider geil ranking at number 9 and Bück dich hoch slightly rising to number 11.
Best new offering coming from Germany is presented by surprising newcomer 2012 Glasperlenspiel (Glass Bead Game). The band continues with a second single Ich bin ich (I Am Me). It is a bubbly pop song reflecting about what is seen of a person by others and what is hide. So the song might tell a lot about modern relationships and love affairs. It starts chart life at 32.
A few places behind rock veteran Udo Lindenberg stops with his third unplugged single. It is 1989 song Reeperbahn in a reworked version as duet with Hamburg Jan Delay. They both performed as a duo twice before.
Further down the list UNHEILIG enters the survey with the title track of new album Lichter der Stadt (Lights Of The City). The album starts its chart life this week right at number one–the title track sneaks in the singles’ list at number 67. The song so far is available only as an album cut. The full CD single is released on 30th of March. Listening to the song one has to admit that UNHEILIG take new pathes. The sound is much more pop oriented. Never before I’ve heard the band that bright and joyfull.
European Dance Stuff seems a topic as four of all new enries fit to that genre.
Before David Guetta became the famous French export DJ it was Bob Sinclar who represented commercially successful club music coming from France. Seven years after his number 1 hit Love Generation the DJ and producer still releases material that can attract at least a bunch of clubbers. It is now a collaboration with Pitbull singer DragonFly and well known Fatman Scoop thatenters the list at number 45. Rock The Boat is kind of an oldschool sound. It completely abstains from rave oriented hook lines and trusts on the refrain and Pitbulls rap part. Of course a main attraction is the beat borrowed from Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics. Just try out the MashUp by Mike Candys for knowing what I’m talking about.
Pitbull this week also enters the list as a featured artist alongside british singer REDD. He now had already seven tracks in the charts this year which matches the result of Flo Rida so far. Having six tracks in the survey in this recent week Pitbull is the first act in 2012 doing so. Last year David Guetta was the one hanging around in that quantity for 14 weeks, Lena and Amy Winehouse at least managed it for a single week. In long time terms Pitbull is hard on the heels of David Guetta according to how many chart hits he could’ve launched. Having 14 different entries he falls only four tracks short in this decade so far.
German dance cover project Groove Coverage actually works on the 90ies revival. Think About The Way was a hit for rapper Ice MC in 1994. It was kind of a comeback after his first success and a three years pause. All in all it was his second biggest seller. Groove Coverage wants to announce the new album Riot On The Dancefloor with this offering. But number 53 is not the big impact. Although the cover is probably one of their most felicitous it is the second lowest chart placing for a track in the whole chart life of the project.
The new version and the original from 1994
DSDS impacts
Some sites report that viewing figures of recent season are disastrous. According to the impact the show makes on the charts one can attest a fading influence. This week big favourite and everybody’s darling Luca Hänni is the one again who attracted most. His performed song Use Somebody re-enters the list at number 66. It is already the 39th week for the Kings of Leon track. Propelled by the demand in Use Somebody also Sex On Fire can gain some more attention and climb to number 94 again in its 76th chart week.
Second favourite of the show on 17th of March was Daniele Negroni. He performed Oh Jonny by Jan Delay which appears afterwards at number 87 in the singles list.
The very last new entry in the list lands at number 92. It is hiphop made in Austria. Dame raps on what’s about gaming on Pave Low. Although it uses all the clichees of German ghetto hiphop it sounds different to most of rap productions coming from German speaking territory. Probably it makes a difference if one tells stories about the real virtual life than dreaming ‘bout being a hard and tough street kid.
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