December 10, 200816 yr Author I guess that Ben is going to post the German charts soon, but until then you can check them here http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany and read my comments below ;) Yan's German chart comments - Issue date 05.12 It was mentioned last week that Katy Perry would attack the #1 position and, boosted by a physical release, "Hot 'N Cold" easily becomes her second number one hit, following "I Kissed A Girl". Not bad for a girl with only two releases on her account ;) That of course puts an end to the reign of Polarkreis 18, whose "Allein Allein" should retreat a position to #2 after spending five weeks at the top spot. Not a lot of action in the top 10 this week except for The Killers and "Human", which deservingly jumps 11-4 to mark a new peak. I really hope that the group would have more hits in the near future. The biggest surprise perhaps is the appearance of Madge at #11 with her latest single "Miles Away", which despite lacking any promotion or even a video (yes, Madonna has more important things to deal with), becomes the biggest new entry of the week. Having in mind the miserable placement of the song in UK, is it time to say that Germans like her latest output more? Speaking of different music tastes, just take a look at the #27 position where Take That enter with their newest single "Greatest Day". The guys may have a number one hit in the UK, but for now the single could not set the German charts on fire. The same thing happened with "Shine" last year, which peaked at the relatively low #21. And just for comparison, Robbie Williams, who I think the UK press has completely written off over the last years, has had 11 top ten singles in Germany, compared to 5 of Take That... Let's go back several positions just to mention the latest childish song at #14, in which sheep are dancing and also pay attention to The Pussycat Dolls, whose second offering from the "Doll Domination" may be galaxies better than the first single, but for now is only a top 20 hit. Finger crossed it's performance would improve. In her short career, German singer, with Greek origins, Lafee have already had 4 top 20 singles, but the fact that "Ring frei", the pilot song from her newest album is for now outside the top 20 should not be overlooked. However she still may not have to bother so much as Fady Maalouf, the runner-up of the latest edition of DSDS (the German pop idol). After sales of his debut album failed to justify the expectations of the record company, the hopes have been that a new single, despite a cover, may rekindle the attention towards him, but the #26 I fear may not be enough. Sometimes cuteness isn't everything ;) The week also marks the start of the usual influx of Christmas-themed songs, lead of course by Wham!. Expect them in the top 20 quite soon.
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