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Some midweeks info for the next two German single chart weeks: Next week Tokio Hotel will chart at no. 01, while Justin Timberlake enters at no. 02. The following week Timberlake will remain at no. 02, while Robbie Williams will be the new no. 01.

I'm surprised that a lot of people are happy about Kim Wilde's comeback. In Germany "You Came" has charted at no. 20. Besides the duet with Nena (Anyplace, Anytime, Anywhere) this is Kim Wilde's biggest solo hit in Germany since "Four Letter Word" reached no. 10 in 1989.

I don't think that anybody outside the UK and Australia knows what The Big Three is. I have never heard about a new record in the so-called Big Three before. In European countries only the US und UK charts are mentioned on tv and radio. In Europe there is currently more interest in Asian than in Australian charts, because new acts (Shanadoo, Jade) having a breakthrough.

Thanks. I didn't know that "Living On Video" was a hit in the 80s. I guess Lazard made the first remake. I also didn't know that Chipz are writing their own songs.

There will be a close race for next weeks charts. Currently Rihanna has sold most copies followed closely by Xavier Naidoo and Vibekingz. Nelly Furtado will have two top ten singles next week, when "Promisuous" charts.

I didn't know that Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" is such a hit in the Netherlands. Anyway, it's a good club song. Is Pakito's "Living On Video" a cover of the Lazard track? Which artist has made the original? What has happened to Chipz in their homecountry? Are they over or are they taking a break?

I think the reason why English music is successful in Europe is that English is a language that is easy to speak. Every European kid has to learn English at school, so you understand at least the chorus of a song, that's enough to sing it along. It's much harder to sing the chorus of a French, Italian or German song, when it's not your mother tongue or you haven't learned this language at school.

When "Cuba" came around, I didn't expect it to be such a smash hit in the clubs, the same with Commander Tom's and Klubbingman's current hits. Klubbingman's "Ride On A White Train" sounds like the 90s. At the start I didn't like it, but it has grown on me, so that I am singing it along now. From this weeks chart my personal favourites are Untouchable 3, DONS and The Stonedlove. My least favourite track is Shaun Baker's "Bakerman". I didn't like Laid Back's original and Shaun Baker didn't make it better. Caramel Club should be massive in a few weeks, because Cuba Club is already no. 1. Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" is also an interesting track. Of course, Plastik Funk's cover of "Gonna Make You Sweat" will be a hit. I still love the original version, but Plastik Funk did a good job. Danzel's new track is not as good as his previous singles. Cascada have also had better singles than "Ready For Love". I haven't heard Sonique's "Sleezy" yet. Is it a good song?

What has happened to Jeanette, who has charted at no. 50 this week?!? A few years ago every single has been a hit and her videos have been amazing, and now her person and her music have become boring. Her tv series (German version of "I Dream Of Jeanie") is on hiatus. Her only success is that she is this year's FHM Germany sexiest woman of the world.

It's a hit in the European clubs, so I guess it should arrive in the UK very soon.

001 001 Cuba Club: Cuba 002 004 Commander Tom: I Can't Sleep 003 002 Klubbingman ft Beatrix Delgado: Ride On A White Train 004 003 Shaun Baker: Bakerman 005 006 Nelly Furtado: Maneater 006 005 Bob Sinclair ft Steve Edwards: World, Hold On 007 008 Supermode: Tell Me Why 008 007 Untouchable 3: That Once In A Lifetime 009 031 Michael Gray: Borderline 010 010 Mario Lopez: Lonely (Without You) 011 027 Bob Sinclair ft Big Ali: Rock This Party 012 009 D.O.N.S.: Big Fun 014 017 Vibekingz ft Maliq: Like The Wind 015 016 Heiko & Maiko: Techno Rock 017 026 Outwork vs Mr. Gee: Elektro 019 019 D-Tune: Burn It Up 020 029 Neo Cortex: I Want You 022 033 Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland: Promiscuous 023 044 David Guetta vs The Egg: Love Don't Let Me Go 027 041 Cassius: Toop Toop 032 039 Yello: Oh Yeah Oh Six 036 052 Paxi: Fixi 039 050 Danzel vs DJ Frank: My Arms Keep Missing You 040 058 Age Pee: Hymn 041 046 Chico Del Mar: Free Your Mind 043 051 Kraft: Rock Da House 044 085 Christina Aguilera: Ain't No Other Man 046 174 Alibee meets Deejay Dee: Let's Hear It For The Boyz 048 061 Justin Timberlake: SexyBack 050 062 Mason: Exceeder 052 091 Gardeweg & Lange: One Nation 056 158 Caramel Club: Mama Say, Mama Say 057 098 The Springlove: Porque Te Vas 058 088 Dancefloor Allstars: When The Sun Comes Out 060 NEWPlastik Funk: Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 062 106 Beyoncé ft Jay-Z: Deja Vu 063 099 Basslovers United: I Can't Dance 065 078 Airbeat One Project: Airbeat One 067 NEWAzuria: Forgive Me 070 152 Fedde Le Grand: Put Your Hands Up For Detroit 077 127 Tom Novy: Unexpected 078 095 Robbie Williams: Rudebox 079 103 Raveboy: Check Ma Beat 082 132 2 Vibez: Move Alone 087 114 Van Der Karsten: Medicine 089 166 Basto: Rock With You 093 134 Sunfreakz: RidingThe Waves 094 164 Kraze: The Party 097 122 Paris Hilton: Stars Are Blind 099 189 Rocco Nocera: Reaction 106 151 Cascada: Ready For Love 122 144 Cantarra: Ghetto Superstar 128 NEWFlashback: Acid Folk 131 NEWBeat Control: And The Beat Goes 132 NEWFergie: London Bridge 134 NEW Bass Up!: Hold Me Back 139 NEWHolly Dolly: Dolly Song 142 NEWFerry Corsten: Watch Out 144 187 Franky B: Lives For Living 150 169 Rocket Man: Candy / Zweiklang 161 NEWPet Shop Boys: Minimal 162 NEWMikesh: Forcrime 165 NEWSonique: Sleezy 166 NEWBeenie Man ft Akon: Girls 168 NEWLucry: Mi Gata 172 NEWTosch: Lost In Love 2006 186 NEWSugarcube Inc: Rock The Boat 192 NEWSummer Inc: I Feel Love 199 NEWJoin Forces: Electro City 200 NEWGorgeous X: Fire

Lou Bega makes a small comeback in Holland. He still looks like the good old days when "Mambo No. 5" was a worldwide smash. The new tune is alright, but nothing more.

Have you heard DONS' version of Inner City's "Big Fun"? I like it a lot. I didn't like their cover of "Pump Up The Jam" very much, but this time DONS did a great job.

This tune great, but Hi_Tack is not the artist, they have only mixed the Radio and the Club version. The artist is called Untouchable 3. I prefer the Hi_Tack version, even though Michi Lange made a cool electro remix of that song.

LONGPLAY 01 01 Semino Rossi 02 03 LaFee 03 04 Nelly Furtado 04 06 Red Hot Chili Peppers 05 05 Pink Floyd 06 08 Billy Talent 07 NE DMX 08 07 Shakira 09 10 The Pussycat Dolls 10 02 Mia 14 NE Pharrell Williams 18 NE Stone Sour 32 NE Gianni Nannini PHYSICAL SIGLES 01 02 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 02 01 Sportfreunde Stiller 03 03 The Pussycat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg 04 04 Gnarls Barkley 05 05 Herbert Grönemeyer ft Amadou & Mariam 06 06 Xavier Naidoo 07 09 Lordi 08 07 Nelly Furtado 09 08 Paris Hilton 10 NE Christina Aguilera 14 NE Vibekingz ft Maliq 24 NE Kelly Clarkson DIGITAL SINGLES 01 01 Sportfreunde Stiller 02 02 Xavier Naidoo 03 05 The Pussycat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg 04 NE Christina Aguilera 05 04 Nelly Furtado 06 12 Rihanna 07 03 Paris Hilton 08 06 Gnarls Barkley 09 08 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 10 09 Sergio Mendes ft The Black Eyed Peas 14 NE Kelly Clarkson 16 NE Vibekingz ft Maliq MIDWEEK SINGLES (Thursday) 01 01 Xavier Naidoo 02 02 Rihanna 03 03 Gnarls Barkley 04 04 Vibekingz ft Maliq 05 05 The Pussycat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg 06 07 Christina Aguilera 07 06 Nelly Furtado 08 08 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 09 10 Sebastian Hämer 10 09 Sportfreunde Stiller DANCE 01 01 Cuba Club 02 03 Commander Tom vs Oliver Cats 03 02 DONS 04 07 Untouchable 3 05 04 Shapeshifters ft Chic 06 06 Klubbingman ft Beatrix Delgado 07 05 Moguai for Sensation White 08 12 Kurd Maverick 09 08 Madonna 10 09 Heiko & Maiko CLUB 01 01 Cuba Club 02 02 Bob Sinclair ft Steve Edwards 03 04 Shaun Baker 04 03 Nelly Furtado 05 06 Klubbingman ft Beatrix Delgado 06 10 Commander Tom vs Oliver Cats 07 08 Untouchable 3 08 05 Supermode 09 07 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 10 09 DONS R&B 01 03 Justin Timberlake 02 02 Christina Aguilera 03 01 Beyonce ft Jay-Z 04 05 The Roots 05 06 Method Man ft Lauryn Hill 06 04 Cassie 07 07 Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland 08 10 Lloyd Banks ft 50 Cent 09 12 Joe ft Papoose 10 09 Missy Elliott ALTERNATIVE 01 01 She Wants Revenge 02 02 Mesh 03 03 Combichrist 04 04 Camouflage 05 NE Velvet And Christ 06 05 Client 07 08 Qntal 08 10 Leaether Strip 09 NE Nortern Lite 10 NE Frozen Plasma

LONGPLAY 01 01 Semino Rossi 02 03 LaFee 03 04 Nelly Furtado 04 06 Red Hot Chili Peppers 05 05 Pink Floyd 06 08 Billy Talent 07 NE DMX 08 07 Shakira 09 10 The Pussycat Dolls 10 02 Mia 14 NE Pharrell Williams 18 NE Stone Sour 32 NE Gianni Nannini DIGITAL SINGLES 01 01 Sportfreunde Stiller 02 02 Xavier Naidoo 03 05 The Pussycat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg 04 NE Christina Aguilera 05 04 Nelly Furtado 06 12 Rihanna 07 03 Paris Hilton 08 06 Gnarls Barkley 09 08 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 10 09 Sergio Mendes ft The Black Eyed Peas 14 NE Kelly Clarkson 16 NE Vibekingz ft Maliq MIDWEEK SINGLES (Thursday) 01 01 Xavier Naidoo 02 02 Rihanna 03 03 Gnarls Barkley 04 04 Vibekingz ft Maliq 05 05 The Pussycat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg 06 07 Christina Aguilera 07 06 Nelly Furtado 08 08 Shakira ft Wyclef Jean 09 10 Sebastian Hämer 10 09 Sportfreunde Stiller DANCE 01 01 Cuba Club 02 03 Commander Tom 03 02 DONS 04 07 Untouchable 3 05 04 Shapeshifters ft Chic 06 06 Klubbingman ft Beatrix Delg 07 05 Moguai for Sensation White 08 12 Kurd Maverick 09 08 Madonna 10 09 Heiko & Maiko CLUB 01 01 Cuba Club 02 02 Bob Sinclair ft Steve Edwards 03 04

What do you think of Kim Wilde's "You Came 2006"? I'm really glad that she is trying to make a comeback. The new version of "You Came" is really good, but not as brilliant as the original. In Germany Kim Wilde's longplayer "Never Say Never", which is produced by Nena's hitmaker Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, will be released on September 8th. There will be 14 tracks on the album: 8 new tracks and 6 remakes, which include "You Keep Me Hangin' On" featuring Nena and "Kids In America" featuring Charlotte Hatherley.

The American-German pop sensation US 5, who is big in Europe and in Asia right now, wants to be big in the United Kingdom, too. Therefore the five boys Jay, Izzy, Mike, Chris and Richie are moving from Berlin to London. "We want to be top of the pops in the UK", Jay explains. When US 5 has conquered the UK, the boys want to have their breakthrough in America. "The British girls will love us", Chris says, "they need a new hot boygroup!" Casting band US 5 has had two tv shows: First "Big in America", then "Big in Europe", maybe there's "Big in the UK" next. Every single release has reached the German top five, the longplayer "Here We Are" has also been a top five hit.

More than 5.9 billion people watched World Cup matches live in 54 global markets, according to a final tally released by media buying and planning firm Initiative. World Cup got an average TV audience of 93 million viewers each match. About 284 million people tuned in to see Italy beat on penalty kicks in the final on July 9, while 202 million watched the Germany-Italy semifinal and 188 million saw the other semifinal between Portugal and France.

Goleo still got four singles on the charts, his album falls to no. 23. Currently it looks like Sergio Mendes and Sebastian Hämer will climb into the top ten next week.

I doubt that Sarah Connor will return very soon. Her newborn got a heart defect and needs an operation within the next few weeks.

I enjoy "That's The Way My Heart Goes" very much, it got some good club mixes, too. But Marie Serneholt has always reminded me on Holly Valence. The clip to "That's The Way My Heart Goes" is so hot and great just like "Kiss Kiss" was then, so it was obvious that a second single (and the video) couldn't hold that level. Because of that Swedish flop Marie Serneholt should release another single for the European market instead of "I Need A House", but to be honest I don't see a strong track like "That's The Way My Heart Goes" on her cd. Maybe she should release a brand new song that has not been on "Enjoy The Ride".

I got all albums by Sheryl Crow, even her live cd. They are all good. "Wildflower" is not her best longplayer and she released weak singles. "Letter To God" and "Where Has All The Love Gone?" are great. I liked "My Favourte Mistake" very much. "It's Only Love" from "C'mon C'mon" is another favourte of mine. "Tomorrow Never Dies" seems to be a song, that Sheryl Crow wants to forget, because it's not on her best of.

I remember when that album was released I was totally in love with it. "Gentleman Who Fell", "You Did It All Before" and "In A Glade" were great. Even now I almost remember every song on "The Divine Comedy". I should listen to that great album again, I think. I would love to hear some new stuff by Milla Jovovich.

I liked most of her hits, especially "Secret Rendezvous". Haven't thought about her for ages.