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#8 Cliff Richard - Thank You For A Lifetime [Woolworths Exclusive] #48 Elvis vs Spankox – Baby Lets Play House #27 Flo Rida feat Will I Am – In The Ayer #7 Gym Class Heroes feat The Dream - Cookie Jar #1 Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up #53 Queen + Paul Rodgers – C-Lebrity #31 Sonny J - Can't Stop Moving (Mirwais Remix) (Downloads) #33 Basshunter - Angel In The Night #26 Flobots – Handlebars #55 Iglu & Hartly – In This City #30 Keane – Spiralling #49 M.I.A. – Paper Planes #25 Stand Up to Cancer (Various Artists) - Just Stand Up #10 Steve Mac – Paddy’s Revenge Bonus #1: Will Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl still be the UK#1? NO Bonus #2: Will Ne-Yo - Miss Independent be in the Top 15? YES Bonus #3: Will Madonna - Give It 2 Me still be in the Top 30? YES

Oh, I really hope that someone removes Timbaland from the top. And great to see two Ich+Ich singles doing so well .

Yan's German Chart Comments - Issue Date Sept 5 The Attack of The Connors With the summer season coming to its close, no considerable changes in the German charts this week, with mighty Katy Perry sitting comfortably on the top spot for a second time. Katy of course has been number one in the USA and is still queen of the UK charts. Last time (if I'm not wrong) we have a song hitting the number one spot on the three markets is when Leona Lewis stormed the world with "Bleeding Love" some six months ago. Perhaps the only movement worth mentioning in the top 10 is the climb of Gabriela Cilmi's (quite boring already) "Sweet About Me" back in the top three. This is her seventh week in the chart. As it happened in the UK though I think she would struggle to make another hit in Germany, but maybe it's too early to make such conclusions. The highest new entry comes in at #16 with Lulu Lewe. Lulu who? you may ask but look first at the #13 position which sexy Sarah Connor occupies this week. Little Lulu Lewe (LLL - just kidding :dance: ) is Sarah's little sister. Yeah, following the steps of her more famous sibling, Lulu makes her first chart apperance with "Crush on You". Of course Lulu has been destined to be a star for quite some time with German media paying too much attention to her and to her friendship with Lafee. She was also the little girl in the video for Sarah's "From Sarah With Love" smash single, which I love :heart: ! And if the family name sounds strange to you, let me tell you that is the birth name of the sisters. And don't forget that Sarah's own husband Terenzi is down at #43. It's a family countdown this week... As a whole Lulu has seven brothers and sisters. Jackson family, anyone? :w00t: Some 12 places below Lulu Lewe (I adore that name!) we find the second new entry belonging to Rhythms Del Mundo who have given more Cuban flavour to the popular hit of German band 2Raumwohnung "36 Grad". Last year "36 Grad" peaked at only #22 but remained in the top 50 for months.

I think that's the problem everywhere. Look at the TV stations. For example German music channel VIVA used to playlist the entire German top 60 + around 30 new songs. Now they hardly playlist 50 songs :w00t: As for Will Young, I'm sure he does not need R1, but it's nevertheless strange to ignore him compared to some of the things they play nowadays...

And still no Will Young... :???:

Physical Singles out 1st September #42 Bryn Christopher – Smilin’ #27 Duffy – Stepping Stone #1 Eric Prydz - Pjanoo #2 Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl #38 New Kids On The Block – Summertime #51 Royworld – Brakes (Downloads) #49 Gym Class Heroes – Cookie Jar #35 Keane – Spiralling #17 Metallica - The Day That Never Comes (Others) #22 Alphabeat – Boyfriend #28 Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone #31 Ironik - Stay With Me #20 Miley Cyrus - See You Again #37 Nickelback - Rockstar Bonus #1: Will Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me still be in the Top 10? YES Bonus #2: Will Ne-Yo - Closer still be in the Top 20? YES Bonus #3: Will Duffy - Warwick Avenue still be in the Top 40? No

:blush: :blush: :blush: It's still the highest charting download-only single though ;)

Yan's German Chart Comments - Issue Date 29.08 She's kissing girls in Germany too! "Don't underestimate the chances of Katy Perry to take Soehne Mannheims off the German top spot." That's what I wrote last week and perhaps I've never been so right. After being a smash hit almost everywhere, the girl who likes kissing other girls, manages to score a #1 hit in Germany. A feat that surprises absolutely no one. Perhaps more suprising is this week's return of Paul Potts in the top three, achieving a new peak for both "Nessun Dorma" and for the highest ever charting download-only single. I guess the time for the first ever #1 download-only single is soon to come. As regards Paul is concerned, he has already done it as his "One Chance" LP is still standing comfortably at the top spot in the album chart. This week's highest new entry comes in at #9 from Peter Fox and his great "Alles neu". The moment the song hit the TV stations, it was clear that it would be a massive hit all over Germany and the top 10 entry doesn't hurt its chances for a strong performance. For all unfamiliar with the German hip-hop and reggae scene, Peter is the frontman of the quite popular band Seeed, whose biggest hits are "Aufstehn!", together with Cee-Lo of Gnarls Barkley fame, and "Ding", both reaching #5. Some seven places below, we find the second new entry of the week, this time by girl band Fraeulein Wunder. Despite being together from 2006, the girls have been just recently discovered by the music producers and thus land their firs ever chart single. I don't know if they are seen as the female Tokio Hotel but the German music channel VIVA has been championing the girls too much for my own taste... :w00t: And the other two new entries worth mentioning are: #23 Lady GaGa - After registering a worldwide success (although with mixed results), it is now time for Lady GaGa to make Germans dance to her single. It's still summer after all... #28 Usher - Despite the #5 peak of his last single "Love in This Club", it is no surprising to see Usher's follow-up failing to reach the top 20. I even may say that he should be happy with the 28 place... Of course Usher's biggest hit continues to be "Yeah!".

#22 Alphabeat – Boyfriend #5 Biffy Clyro - Mountains #39 Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone #12 Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me #32 Miley Cyrus – See You Again #48 Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth #21 Paul Weller - All I Wanna Do / Push It Along #31 Will I Am – One More Chance (Downloads) #52 Colbie Caillat - Bubbly #40 Duffy - Stepping Stone #58 J Majik & Wickaman - Crazy World #29 Keane – Spiralling #14 Metallica - The Day That Never Comes #3 Rihanna – Disturbia Bonus #1: Will Madcon - Beggin still be in the Top 5? No Bonus #2: Will The Automatic - Steve McQueen still be in the Top 20? No Bonus #3: Will Flo-Rida ft T-Pain - Low still be in the Top 40? No

Oh, I'm in the top 10 :lol:

Yan's German Chart Comments - Issue Date August 22 The Boys of Mannheim End Kid Rock's Reign After staying for whole two months at the top of the German singles chart, the time for Kid Rock to surrender has finally come. Despite that Kate Perry, whose worldwide smash "I kissed a Girl" debuted last week, seemed the most obvious candidate for the #1, that honour goes to Soehne Mannheims, one of the best German groups around. "The sons of Mannheim" is a project around local megastar Xavier Naidoo and has already scored massive hits in the form of "Geh' davon aus" and "Wenn ein Lied", both peaking at #2 and staying in the top 10 for ages. The new song is taken from the forthcoming MTV Unplugged for the boys, who this time are also joined by the vocalist of the popular in the 1990s German band H-Blocks. Nevertheless we should not underestimate the chances of Kate to take the sons down in the next week . And let once again pay attention to the steady climb of Amy MacDonald, as it is always tremendous joy to see a great song, which no one expects to chart high, prove everyone wrong :yahoo: . As I didn't manage to write any comments last week, Sarah Connor, the prima of the German pop mucic, should not be overlooked this time. "Under My Skin" joins her collection of top 5 singles, which also include "Let’s Get Back to Bed Boy", "From Sarah with Love" and many more. The song may be nice, but she has yet to convince me of her ability to release anything better than her wonderful debut :wub: album... It is also great to see that Duffy's second single manages to advance two spots in its second week and is still in the top 20. One-hit wonder she is not! #23 Schiller mit Lang Lang - "Time for Dreams" - For all the lucky ones who have listened to Schiller's latest album (I strongly recommend it!), it is no surprise that the famous DJ scores a top 30 single. However, "Time for Dreams" is not part of the said album but has become famous after being used by ZDF when broadcasting the Olympics. Of course Schiller is no stranger to the chart, with club classics such as "Das Glockenspiel", "Ruhe" and "Dream of You". #26 Verve - "Love is Noise" - Believe it or not, the comeback single of the British band becomes its best charting single in Germany! Yes, all-time classics like "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Bittersweet Symphony" peaked at only #87 and #37, respectively... #27 Terenzi - "Billie Jean" - Speaking of Sarah Connor, we have also to welcome her hubbie in the chart, as Marc Terenzi's take on Michael Jackson's classics comes in at #27. Marc's biggest solo hit has been "Love to be Loved by You", reaching the top 3 in 2005. And as some of you may remember, he was part of the boy band Natural, which have several minor hits in Germany, the best of which was "Just One Dance", a collaboration with Sarah herself...

Physical Singles out 18th August The Automatic – Steve McQueen #27 Fratellis – Look Out Sunshine #44 Gabriella Cilmi - Save The Lies #51 Taio Cruz - She's Like A Star #21 (Downloads) Colbie Caillat - Bubbly #62 Coldplay - Viva La Vida #11 Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked #12 Keane – Spiralling #17 Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me #23 Rihanna – Disturbia #6 (Others) Bloc Party – Mercury #20 Solange - I Decided #33 Spoon, Harris & Obernik – Baditude #38 The Verve - Love Is Noise #7 Bonus #1: Will Kid Rock - All Summer Long still be in the Top 3? YES Bonus #2: Will Nelly ft Akon & Ashant - Body On Me still be in the Top 20? NO Bonus #3: Will Busta Rhymes ft Linkin Park We Made It still be in the Top 40? YES

Sorry guys, but as I'm on holiday right now, the comments will come a bit later, or at least with the next Top 100 ;) See ya!

Physical Singles out 11th August Bloc Party – Mercury #10 Go: Audio - She Left Me #38 Madcon – Beggin’ #30 The Music – The Spike #53 Nelly ft Akon & Ashanti - Body On Me #13 Solange – I Decided #20 Spoon, Harris & Obernik - Baditude #22 The Verve – Love Is Noise #2 (Downloads) Alphabeat - Boyfriend #49 Coldplay - Viva La Vida #16 Florence & The Machine – Kiss With A Fist #48 Flo Rida ft Will.I.Am – In The Ayer #58 Rihanna – Disturbia #7 (Other) Nickleback - Rockstar #37 Bonus #1: Will Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl still(?) be the UK #1? YES Bonus #2: Will The Saturdays - If This Is Love still be in the Top 20? YES Bonus #3: Will September - Cry For You still be in the Top 40? No

Yan's German Chart Comments - Issue Date August 8 Another week and still no changes at the German charts top spot, with Kid Rock clinging there for a seventh consecutive week after possible number one contenders Gabriela Cilmi and Paul Potts failing to take him down. The biggest new hit of the week belongs to Coldplay, who made the impossible in the UK and USA by hitting the number one spot with a song with no video. The guys however decided not to take any risks in Germany and simultaneously with the debut of the video for the marvellous "Viva La Vida" on German TV, the song enters the chart at #5. Needless to say it beats the #10 peak of "Violet Hill", Coldplay's previous single, and anstonishingly becomes their best charting song in Germany so far. We should also pay attention to Jason Mraz, who slowly has managed to break the top 10 barrier and climbs three places to #8 this week. He debuted in the chart some eight weeks ago. Let also not overlook the three positions jump of Amy MacDonald, in what is her second week in the chart. Now she can claim to be a real hitmaker in Germany . Well done! #17 Sido - The follow-up of Sido's highest charting single "Augen Auf" (peak #7) finds the German rapper in quite different new music fields, as he is actually "singing" this time. Nevertheless, Germans seem to like the new Sido as "Carmen", the second single of his latest album, manages to enter the top 20. #30 Guru Josh Project - The last single worth mentioning this week is the new version of the 1992 hit "Infinity", which enters the top 30 in its sixth week in the Top 100. Back in the early 1990s the original version of "Infinity", then credited to Guru Josh only, was a mega splash in the German speaking countries, reaching the #2 spot and staying 14 weeks in the German top 10. Guru Josh's other only single was called "Whose Law" and despite reaching #12 has been long forgotten.

So no German chart this week, I guess Ben is busy, or most probably on holiday ;), but for all interested you can find the charts here: http://www.viva.tv/Charts/ and may read my newest comments below :) Have great summer holidays ;) Another week and still no changes at the German charts top spot, with Kid Rock clinging there for a seventh consecutive week after possible number one contenders Gabriela Cilmi and Paul Potts failing to take him down. The biggest new hit of the week belongs to Coldplay, who made the impossible in the UK and USA by hitting the number one spot with a song with no video. The guys however decided not to take any risks in Germany and simultaneously with the debut of the video for the marvellous "Viva La Vida" on German TV, the song enters the chart at #5. Needless to say it beats the #10 peak of "Violent Hill", Coldplay's previous single, and anstonishingly becomes their best charting song in Germany so far. We should also pay attention to Jason Mraz, who slowly has managed to break the top 10 barier and climbs three places to #8 this week. He debuted in the chart some eight weeks ago. Let also not overlook the three positions jump of Amy MacDonald, in what is her second week in the chart. Now she can claim to be a real hitmaker in Germany ;). Well done! #17 Sido - The follow-up of Sido's highest charting single "Augen Auf" (peak #7) finds the German rapper in quite different new music fields, as he is actually "singing" this time. Nevertheless, Germans seem to like the new Sido as "Carmen", the second single of his latest album, manages to enter the top 20. #30 Guru Josh Project - The last single worth mentioning this week is the new version of the 1992 hit "Infinity", which enters the top 30 in its sixth week in the Top 100. Back in the early 1990s the original version of "Infinity", then credited to Guru Josh only, was a mega splash in the German speaking countries, reaching the #2 spot and staying 14 weeks in the German top 10. Guru Josh's other only single was called "Whose Law" and despite reaching #12 has been long forgotten.

Physical Singles out 4th August #39 Bob Sinclar presents Fireball – What I Want #34 Cascada - Because The Night 75+ Futureheads – Walking Backwards (7”)[Limited] #6 Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time #52 Scouting For Girls - It’s Not About You #55 Tinchy Stryder - Stryderman (Downloads) #68 Alphabeat - Boyfriend #21 Coldplay - Viva La Vida #1 Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl #58 Kylie Minogue - The One #37 Nelly ft Akon & Ashanti - Body On Me #29 Rihanna – Disturbia (Others) #19 Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked #11 The Saturdays - If This Is Love Bonus #1: Will The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved still(?) be the Top 3? Yes Bonus #2: Will Duffy - Warwick Avenue still be in the Top 20? No Bonus #3: Will The Kooks - Shine On still be in the Top 40? No

Oh, Estelle, why is she still here ??? Boring ...

Yan's German chart comments - Issue date: August 1 I guess there is nothing more to say for Kid Rock's total summer domination, especially after the man is going most probably to be this week's UK new number one. However, the 6-2 movement of Gabriela Cilmi in her second week in the German Top 100 may indicate that a new number one is approaching. And let's not underestimate the chances of Paul Potts to also hit the top spot, which I think would be the first download-only single to do so (If I'm wrong, please feel free to correct me below). The biggest new entry this time comes from one and only Madonna. Having in mind that "Give it 2 me" is her second single from the "Hard Candy" album, the eight position is actually quite good. However a lot of Madonna fans, plus me, will argue that "Give it 2 me" is the best song of the album and much better than the #1 smash "4 Minutes". :P Down the chart, I'm very glad to see Amy MacDonald's great "This Is The Life" beating the peak of her debut single in Germany ("Mr. Rock'n Roll" - peak #21). After all it's not often we see second singles performing better than the first ones, and especially of UK artists in Germany. As long as the other new entries are concerned, this week has a lot of flops down the chart. At #41 we find Cascada, whose try at the dance classic "Because the Night" does nothing to set the charts on fire. It's performance however is actually better than their last single "What Do You Want From Me", which reached only #54."Because the Night" original belongs to Co.Ro and. Taleesa, who scored a #16 peak back in 1993. However in 2002 German DJ Jan Wayne's take on the song crashed the charts reaching #4 and becoming one of my all-time favourite dance hits. :dance: At least Cascada fares quite better than Loona's failed attempt for comeback down at #64. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s a new song of Loona, , would undoubtedly mean a top 10 smash and a guaranteed summer hit but I guess that time is long gone. "Bailando" and "Hijo De La Luna" :heart: are her biggest hits in Germany, both hitting the top spot in 1998. After the U.S. and UK fiasco of Mariah's "Bye Bye", it is not strange that the latest single of one of the most overrated singers in the world burns at #70...

Kid Rock's song is good, but I'm already tired of it. So go on Katy Though I prefer her new U.S. single Hot N Cold, it's just amazing

Hm, and what is the name of the new Keane single :huh:

Physical Singles out 28th July #71 Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy #68 BWO - Lay Your Love On Me #41 Natty – July #39 Pendulum - The Other Side #35 Pigeon Detectives - Everybody Wants Me #40 Sam Sparro - 21st Century Life #8 The Saturdays - If This Is Love #9 The Script – The Man Who Can't Be Moved #19 Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles – Disco Lights (Downloads) #60 Bob Sinclar & Fireball - What I Want #12 Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time #38 Rihanna – Disturbia 75+ Solange – I Decided #52 Tinchy Stryder - Stryderman Bonus #1: Will Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me still be the UK#1? YES Bonus #2: Will Coldplay - Viva La Vida still be in the Top 20? NO Bonus #3: Will the McFly - One For The Radio still be in the Top 40? NO

Yan's German Chart Comments - Issue date 25.07.2008 This week makes one thing clear - Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" is the 2008 summer anthem. At least in Germany, where the American rocker makes his fifth week at the top of the singles chart. The most surprising movement comes from Leona Lewis, whose superb "Better in Time" climes to #2 in its seventh week. Perhaps the sudden surge in the single's sales may be attributed to the fact that the EURO 2008 is finally over and Germans are beginning to appreciate some initially "overlooked" hits. Two places below her we find another winner of a UK TV contest format in the face of Paul Potts, whose take on Pavarotti's "Nessun Dorma" soars 8 places to enter the top 5. As time has shown - don't underestimate the power of advertising. This week's highest new entry belongs to Gabriella Cilmi at #6. After having somewhat surprising success in the UK, the 16-year old! Aussie proves that she is able to be a worldwide hitmaker. Well deserved feat if you ask me. What about the next most notable new entries: #15 Mia - "Mein Freund". The latest offering from German electropop band Mia turns to be their best charting song so far, beating the #19 peak of "Tanz der Molekuele" (which even re-enters the chart this week). As "Mein Freund" is for me their best song, you'll hear no complaints ;) #29 Klee - "Zwei Herzen". Similarly to Mia, Cologne-based German band Klee also scores its best performing song so far. Their previous peak has been with "Gold" at #54 in 2005. As long as the rest of the chart is concerned, it is populated with a lot of odd re-entries (I'm sure there should have been a reason behind most of them, but who knows). It is however good to mention the first time appearance of Lynyrd Skynyrd and his "Sweet Home Alabama". Of course the song's sales are boosted by the #1 placing of Kid Rock, whose hit samples that of Skynyrd. In addition it is always great to see such all time classics as "Time To Say Goodbye" and "Maid of Orleans" in the chart - curious fact is that the first one was the most selling single of 1997 and the second of 1982 in Germany.

Oh, it's great that we have MTV Hits over here :P

Physical Singles out 21st July #28 Adele – Hometown Glory #18 Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked #49 Melee - Built To Last #42 Sneaky Sound System – Pictures #4 Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go #13 Usher - Moving Mountains (Downloads) #32 Fall Out Boy ft John Mayer - Beat It #51 Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama #19 Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time #35 Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles - Discolights (Others) #39 Freemasons ft Katherine Ellis - When You Touch Me #9 Madonna – Give It 2 Me #12 McFly – One For The Radio #40 Sharleen Spiteri - All The Times I Cried Bonus #1: Will Ironik - Stay With Me still be the Top 10? No Bonus #2: Will Sara Bareilles Love Song still be in the Top 20? No Bonus #3: Will the Coldplay - Violet Hill still be in the Top 40? No