Imany is far from being shy as her "Don't Be So Shy", in remix of Filatov & Karas, spends two full months at the summit of the Germany's singles chart. And it still has no official video... The song is once again followed by Major Lazor feat. Justin Bieber & MØ and "Cold Water" at #2 and Felix Jaehn feat. Alma and "Bonfire" at #3.
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In fact, eight songs retain their last week positions in what is more-than-steady top ten in Germany. Fresh wind is only brought by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors and their Suicide Squad anthem "Sucker for Pain" as the song shoot itself up the chart, from #17 to #8. As anticipated over the last few weeks, Disturbed's "The Sound Of Silence" has finally arrived inside the top ten and it rises three to #10.
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"Heathens" of twenty one pilots, the other great track from Suicide Squad, lands inside the top twenty, up eleven to #11. It is the second offering of the US rock duo to make it so high, next to their massive hit "Stressed Out" from earlier this year.
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The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey have already crowned the difficult-to-crack Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Closer" and they are now on their way for big things in Germany as well. The track is up eight to #12.
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Further down the chart, a new peak is marked by Alvaro Soler's "Sofia" at #23, up three.
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The highest new entry belongs to local rappers Bonez MC & RAF Camora feat. Gzuz at #26 with "Mörder", the second single from their soon-to-be-released studio album. The song arrives at #26, just a position above their previous chart entry - "Palmen aus Plastik". The latter enters the top 30 for the first time by climbing six to #27, in what appears to be surprising chart longevity for German rap songs.
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The next radio-friendly hit can be found at #32 in the shape of "Human" of Rag'n'Bone Man, which soars from #63. It is the first chart entry for the British singer.
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Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix has cooked up another dance smash with the help of Bebe Rexha, one of the top newcomers of 2016. "In The Name Of Love" goes up to #33 from #54, to become Martin's fourth top 40 single in the country. It is the third appearance for Bebe Rexha in the top 40, as the singer gained fame with G-Eazy's "Me, Myself & I".
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After the success of "Holland" (peak #18 and one of the hits of Germany's summer), local duo 257ers have another top 40 single on their hands as "Holz" moves nine to #35. And finally, although I don't expect it to rise any further (now, with the 2016 Olympic Games already behind us), Katy Perry's sports anthem "Rise" enters the top 40 at its rear end. It's at #39, up from #47.
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The Other New Entries
#71. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
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#77. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
The Album Chart
No less than eight new albums find their way directly inside the top ten of this week's LP countdown, led by Die Lochis, the YouTube sensation from Germany and their first ever album "#Zwilling". "The Last Stand" enters at #2 to become the best performing album of Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It is followed at #3 by "Midgard" of local folk-metal group Faun, also a career-best, and at #4 by "Brave Enough", the latest from Lindsey Stirling. It is actually her third LP to peak at #4. The German rap scene is presented at #6 with HB13 and "Bang Bang", while Faun's colleagues from Feuerschwanz enter the top ten for the first time with "Sex is muss" at #7. The schlager and party genre is responsible for the remaining two top-ten new entries - at #8 we have "Das Beste" from Daniela Alfinito (she has had so far only one album charting in the top 100) and at #9 lands the latest from Dorfrocker called "Heimat.Land.Liebe".
The remix of Imany's "Don’t Be So Shy" by Russian DJs Filatov & Karas spends its seventh week atop the German singles chart, becoming one of the most successful tracks produced by Russian artists in the country. It is once again followed by "Cold Water" of Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ, while Felix Jaehn feat. Alma are still at #3 with "Bonfire".
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DJ Snake and Justin Bieber move up four positions closer to the summit in the second week of "Let Me Love You" in the countdown. The song can be found at #4.
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After a long and more or less steady climb, US rock band Disturbed finally make it to the top 20 with their take on "Sound of Silence", the 60s classic of Simon and Garfunkel. The song flies to #13 from #22.
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It's one step up for MØ and her "Final Song" is now at #18, while The Chainsmokers prove to be one of the hottest acts of 2016. After already heaving huge success this year with "Roses" (peak #24, 27 weeks in the chart) and "Don't Let Me Down" (peak #6, this week still in the top 20, at #14), the US DJ duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall have another hit on their cards - the song is called "Closer" and with the help of the vocals of Halsey, it skyrockets from #43 to #20.
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twenty one pilots's "Heathens" advances this week by four positions to #22, a place ahead of the highest new entry. "Es war einmal..." is the second offering of the forthcoming album of German hip hop trip Beginner (to be released this Friday). As I've duly noted when the first single "Ahnma" came around, this is the first new material of the band (formerly known as Absolute Beginner) in more than 13 years. Furthermore, "Ahnma" has showed a surprising longevity for a rap song and is still in the top 30, this week up three to #21.
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At #26, up from #33, Alvaro Soler makes it inside the top 30 with "Sofia" just in time before the summer reaches its zenith.
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And finally - two more new peaks are registered in the the top 40 - rappers Bonez MC & Raf Camora rise one to #33 with "Palmen aus Plastik" and their US colleague Kent Jones moves up two to #36 with "Don't Mind".
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The Other New Entries
#73. OneRepublic - Kids
#84. Hanybal mit Nimo - Alle
#85. Bon Jovi - This House Is Not For Sale
#89. Lil Kleine & Ronnie Flex - Stoff und Schnaps
#93. Fler - Du hast den schoensten Arsch der Welt
The Album Chart
In the LP chart "Der Holland Job" of Coup, the collaboration of German rappers Haftbefehl and Xatar, becomes the next rap album to land itself directly at the summit. It is the first #1 album for Haftbefehl and the second for Xatar. At #2, up from #25, we can observe how the broadcasting of Andrea Berg's concert in prime time on public television has helped her former number one LP "Seelenbeben" to boost its sales and to return in the top three. I am also certain that this would help ticket sales for the forthcoming tour and I am just wondering - is ARD getting some profit from these sales and why on earth the TV station only promotes schlager stars? Anyway, back to chart business - the LP top three is completed with Billy Talent's "Afraid Of Heights" at #3, while local rock bands Letzte Instanz and Equilibrium debut at #4 and #5 with respectively "Liebe im Krieg" and "Armageddon".
In the peak of the summer we have a completely dance top three with Imany's "Don't Be So Shy" leading the parade for sixth consecutive week. It is once again followed by "Cold Water", the smash offering of Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ, while Felix Jaehn feat. Alma bring "Bonfire" one step higher to #3.
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Shawn Mendes is also up a position to #4 with "Treat You Better", just two places away from the #2 peak of his superhit "Stitches".
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It's definitely summer when you see Mike Perry and Shy Martin entering the top ten with "The Ocean". The track moves up five to #6. Two positions behind, at #8, arrives the highest new entry for the week. It belongs to DJ Snake with the help of Justin Bieber (who else?) and the single "Let Me Love You". While his previous single "Middle" stumbled in Germany by reaching only #49, DJ Snake is partly responsible for last year's anthem "Lean On", which of course was credited also to Major Lazer. The latter, as you already know, is at #2 with "Cold Water", which also features Bieber on vocal duties. It's a family affair, the German chart...
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The summer vibes continue at #9 with Jonas Blue and "Perfect Strangers" climbing eight to become the second top ten hit of the British musician.
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"Suicide Squad" may be arriving in German cinemas next Thursday but that doesn't stop the songs featured in its soundtrack to storm the upper reaches of the chart (and many say they are the only good thing around the film...). Thus, "Sucker for Pain" of Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors rises 17 places to land at #17. "Heathens" of twenty one pilots also makes it to the top 30 by flying from #45 to #26.
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Inbetween, MØ's "Final Song" promises everything but an end to just started career as it moves up from #27 to #19. twenty one pilots (yes, they again) score a new peak with "Ride" at #21, up two places. It's also good news for Disturbed and "The Sound of Silence". It's up seven to #22.
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Although the name Kerstin Ott may sound unfamiliar, it is actually the woman responsible for "Die immer lacht", one of the absolute hits in Germany this year. The song became famous through the remix of Stereoact, staying at #2 for months. Now Ott is back with her first proper solo hit called "Scheissmelodie". It enters at #31.
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Alvaro Soler reverses the downward trend of "Sofia" and is up five to a new peak at #33, while after languishing for four weeks at the low end of the top 40, rappers Bonez MC & Raf Camora rise six to #34 with "Palmen aus Plastik".
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And last a special mentioning to rapper Kent Jones who manages to finally bring his debut "Don't Mind" inside the top 40. The song is up to #38.
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The Other New Entries
#64. Jenny Frankhauser - Die Zeit steht still
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#74. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
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#94. Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini
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#98. Tove Lo - Cool Girl
#99. Cheat Codes - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)
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The Album Chart
Swedish rock band Blues Pills land their first ever #1 album in Germany with sophomore effort "Lady in Gold". Their self-titled debut album peaked at #4 two years ago. Last week's #1 LP of Billy Talent slips to #2, while German punk rock group Serum 114 make a career best as "Die Nacht mein Freund" enters at #3. Former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen is also back with a new album called "The Shadow Self" at #7, while the soundtrack of "Suicide Squad" debuts at #9.
It's five weeks at #1 for Imany and "Don't Be So Shy", once again followed by Major Lazer, Justin Bieber & MØ, who debuted a week earlier at #2 with "Cold Water". "This Girl" of Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners sticks to #3 for a second consecutive week.
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The parade of summer dance hits continues at #4, where, up from #13 in its third week, "Bonfire" becomes the third top five single of local DJ supernova Felix Jaehn. He was of course at #1 in the past with his take on Omi's "Cheerleader" and with "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) - one of the hits of 2015.
Shawn Mendes scores his second ever top five single with "Treat You Better" rising four to #5 and at #11 Mike Perry ft. Shy Martin are also up four with "The Ocean". And also climbing four positions we can find Enrique Iglesias and "Duele El Corazon" at #13.
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At #17, up from #24, Guy James Robin, better known as Jonas Blue, registers his second top 20 single in Germany with "Perfect Strangers". At the start of the year Jonas Blue had enormous success with his take on Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car", which in Germany peaked at #2.
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twenty one pilots' "Ride" continues its ascent towards the top 20, this time up three to #23. MØ's solo offering "Final Song" also moves in the right direction, up eleven to #27.
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OneRepublic's amazing "Wherever I Go" slowly makes a new peak at #33, up three, while the forthcoming (at least in Germany) release of controversial comic-book movie Suicide Squad sees one of the soundtrack anthems making it inside the top 40. The song in question is called "Sucker for Pain" and is credited to (take a deep breath) Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors. It climbs nine to #34. "Heathens", twenty one pilots' own and simply great Suicide Squad song, is also on the rise. It can be found at #45, up from #53.
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The New Entries
#56. Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - "In The Name Of Love"
#65. The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey - "Closer"
#77. Wincent Weiss - Musik sein
#82. Coup - Ich zahle gar nix
#97. Körner - Gänsehaut
The Album Chart
Canadian rock band Billy Talent score their third #1 album in Germany with latest offering "Afraid Of Heights", followed at #2 by the new entry of German rock band Frei.Wild and their Best of compilation "15 Jahre Deutschrock & SKAndale". The rock wave continues at #4 with the arrival of Powerwolf and "The Metal Mass (Live)".
As Imany's "Don't Be So Shy" clocks up a full month as Germany's most beloved single, Major Lazer, the music project behind recent chart smashes "Lean On" and "Light It Up" (both with peak at #4), is back with another hit, this time with the support of Justin Bieber and MØ. "Cold Water" not only managed to remove Drake's "One Dance" as UK's #1 after the (embarrassing) incredible 15 weeks but in Germany arrives also big at #2. Justin Bieber has already had two hits on his hands recently, in the shape of "Sorry" and "Love Yourself", while Danish singer MØ made "Lean On" unforgettable and is currently enjoying a solo success with her own "Final Song". The latter enters the top 40 this week at #38, up from #51.
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At #3, down one, is "This Girl" of Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners.
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Canadian singer Shawn Mendes follows his multiseller "Stitches" (peak #2) with another top ten offering, as his latest "Treat You Better" rises four to #9. Also entering the top ten for the first time is Alan Walker's second single "Sing Me To Sleep", up two to #10.
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Although featuring the vocals of German veteran Herbert Grönemeyer, Felix Jaehn's previous release "Jeder für Jeden" stumbled to make big impact as it peaked at #27 before fading away quickly. Now, however, the DJ and producer is quickly back with new material. "Bonfire", with vocal support provided by a singer called Alma, climbs from #32, where it entered last week, to #13.
Mike Perry's debut "The Ocean" is up six to #15, while Enrique Igleasias' "Duele el Corazon" goes up three to #17.
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Further down the chart, special mentioning goes to twenty one pilots and "Ride", up three to #26, and Disturbed's "Sound Of Silence", up five to #29.
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On his way up is also Alvaro Soler, the singer with Spanish-German origins, who last year brought "El mismo sol" to #20. Now, however, he has come up with a track having considerably greater potential as "Sofia" has already topped the charts in Italy and Switzerland. In Germany it enters the top 40 at #34, up sixteen places.
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The Other New Entries
#68. Katy Perry - Rise
#81. 500 - Coup
#86. Bonez MC & Raf Camora - Ruhe nach dem Sturm
#89. Sido - Ganz unten
#90. Pitbull ft. Flo Rida and Lunchmoney Lewis - Green Light
#92. Bebe Rexha ft. Niki Minaj - No Broken Hearts
The Album Chart
Hate it or love it, it's the schlager music which once again takes over Germany's Album Chart with the latest offering of veteran duo Die Amigos arriving directly at the top to become the seventh #1 album of Bernd and Karl-Heinz Ulrich. The top three is completed by the latest offerings and former #1 albums of Volbeat and Udo Lindenberg.
