Year-End Review 2016 - 3 - 1

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3		#52 #37 #40 #7 #5 #13 #5 #14 #8 #24	Selena Gomez – Hands to myself Points: 2560.6 Peak: #1 (1 week) Weeks: 37 Album: Revival Chart Debut: January 2, 2016 First week at #1: March 12, 2016 Writer(s): Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Robin Frederiksson, Mattias Larsson, Max Martin Producer(s): Mattias Larsson, Robin Frederiksson, Max Martin For the first time I remember the same writing team is behind two songs from two different artists in my year-end Top 10. The first one by this team without Max Martin had been Gwen Stefani’s “Make me like you” at #6. Now they are back with a track for Selena Gomez. Her song “Hands to myself” topped my chart for only one week which is two weeks less than last years year-end #3 “The heart wants what it wants” by – you’ll definitely know and you’re right – Selena Gomez. Interesting fact is that Leslie Clio still has a chance for reaching my year-end #1. Only one song can prevent her for defending the title, but it isn’t by Satin Circus who reached last year’s #2 with “Crossroads”.
2		no success	Luxuslärm feat. Max Mutzke – Bis es weh tut Points: 2986.5 Peak: #1 (6 weeks) Weeks: 42 Album: Fallen und fliegen Chart Debut: March 12, 2016 First week at #1: April 23, 2016 Writer(s): Götz von Sydow, Fabian Strangl, Julia Kautz, David Müller Producer(s): Götz von Sydow With the very last single by Luxuslärm the German band got the bands first #1 hit on my chart which is a collaboration with German singer Max Mutzke. “Bis es weh tut” (“Until it hurts”) is a very emotional song by them and Max Mutzke. For Max Mutzke it had been the first entrance on my chart. Only one other song (“If I knew” by Anouk) spent more weeks at the top than this song. Although I wasn’t a big fan of Luxuslärm it is sad to see them leave the stage with one of my biggest hits of 2016. I’ll definitely remember them.
1		no success	Leslie Clio – Damage done Points: 3052.8 Peak: #1 (5 weeks) Weeks: 44 Album: Eureka Chart Debut: December 15, 2015 First week at #1: January 9, 2016 Writer(s): Dimitri Tikovoi, Fiora Cutler, Leslie Clio Producer(s): Dimitri Tikovoi It had been a tougher race for #1 than in 2015 when Leslie Clio got it for the first time with her unforgotten “My heart ain’t that broken”. The last sentences of my year-end review in 2015 had been “Maybe we’ll find out that 2016 will also be her year.” Damn I was right. Not very often my prediction turns out to be correct, but this time I was right. With “Damage done” another of her breakup songs got my year-end top spot. Leslie Clio is the first artist who succeeded to defend her title. And of course it is the first time that one album (“Eureka”) is producing two year-end #1’s. This is outstanding and unbelievable. It is hard to decide if “My heart ain’t that broken” or “Damage done” is the better song. I love both songs and I hope that her next album will do as well as this one for me.