Week 323 – May 6th, 2017

I’m not known for having a lot of male artists in my Top 10. So it is no wonder that GJan is defending the crown with her dance pop “Wasn’t easy” (#1). But directly behind you can find the first of five songs with a male singer in the Top 10. German Wincent Weiß is doing very well with his chart debut “Nur einen Herzschlag entfernt” (#2, “Only a heartbeat away”). The sound is very infecting and the refrain catchy. This song is on heavy rotation in it's absolutely possible that “Nur einen Herzschlag entfernt” is taken over by next week. This would be the 2nd song by a solo male artist hitting #1 on my chart in 2017. If you count Mighty Oak’s “Be with you always” (#4) and Coin’s “Talk too much” (#43) then “Nur einen Herzschlag entfernt” could be the fourth song with a male singer topping my chart this year. Probably this could mark a turnaround, but I don’t think that this is a trend in the long run. Completing the Top 3 is chart hero Leslie Clio. Her latest single “And I’m leaving” (#3) is continuing her run with her “Eureka” album. Still “And I’m leaving” isn’t her only song in my Top 5. The other one is “Darkness is a filler” (#5) which dropped one spot.

R&B isn’t my favourite kind of music, but with Tinashe this special kind of music can now be found in my Top 10. After several minor hits as “Hands on deck” she reached my Top 10 for the first time with “Flame” (#6) last week. This week Tinashe climbed up four spots and now she is in reach of my Top 5. Bouncing back is Ed Sheeran with “Shape of you” (#7). Last week it seemed that his Top 10 run could end, but this week he climbed up one spot and so “Shape of you” got another week in my Top 10. Directly behind “Shape of you” there is the only new song in my Top 10. It is “Ist jemand da” (#8, “Is someone there”) by Adel Tawil. This is the first Top 10 hit for Adel Tawil. For me he had his biggest hits with Ich + Ich in a phase when I had no chart. On their way out of the Top 10 are Cold War Kids with “Love is mystical” (#9) and MisterWives with “Machine” (#10).

My Top 10 is getting younger in the last two weeks, but there are still songs which could carry on this trend. Among this handful songs is surely “Hard love” (#13) by Needtobreath feat. Andra Day. This song is so energetic that I’m sure that it is only a matter of time when this song is getting its Top 10 debut which would be by the way the first one for Needtobreath and Andra Day. Also in a top position is another song by Cold War Kids. Their 2nd single “Can we hang on” (#17) climbed up eight spots and is now in my Top 20. But both songs are nothing against this week’s greatest gainer. Last week Canadian Shawn Mendes debuted with his latest single “There’s nothing holdin’ me back” (#18). This week this masterpiece sprinted up 18 spots and I’m sure that the other songs can’t prevent him for reaching my Top 10 by next week. “There is nothing holdin’ me back” has an infectious sound and a very catchy refrain as “Nur ein Herzschlag entfernt” which is in reach for #1. This indicates that Shawn Mendes could get his first Top 10 hit and much more.

The highest debut is by Lady Gaga. Recently she had a Top 10 hit with “Million reasons” which dropped out this week, but with “The cure” (#26) she has a massive debut. When I first listened to this song I thought “This is nothing for me” and so I gave “The cure” only a short preview. But nevertheless there was something with this song which leads me to the point that I gave it another listen. This time I gave the song the full run and I didn’t regret it. Easily “The cure” is getting more and more airplay and so this song is now the highest debut in this edition.

Also getting a very good debut is Lana Del Rey. Some weeks ago she returned to my Top 10 with the first single “Love” (#23) from her upcoming album “Lust for life”. This week Lana Del Rey returns with a very strong song and the title track to this new album. “Lust for life” (#35) is quite the opposition of “Born to die” (which had been a Top 10 hit back in 2012). The song is a duet with Canadian singer The Weeknd. The Weeknd had several hits since his hit “Love me harder” (peaked #13 back in 2015), but on my chart this song had been his only entry before he teamed up with Lana Del Rey for “Lust for life”. This song is dripping with slop, but I like this song and I’m sure that “Lust for life” is a future Top 10 hit for me.

Other debuts are “Need you now” (#50) by Dean Lewis, “No vacancy” (#63) by OneRepublic, “Song ofn fire” (#64) by Nickelback, “Green light” (#65) by Lorde, “No roots” (#83) by Alice Merton, “Thunder” (#89) by Imagine Dragons, “Inner demons” (#91) by Julia Brennan, “Act like you don’t” (#92) by Brooke Eden, “Everyday” (#93) by Ariana Grande feat. Future, “Quit” (#94) by Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande, “Shine” (#95) by LOLO, “Celebrate” (#96) by Ingrid Michaelson feat. AJR and “ILYSB” (#97) by LANY.

TW	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
1	1	6	1 (2)	Wasn't easy	GJan	TBA		(|)
2	3	3	2	Nur ein Herzschlag entfernt	Wincent Weiss	Irgendwas gegen die Stille		(|)
3	5	4	3	And I'm leaving	Leslie Clio	Purple		(|)
4	2	12	1 (2)	Be with you always	Mighty Oaks	Dreamers		(|)
5	4	11	4	Darkness is a filler	Leslie Clio	Purple		(|)
6	10	7	6	Flame	Tinashe	Joyride		(|)
7	8	17	1 (1)	Shape of you	Ed Sheeran	÷		(|)
8	14	5	8	Ist da jemand	Adel Tawil	So schön anders		(|)
9	6	13	2	Love is mystical	Cold War Kids	L.A. Devine		(|)
10	7	11	3	Machine	MisterWives	Connect the dots		(|)
11	9	11	9	Relapse	Carrie Underwood	Storyteller		(|)
12	19	9	12	Want it all	Cam	Untamed		(|)
13	26	4	13	Hard love	Needtobreathe feat. Andra Day	Hard love		(|)
14	17	10	14	Stay	Zedd feat. Alessia Cara	TBA		(|)
15	11	18	1 (3)	Right on time	Anouk	Queen for a day		(|)
16	15	18	1 (2)	Keeps getting better	Anouk	Queen for a day		(|)
17	25	4	17	Can we hang on?	Cold War Kids	L.A. Devine		(|)
18	36	2	18	There's nothing holdin' me back	Shawn Mendes	Illuminate		(|)
19	20	7	19	Symphony	Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson	TBA		(|)
20	12	18	1 (1)	We are	Anouk	Queen for a day		(|)
21	13	18	1 (1)	Castles in the air	Anouk	Queen for a day		(|)
22	24	7	22	Crush	Madeline Merlo	Soundtrack: Country crush		(|)
23	16	11	10	Love	Lana Del Rey	Lust for life		(|)
24	31	5	24	Higher	Carly Rae Jepsen	Emotion Side B		(|)
25	22	21	1 (2)	Remedy	Adele	25		(|)
26	(---)	1	26	The cure	Lady Gaga			(|)
27	29	11	27	Pretty girl	Maggie Lindemann	TBA		(|)
28	34	7	28	Break my heart	Hey Violet	TBA		(|)
29	18	12	11	Second wind	Kelly Clarkson	Piece by piece		(|)
30	21	15	6	Water	Little Hours	TBA		(|)
31	32	33	1 (8)	If I knew	Anouk	Queen for a day		(|)
32	42	4	32	Best you ever	Michelle Branch	Hopeless romantic		(|)
33	23	10	23	I know a place	Muna	About U		(|)
34	33	22	1 (2)	Alcohol	Shannon LaBrie	War & piece		(|)
35	(---)	1	35	Lust for life	Lana Del Rey feat. The Weeknd	Lust for life		(|)
36	41	10	36	Something just like this	The Chainsmokers feat. Coldplay	TBA		(|)
37	43	5	37	Craving you	Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris	TBA		(|)
38	45	5	38	Superficial love	Ruth B.	Safe haven		(|)
39	30	10	30	Scared to be lonely	Martin Garrix feat. Dua Lipa	TBA		(|)
40	47	3	40	Lost in you	Lena	Gemini		(|)
41	27	11	17	Bis mich jemand findet	Antje Schomaker	TBA		(|)
42	28	11	18	Somebody lonely and me (Nachtversion)	2Raumwohnung	Tag und Nacht		(|)
43	40	27	1 (2)	Talk too much	Coin	TBA		(|)
44	44	9	44	Village	Cam	Untamed		(|)
45	51	8	45	Animals	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind		(|)
46	52	8	46	No gold	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind		(|)
47	48	3	47	Ride this feeling	The New Electric	TBA		(|)
48	53	4	48	Be who you are	The Kooks	The best of ... so far		(|)
49	56	3	49	Hard times	Paramore	After laughter		(|)
50	(---)	1	50	Need you now	Dean Lewis	TBA		(|)
51	35	11	16	Love me (acoustic)	Jane XØ	TBA		(|)
52	37	10	37	Show you love	Kato & Sigala feat. Hailee Steinfeld	TBA		(|)
53	54	3	53	Alles	SAM	Kleinstadtkids		(|)
54	50	7	50	Deiche	Jennifer Rostock	Genau in diesem Ton		(|)
55	55	3	55	Vielleicht	Miwata	Nicht ohne Grund		(|)
56	57	8	56	Drive me away	Jess Moskaluke	TBA		(|)
57	61	2	57	Attention	Charlie Puth	TBA		(|)
58	58	6	58	Rise	Selena Gomez	Revival		(|)
59	59	6	59	Revival	Selena Gomez	Revival		(|)
60	60	7	60	No more love songs	Little Mix	Glory days		(|)
61	62	2	61	Beautiful ones	Hurts	TBA		(|)
62	63	2	62	Reminding me	Shawn Hook feat. Vanessa Hudgens	TBA		(|)
63	(---)	1	63	No vacancy	OneRepublic			(|)
64	(---)	1	64	Song on fire	Nickelback	Feed the machine		(|)
65	(---)	1	65	Green light	Lorde	Melodrama		(|)
66	38	10	33	Got your number	Serena Ryder	Utopia		(|)
67	39	10	39	It ain't me	Kygo & Selena Gomez	TBA		(|)
68	46	9	46	Love goes on	Kelly Clarkson & Aloe Blacc	Soundtrack: The Shack		(|)
69	49	12	23	Aus Gold	Tagtraeumer			(|)
70	65	12	24	Baby	Bakermat	TBA		(|)
71	66	12	25	In the blue	Kelly Clarkson	Piece by piece		(|)
72	74	7	72	Roulette	Max Giesinger	Der Junge, der rennt		(|)
73	76	6	73	Casi humanos	Dvicio	TBA		(|)
74	69	15	12	Get closer	XYLØ	TBA		(|)
75	73	15	16	Wish I knew you	The Revivalists	Men among mountains		(|)
76	75	7	75	Alles leuchtet	Joy Denalane	Gleisdreieck		(|)
77	64	10	44	Hopeless romantic	Michelle Branch	Hopeless romantic		(|)
78	77	7	77	Love's just a feeling	Lindsey Stirling feat. Rooty	Brave enough		(|)
79	81	2	79	All I ask	Adele	25		(|)
80	82	2	80	Million years ago	Adele	25		(|)
81	83	2	81	Sweetest devotion	Adele	25		(|)
82	88	4	82	Know love	Wild Culture feat. Chu	TBA		(|)
83	(---)	1	83	No roots	Alice Merton	TBA		(|)
84	84	7	84	In my head	Party Favor feat. Georgia Ku	TBA		(|)
85	85	5	85	Auf beiden Beinen	LOTTE	TBA		(|)
86	67	10	43	Tough guys	Caroline Jones	TBA		(|)
87	87	2	87	Wunderkerzenmenschen	LEA	TBA		(|)
88	78	7	78	American girls	One OK Rock	Ambitions		(|)
89	(---)	1	89	Thunder	Imagine Dragons	TBA		(|)
90	91	3	90	Hold on	Chord Overstreet	TBA		(|)
91	(---)	1	91	Inner demons	Julia Brennan	TBA		(|)
92	(---)	1	92	Act like you don't	Brooke Eden	Welcome the weekend EP		(|)
93	(---)	1	93	Everyday	Ariana Grande feat. Future	Dangerous woman		(|)
94	(---)	1	94	Quit	Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande	TBA		(|)
95	(---)	1	95	Shine	LOLO	In loving memory when I gave a sh*t		(|)
96	(---)	1	96	Celebrate	Ingrid Michaelson feat. AJR	It doesn't have to make sense		(|)
97	(---)	1	97	ILYSB	LANY	Make out EP		(|)
98	92	3	92	Gravity	Leo Stannard & Frances	TBA		(|)
99	100	2	99	Say no more	Forget Tomorrow	TBA		(|)
100	99	2	99	Paint this land	Busby Marou	Postcards from the shellhouse		(|)

				Dropout:
	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
	68	17	10	What if	Tokio Hotel	Dream machine		(|)
	70	19	3	Million reasons	Lady Gaga	Joanne		(|)
	71	11	31	Over & over	Madeline Merlo	Free soul		(|)
	72	10	38	Like I'll never love you again	Carrie Underwood	Storyteller		(|)
	79	12	31	Alles OK	Tagtraeumer	Alles OK		(|)
	80	16	10	Sweet talk	Scavenger Hunt	Sweet talk EP		(|)
	86	14	27	Love is a burden	Jamestown Revival	The education of a wandering man		(|)
	89	20	6	River Lea	Adele	25		(|)
	90	11	51	So schön kaputt	SDP	Die bunte Seite der Macht		(|)
	93	15	22	Million lights	Leslie Clio	Eureka		(|)
	94	15	23	Trying times	Leslie Clio	Eureka		(|)
	95	5	84	Automatic	Amy MacDonald	Under stars		(|)
	96	3	89	Drive	Glades	TBA		(|)
	97	3	90	Physical	The Aces	TBA		(|)
	98	2	91	Good news	Ocean Park Standoff	TBA		(|)

2017 #1's

1. Coin – Talk too much (2 weeks)
2. Shannon LaBrie – Alcohol (2 weeks)
3. Adele – Remedy (2 weeks)
4. Anouk – Right on time (3 weeks)
5. Anouk – Keeps getting better (2 weeks)
6. Anouk – Castles in the air (1 week)
7. Anouk – We are (1 week)
8. Ed Sheeran – Shape of you (1 week)
9. Mighty Oaks – Be with you always (2 weeks)
10. GJan – Wasn’t easy (2 weeks)