Week 401 – November 3rd, 2018

First I’ve to write that there won’t be any flags in this and in the following weeks, because my account where I uploaded my flags has been disabled. Until I’ve not cleared this situation I’m not able to make the flags viewable.

So let’s see how this week looks like. At the top there is a new #1. Paul McCartney took over my chart with his recent single “Fuh you” (#1). It is nice to see that Veteran artists still have a chance to reach #1. Also up one spot and now in the runner’s up position is Annalisa with “Le parole non mentono” (#2, “Words don’t lie”). Last week’s #1 “Halt nicht fest” (#3, “Don’t hold on”) dropped two spots and is now rounding out my podium. Holding their spots are “Head above water” (#4) by Avril Lavigne and “You” (#5) by Matilda.

Directly behind also non-moving are “Mi parli piano” (#6, “Talk to me slowly”) by Emma and “Thru these tears” (#7) by LANY. These four non-moving songs are followed by the first out of two new songs in my Top 10. “Let you love me” (#8) is the 2nd Top 10 hit by Rita Ora. Her only Top 10 had been “I will never let you down” which reached my Top 10 in 2014 and peaked at #6 in June 2014. So let’s welcome her after an absence of more than four years. Next in line is “Rough diamonds fall” (#9) by Luke Sital-Singh. “Rough diamonds fall” is caught between the two new songs in this section of my chart. While “Let you love me” is the highest Top 10 entry “Lay with me” (#10) by Phantoms feat. Vanessa Hudgens is the 2nd highest new song in my Top 10. When I first listened to this song I’ve not seen this happening, but this is a really good song so it deserves the Top 10 honours.

What describes a kind of this year’s music best? Maybe it is the catch phrase “Baby hit me one more time”. I’ve not heard this phrase so often since Britney Spears had her debut hit “… Baby one more time” back in 1998. This year nearly every song with a retro title includes this phrase. The first time I recognized this phrase in a song of 2018 had been “2002” by Anne-Marie which peaked at #18 in July. Three weeks ago “1999” (#34) by Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan debuted and this song also includes this phrase. And this week US country singer Lauren Alaina debuts with her song “Ladies in the ‘90s” (#65). You’re right this song also includes this phrase. Could it be that “Baby … one more time” is the biggest hit in the 1990’s? I’m not sure, but there are indicators for this fact.

The highest debut is by a well-known German singer which I’ve not charted before. Wolfgang Petry had his biggest hit in the 1990’s with “Die längste Single der Welt” (“The world longest single”; 1996: peaked at #7 in Germany) and “Die längste Single der Welt 2” (1999: peaked at #2 in Germany). Now he released the first single out of his upcoming album “Genau jetzt!” (“Just now”). “Wo sind denn all die Helden” (#48) is a very strong song and at the moment I see this song as potential Top 20 hit. Behind Paul McCartney German Wolfgang Petry is the 2nd oldest male artist on my chart. The 2nd highest debut is by Clara Mae. “Sorry for writing all the songs about you” (#61) is a good song, but at the moment only her 2nd highest charting song. “Rooftop” (#54) could be outperformed in the next weeks. Surprisingly a debut is the 2017 hit “Sign of the times” (#81) by Harry Styles. I really have to say that I didn’t liked this song when it came out, but I just heard this song at the end of the German TV show “Professor T” (is based on a TV show from Belgium). I was flashed and now this song from last year got its debut.

Other debuts are “What is love” (#62, a cover of the Haddaway hit), “Nobody” (#63) by Matt Cardle, “Baby don’t talk” (#64) by Léon, “Fragile” (#82) and “Bad habit” (#83) by Leslie Clio, “Survive on love” (#84) by Matt Gresham, “Lost in the middle” (#85) by Catherine McGrath, “Keep lying” (#86) by Donna Missal, “Free fall” (#87) by Andreas Moe, “I’ll still have me” (#88) by CYN, “Ijskoud” (#94), “Better off gone” (#96) by Logan Mize, “Movin’ on” (#97) by Muscadine Bloodline, “Could it be” (#98) by Kane Miller, “Not thinkin’ bout you” (#99) by Ruel and “I scare myself” (#100) by Beth Crowley.

TW	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
1	2	8	1 (1)	Fuh you	Paul McCartney	Egypt station	(|)
2	3	9	3	Le parole non mentono	Annalisa	Bye bye	(|)
3	1	8	1 (2)	Halt nicht fest	Ohrenpost	TBA	(|)
4	4	6	4	Head above water	Avril Lavigne	TBA	(|)
5	5	12	1 (4)	You	Matilda	Odyssey	(|)
6	6	15	1 (2)	Mi parli piano	Emma	Essere qui	(|)
7	7	15	1 (4)	Thru these tears	LANY	Malibu nights	(|)
8	20	5	8	Let you love me	Rita Ora	TBA	(|)
9	8	14	3	Rough diamond falls	Luke Sital-Singh	Time is a riddle	(|)
10	24	3	10	Lay with me	Phantoms feat. Vanessa Hudgens	TBA	(|)
11	9	12	5	One more red light	Cassadee Pope	TBA	(|)
12	10	13	6	Wild	Catherine McGrath	Talk of this town	(|)
13	11	12	11	Way back home	Shaun	Take	(|)
14	12	12	4	In ein paar Jahren	Christina Stürmer	Überall zu Hause	(|)
15	13	11	7	Immer wenn wir uns sehn	LEA feat. Cyril	Soundtrack: Das schönste Mädchen der Welt	(|)
16	19	6	16	Liebe auf Distanz	Revolverheld feat. Antje Schomaker	Zimmer mit Blick	(|)
17	14	13	9	Sicherer Hafen	Tagtraeumer	Ungleich eins	(|)
18	15	13	10	Boots	Leony	TBA	(|)
19	18	10	18	Breathin'	Ariana Grande	Sweetener	(|)
20	35	3	20	Two punks in love	Bülow	TBA	(|)
21	16	12	7	Between you and me	One Bit & Louisa Johnson	TBA	(|)
22	17	14	8	High on life	Martin Garrix feat. Bonn	TBA	(|)
23	21	18	2	Heat	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning of life	(|)
24	22	21	1 (3)	I did something bad	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
25	29	6	25	Aller guten Dinge	Antje Schomaker	Von Helden und Halunken	(|)
26	23	11	20	Give a little	Maggie Rogers	TBA	(|)
27	25	18	5	Whole lotta woman	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning of life	(|)
28	26	12	22	Might not like me	Brynn Elliott	Time of our lives	(|)
29	31	9	29	Bianco nero e grigio	Annalisa	Bye bye	(|)
30	37	6	30	Für einen Funken Euophorie	Antje Schomaker	Von Helden und Halunken	(|)
31	27	21	3	Don't blame me	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
32	28	12	25	Love	Kinnie Lane	V	(|)
33	38	3	33	80's baby	New Kids On The Block feat. Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Tiffany & Debbie Gibson	TBA	(|)
34	40	3	34	1999	Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan	TBA	(|)
35	39	3	35	Sweet but psycho	Ava Max	TBA	(|)
36	41	3	36	Another night	Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra feat. Anastacia	Classical 90's dance 2	(|)
37	30	25	1 (1)	Angels on my shoulders	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind	(|)
38	32	11	27	Middle of the night mind	Kate Voegele	Canyonlands	(|)
39	33	10	28	Caught in the middle	Paramore	After laughter	(|)
40	34	24	2	Don't go breaking my heart	Backstreet Boys	TBA	(|)
41	36	28	1 (3)	Not the only one	Kate Voegele	Canyonlands	(|)
42	53	4	42	Getaway car	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
43	64	3	43	I don't wanna love you anymore	LANY	Malibu nights	(|)
44	71	2	44	Where we go	Pink	Beautiful trauma	(|)
45	47	8	42	Anywhere	Sigma	TBA	(|)
46	42	12	26	Way back home	Ysabelle Cuevas		(|)
47	43	11	31	Ventura highway	Kate Voegele	Canyonlands	(|)
48	(---)	1	48	Wo sind denn all die Helden	Wolfgang Petry	Genau jetzt!	(|)
49	44	10	39	Grudges	Paramore	After laughter	(|)
50	45	12	21	Wunschkonzert	Stereoact feat. Sarah	TBA	(|)
51	52	34	1 (6)	Stop me from falling	Kylie Minogue	Golden	(|)
52	55	7	52	Love wins	Carrie Underwood	Cry pretty	(|)
53	46	12	23	Loyal to me	Nina Nesbitt	TBA	(|)
54	54	8	54	Rooftop	Clara Mae	TBA	(|)
55	48	12	28	G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.	Red Electrick	TBA	(|)
56	56	8	56	Lügenhits	OK Kid	Sensation	(|)
57	57	5	57	Shallow	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Soundtrack: A star is born	(|)
58	58	3	58	Consequences (orchestra)	Camila Cabello	Camila	(|)
59	52	5	59	Back again	You Me At Six	VI	(|)
60	63	4	60	So it goes...	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
61	(---)	1	61	Sorry for writing all the songs about you	Clara Mae	Sorry for writing all the songs about you	(|)
62	(---)	1	62	What is love	Jaymes Young	TBA	(|)
63	(---)	1	63	Nobody	Matt Cardle	Time to be alive	(|)
64	(---)	1	64	Baby don't talk	Léon	TBA	(|)
65	(---)	1	65	Ladies in the '90s	Lauren Alaina	TBA	(|)
66	60	7	60	SOS	Cher	Dancing queen	(|)
67	72	2	67	Barbies	Pink	Beautiful trauma	(|)
68	49	14	30	Until the night is done	Luke Sital-Singh	Time is a riddle	(|)
69	50	13	36	Bonnie & Clyde	Tagtraeumer	Ungleich eins	(|)
70	51	20	12	But we lost it	Pink	Beautiful trauma	(|)
71	59	23	7	So high	Aslove feat. Norma Jean Martine	TBA	(|)
72	69	6	69	Be alright	Dean Lewis	TBA	(|)
73	70	5	70	This feeling	The Chainsmokers feat. Kelsea Ballerini	Sick boy...this feeling	(|)
74	61	25	4	Verdammt lang her	Andreas Gabalier	TBA	(|)
75	65	15	24	Lie like me	Ward Thomas	Restless minds	(|)
76	66	15	30	Le cose chen penso	Emma	Essere qui	(|)
77	67	14	32	Heatwave	Missy Lancaster	TBA	(|)
78	68	11	51	Heart to break	Kim Petras	TBA	(|)
79	81	3	79	True colors	XO Cupid feat. Maya Avedis	TBA	(|)
80	80	4	80	Mad at you	Noah Cyrus & Gallant	Good cry	(|)
81	(---)	1	81	Sign of the times	Harry Styles	Harry Styles	(|)
82	(---)	1	82	Fragile	Leslie Clio	Purple	(|)
83	(---)	1	83	Bad habit	Leslie Clio	Purple	(|)
84	(---)	1	84	Survive on love	Matt Gresham	Who am I now	(|)
85	(---)	1	85	Lost in the middle	Catherine McGrath	Talk of this town	(|)
86	(---)	1	86	Keep lying	Donna Missal	This time	(|)
87	(---)	1	87	Free fall	Andreas Moe	Maybe it's all we dreamed of EP	(|)
88	(---)	1	88	I'll still have me	CYN	TBA	(|)
89	73	8	55	Why so serious	Alice Merton	TBA	(|)
90	74	9	64	That's what I'm gonna do	Aurea	Restart	(|)
91	75	9	65	Too old too soon	Aurea	Restart	(|)
92	76	9	66	Restart	Aurea	Restart	(|)
93	90	3	90	Thursday	Jess Glynne	TBA	(|)
94	(---)	1	94	IJskoud	Nielsen	TBA	(|)
95	95	3	95	Bones	Ella Poletti	TBA	(|)
96	(---)	1	96	Better off gone	Logan Mizan	Come back road	(|)
97	(---)	1	97	Movin' on	Muscadine Bloodline	Movin'on	(|)
98	(---)	1	98	Could it be	Kane Miller	Movin'on	(|)
99	(---)	1	99	Not thinkin' bout you	Ruel	Ready	(|)
100	(---)	1	100	I scare myself	Beth Crowley	TBA	(|)

				Dropout:
	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
	77	7	70	How can I forget	MKTO	TBA	(|)
	78	7	71	Love someone	Lukas Graham	3 (The purple album)	(|)
	79	9	67	Ol' sweet day	AHI	We made it through the wreckage	(|)
	82	10	60	Almost forgot	Against The Current	Past lives	(|)
	83	10	62	Wouldn't want to be like you	Sheryl Crow feat. Annie Clark	TBA	(|)
	84	7	75	Electricity	Silk city feat. Dua Lipa	TBA	(|)
	85	7	76	Egal wos kummt	Solarkreis	TBA	(|)
	86	7	77	Summer is a curse	The Faim	TBA	(|)
	87	6	78	Butterfly's dream	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind	(|)
	88	6	79	I'm still here	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind	(|)
	89	4	80	Build a house	Stefanie Heinzmann feat. Alle Farben	TBA	(|)
	91	5	81	It's not right but it's okay	Mystique	TBA	(|)
	92	5	82	River	Josh Groban	Bridges	(|)
	93	3	85	Gegen den Wind	EAV feat. Lemo	Alles ist erlaubt	(|)
	94	5	87	Burn out	Martin Garrix & Justin Mylo feat. Dewain Whitmore	TBA	(|)
	96	3	88	Rien	Amel Bent feat. Alonzo	TBA	(|)
	97	3	89	Signs	Hugel & Taio Cruz	TBA	(|)
	98	3	90	What you waiting for	Sigala feat. Kylie Minogue	Brighter days	(|)
	99	3	91	Mysterious guy	Jacle Bow	TBA	(|)
	100	3	92	New eyes	Nicklas Sahl	Planets	(|)

2018 #1's

1. Pink – Beautiful trauma (4 weeks, 2 in 2017)
2. Tagtraeumer – Pfeile (eng. “Arrows”; 1 week; also 3 in 2017)
3. Bishop Briggs – Dream (1 week)
4. Kate Voegele – Shoot this arrow (3 weeks)
5. Luke Sital-Singh – Still (1 week)
6. Luke Sital-Singh – Killing me (1 week)
7. Kylie Minogue – Dancing (4 weeks)
8. Die Fantastischen Vier feat. Clueso – Zusammen (4 weeks, eng. Together)
9. Emma – Effetto domino (1 week, eng. Domino effect)
10. Kylie Minogue – Stop me from falling (6 weeks)
11. Kate Voegele – Not the only one (2 weeks)
12. Norma Jean Martine – Angels on my shoulders (1 week)
13. Kate Voegele – Not the only one (1 week)
14. Taylor Swift – I did something bad (3 weeks)
15. LANY – Thru these tears (4 weeks)
16. Emma – Mi parli piano (2 weeks, eng. Talk to me slowly)
17. Matilda – You (4 weeks)
18. Ohrenpost – Halt nicht fest (2 weeks, eng. Don’t hold on)
19. Paul McCartney – Fuh you (1 week)