Week 404 – November 24th, 2018

Today I felt a little bit sick, so I had to do postpone this review. Then I had problems with my PC. This is why I’m posting this week’s review later than usual. After fast changes at the top Avril Lavigne defended the #1 with “Head above water” (#1). Avril is a favourite of mine since her wonderful debut song “Complicated”. How time flies! More than 16 years ago I first listened to this song and I played her debut album back and forth. I’m really getting old, but back to the topic. Also holding its position is “Le parole non mentono” (#2, “Words don’t lie”) by Annalisa. New at the podium is “Let you love me” (#3) by Rita Ora. For her this is her first Top 3 hit on my chart. She replaced Paul McCartney’s #1 smash “Fuh you” (#4) which dropped one spot. Completing the Top 5 is “Lay with me” (#5) by Phantoms feat. Vanessa Hudgens. I really haven’t seen this coming, but now this song is taking my chart by storm.

Dropping out of my Top 5 is “Halt nicht fest” (#6, “Don’t hold on”) by German band Ohrenpost. I’ve charted them once before, but this hit came out of nowhere. Technically “Halt nicht fest” is no one hit wonder, but only the future will tell if this is an anomaly. Up one spot is “Two punks in love” (#7) by Bülow. She is followed by LANY. They are celebrating their 2nd Top 10 hit with “I don’t love you anymore” (#8) while “Thru these tears” (#11) dropped out of the Top 10 in its 18th week on chart. The Top 10 is rounded out with two former #1’s. At #9 it is “You” by Matilda and at #10 it is “Mi parli piano” (“Talk to me slowly”) by Emma.

After a week with more than 10 new entries this week is rather calm. The greatest gainer of the week is “Sorry for writing all the songs about you” (#12) by Clara Mae. She just missed her first Top 10 hit, but this song should be in by next. The highest debut is by the Backstreet Boys. At the moment they are the most successful boy band on my chart. And no we aren’t in the 1990’s. Their latest hit song is “Chances” (#67). “Chances” got a solid debut for the moment and don’t see this song reaching the same spheres as “Don’t go breaking my heart”, but who knows. It is a good song and should do well. Other debuts are “Always remember us this way” (#75) by Lady Gaga, “Gimme” (#76) by Megan Davies, “Crush” (#77) by Cigarettes After Sex, “No matter what” (#93) by Calum Scott, “Used to” (#94) by Sandro Cavazza feat. Lou Elliotte, “Wie versprochen” (#95, “As promised”) by Clueso, “Du” (#96, “You”) by Alexander Knappe.

TW	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
1	2	9	1	Head above water	Avril Lavigne	TBA	(|)
2	2	12	1 (1)	Le parole non mentono	Annalisa	Bye bye	(|)
3	4	8	3	Let you love me	Rita Ora	TBA	(|)
4	3	11	1 (1)	Fuh you	Paul McCartney	Egypt station	(|)
5	6	6	5	Lay with me	Phantoms feat. Vanessa Hudgens	TBA	(|)
6	5	11	1 (2)	Halt nicht fest	Ohrenpost	TBA	(|)
7	8	6	7	Two punks in love	Bülow	TBA	(|)
8	15	6	8	I don't wanna love you anymore	LANY	Malibu nights	(|)
9	7	15	1 (4)	You	Matilda	Odyssey	(|)
10	9	18	1 (2)	Mi parli piano	Emma	Essere qui	(|)
11	10	18	1 (4)	Thru these tears	LANY	Malibu nights	(|)
12	35	4	12	Sorry for writing all the songs about you	Clara Mae	Sorry for writing all the songs about you	(|)
13	11	9	11	Liebe auf Distanz	Revolverheld feat. Antje Schomaker	Zimmer mit Blick	(|)
14	17	6	14	1999	Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan	TBA	(|)
15	12	17	3	Rough diamond falls	Luke Sital-Singh	Time is a riddle	(|)
16	13	15	5	One more red light	Cassadee Pope	TBA	(|)
17	21	6	17	80's baby	New Kids On The Block feat. Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Tiffany & Debbie Gibson	TBA	(|)
18	14	16	6	Wild	Catherine McGrath	Talk of this town	(|)
19	22	6	19	Another night	Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra feat. Anastacia	Classical 90's dance 2	(|)
20	23	7	20	Getaway car	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
21	24	5	21	Where we go	Pink	Beautiful trauma	(|)
22	32	4	22	Baby don't talk	Léon	TBA	(|)
23	31	3	23	Mondiale	Emma	TBA	(|)
24	16	15	11	Way back home	Shaun	Take	(|)
25	18	9	18	Aller guten Dinge	Antje Schomaker	Von Helden und Halunken	(|)
26	29	6	26	Sweet but psycho	Ava Max	TBA	(|)
27	19	15	4	In ein paar Jahren	Christina Stürmer	Überall zu Hause	(|)
28	20	14	7	Immer wenn wir uns sehn	LEA feat. Cyril	Soundtrack: Das schönste Mädchen der Welt	(|)
29	34	4	29	Wo sind denn all die Helden	Wolfgang Petry	Genau jetzt!	(|)
30	25	16	9	Sicherer Hafen	Tagtraeumer	Ungleich eins	(|)
31	26	9	26	Für einen Funken Euophorie	Antje Schomaker	Von Helden und Halunken	(|)
32	27	16	10	Boots	Leony	TBA	(|)
33	28	13	18	Breathin'	Ariana Grande	Sweetener	(|)
34	30	24	1 (3)	I did something bad	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
35	54	3	35	Baby	Clean Bandit feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi	TBA	(|)
36	33	15	7	Between you and me	One Bit & Louisa Johnson	TBA	(|)
37	55	2	37	Nada	Shakira	El dorado	(|)
38	43	8	38	Back again	You Me At Six	VI	(|)
39	49	6	39	Consequences (orchestra)	Camila Cabello	Camila	(|)
40	51	7	40	So it goes...	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
41	45	28	1 (1)	Angels on my shoulders	Norma Jean Martine	Only in my mind	(|)
42	41	12	29	Bianco nero e grigio	Annalisa	Bye bye	(|)
43	46	31	1 (3)	Not the only one	Kate Voegele	Canyonlands	(|)
44	50	4	44	What is love	Jaymes Young	TBA	(|)
45	52	4	45	Nobody	Matt Cardle	Time to be alive	(|)
46	36	17	8	High on life	Martin Garrix feat. Bonn	TBA	(|)
47	38	14	20	Give a little	Maggie Rogers	TBA	(|)
48	40	15	22	Might not like me	Brynn Elliott	Time of our lives	(|)
49	56	3	49	Don't you know	Justin Caruso feat. Jake Miller	TBA	(|)
50	48	8	48	Shallow	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Soundtrack: A star is born	(|)
51	47	37	1 (6)	Stop me from falling	Kylie Minogue	Golden	(|)
52	60	2	52	Thank U, next	Ariana Grande	Thank U, next	(|)
53	53	3	53	Ring them bells	GJan	Soundtrack: Ashes in the snow	(|)
54	58	5	54	Barbies	Pink	Beautiful trauma	(|)
55	57	4	55	Ladies in the '90s	Lauren Alaina	TBA	(|)
56	61	2	56	In betweenin'	Austin Brown		(|)
57	59	3	57	More than friends	Jason Mraz feat. Meghan Trainor	Know.	(|)
58	44	15	25	Love	Kinnie Lane	V	(|)
59	62	2	59	Veneno	Anitta	Solo EP	(|)
60	63	2	60	Waving through a window	Katy Perry	Dear Evan Hansen	(|)
61	64	3	61	Breakaway	Lennon Stella	TBA	(|)
62	67	2	62	Sea of silence	Betta Lemme	Bambola EP	(|)
63	69	3	63	The last day	Luke Sital-Singh	TBA	(|)
64	75	3	64	Never know	Ward Thomas	TBA	(|)
65	68	6	65	True colors	XO Cupid feat. Maya Avedis	TBA	(|)
66	70	4	66	Free fall	Andreas Moe	Maybe it's all we dreamed of EP	(|)
67	(---)	1	67	Chances	Backstreet Boys	DNA	(|)
68	73	4	68	Fragile	Leslie Clio	Purple	(|)
69	74	4	69	Bad habit	Leslie Clio	Purple	(|)
70	76	3	70	Brake light	Rachael Fahim	TBA	(|)
71	77	4	71	Survive on love	Matt Gresham	Who am I now	(|)
72	72	4	72	Sign of the times	Harry Styles	Harry Styles	(|)
73	78	2	73	All loved up	Amy Shark	Love monster	(|)
74	83	2	74	Invisible	Anna Clendening	TBA	(|)
75	(---)	1	75	Always remember us this way	Lady Gaga	Soundtrack: A star is born	(|)
76	(---)	1	76	Gimme	Megan Davies	TBA	(|)
77	(---)	1	77	Crush	Cigarettes After Sex	TBA	(|)
78	71	7	71	Mad at you	Noah Cyrus & Gallant	Good cry	(|)
79	79	4	79	Lost in the middle	Catherine McGrath	Talk of this town	(|)
80	80	4	80	Keep lying	Donna Missal	This time	(|)
81	81	2	81	Youth	Shawn Mendes feat. Khalid	Shawn Mendes	(|)
82	82	2	82	Fading	Alle Farben & Ilira	TBA	(|)
83	88	3	83	Party for one	Carly Rae Jepsen	TBA	(|)
84	89	3	84	Emotion	Astrid S	TBA	(|)
85	84	3	84	Mark on my heart	Olly Murs	You know I know	(|)
86	87	2	86	Careless whisper	Train feat. Kenny G	Greatest hits	(|)
87	91	2	87	Miss me more	Kelsea Ballerini	Unapologetically	(|)
88	85	2	85	The big unknown	Sade	TBA	(|)
89	94	2	89	Normal	Sasha Sloan	TBA	(|)
90	86	2	86	Ein Jahr	Bruckner	TBA	(|)
91	92	3	91	Dancing away with my heart	Dillon Carmichael	Hell on an angel	(|)
92	93	3	92	When it comes to loving you	Jon Langston	TBA	(|)
93	(---)	1	93	No matter what	Calum Scott	Human	(|)
94	(---)	1	94	Used to	Sandro Cavazza feat. Lou Elliotte	TBA	(|)
95	(---)	1	95	Wie versprochen	Clueso	Handgepäck I	(|)
96	(---)	1	96	Du	Alexander Knappe	Ohne Chaos keine Lieder	(|)
97	95	2	95	She makes me	Rick Astley	Beautiful life	(|)
98	96	2	96	Blender	Rola	12:12	(|)
99	98	2	98	Maybetheproblemisyou	GiiRL	TBA	(|)
100	99	2	99	Nie mehr nach Hause	Paul	TBA	(|)

				Dropout:
	LW	WI	Peak	Title	Artist	Album
	37	20	2	Heat	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning of life	(|)
	39	20	5	Whole lotta woman	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning of life	(|)
	42	23	3	Don't blame me	Taylor Swift	Reputation	(|)
	65	13	27	Middle of the night mind	Kate Voegele	Canyonlands	(|)
	66	12	28	Caught in the middle	Paramore	After laughter	(|)
	90	3	88	I'll still have me	CYN	TBA	(|)
	97	2	95	Music's too sad without you	Kylie Minogue & Jack Savoretti	Golden	(|)
	100	1	100	All day	Now United	TBA	(|)

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)
20. Annalisa – Le parole non mentono (1 week, eng. Words don’t lie)
21. Avril Lavigne – Head above water (2 weeks)