The GfK Entertainment charts are record charts compiled by GfK Entertainment on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by GfK Entertainment. The charts are based on weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles and albums, as well as the amount of airplay the songs receive on German radio stations.
Issue date | Song | Artist | Ref. | Album | Artist | Ref. |
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5 January | "Wonderful Life" | 6PM Records featuring Luciano, Hurts and Sira | [1] | Nummer eins | Ikke Hüftgold | [2] |
12 January | "Time" | Luciano | [3] | Fieber | OG Keemo | [4] |
19 January | "Vois sur ton chemin" | Bennett | [5] | Ninetynine | Jazeek | [6] |
26 January | [7] | Phönix aus der Asche | Fantasy | [8] | ||
2 February | "Zornig" | Ski Aggu | [9] | 40 Jahre Onkelz – Live im Waldstadion | Böhse Onkelz | [10] |
9 February | "I Don't Care" | Twenty4tim | [11] | How Have You Been? | Giant Rooks | [12] |
16 February | "One Night Stand" | Finch, Katja Krasavice, Luca-Dante Spadafora featuring Niklas Dee | [13] | Vom Rand der Zeit | Olli Schulz | [14] |
23 February | "Lieb mich" | Ayliva | [15] | Vultures 1 | Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | [16] |
1 March | "Beautiful Things" | Benson Boone | [17] | Seductive | Luciano | [18] |
8 March | [19] | The Mandrake Project | Bruce Dickinson | [20] | ||
15 March | [21] | Invincible Shield | Judas Priest | [22] | ||
22 March | [23] | Back in Black | AC/DC | [24] | ||
29 March | [25] | Off | Alligatoah | [26] | ||
5 April | "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" | Artemas | [27] | Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé | [28] |
12 April | [29] | Gute Laune ungerecht verteilt | Kettcar | [30] | ||
19 April | [31] | One Deep River | Mark Knopfler | [32] | ||
26 April | [33] | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | [34] | ||
3 May | "Wunder" | Ayliva featuring Apache 207 | [35] | Zeitreise / Live im Sartory | Niedeckens BAP | [36] |
10 May | [37] | Nach Haus | Reinhard Mey | [38] | ||
17 May | [39] | The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | [40] | ||
24 May | [41] | Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish | [42] | ||
31 May | "Mittelmeer" | Pashanim | [43] | Clancy | Twenty One Pilots | [44] |
7 June | [45] | Kult | Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys | [46] |
"Daddy Cool" is a song produced and co-written by Frank Farian who had founded the group Boney M. to visually perform to his songs on TV and while touring discos. Farian also provided the male voice parts on the record. The song was included on their debut album Take the Heat off Me. It was a 1976 hit and a staple of disco music and became Boney M.'s first hit in the United Kingdom.
American boy band NSYNC has released four studio albums and 18 singles. The band first charted in 1996 and released their self-titled debut album in 1997. Their debut studio album 'N SYNC (1997) was preceded by the lead single "I Want You Back", which entered the top five in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the United States. Supported by the commercial success of its lead single "Bye Bye Bye", their third studio album No Strings Attached (2000) debuted with 2.4 million copies sold in the first week. The second single, "It's Gonna Be Me", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their first two studio albums were certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Celebrity, their fourth and last studio album, was released in 2001 and the final single ”Girlfriend” in 2002.
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983 by Warner Bros., as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, Stompin' at the Savoy (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.
"Words" is a song by F. R. David, released as a single in 1982 from his debut album of the same name. The song was a huge European hit, peaking at number one in West Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, and Norway. In early 1983, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and it also went to number one in South Africa in late 1982, spending 25 weeks on the charts, eventually becoming the most successful hit on that country's year-end chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 12 and spent 41 weeks within the top 100 in two chart runs throughout 1983 and early 1984.
The discography of Vanessa Hudgens consists of two studio albums, five soundtrack albums, thirteen singles, and seven music videos. Hudgens has also recorded several other releases as her High School Musical character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series' soundtracks. The songs she has recorded entered several international music charts and most of them were duets with the cast members of the High School Musical series. Hudgens' biggest hit song is the High School Musical duet "Breaking Free", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Could You Be Loved" is a 1980 song by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released as the first single from their twelfth and last album, Uprising (1980), and is also included on their greatest-hits album Legend (1984). It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar. In the middle of the song, background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single "Judge Not": "The road of life is rocky; And you may stumble too. So while you point your fingers, someone else is judging you". Instruments used on the original record of this song are guitars, bass, drums, acoustic piano, the Hohner clavinet and an organ, as well as the Brazilian cuíca. "Could You be Loved" was very successful on the charts in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Sweden and West Germany.
"Weekend" is a song by Dutch band Earth and Fire. It was released by Earth and Fire as a single in November 1979 and reached the number one spot in the singles charts in the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany, Denmark and Portugal. It was written by keyboard player Gerard Koerts for the album Reality Fills Fantasy.
"Infinity", also known as "Infinity ", is the debut single by British acid house musician Guru Josh. It was originally released in December 1989 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version called "Infinity 2008", and once again in 2012 as "Infinity 2012".
The discography of Robert Palmer consists of 14 studio albums, three live albums and 12 compilation albums. For the discographies of Vinegar Joe and the Power Station, see their respective pages.
Forever and Ever is the second studio album by Greek singer-songwriter Demis Roussos, released in 1973, by Philips Records. A greatly popular album, it also topped the international albums charts in Germany, Netherlands and Norway and was number 2 in Austria.
"Avenir" is the second single by French singer and actress Louane from her debut studio album Chambre 12. The song was released as digital EP and digital download on December 1, 2014, and January 5, 2015, respectively. On October 30, 2015, a CD single was issued in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Fifty Shades Darker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Fifty Shades Darker, an adaptation of E. L. James's novel of the same name. The soundtrack album was released through Republic Records on February 10, 2017. The lead single, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", was performed by Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik and was released on December 9, 2016. The single was commercially successful, reaching number five on United Kingdom and number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The film's soundtrack was released in two separate versions; one for the 19 popular artists songs used in the film, and another separate release for the original score composed for the film by Danny Elfman. Two of Elfman's themes were also included on the popular artists version of the soundtrack release.
"Whatever It Takes" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released on May 9, 2017, as a promotional single through Kidinakorner and Interscope. It later became the third single from the band's third studio album, Evolve, on October 6, 2017. It was also the official theme song for WWE's PPV event Battleground, in addition to its inclusion in the video game Madden NFL 18. The song was sent to US contemporary hit radio on February 13, 2018.
"More Than You Know" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell & Ingrosso featuring uncredited vocals from Kristoffer Fogelmark. The song was released in Sweden as a digital download on 27 May 2017 as the tenth single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Sebastian Ingrosso, Salem Al Fakir, Axel Hedfors, Vincent Pontare and Richard Zastenker. The song peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.
Berlin lebt is the fourth studio album by German rapper Capital Bra. The triple album, consisting of the standard version, instrumentals and the EP 5 Songs in einer Nacht was released on 22 June 2018, by Team Kuku and distributed by Sony Music. The album features guest appearances by Ufo361, Farid Bang, KC Rebell, Bausa and AK Ausserkontrolle among others.