Song leaderboard

The best song list is a hit parade of critics for German-language song art that has existed since 1984 and is compiled monthly.

history

In 1984 the best songs list was brought into being on Südwestfunk and later continued by its successor SWR in order to promote German-language music - also apart from pop and rock - and to secure a place in the radio program. In 2003 the SWR got out of the project after a few quarrels, and the jurors of the best songs list founded the German-speaking Music Association as a new sponsor. Since then, the best songs list has been played regularly in various radio music programs in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland and published in magazines such as Folker and Neue Musikzeitung . The best songs list names a CD of the month every month and awards the annual prize of the best songs list and a sponsorship prize every year . Since 2007 the CD of the year has also been awarded.

In July 2014, with the song Fering hüs by the group Kalüün , a song in North Frisian was also included in the otherwise German-language list of best songs.

jury

The jury of the best songs list consists of music critics and radio journalists. The composition of the staff has remained relatively constant over the years.

Jury members

• Hans Jacobshagen (formerly WDR), moderator of the best song list in the song lounge on WDR5, alternating with Michael Lohse
• Dieter Kindl ( FRK )
• Petra Schwarz u. a. October Club , Festival of Political Song, Festival of Music and Politics
• Harald Justin
• Michael Lohse (WDR), presenter of the best song list broadcast in the song lounge on WDR5, alternating with Hans Jacobshagen
• Michael Laages
• Ingo Nordhofen
• Barbara Preusler u. a. CH - cultural project management, LiederLobby Switzerland
• Fredi Hallauer (CH)
• Tom Schroeder
• Thekla Jahn , NDR, Deutschlandfunk, ARD
• Hans Reul ( BRF )
• Wolfgang Rumpf NWR, Radio Bremen, SWF3
• Katja Klüssendorf (melody & rhythm)
• Harald Justin (Austria)

Former jury members

• Hildegard Doebner († 2000)
• Nikolaus Gatter
• Danuta Görnandt ( RBB )
• Rainer Hannes ( SWR )
• Christian Hentschel
• Reinhard Hippen († 2010)
• Manfred Horak (Vienna)
• Eva Maria Kiltz ( VUT )
• Carl-Friedrich Krüger (Mainz)
• Thomas Rothschild
• Hanni Schmidt
• Karl-Heinz Schmieding
• Hollow Skai
• Thomas Vogel († 2017)
• Anne Worst
• Ulrike Zöller
• Steffen Kolodziej
• Sylvia Systermans
• Stephan Rögner
• Christian Beck ( Folker )
• Peter Eichler ( MDR )
• Kai Engelke
• Silke Ayadin
• Mike Kamp ( Folker )
• Michael Kleff (editor-in-chief of Folker magazine ), moderator of the regular Liederbestenliste broadcast on Deutschlandfunk , was a member of the jury for the Liederbestenliste as well as the jury of the World Music Charts Europe , which he also presented on Deutschlandfunk in alternating cycles. It has been part of the Music and Politics Festival since 2000 , when it was called the Political Song Festival for the last time . He also advertises the festival in the program "Liederbestenliste" on Deutschlandfunk. He also moderates the program This Land - Your Land? On the Hamburg internet radio station ByteFM . .
• Karl-Heinz Schmieding
• Matthias Inhoffen
• Martin Steiner
• Karen Sophie Thorstensen († 2018)

Best of the year

• 1984: Wolf Biermann - The deserter
• 1985: Konstantin Wecker - Better run, run
• 1986: Franz Josef Degenhardt - The teacher
• 1987: Georg Ringsgwandl - Pope gsehng
• 1988: Franz Josef Degenhardt - song I sing it for
• 1989: Georg Ringsgwandl - Nothing to take away
• 1990: Konstantin Wecker - Sturmbannführer Meier
• 1991: Christof Stählin - Our Germany
• 1992: The Piano Has Been Drinking - Noah's Ark
• 1993: Ass huh, Zäng ussenander - ass huh, Zäng ussenander
• 1993: Konstantin Wecker - The Ballad by Amadeu Antonio Kiowa
• 1994: Gundermann & Seilschaft - Longing for the Pied Piper
• 1995: Franz Josef Degenhardt - Yes, these evenings still exist
• 1996: Reinhard Mey - No, I won't give my sons
• 1997: Franz Hohler - The end of the world
• 1998: Manfred Maurenbrecher - Wessi
• 1999: Reinhard Mey - The Ship of Fools
• 2000: Stefan Stoppok - landfill
• 2001: Hans-Eckardt Wenzel - class reunion
• 2002: Dziuk's Kitchen - In Time
• 2003: Tinu Heiniger - homeless
• 2004: Stefan Stoppok - shit on the shoe
• 2005: Hans-Eckardt Wenzel - you will come
• 2006: Duo Parasol - Letter from Baghdad
• 2007: Stiller Has - Geischcoaster
• 2008: Hans-Eckardt Wenzel - a thousand deaths
• 2009: Dziuk's Kitchen - Rain Song
• 2010: Manfred Maurenbrecher - Hope for everyone
• 2011: Stoppok plus Worthy - time for a miracle
• 2012: Konstantin Wecker - Absurdistan
• 2013: Hans-Eckardt Wenzel - The earth is there for you and me
• 2014: Electricity & Water - Minister
• 2015: Molden , Resetarits , Soyka , Wirth - Ho rugg
• 2016: Manfred Maurenbrecher - Kiev Round
• 2017: Wolfgang Rieck - Forgotten Heroes
• 2018: Köster & Hocker - What do you know?
• 2019: Dota - Freedom
• 2020: Christina Lux - What matters to me

Sponsorship awards

• 2004: Rosen & Gomorrah
• 2005: Christoph Weiherer
• 2006: Kitty Hoff
• 2007: electricity & water
• 2008: Dota & the City Pirates
• 2009: Johanna Zeul
• 2010: Felix Meyer
• 2011: Uta Köbernick
• 2012: Caro Kiste double bass
• 2013: Maike Rosa Vogel
• 2014: Christoph Theußl
• 2015: Falk
• 2016: Nadine Maria Schmidt
• 2017: Tobias Thiele
• 2018: uta / Bastian Bandt
• 2019: Cynthia Nickschas
• 2020: Rosa Hoelger

Web links

• The best songs list
• Song list on the radio
• https://www.facebook.com/liederbestenliste/
• https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendung/liederlounge/index.html

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.folker.de/200401/02lbl.htm
2. ↑ Top song list in July 2014 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ The jury members on www.liederbestenliste.de
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5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ http://www.musikundpolitik.de/
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14. ↑ Former jury members ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on www.liederbestenliste.de 
15. ↑ Alm: Nikolaus Gatter. In: www.schallplattenkritik.de. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
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29. ^ Michael Kleff - World Music Charts Europe. (No longer available online.) In: www.wmce.de. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016 ; Retrieved July 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
30. ↑ http://www.musikundpolitik.de/
31. ↑ http://www.musikundpolitik.de/festivalinformationen/
32. ↑ ByteFM / Team. In: ByteFM. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
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