List of number one hits in Germany

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This article contains various information and statistics from the official German single charts since recording began on December 1, 1953.

Database and information on the interpretation of the statistics listed

Until May 1959, the number one hits in the Federal Republic of Germany were based on the boxing parade of the machine market (determined monthly). From June 1959 to January 1965 the number one hits are taken from the music market hit parade (determined monthly). From February 1965 to December 1970 the FRG charts were determined by the music market every six months. Since 1971, the single week sales figures have been used as a benchmark. The music market determined these figures until 1977, Media Control GmbH & Co. KG from 1977 and GfK Entertainment since 2013 . There are also books and lists that have been keeping weekly charts since 1956. These are lists interpolated from the monthly charts . There are no official lists of the sales figures for records in the GDR.

Note: In previous years it was sometimes common to group different versions of a song by different performers. In addition to the main artist, these other artists are added in brackets.

The evaluations of the German single charts presented here only describe performers who stayed at the top of the official German single charts particularly often or for a particularly long time. However, no sales figures or further commercial success can be derived from this. For example, the single Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) by the British pop group Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark was the best-selling single of 1982, although the single was "only" at the top of the single charts for four weeks. In the same year, the Spider Murphy Gang topped the list for eight weeks with their song Scandal in the Restricted Area and FR David with the play Words for eleven weeks. This must also be taken into account when considering and interpreting the individual year statistics.

Performers with the most number one singles

This list contains all artists in descending order of their number one hits who were able to place at the top of the German single charts with at least five singles, as well as a detailed listing of their number one successes in chronological order. If the number of titles is the same, the artists are listed alphabetically.

Capital Bra / Joker Bra

Capital Bra (2018)
  • 2018 - 5 songs in one night (1 week; April 13th - April 19th)
  • 2018 - Neymar (3 weeks; May 4th - May 24th; feat.Ufo361 )
  • 2018 - One Night Stand (2 weeks; June 1st - June 14th)
  • 2018 - Berlin lives (1 week; June 15 - June 21)
  • 2018 - For all of you (1 week; July 13th - July 19th; Bushido feat. Samra & Capital Bra)
  • 2018 - Melodies (1 week; August 10 - August 16; feat. Juju )
  • 2018 - Roli Glitzer Glitzer (1 week; October 26th - November 1st; feat. Luciano & Eno )
  • 2018 - Benzema (1 week; December 28, 2018 - January 3, 2019)
  • 2019 - Prinzessa (2 weeks; February 1st - February 14th)
  • 2019 - DNA (1 week; February 22 - February 28; KC Rebell feat. Summer Cem & Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - We're ticking (1 week; March 22nd - March 28th; with Samra)
  • 2019 - Cherry Lady (1 week; March 29 - April 4)
  • 2019 - Again Purple (2 weeks; May 24th - June 7th; with Samra)
  • 2019 - Royal Rumble (1 week; June 21 - June 27; with Kalazh44 feat & Samra. Nimo & Luciano)
  • 2019 - Tilidin (2 weeks; June 28th - July 11th; with Samra)
  • 2019 - Zombie (1 week; July 19 - July 25; with Samra)
  • 2019 - number 1 (1 week; August 30th - September 5th; with Samra)
  • 2019 - 110 (2 weeks; September 27th - October 10th; with Samra & Lea )
  • 2019 - The Bratan stays the same (1 week; December 6th - December 12th)
  • 2020 - Baby (1 week; February 7th - February 13th; as Joker Bra with Vice )
  • 2020 - Not earned (1 week; May 8th - May 14th; with Loredana )

The Beatles

The Beatles (1967)

Samra

  • 2018 - For all of you (1 week; July 13th - July 19th; Bushido feat. Samra & Capital Bra)
  • 2018 - Cataleya (1 week; November 16 - November 22)
  • 2019 - We're ticking (1 week; March 22nd - March 28th; with Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - Harami (1 week; April 12th - April 18th)
  • 2019 - Again Purple (2 weeks; May 24th - June 7th; with Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - Royal Rumble (1 week; June 21 - June 27; with Kalazh44 feat & Capital Bra. Nimo & Luciano)
  • 2019 - Tilidin (2 weeks; June 28th - July 11th; with Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - Zombie (1 week; July 19 - July 25; with Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - Number 1 (1 week; August 30th - September 5th; with Capital Bra)
  • 2019 - 110 (2 weeks; September 27th - October 10th; with Capital Bra & Lea )

ABBA

ABBA (1974)
  • 1974 - Waterloo (4 weeks; June 10th-June 16th, June 24th-July 14th)
  • 1975 - SOS (7 weeks; September 15 - November 2)
  • 1976 - Mamma Mia (1 week; February 9 - February 15)
  • 1976 - Fernando (7 weeks; May 3 - May 9, May 17 - June 27)
  • 1976 - Dancing Queen (1 week; September 20 - September 26)
  • 1976 - Money, Money, Money (5 weeks; December 20, 1976 - January 23, 1977)
  • 1977 - Knowing Me, Knowing You (2 weeks; April 11th - April 24th)
  • 1980 - Super Trouper (5 weeks; December 22, 1980 - January 4, 1981, January 12 - February 1, 1981)
  • 1982 - One of Us (1 week; Jan 4th - Jan 10th)

Boney M.

Boney M. (1981)
  • 1976 - Daddy Cool (12 weeks; September 13th-September 19th, September 27th-November 28th, December 13th-December 19th)
  • 1977 - Sunny (2 weeks; January 24th - February 6th)
  • 1977 - Ma Baker (3 weeks; June 13 - July 3)
  • 1977 Belfast (4 weeks; October 24 - November 20)
  • 1978 - Rivers of Babylon (17 weeks; April 24 - August 13, August 21 - August 27)
  • 1978 - Rasputin (1 week; October 9 - October 15)
  • 1979 - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (1 week; Jan 8 - Jan 14)
  • 1979 - El Lute (8 weeks; August 20 - October 14)

The sweet

The Sweet (2006)
  • 1971 - Co-Co (7 weeks; August 30 - October 10, October 18 - October 24)
  • 1972 - Little Willy (1 week; August 14 - August 20)
  • 1972 - Wig-Wam Bam (8 weeks; October 30th - December 24th)
  • 1973 - Block Buster! (4 weeks; February 26th - March 18th, April 2nd - April 8th)
  • 1973 - Hell Raiser (2 weeks; July 23 - August 5)
  • 1973 - The Ballroom Blitz (1 week; October 22 - October 28)
  • 1974 - Teenage Rampage (7 weeks; February 18 - March 31, April 8 - April 14)
  • 1975 - Fox on the Run (6 weeks; April 14 - April 20, May 12 - June 15)

Apache 207

  • 2019 - Scooter (1 week; September 6th - September 12th)
  • 2019 - Why are you doing this to yourself? (1 week; October 25th - October 31st)
  • 2020 - Fame (2 weeks; May 15 - May 28)
  • 2020 - Boat (1 week; June 12th - June 18th)
  • 2020 - bluish (3 weeks; July 10th - July 30th)
  • 2020 - Out and about (1 week; July 31 - August 6)
  • 2020 - She calls (1 week; August 7th - August 13th)

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones (2008)
  • 1965 - The Last Time (1 month; June 1 - June 30)
  • 1965 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1½ months; October 15 - November 30)
  • 1966 - Get Off of My Cloud (½ month; January 1 - January 14)
  • 1966 - 19th Nervous Breakdown / As Tears Go By (½ month; April 1st - April 14th)
  • 1967 - Let's Spend the Night Together (1 month; April 1 - April 30)
  • 1968 - Jumpin 'Jack Flash (½ month; August 1st - August 14th)
  • 2020 - Living in a Ghost Town (1 week; July 3 - July 9)

Freddy Quinn

Freddy Quinn (1971)

Bonez MC

Bonez MC (2019)
  • 2018 - Cocaine (1 week; September 21 - September 27; with RAF Camora )
  • 2018 - 500 hp (1 week; October 12 - October 18; with RAF Camora)
  • 2020 - Roadrunner (1 week; May 29th - June 4th)
  • 2020 - In my Benz (1 week; June 5 - June 11; with AK outside control )
  • 2020 - Big Body Benz (1 week; June 26th - July 2nd)

Sarah Connor

Sarah Connor (2009)

Loredana

  • 2019 - No plan (1 week; September 13th - September 19th; feat. Mero )
  • 2020 - No word (2 weeks; January 24th - February 6th; with Juju )
  • 2020 - Fear (1 week; March 13th - March 19th; feat. Rymez )
  • 2020 - You are mine (1 week; April 3rd - April 9th; with Zuna & SRNO )
  • 2020 - Not earned (1 week; May 8th - May 14th; with Capital Bra )

Mero

Mero (2019)
  • 2018 - Baller Los (1 week; November 30th - December 6th)
  • 2019 - Hobby Hobby (1 week; January 25th - January 31st)
  • 2019 - Ferrari (1 week; February 15 - February 21; Eno feat.Mero)
  • 2019 - Cloud 10 (1 week; March 15 - March 21)
  • 2019 - No plan (1 week; September 13th - September 19th; Loredana feat. Mero)

Modern talking

Modern Talking (2003)

Rihanna

Rihanna (2014)

Caterina Valente

Caterina Valente

Authors with the most number one singles

This list contains all authors (music and text) - in chronological order in descending order - who were able to place at least five singles at the top of the German single charts, as well as a detailed listing of all singles by artists with at least ten number one successes.

Dieter Bohlen

Dieter Bohlen (2013)
  • 1985 - You're My Heart, You're My Soul (6 weeks; March 4 - April 14)
  • 1985 - You Can Win If You Want (1 week; June 3 - June 9)
  • 1985 - Cheri, Cheri Lady (4 weeks; October 14 - November 10)
  • 1986 Brother Louie (4 weeks; March 10 - April 6)
  • 1986 - Midnight Lady (6 weeks; May 5 - June 15)
  • 1986 - Atlantis Is Calling (SOS for Love) (4 weeks; June 16 - July 13)
  • 2003 - We Have a Dream (6 weeks; January 13th - February 23rd)
  • 2003 - Take Me Tonight (3 weeks; March 31 - April 13, April 21 - April 27)
  • 2003 - You Drive Me Crazy (2 weeks; April 14 - April 20, April 28 - May 4)
  • 2003 - For you (6 weeks; May 19 - June 29)
  • 2003 - Free Like the Wind (2 weeks; November 10 - November 23)
  • 2004 - You Broke My Heart (1 week; January 26th - February 1st)
  • 2007 - Now or Never (2 weeks; May 25th - June 7th)
  • 2007 - You Can Get It (4 weeks; July 13 - July 19, July 27 - August 16)
  • 2008 - Summer Love (3 weeks; May 16 - June 5)
  • 2009 - Anything But Love (3 weeks; May 29 - June 18)
  • 2010 - Don't Believe (4 weeks; April 30th - May 27th)
  • 2011 - Call My Name (4 weeks; May 20 - June 16)
  • 2012 - Don't Think About Me (1 week; May 11th - May 17th)
  • 2013 - My Heart (1 week; May 24th - May 30th)
  • 2016 - Glücksmoment (1 week; May 13th - May 19th)
  • 2019 - Cherry Lady (1 week; March 29 - April 4)
  • 2020 - One night (1 week; April 10th - April 16th)

Vladislav Balovatsky (Capital Bra)

  • 2018 - 5 songs in one night (1 week; April 13th - April 19th)
  • 2018 - Neymar (3 weeks; May 4th - May 24th)
  • 2018 - One Night Stand (2 weeks; June 1st - June 14th)
  • 2018 - Berlin lives (1 week; June 15 - June 21)
  • 2018 - For all of you (1 week; July 13th - July 19th)
  • 2018 - Melodies (1 week; August 10 - August 16)
  • 2018 - Roli Glitzer Glitzer (1 week; October 26th - November 1st)
  • 2018 - Benzema (1 week; December 28, 2018 - January 3, 2019)
  • 2019 - Prinzessa (2 weeks; February 1st - February 14th)
  • 2019 - DNA (1 week; February 22nd - February 28th)
  • 2019 - We're ticking (1 week; March 22nd - March 28th)
  • 2019 - Cherry Lady (1 week; March 29 - April 4)
  • 2019 - Purple again (2 weeks; May 24th - June 6th)
  • 2019 - Royal Rumble (1 week; June 21 - June 27)
  • 2019 - Tilidin (2 weeks; June 28th - July 11th)
  • 2019 - Zombie (1 week; July 19 - July 25)
  • 2019 - number 1 (1 week; August 30th - September 5th)
  • 2019 - 110 (2 weeks; September 27th - October 10th)
  • 2019 - The Bratan stays the same (1 week; December 6th - December 12th)
  • 2020 - Baby (1 week; February 7th - February 13th)
  • 2020 - Not earned (1 week; May 8th - May 14th)

Kurt Feltz

  • 1954 - We, we, we have a piano (2 months; March 1st - April 30th)
  • 1955 - All of Paris dreams of love (5 months; March 1st - July 31st)
  • 1955 - The Gypsy Band (2 months; August 1 - September 30)
  • 1955 - Hey, Mister Banjo (1 month; October 1st - October 31st)
  • 1956 - Get on the dream boat of love (2 months; April 1st - May 31st)
  • 1956 - Smoky (2 months; November 1 - December 31)
  • 1957 Cindy, Oh Cindy (5 months; February 1 - June 30)
  • 1957 - Where my sun shines (1 month; December 1st - December 31st)
  • 1959 - Souvenirs (1 month; October 1 - October 31)
  • 1962 - Hot Sands (2 months; May 1 - June 30)
  • 1963 - Barcarole at night (1 month; July 1st - July 31st)
  • 1963 - The lanterns from the city park (2 months; October 1 - November 30)
  • 1968 - The Last Waltz (½ month; February 1st - February 14th)
  • 1969 - love affair (1 month; April 1 - April 30)
  • 1982 - Adios Amor (5 weeks; August 23 - September 26)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney (2010)

Konstantin Scherer (Djorkaeff) and Vincent Stein (Beatzarre)

Beatzarre (2014)
  • 2014 - The One (1 week; May 16 - May 22)
  • 2018 - Roli Glitzer Glitzer (1 week; October 26th - November 1st)
  • 2018 - Benzema (1 week; December 28, 2018 - January 3, 2019)
  • 2019 - Prinzessa (2 weeks; February 1st - February 14th)
  • 2019 - We're ticking (1 week; March 22nd - March 28th)
  • 2019 - Harami (1 week; April 12th - April 18th)
  • 2019 - Purple again (2 weeks; May 24th - June 6th)
  • 2019 - Tilidin (2 weeks; June 28th - July 11th)
  • 2019 - Zombie (1 week; July 19 - July 25)
  • 2019 - number 1 (1 week; August 30th - September 5th)
  • 2019 - 110 (2 weeks; September 27th - October 10th)
  • 2019 - The Bratan stays the same (1 week; December 6th - December 12th)
  • 2020 - Not earned (1 week; May 8th - May 14th)

The Cratez

  • 2017 - What you call love (9 weeks; October 13th - December 7th)
  • 2018 - 5 songs in one night (1 week; April 13th - April 19th)
  • 2018 - Neymar (3 weeks; May 4th - May 24th)
  • 2018 - One Night Stand (2 weeks; June 1st - June 14th)
  • 2018 - Berlin lives (1 week; June 15 - June 21)
  • 2018 - For all of you (1 week; July 13th - July 19th)
  • 2018 - Melodies (1 week; August 10 - August 16)
  • 2018 - Cocaine (1 week; September 21 - September 27)
  • 2018 - 500 hp (1 week; October 12th - October 18th)
  • 2020 - Roadrunner (1 week; May 29th - June 4th)
  • 2020 - Emotions (1 week; June 19 - June 25)
  • 2020 - Big Body Benz (1 week; June 26th - July 2nd)

John Lennon

John Lennon (1969)

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

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Benny Andersson (2012) and Björn Ulvaeus (2007).
  • 1974 - Waterloo (4 weeks; June 10th-June 16th, June 24th-July 14th)
  • 1975 - SOS (7 weeks; September 15 - November 2)
  • 1976 - Mamma Mia (1 week; February 9 - February 15)
  • 1976 - Fernando (7 weeks; May 3 - May 9, May 17 - June 27)
  • 1976 - Dancing Queen (1 week; September 20 - September 26)
  • 1976 - Money, Money, Money (5 weeks; December 20, 1976 - January 23, 1977)
  • 1977 - Knowing Me, Knowing You (2 weeks; April 11th - April 24th)
  • 1980 - Super Trouper (5 weeks; December 22, 1980 - January 4, 1981, January 12 - February 1, 1981)
  • 1982 - One of Us (1 week; Jan 4th - Jan 10th)
  • 1985 - One Night in Bangkok (2 weeks; January 21 - February 3)
  • 2005 - Hung Up (9 weeks; November 18, 2005 - January 19, 2006)

Hussein Akkouche (Samra)

  • 2018 - For all of you (1 week; July 13th - July 19th)
  • 2018 - Cataleya (1 week; November 16 - November 22)
  • 2019 - We're ticking (1 week; March 22nd - March 28th)
  • 2019 - Harami (1 week; April 12th - April 18th)
  • 2019 - Purple again (2 weeks; May 24th - June 6th)
  • 2019 - Royal Rumble (1 week; June 21 - June 27)
  • 2019 - Tilidin (2 weeks; June 28th - July 11th)
  • 2019 - Zombie (1 week; July 19 - July 25)
  • 2019 - number 1 (1 week; August 30th - September 5th)
  • 2019 - 110 (2 weeks; September 27th - October 10th)

Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn

  • 1971 - Co-Co (7 weeks; August 30 - October 10, October 18 - October 24)
  • 1972 - Little Willy (1 week; August 14 - August 20)
  • 1972 - Wig-Wam Bam (8 weeks; October 30th - December 24th)
  • 1973 - Block Buster! (4 weeks; February 26th - March 18th, April 2nd - April 8th)
  • 1973 - Hell Raiser (2 weeks; July 23 - August 5)
  • 1973 - Can the Can (8 weeks; August 13th - October 7th)
  • 1973 - The Ballroom Blitz (1 week; October 22 - October 28)
  • 1974 - Teenage Rampage (7 weeks; February 18 - March 31, April 8 - April 14)
  • 1977 - Living Next Door to Alice (9 weeks; February 7th - April 10th)
  • 1977 - Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (5 weeks; April 25 - May 1, May 9 - May 29, June 6 - June 12)

Max Martin

Max Martin (2015)
  • 1996 - Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) (4 weeks; November 11th - December 8th)
  • 1999 - … Baby One More Time (6 weeks; March 8th - April 18th)
  • 1999 - I Want It That Way (2 weeks; May 17 - May 30)
  • 2000 - Lucky (3 weeks; September 4 - September 24)
  • 2008 - I Kissed a Girl (5 weeks; August 29 - September 11; September 19 - October 9)
  • 2008 - So What (3 weeks; October 10th - October 30th)
  • 2008 - Hot n Cold (8 weeks; December 5, 2008 - January 29, 2009)
  • 2015 - Love Me like You Do (6 weeks; February 20 - April 2)
  • 2016 - Can't Stop the Feeling! (3 weeks; May 20th - June 9th)
  • 2020 - Blinding Lights (10 weeks; January 10 - January 23, February 14 - March 12, March 20 - April 2, April 17 - April 30)

"Long-running" after singles

This list contains all singles - in chronological order, descending according to their length of stay - who have been at the top of the German single charts for at least ten weeks:

21 weeks

"All of Paris dreams of love"
"Homesickness"
"The guitar and the sea"
"Rivers of Babylon"
"Damn I love you"
"Il Silenzio"
"Butterfly"

17 weeks

16 weeks

15 weeks

14 weeks

1 - 3 weeks

12 weeks

11 weeks

10 weeks

"Long runner" according to artist

The following lists contain all authors (music and text) and performers - in chronological order, descending by weeks - who were able to stay at the top of the chart for at least 20 weeks. Monthly and semi-monthly chart data were also converted into weeks, each day outside of whole weeks is included in the calculation with 0.14.

As an interpreter

Rex Gildo (1975)

As an author

Frank Farian (2008)
1 Authors or interpreters who reached the top of the German single charts with just one single.

Artists who replaced themselves at number one

Artists who once took over from first place

Bolland & Bolland (1981)
Steve Mac (2019)

As an interpreter

As an author

2 In 2003 Bohlen broke himself off the top of the chart three times in a row with two singles. His works Take Me Tonight ( Alexander Klaws ) and You Drive Me Crazy ( Daniel K. ) swapped the two top positions three times within five weeks, with Take Me Tonight being dethroned twice by You Drive Me Crazy .

As a producer

Artists who took over from first place twice in a row

As an interpreter

  • 2020: Apache 207 - bluish → On the way → She callsGermanyGermany

As an author

3 In 1955, the German author Kurt Feltz released himself from the top of the single charts twice in a row. He stayed at the top of the charts for eight consecutive months with the singles All Paris dreams of love , The Gypsy Band and He, Mister Banjo .

Performers who took first, second and third place at the same time

Performers who took first and second place at the same time

Pharrell Williams (2005)

Performers with most years between first and last number one single

The Rolling Stones (2018)

Performers with the most number one hits in a row

This list contains all artists - in chronological order according to their achievements - who landed at the top of the German single charts with at least four consecutive single releases as the lead interpreter:

  • 7: Boney M.GermanyGermany (September 13, 1976 - January 14, 1979)
  • 6: The Sweet (August 14, 1972 - March 31, 1974)United KingdomUnited Kingdom
  • 6: ABBA (September 15, 1975 - April 24, 1977)SwedenSweden
  • 5: The Beatles (July 15, 1966 - February 14, 1968) 4United KingdomUnited Kingdom
  • 5: The Beatles (October 1, 1968 - December 14, 1969) 4United KingdomUnited Kingdom
  • 5: Modern Talking (March 4, 1985 - July 13, 1986)GermanyGermany
  • 5: Capital Bra (April 13 - August 16, 2018)
  • 4: Capital Bra (May 24 - September 5, 2019)
  • 4: The Rolling Stones (June 1, 1965 - April 1, 1966)United KingdomUnited Kingdom
  • 4: Sarah Connor (December 15, 2003 - April 17, 2005)GermanyGermany
  • 4: Samra (June 21 - September 5, 2019)GermanyGermany LebanonLebanon
  • 4: Loredana (January 24th - May 14th 2020)KosovoKosovo
  • 4: Apache 207 (May 15 - August 6, 2020)GermanyGermany
4th Both Beatles hit series were only interrupted by the single Lady Madonna , which reached number two in the German single charts. This allowed the Beatles to place ten times in eleven single releases in the period from July 15, 1966 to December 14, 1969 at position one in the charts.

particularities

4th Apache 207 reached the top of the charts four times in a row with the singles Fame , Boot , Bluish and Unterwegs . In addition, he then reached the top of the chart with the song You Call , but the piece was not released as a single, but reached the charts due to high downloads and streaming numbers. It was the first time that a song that was not released as a single reached the top of the charts in Germany.

Compositions that took first place several times

This list contains all the compositions - in chronological order according to their achievements, then in alphabetical order, descending - that made it to the top of the German single charts more than once. So far only ten compositions have managed to place themselves at the top of the chart several times. This list does not take into account medleys or potpourris of music projects such as Stars on 45 or Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers , which only contain sequences of different songs that also took first place in the German charts. So far, La Paloma is the only composition that has already been at the top three times - in three different decades, in three different versions by three different artists.

Three-time number one compositions

Author: Sebastián de YradierSpainSpain
Number one hit by: Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (1958/59, 3 months), Freddy Quinn (1961, 1 month) and Mireille Mathieu - La Paloma, adé (1974, 1 week)United StatesUnited States AustriaAustria FranceFrance

Twice number one compositions

Author: Dieter BohlenGermanyGermany
Number one hit by: Modern Talking (1985, 4 weeks) and Capital Bra - Cherry Lady (2019, 1 week)GermanyGermany
Authors: Bob Geldof and Midge UreIrelandIreland United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Number one hit by: Band Aid (1985, 2 weeks) and Band Aid 30 Germany (2014, 2 weeks)United KingdomUnited Kingdom GermanyGermany
Author: Larry E. WilliamsUnited StatesUnited States
Number one hit by: Bellamy Brothers (1976, 5 weeks) and Jürgen Drews - Ein Bett im Kornfeld (1976, 6 weeks)United StatesUnited States GermanyGermany
  • Llorando se fue
Authors: Gonzalo Hermosa and Ulises HermosaBoliviaBolivia
Number one hit by: Kaoma - Lambada (1989, 10 weeks) and Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - On the Floor (2011, 6 weeks)FranceFrance United StatesUnited States
Authors: Cesare de Natale and Guido & Maurizio De AngelisItalyItalyItalyItaly
Number one hit by: Oliver Onions (1980, 6 weeks) and Roland Kaiser (1980, 5 weeks)ItalyItaly GermanyGermany
  • So you're
Authors: Peter Maffay and Bernd AugenerGermanyGermany
Number one hit by: Peter Maffay (1979, 3 weeks) and Oli P (1999, 5 weeks)GermanyGermany GermanyGermany
Author: Ciro DammiccoItalyItaly
Number-one hit by: Michael Holm - Tears do not lie (1974-75, 4 weeks) and Mark'Oh - Tears Do not Lie (1995, 3 weeks)GermanyGermany GermanyGermany
Author: Werner ThomasSwitzerlandSwitzerland
Number one hit by: Electronica’s - Dance Little Bird (1979, 8 weeks) and Fred Sonnenschein & his friends - Yes, if we were all angels (1981, 4 weeks)NetherlandsNetherlands GermanyGermany
Author: -
Number one hit by: Nilsen Brothers (1959, 1 month) and The Kingston Trio (1959, 1 month)GermanyGermany United StatesUnited States
Author: Francisco Manuel Ruiz GomezSpainSpain
Number one hit by: Las Ketchup (2002, 7 weeks) and Die Gerd Show - Der Steuersong (2002/03, 7 weeks)SpainSpain GermanyGermany

The languages ​​of the number one singles

The number one singles were sung in the following languages:

  • 489: English
  • 247: German
  • 017: Instrumental
  • 009: Spanish
  • 007: French
  • 005: Italian
  • 002: Portuguese
  • 001: Fantasy language, Hebrew, Korean and Romanian

(As of August 14, 2020)

Artist with several number one hits within a year

In the following, artists (musicians, composers, authors, producers) as well as bands are listed in chronological order who had at least four number one hits within a calendar year or within a maximum of 53 chart weeks in a multi-year evaluation. The shortest period between the number one placements from the first to the fourth or last title of the hit series is given. The complete period of the chart positions and the total weeks of the respective titles are in brackets.

Dieter Bohlen records

The German composer and producer Dieter Bohlen managed both as a composer and as a producer in the 2003 calendar year from January 13 to November 23, 2003, to place five songs in first place for a total of 19 weeks: We Have a Dream (“ Allstar “Season 1 Deutschland sucht den Superstar ; 6 weeks), Take Me Tonight ( Alexander Klaws ; 3 weeks), You Drive Me Crazy ( Daniel Küblböck ; 2 weeks), Für dich ( Yvonne Catterfeld ; 6 weeks) and Free Like the Wind (Alexander Klaws; 2 weeks) took first position. Within 49 weeks of the chart (February 2003 - January 2004) as a composer and producer, Bohlen even reached first place in the single charts six times over the years, since the song Du hast mein Herzbroke by Yvonne Catterfeld was also first in the single charts at the end of January 2004 could place. Bohlen thus had six number one hits in the period from January 13, 2003 to February 1, 2004, which were at the top of the chart for a total of 20 weeks.

Nine number one hits in one calendar year

  • February - October 2018:
The German producer duo The Cratez (consisting of David Kraft and Tim Wilke) with the titles Was du Liebe nennst by Bausa , For you all by Bushido , Kokain and 500 PS by Bonez MC and RAF Camora as well as the five songs 5 songs in one Nacht , Neymar , One Night Stand , Berlin lives and melodies by the German rapper Capital Bra . (February 16 - October 18, 2018; 35 weeks)

Eight number one hits in a calendar year

  • April - December 2018:
The German rapper Capital Bra from Berlin with Russian and Ukrainian roots with the titles 5 Songs in one Night , Neymar , One Night Stand , Berlin Lives , Melodien , Roli Glitzer Glitzer , Benzema and the song For you all , which is in collaboration with Bushido and Samra was released. (April 13 - January 3, 2019; 11 weeks)

Four number one hits in one calendar year

  • March - December 1969:
The composer duo Lennon / McCartney with the four Beatles titles Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da , Get Back , The Ballad of John and Yoko and Come Together . (March 1 - December 14, 1969; 14 weeks)
  • April - October 1973:
The composer duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn with the titles Block Buster! , Hell Raiser (each interpreted by The Sweet), Can the Can ( Suzi Quatro ) and The Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet). (February 26 - October 28, 1973; 15 weeks)
  • February - December 1976:
The composer duo Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with the four ABBA titles Mamma Mia , Fernando , Dancing Queen and Money, Money, Money . (February 9, 1976 - January 23, 1977; 14 weeks)
  • February - December 1987:
The British producer trio Stock Aitken Waterman with the titles Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) , Respectable (both Mel & Kim ), Never Gonna Give You Up and Whenever You Need Somebody (both Rick Astley ). (January 19, 1987 - January 10, 1988; 13 weeks)

21 number one hits within a maximum of 114 chart weeks

  • April 2018 - May 2020:
The German rapper Capital Bra from Berlin with Russian and Ukrainian roots with the titles 5 Songs in one Night , Neymar , One Night Stand , Berlin Lives , Melodien , Roli Glitzer Glitzer , Benzema , Prinzessa , Wir ticken , Cherry Lady , Wieder Lila , Royal Rumble , tilidine , Zombie , number 1 , 110 , the Bratan remains the same , Baby and earned Not as well as the song for all of you , who in collaboration with Bushido and Samra and the single DNA , in collaboration with KC Rebell and Summer Cem published were. (April 13, 2018 - May 14, 2020; 33 weeks)

Ten number one hits within a maximum of 64 chart weeks

  • July 2018 - October 2019:
The German rapper Samra with the titles Cataleya , Wir ticken , Harami , Wieder Lila , Royal Rumble , Tilidin , Zombie , number 1 and 110 as well as For you all , which was published in collaboration with Bushido and Capital Bra . (July 13, 2018 - October 10, 2019; 18 weeks)

Five number one hits within a maximum of 53 chart weeks (1 year)

The composer duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn managed to place five titles in first place in the single charts three times within a maximum of 53 chart weeks. Due to several number one hits by the band The Sweet and the interim number one hit by Suzi Quatro, the two artists achieved this record between August 1972 and February 1974 in three different hit episodes.

  • August 1972 - August 1973:
The composer duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn with the four Sweet titles Little Willy , Wig-Wam Bam , Block Buster! , Hell Raiser and the song Can the Can by Suzi Quatro. (August 14, 1972 - October 7, 1973; 23 weeks)
  • December 1972 - October 1973:
The composer duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn with the titles Wig-Wam Bam , Block Buster! , Hell Raiser (all The Sweet), Can the Can (Suzi Quatro) and The Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet). (October 30, 1972 - October 28, 1973; 23 weeks)
  • April 1973 - February 1974:
The composer duo Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn with the titles Block Buster! , Hell Raiser (both The Sweet), Can the Can (Suzi Quatro), The Ballroom Blitz, and Teenage Rampage (both The Sweet). (February 26, 1973 - April 14, 1974; 22 weeks)

This means that the composer duo had a total of seven number one hits in the period from August 14, 1972 to April 14, 1974, which topped the charts for a total of 31 weeks.

  • November 2018 - September 2019:
The German-Turkish rapper Mero with the songs Baller los , Hobby Hobby and Cloud 10 as well as the song Ferrari , created in collaboration with Eno , and the song Kein Plan , created in collaboration with Loredana . (November 30, 2018 - September 19, 2019; 5 weeks)
  • May - August 2020:
The German rapper Apache 207 with the songs Fame , Boot , Bläulich , Unterwegs and Sie calls . (May 15 - August 13; 8 weeks)

Four number one hits within a maximum of 53 chart weeks (1 year)

  • July 1955 - April 1956:
Music producer Kurt Feltz with the titles All Paris dreams of love (Caterina Valente), The Gypsy Band (Bibi Johns & Die Penny-Pipers), He, Mister Banjo (Silvio Francesco & Fausto Campi & Die Leonardos) and Steig in das Traumboot der Love (Club Indonesia (Caterina Valente and Silvio Francesco)). (March 1, 1955 - May 31, 1956; 40 weeks)
  • June 1965 - April 1966:
The composer duo Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with the four Rolling Stones titles The Last Time , (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction , Get Off of My Cloud and 19th Nervous Breakdown / As Tears Go By . (June 1, 1965 - April 14, 1966; 14 weeks)
  • October 1968 - July 1969:
The composer duo Paul McCartney and John Lennon with the four titles of the Beatles Hey Jude , Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da , Get Back and The Ballad of John and Yoko . (October 1, 1968 - July 31, 1969; 14 weeks)
  • August 1972 - July 1973:
The four Sweet titles Little Willy , Wig-Wam Bam , Block Buster! and Hell Raiser . (August 14, 1972 - August 5, 1973; 15 weeks)
  • December 1972 - October 1973:
The four Sweet titles Wig-Wam Bam , Block Buster! , Hell Raiser and The Ballroom Blitz . (October 30, 1972 - October 28, 1973; 15 weeks)
  • April 1973 - February 1974:
The four sweet titles Block Buster! , Hell Raiser , The Ballroom Blitz, and Teenage Rampage . (February 26, 1973 - April 14, 1974; 14 weeks)
  • November 1975 - September 1976:
The composer duo Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in collaboration with Stig Anderson with the four ABBA titles SOS , Mamma Mia , Fernando and Dancing Queen . (September 15, 1975 - September 26, 1976; 16 weeks)
  • June 1976 - April 1977:
The composer duo Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with the four ABBA titles Fernando , Dancing Queen , Money, Money, Money (without Stig Anderson) and Knowing Me, Knowing You . (May 3, 1976 - April 24, 1977; 15 weeks)
  • December 1976 - October 1977:
Music producer Frank Farian with the four Boney M. titles Daddy Cool , Sunny , Ma Baker and Belfast . (September 13, 1976 - November 20, 1977; 21 weeks)
  • August 1978 - August 1979:
Music producer Frank Farian with the four Boney M. titles Rivers of Babylon , Rasputin , Mary's Boy Child and El Lute . (April 24, 1978 - October 14, 1979; 27 weeks)
  • April 1985 - March 1986:
Music producer Dieter Bohlen with the four Modern Talking titles You're My Heart, You're My Soul , You Can Win If You Want , Cheri, Cheri Lady and Brother Louie . (March 4, 1985 - April 6, 1986; 15 weeks)
  • June 1985 - May 1986:
Music producer Dieter Bohlen with the three Modern Talking titles You Can Win If You Want , Cheri, Cheri Lady and Brother Louie as well as the song Midnight Lady by Chris Norman . (June 3, 1985 - June 15, 1986; 15 weeks)
  • November 1985 - June 1986:
Music producer Dieter Bohlen with the songs Cheri, Cheri Lady and Brother Louie (both Modern Talking), Midnight Lady by Chris Norman and Atlantis Is Calling (SOS for Love) (Modern Talking). (October 14, 1985 - July 13, 1986; 18 weeks)
With the aforementioned three hit episodes, Dieter Bohlen had a total of six number one hits between March 4, 1985 and July 13, 1986, which were at the top of the chart for a total of 25 weeks.
  • April 1987 - April 1988:
British producer trio Stock Aitken Waterman with the titles Respectable (Mel & Kim), Never Gonna Give You Up and Whenever You Need Somebody (both Rick Astley) and I Should Be So Lucky ( Kylie Minogue ). (April 13, 1987 - April 24, 1988; 12 weeks)

Dominance of fewer number one hits over a longer chart period

Only five number one hits in 13 months (1958/1959)

In the beginning of the chart lists, when they were still determined monthly, there were only five number one hits from January 1, 1958 to January 31, 1959. The four stocks that topped the charts for three months each were number one for a total of 12 months.

date Months Performer (s) single
January 1 - March 31, 1958 3 Fred Bertelmann The laughing vagabond
April 1 - June 30, 1958 3 Mitch Miller March from the River Kwai & Colonel Bogey
July 1 - September 30, 1958 3 Billy Vaughn & Orchestra Sail Along Silvery Moon
October 1 - October 31, 1958 1 Perez Prado Patricia
November 1, 1958 - January 31, 1959 3 Billy Vaughn La Paloma

Only five number one hits in 50 weeks (1989/1990)

A hitherto rare and unusual constellation can be found in the 50-week period between September 25, 1989 and September 9, 1990 . Within this almost one-year period, only the five titles listed below occupied the top position in the German single charts, while roughly twice that number is common in the comparable period.

date Weeks Performer (s) single
September 25 - December 3, 1989 10 Kaoma Lambada
December 4, 1989 - February 11, 1990 10 Phil Collins Another day in paradise
February 12 - March 4, 1990 3 Werner Important Pump off the beer
March 5 - May 20, 1990 11 Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
May 21 - September 9, 1990 16 Matthias Reim Damn I love you

Four of the singles have a not common two-digit number of weeks on the chart on top, whereas the single pumping from the beer by Werner important with its three-week top ranking considerably by the then trend is different. With a 16-week stay at the top, Verdammt, Ich liebe 'Dich is the most consistent number one hit and one of the best-selling German-speaking singles of the last few decades.

Three of the listed artists, Phil Collins , Sinéad O'Connor and Matthias Reim , occupied position one on the album and single charts for several weeks at the same time . The British singer Phil Collins was able to stay at the top of the German album charts for a total of 17 weeks with his fourth studio album ... But Seriously .

Only six number one hits in 57 weeks (1991/1992)

In the 57 chart weeks from November 18, 1991 to December 20, 1992 there were only six number one hits in the German single charts. Of these, the four titles that were at the top of the charts for at least ten weeks during this period stayed at number one for a total of 45 weeks.

date Weeks Performer (s) single
November 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992 10 Salt 'n' Pepa Let's talk about sex
January 27 - April 26, 1992 13 U 96 The boat
April 27 - May 24, 1992 4th Mr. Big To be with you
May 25 - August 2, 1992 10 Snap! Rhythm is a dancer
August 3 - September 27, 1992 8th Dr. Alban It's my life
September 28 - December 20, 1992 12 Inner Circle Sweat (A La La La La Long)

Only six number one hits in 59 weeks (2016/2017)

In the period between July 8, 2016 and August 24, 2017, there were only six titles at the top of the German single charts in the 59 chart weeks. The four "long-running hits" alone, all of which took first place for at least ten weeks during this period, were number one for 54 out of 59 weeks. The last four titles to top the charts since September 30, 2016 were number one for 47 weeks.

date Weeks Performer (s) single
July 8, 2016 - September 15, 2016 10 Imany Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)
September 16, 2016 - September 29, 2016 2 DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber Let me love you
September 30, 2016 - December 15, 2016,
December 23, 2016 - December 29, 2016 		12 Rag 'n' Bone Man Human
December 16, 2016 - December 22, 2016,
December 30, 2016 - January 12, 2017 		3 Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie Rockabye
January 13, 2017 - April 27, 2017 15th Ed Sheeran Shape of You
April 28, 2017 - August 24, 2017 17th Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee Despacito

Other special features

Lady Gaga (2012)
The Doctors (2012)
  • On March 18, 2011, Born This Way by Lady Gaga was the first single that reached number one in the singles charts only through downloads.
  • The German rapper Capital Bra from Berlin set two records with his single Tilidin . With 14.5 million views in the first week of sales (June 21 - June 28, 2019), Tilidin is the most streamed song in this country within seven days. On the day of its release, the single had over three million streams. Previous record holders:
Capital Bra - Cherry Lady (11.5 million streams)
GermanyGermany TurkeyTurkey Mero - Cloud 10 (10.8 million streams)
  • On October 13, 2017, the German rapper Bausa made the biggest jump from one of the bottom chart positions to number one in chart history, newcomers and returners are not taken into account. His single Was du Liebe nennst climbed from position 51 to position one in the single charts. The following artists previously held this record:
United StatesUnited States Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again (# 39 → # 1, April 17, 2015)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (# 26 → # 1, July 20, 1987)
  • Mariah Carey recorded the biggest fall from number one to date when she fell from number one out of the top 100 with All I Want for Christmas Is You on January 3, 2020 . Within the Top 100, Ramon Roselly recorded the largest case to date when he fell from number one to number 43 with One Night on April 17, 2020 . The following artists previously held this record:
GermanyGermanyThe Doctors - Cry For Love (# 1 → # 21, September 18, 2015)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Depeche Mode - Dream On (# 1 → # 15, May 14, 2001)
  • With their number one success Living in a Ghost Town on July 3, 2020, the Rolling Stones set the record with the longest time span between two number one successes. There was almost 52 years between Living in a Ghost Town and their last number one hit Jumpin 'Jack Flash (August 1, 1968 - August 14, 1968).
  • On August 7, 2020, the song She is calling the rapper Apache 207 became the first number one hit that was not released as a single. The song was only released on the accompanying album staircase and reached number one through individual downloads and streaming.

See also

Web links

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  1. ↑ Bonez MC & RAF Camora with record start and double top in the official German charts . GFK Entertainment. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b HipHopper Capital Bra sets a triple record. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Capital Bra on officialcharts.de, accessed on February 26, 2019
  4. ↑ KC Rebell on officialcharts.de, accessed on February 26, 2019
  5. ↑ Bushido on officialcharts.de, accessed on February 26, 2019
  6. ↑ Born This Way first download number one at media-control.com, last accessed on: January 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Mero and Roland Kaiser dominate the official German charts . In: Official Charts . GFK entertainment. March 22, 2019. Accessed April 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Chart update. facebook.com, accessed October 14, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Record Breaking Jump to No. 1 Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  10. ^ GfK Entertainment: Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (single). officialcharts.de, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  11. ↑ GfK Entertainment: Ramon Roselly - One Night (single). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 17, 2020 .
  12. ↑ GfK Entertainment: Die Ärzte - Schrei nach Liebe (single). officialcharts.de, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  13. ↑ GfK Entertainment: Depeche Mode - Dream On (single). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  14. ↑ a b GfK Entertainment: Rolling Stones with double record for the first number one hit since 1968. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 3, 2020 .
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