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The BVMI began its certifications in 1975, therefore popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. This excludes artists such as Heintje Simons, Peter Alexander, Freddy Quinn, Caterina Valente, or the Rolling Stones, and may explain the lower-than-expected sales figures for pre-1975 artists like The Beatles ...
Germany is the third largest music market in the world, and the largest in Europe. [1] This is a list of the best-selling albums in Germany that have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since January 1, 2003, BVMI certifies an album platinum for the shipment of 200,000 copies across Germany.
Johann Joachim Kändler; Wolf Kahlen; Leo Kahn; Johannes Kahrs (artist) Hanns-Christian Kaiser; Johanna Keimeyer; Hans Kemmer; George Kenner; Georg Friedrich Kersting
Germany is the third largest music market in the world and the second largest in Europe. [1] This is a list of the best-selling singles in Germany, some of which have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since June 1, 2014, BVMI certifies a single platinum for the download or shipment of 400,000 copies across Germany. [2]
Artist(s) Wks. Year(s) Ref. "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe" Caterina Valente and Kurt Edelhagen: 21 1955 [1] "Heimweh" Freddy Quinn 1956 "Cindy, Oh Cindy" Margot Eskens: 1957 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey: 2019–2024 "Die Gitarre und das Meer" Freddy Quinn 17 1959 "Rivers of Babylon" Boney M. 1978 [2] "Despacito"
Artist Nationality Title 1 Las Ketchup Spain "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" 2 Shakira Colombia "Whenever, Wherever" 3 Herbert Grönemeyer Germany "Mensch" 4 Eminem United States "Without Me" 5 Las Kanzler/Die Gerd-Show Germany "Der Steuersong" 6 Ben featuring Gim Germany "Engel" 7 Tiziano Ferro Italy "Perdono" 8 Shakira Colombia
In the 1980s and 1990s most German-language popular music was sung by male solo artists. Very popular singers are Udo Jürgens, Udo Lindenberg, Herbert Grönemeyer, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Peter Maffay and BAP. Udo Jürgens has maintained a large following since the late 60s and still sold out entire soccer stadiums during concerts in 2012.
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.