Udo Lindenberg has made it to the top

At the age of 77, Udo Lindenberg tops the German singles charts for the first time. Together with rapper Apache 207, the veteran rocker scores the hit of the year. When looking back at the music that shaped 2023, other German artists should not be left out - and neither should other older gentlemen.

Old rockers are at the top in 2023: Udo Lindenberg - together with rapper Apache 207, who is a good 50 years younger - is at the top of the year's singles charts. The Rolling Stones are at the top of the albums chart. "Yeah, when the experts of the Panik family let the 'comet' rise higher and higher, far beyond the stratosphere into space... Ey, that's madness!" Lindenberg was quoted as saying. "Totally flashed."

As expected, Germany's longest number one hit, "Komet", is now also the hit of the year. In the annual evaluation of the Official German Charts, the catchy song by the duo Lindenberg and Apache 207 made it to number one, according to GfK Entertainment. It was followed by the lovesick pop song "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus, followed by "Sie weiß" by the duo Ayliva feat.

"Komet", which was released in January, was streamed more than 275 million times in Germany, GfK Entertainment explained. "With 21 number one weeks, it is the most frequently placed song at the top of the Official German Charts and with 42 weeks, together with 'Ein Stern (... der deinen Namen trägt)' by DJ Ötzi & Nik P., the most frequently represented title in the top 10 ever." For veteran rocker Lindenberg, the song was the first ever number one hit in his long career.

Taylor Swift is also not to be missed

In terms of albums, the Rolling Stones landed in first place with "Hackney Diamonds", which was only released at the end of October - it is the Rolling Stones' first complete album with only new songs since 2005. Mick Jagger told Hit Radio FFH in an interview: "By no means did we want to make a nostalgic 'you still know' record, but something contemporary and modern!" That's why there was a conscious decision to work with much younger musicians and producers. GfK Entertainment quoted Ron Wood as saying that it was "an honor" to have landed the "Album of the Year" in Germany. "I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did when we made it."

The English synth-rock band Depeche Mode created the second most successful album of the year in Germany with "Memento Mori". Third place went to the US rock band Metallica ("72 Seasons"). The most popular German-language records of the past twelve months are by rapper Apache 207 ("Gartenstadt", fourth place) and pop veteran Herbert Grönemeyer ("Das ist los", sixth place).

With 64 productions, German-language acts occupy almost two thirds of all positions in the annual album charts. This has also been the case in previous years. The most successful artist in the pop segment this time was Roland Kaiser ("Perspektiven", 13th place).

Taylor Swift - "Person of the Year" according to "Time" magazine - took fifth place in the annual charts with "Taylor's Version" from her previous album "1989"; Swift placed more albums in the Top 100 of 2023 than anyone else: namely seven.

German hip-hop particularly popular

With a total of six songs, the musician Ayliva was able to include more tracks in the year-end ranking of individual songs than anyone else. Thanks to Nina Chuba and Taylor Swift, the proportion of female artists in the single top 100 rose significantly: while only 13 tracks by female acts made it into the annual top 100 in 2022, there were twice as many this time: 26.

Overall, more than half (51) of the hundred most successful singles of the year came from German (or German-speaking) acts. In 2022, the figure was 42, compared to 39 previously. German-language hip-hop alone accounted for almost a third of all singles positions this year, GfK Entertainment reported.

In 2022, the controversial Ballermann hit "Layla" by DJ Robin & Schürze was the hit of the year. In the albums category, Rammstein was ahead with "Zeit" in 2022.

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Taylor Swift's album "Taylor's Version" from her previous album "1989" also made an impression in 2023, landing in fifth place in the annual charts. In the world of music and entertainment, names like Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus continue to make waves, alongside established artists such as Udo Lindenberg. German hip-hop has also gained significant popularity, with artists like Ayliva and Nina Chuba making notable contributions to the music scene.

Source: www.ntv.de