The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2017, 19 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[2] The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.[3]
Clean Bandit's collaboration "Rockabye" with Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul and English singer Anne-Marie was the first song to top the chart in 2017. After two weeks, the single was replaced by "Never Give Up" by Sia. Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", released in January,[4] reached the number one on 10 February and stayed atop for eight consecutive weeks. The first song by a German artist to top the chart was "Little Hollywood" by DJ Alle Farben and Dutch singer Janieck Devy for four weeks in May and June. "OK" by German DJ Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt, topped the chart for the entirety of August. Pink's "What About Us" was the third longest reigning song of 2017, with five consecutive weeks in September and October. Zayn's "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia, replaced P!nk on issue date 27 October and became the second longest reigning song with six consecutive weeks.
The year concluded with "Perfect" by Sheeran, which topped the chart in the last three weeks. The best-performing single of the year was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. Alongside "Galway Girl" and "Perfect", Sheeran's songs have been played more than 160,000 times on evaluated stations.[1][5]
Chart history
edit† | Indicates best-performing single of 2017 |
‡ | Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart |
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
6 January | "Rockabye" ‡[6] | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | [7] |
13 January | [8] | ||
20 January | "Never Give Up" | Sia | [9] |
27 January | [10] | ||
3 February | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Alessia Cara | [11] |
10 February | "Shape of You" †‡[12][13] | Ed Sheeran | [14] |
17 February | [15] | ||
24 February | [16] | ||
3 March | [17] | ||
10 March | [18] | ||
17 March | [19] | ||
24 March | [20] | ||
31 March | "Chained to the Rhythm" | Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley | [21] |
7 April | [22] | ||
14 April | "Skin" | Rag'n'Bone Man | [23] |
21 April | "Chained to the Rhythm" | Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley | [24] |
28 April | "Something Just like This" | The Chainsmokers and Coldplay | [25] |
5 May | [26] | ||
12 May | "Despacito" ‡[27] | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee | [28] |
19 May | "Galway Girl" | Ed Sheeran | [29] |
26 May | "Little Hollywood" | Alle Farben & Janieck Devy | [30] |
2 June | [31] | ||
9 June | [32] | ||
16 June | [33] | ||
23 June | "Hot2Touch" | Felix Jaehn, Hight & Alex Aiono | [34] |
30 June | [35] | ||
7 July | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Shawn Mendes | [36] |
14 July | [37] | ||
21 July | [38] | ||
28 July | "Hot2Touch" | Felix Jaehn, Hight & Alex Aiono | [39] |
4 August | "OK" | Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt | [40] |
11 August | [41] | ||
18 August | [42] | ||
25 August | [43] | ||
1 September | "Feels" | Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean | [44] |
8 September | [45] | ||
15 September | "More Than You Know" ‡[46] | Axwell Λ Ingrosso | [47] |
22 September | "What About Us" | Pink | [48] |
29 September | [49] | ||
6 October | [50] | ||
13 October | [51] | ||
20 October | [52] | ||
27 October | "Dusk Till Dawn" | Zayn featuring Sia | [53] |
3 November | [54] | ||
10 November | [55] | ||
17 November | [56] | ||
24 November | [57] | ||
1 December | [58] | ||
8 December | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | [59] |
15 December | "Perfect" ‡[60] | Ed Sheeran | [61] |
22 December | [62] | ||
29 December | [63] |
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