Kraut Sweep: November 6, 2012...

Hey gang, thanks for coming back, it's time to check out the latest songs making their way on to the charts in Germany this week, according to their official sales charts.

Rihanna claims the #1 spot for the first week with "Diamonds". It's her fifth #1 hit in this country...

The top debut this week belongs to American trash-pop queen Ke$ha, with "Die Young" jumping in at #20. Her debut single, "Tik Tok", topped the chart here in 2010...

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German singer Gold 1, Filipino-American singer Bruno Mars, and Texas musician/pastor Jaeson Ma come together at #37 with "This Is My Love"...

 German rock musician Udo Lindenberg, from the western border city of Gronau, made the top-5 here last year with "Cello", and he's back at #45 with "Das Leben" ("The Living")...

Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber makes the chart at #69 with rapper Nicki Minaj in two on "Beauty And A Beat". His biggest single in this country so far is his first; "One Time" made it to #14...

American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz's US top-10 pop hit "I Won't Give Up" enters the German list at #73. He took "I'm Yours" to #8 in 2008...

 German singer Eva Croissant, who's currently competing on the German version of The Voice, is at #77 with "Dein Herz Tragt" ("Your Heart Carries Rocks")...

Hamburg-based dance act the Disco Boys come in at #81 with "Life Is Always New' featuring vocalist Mimi Perez..

German violinist David Garrett, from the western border city of Aachen, debuts at #85 with his version of "Vida La Vida"..

Swiss DJ Antoine and Mad Mark pop in at #94 with "Broadway". He went to #3 here last year with "Welcome To San Tropez"..

The final entry is by another German dance act, Fritz Kalkbrenner from Berlin, with "Little By Little"...

That wraps it up for this week's German trip...thanks for stopping by, and I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, candletime, 6 of the 60s, and this week's Australian music recap. Cheers!