Kraut Sweep: December 11, 2012...

Hey gang, I'm back with this week's look at the latest songs making their way on to the official music sales chart in Germany this week, as "Diamonds" racks a sixth week at #1 for Rihanna...

The top debut this week is the official first single from the winner's of this season of the German version of the X Factor, the folk-pop duo Mrs. Greenbird, who see two of their songs debut this week. At #14 is their "winners song" "Shooting Stars & Fairytales", and I love it...

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American singer/songwriter Christina Perri comes in at #26 with "A Thousand Years (Part 2)" featuring Steve Kazee, from the movie Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. Her "Jar of Hearts" reached #5 here in 2010, but ironically "part one" of this song never charted...

Chris Brown pops in at #38 with "Don't Judge Me", from his album Fortune. The singer has placed three singles in the German top-10, with his debut hit, "Run It", his biggest reaching #5 in 2005...

After winning the first season of this country's The Voice, Berlin native Ivy Quainoo went to #2 with her debut single "Do You Like What You See". She returns at #49 with her third chart hit, "Who You Are", with German rock band Stanfour backing her...

The runner up to Mrs. Greenbird on the X Factor, Melissa Heiduk, debuts at #51 with her "winner's song" entry, a cover of the Scorpions' "Send Me An Angel"...

Eva Croissant, who is a contestant on the second season of Germany's The Voice, comes in at #55 with "Du oder ich (oder wir alle)" ("You or Me (or We)"), by German indie-pop group Mikroboy. She's being coached by Nena (of "99 Luftballons" fame)...

Nicki Minaj jumps in at #66 with her latest, "Va Va Voom".

Another Voice finalist, Gil Ofarim, is at #67 with his version of the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris"...

British singer Birdy chirps in at #81 with her delicate and perfect cover of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love". Her "People Help The People" jumps to #35 as well...

The third and final Voice of Germany finalist to make it to the top-100 singles chart is Jenna Hoff, with her rendition of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", and it's my favorite of the three...

And at #97 is Mrs. Greenbird again with their take on the song from Once, "Falling Slowly"...

 
Well that's a wrap for this week's Kraut Sweep. I'll return tomorrow with another Song of the Day, Candletime, 6 of the 60s, and this week's Aussie Sweep. Good night!