Kraut Sweep: February 5, 2013...


Hey gang, I'm back with this week's recap of the newest songs making their way on to the official sales chart in Germany, as will.i.am and Britney Spears' horrific "Scream & Shout" remains on top for a third week...

The highest new entry this week is by Latin rapper Pitbull and The Voice coach Christina Aguilera, with their collaboration "Feel This Moment" at #12. He's been in the top-10 seven times in Germany, with his featured role in J-Lo's "On The Floor" his only #1 so far...


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Justin Timberlake returns at #30 with his latest, "Suit & Tie" featuring Jay-Z. Apart from his work with N-Sync, his biggest hit here so far is his 2006 worldwide smash "SexyBack" which went to #1.


German dance musician DJane HouseKat boogies in at #52 with her second hit single, "All The Time" featuring Rameez. Last year she took "My Party" to #4...Grade: C


Three tracks from the Quentin Taratino flick Django Unchained soundtrack debut on the German chart this week, and the highest at #55 is Anthony Hamilton's "Freedom" with Elayna Boynton.


German rappers Kollegah & Farid Bang and back again with another new track at #58, "Stiernackenkommando" ("Buffalo Soldiers"). Grade: C-


British folk singer Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), arrives at #60 with "Let Her Go", a song that's already topped the charts in all three of the BeNeLux countries and Sweden. Grade: B-


Another former English busker, Ed Sheeran, is at #71 with "Give Me Love". He has already taken his Grammy-nominated "The A Team" to #9 last year. Grade: A-


 Adele returns to the charts here at #85 with "Turning Tables" from her classic 21 album. She has topped the German chart twice, with "Rolling In The Deep" and "Skyfall"...Grade: A+


The second Django Unchained debut at #87 is "Django" by American singer Rocky Roberts and Argentinian composer Luis Bacalov. It originally was from the spaghetti western Django from 1966. Grade: B-


Reggae fusion and dance act Major Lazer enter at #98 with "Get Free" featuring singer Amber Coffman, which also has gone top-10 in Belgium and the Netherlands. Grade: C-


This week's birthday boy Sean Kingston arrives at #99 with his latest, "Rum And Raybans" featuring English X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd. Sean has taken one song, his debut "Beautiful Girls" in 2007, to the top-10 in this country. Grade: C-


The last debut at #100 is the final entry from Django Unchained, rapper Rick Ross with "100 Black Coffins". Grade: D (NSFW)


That's it for tonight...I'll return tomorrow with another Song of the Day, candletime, 6 of the 60s, and this week's "Aussie Sweep". Good night!


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