Kraut Sweep: March 19, 2013...

Hey gang, I'm back with my weekly recap of the new singles checking in on the official sales chart in Germany this week, as will.i.am and Britney Spears reign for a ninth week with "Scream & Shout" (why?)...

To further question the country's taste these days, they are late for the party but the highest debut of the week at #10 is Billboard's pet meme-maker Baauer with "Harlem Shake"...

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Veteran East German rock group Silly, from East Berlin, arrive at #21 with their latest, "Deine Stärken" ("Your Strengths")...

British synthpop duo Hurts enter at #25 with "Miracle", from their upcoming sophomore album. Their debut was very successful in this country, spinning off two top-5 singles with "Wonderful Life" and "Stay", and it's my "pick of the week" in this country...

Another foreigner with two top-5 hits, American Lana Del Rey, comes in at #45 with "Dark Paradise". She topped the pop chart here with "Video Games" in 2011...

Rapper Prinz Pi is back at #50 with "100x" featuring Casper...

Scottish DJ/producer Calvin Harris is at #58 with "I Need Your Love" featuring singer Ellie Goulding. He hasn't been as big here as the rest of the world, only having a couple top-40 hits so far with "Sweet Nothing" his biggest at #19...

Rap artist Du Maroc debuts at #66 with "One Touch" featuring Franfurt rapper Jonesmann...

Singer/songwriter Sofi de la Torre, who is from the Canary Islands off Spain but now calls Berlin her home, enters at #74 with "Faster"...

Marie Meimberg moves in at #86 with "Ich Glaube" ("I Think")...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Wiz Khalifa has the final entry of the week at #91 with "No Sleep". His biggest hit here so far as a lead artist is the #15 single "Young, Wild, & Free" featuring Bruno Mars, but he cameoed in Maroon 5's smash "Payphone" last year which peaked at #4...(NSFW)

That's a wrap for this week's German trip, thanks for coming and I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, Candletime, 6 of the 60s, and this week's Australian music trip. Good night!