Kraut Sweep: May 21, 2013...

Now I'll cross over the border for my weekly German music chart recap, as American indie-pop due Capital Cities reigns for a second week with "Safe And Sound"...

German R&B singer Xavier Naidoo has the big winner on the chart at his new single "Bie Meiner Seele" ("In My Soul") rockets in at #2. It's his eleventh top-10 single in this country - three of those have topped the chart, the latest being "Das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen" in 2008....it's my "German Pick of the Week"...

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Indie-rock band Sportfreunde Stiller, from Bavaria, jump in at #7 with "Applaus!! Applaus!!". 

Hamburg-based hiphop group Fettes Brot ("Fat Bread") are back at #35 with "KussKussKuss" ("KissKissKiss")...I don't even know what this is...

American rapper Tyga scores his first hit as his old top-10 hit "Rack City" makes it here at #60...(NSFW)

French singer Zaz gets her second German hit at #91 with "On Ira" ("We Will"), her other one, the international hit "Je Veux", went to #22...

The final debut of the week at #99 is American traditional vocalist Josh Groban, with "Brave"...

That does it for tonight...I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, 6 of the 60s, and my Aussie Sweep... Goodnite!