Kraut Sweep: September 24, 2013...

Hey folks, I'm ready to cross the border to check out the songs making the charts in Germany this week, as Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" spends a tenth week at #1....

The top debut of the week is by German rapper Casper with "Hinterland" at #11...

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British singer Birdy comes in at #15 with "Wings" from her upcoming second album. "People Help The People", from her first set, made it to #3 in this country...

German internet stars Gronkh and Sarazar come in at #17 with their novelty single "Electrotitte (5000 Volt)"...

British modern rock stars Coldplay arrive at #19 with their track from the Hunger Games: Chasing Fire soundtrack, "Atlas". The band's sole top-10 hit in Germany was "Viva La Vida", which reached #5 in 2008...

French neo-folk artist and videographer Woodkid enters at #26 with "Run Boy Run"...

Singer Ivy Quainoo, who won the first season of this country's version of The Voice, comes in at #44 with "Wildfires (Light It Up)", my "German Pick of the Week". Last year she made it to #2 with her debut single "Do You Like What You See". (You can see the full video by clicking here)...

German schlager singer Andrea Berg has the biggest-selling album in Germany this week, and two more of its tracks make the singles chart. First at #52 is "Das Gefuehl" ("The Feeling")...

Scottish synthpop trio Chvrches debut at #63 with their first hit "The Mother We Share"...

Swiss DJ/producers Bobo and Mike Candys come in at #67 with "Take Control". Bobo had placed eight songs in the top-10 in the 90s, while Candys had a #3 hit in Germany last year with "2012 (If The World Would End)"...

Comic rapper Alligatoah debuts at #70 with " Trauerfeier Lied" ("Funeral Song")...

British modern rock outfit Bastille enter at #71 with "Things We Lost In The Fire". It's the followup to "Bastille", which made it to #6 here...

British indie folk singer Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) follows up his own #1 hit "Let Her Go" at #80 with "Holes"...

The second song from Andrea Berg to debut is "Atlantis Lebt" ("Atlantis Lives") at #84...

The final entry on the top-100 at #90 is German synthpop duo Glasperlenspiel with "Grenzenlos" ("Boundless"). You can check out the full video by clicking here...

That does it for tonight....thanks for stopping by, and I'll return tomorrow with another Song of the Day, 6 of the 60s, and this week's "Aussie Sweep". Auf Weidersehen!