Kraut Sweep: December 10, 2013...

It's time to cross the border to Germany to check out the songs reaching the official sales charts this week, as Klingande spend a sixth non-consecutive week at #1 with "Jubel"...

As British boyband One Direction debuts on the album charts in this country with Midnight Memories, four of its songs sell enough on their own to debut on the chart. First up at #24 is "Strong"...

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German singer/songwriter Tim Bendzko teams up with Cassandra Steen at #25 with 'Unter die Haut' ("Under The Skin"), my "German Pick of the Week"...

Swiss singer and winner of the tenth season of Germany's version of the Idol franchise, Superstar, Beatrice Egli, arrives at #48 with "Verrückt nach dir" ("Mad About You")...

The second One Direction track at #54 is "You & I"...

Newcomer Deorro dances in at #64 with their club hit "Yee"...

One Direction are in again at #66 with "Don't Forget Where You Belong"...

The eighth "Music Monday" single from Justin Bieber, "Rollercoaster", drops in at #69...

Tracy Chapman drives in at #81 with her classic from 1988, "Fast Car"...


Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (1988) from MTVClassic1 on Vimeo.


American modern rock group Imagine Dragons return at #86 with "Demons". They took "Radioactive" to #4 earlier this year...

The last of the One Direction debuts from Midnight Memories is the title track at #91...

German rapper Prince Kay One is back at #96 with "Belstaff" featuring KNS Tha Engineer...

The last entry of the week at #100 is another homegrown rap artist, Casper, with "Jambalaya"...

That's it for this corner of the world...I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, 6 of the 60s is back, and I'll have the latest Down Under on Aussie Sweep. Auf Wiedersehen!