Kraut Sweep: February 18, 2014...

It's time to cross the border to Germany to sample the songs making the official singles chart this week, as Pharrell hangs on for a fifth week at #1 with "Happy"..

The highest debut of the week at #14 is from vocalist Sam Smith, who was the featured artist on Naughty Boy's "La La La", which went to #2 in this country last year. He's in as a solo artists now with "Money On My Mind"...

(Click below to see the rest of the post)


Newcomers Tres Jolie enter at #20 with "BOW! (You Gotta Kick It)"...

British electronica act Clean Bandit take their #1 UK hit "Rather Be" on to this chart at #35.

German rapper Farid Bang is in at #44 with "Lutsch" ("Sucking")...

German comedy trio Y-Titty, who are big on YouTube in that country, arrive at #50 with "Hashtag" featuring MC Fitti. It follows up "Halt Dein Maul", which went to #5 here...

Rapper Carlprit from the southern African nation of Zimbabwe comes in at #65 with "Remember To Forget" featuring Jaicko...

American neo-soul singer John Legend swings in at #73 with "All Of Me"...

Demi Lovato's version of the Frozen theme "Let It Go" makes its entrance on the chart at #91. Demi's biggest hit so far in this country was back in her Disney days with "Wouldn't Change A Thing" which went to #28 in 2010...

American soul/pop singer Jason Derulo blares in at #94 with "Trumpets". It's the fourth single here from his Tattoos album - the second, "Talk Dirty", went all the way to #1...

U2's (RED) charity single, "Invisible", arrives on the chart here at #97...

The final entry on the chart this week at #99 is rapper Marteria with "Die Nacht Ist Mit Mir" ("The Night Is With Me") featuring Campino, the lead singer of German rock band Die Toten Hosen...

.