German Sweep: June 7, 2017...

Here's the top ten hits in Germany this week, according to their official singles chart, as Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee spend a sixth week on top...

1. "Despacito" - Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee (1)
2. "OK" - Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt (8)
3. "No Roots" - Alice Merton (2)
4. "Shape Of You" - Ed Sheeran (3)
5. "I'm The One" - DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, and Lil' Wayne (4)
6. "Swalla" - Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (6)
7. "There's Nothin' Holding Me Back" - Shawn Mendes (7)
8. "Herzbeben" - Helene Fischer (RE-ENTRY)
9. "Louis Louis" - Kay One (DEBUT)
10. "Tuesday" - Burak Yeter featuring Danelle Sandoval (5)

A record I featured last week, "Louis Louis" from rapper/singer Kay One, makes its way into the top ten at #9. It interpolates the new wave nugget from Modern Talking, "Brother Louie"...

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Further down the chart, rapper Bushido (who Kay One has had 'beef' with in the past), enters the top 40 at #22 with "Papa"...

Meanwhile, on the albums chart in the country, schlager queen Helene Fischer climbs back to #1 with her self-titled record...

Electro-hiphop artist Marteria takes over at #2 with his fourth studio release, Roswell. His last, Zum Glück in die Zukunft II from 2014, went to #1. The current single from the album, "Das Geld muss weg" ("The Money Must Go"), enters the top-40 at #37...

Frankfurt-based hard rock band Böhse Onkelz ("Evil Uncles") arrive at #3 with their Live In Dortmund II concert set. They've topped the albums chart nine times, but not without a bit of controversy about their past, though they now say they promote tolerance...

National electronica icons Kraftwerk leap in at #4 with their 3-D: Der Katalog set. It's their third top ten album in Germany and highest rank ever...

Berlin rappers Frauenarzt and Taklo$$ team up at #8 with Gott ("Good")...

Gregor Meyle, a singer/songwriter from the southern town of Backnang, slips in at #10 with Präsentiert Meylensteine Vol. 2 ("Presenting Meylenstein")...