List of number-one hits (Germany)

This is a list of number-one hits in Germany by year from the Top100 Singles chart compiled weekly by Media Control Charts.^[1][2]

Statistics

Artist with the most number-one hits

• The Beatles (12)
• Freddy Quinn (10)
• ABBA (9)
• Boney M. (8)
• Sweet (8)
• Peter Alexander (7)
• The Rolling Stones (6)
• Caterina Valente (6)
• Sarah Connor (5)
• Modern Talking (5)
• Rihanna (5)
• Bee Gees (4)
• Lady Gaga (4)
• Pet Shop Boys (4)
• Tokio Hotel (4)
• Madonna (4)
• Shakira (4)
• Falco (4)
• David Guetta (4)
• No Angels (4)
• Justin Timberlake (4)
• Cro (4)
• Die Ärzte (4)

Songs with the most weeks at number-one

17 weeks

• "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M. (1978)

16 weeks

• "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" by Matthias Reim (1990)

15 weeks

• "A Song of Joy" by Miguel Ríos (1971)
• "Butterfly" by Danyel Gérard (1971)

14 weeks

• "Wheels" by Billy Vaughn (1961)
• "Junge, komm bald wieder" by Freddy Quinn (1963)
• "I'd Love You to Want Me" by Lobo (1973-1974)
• "Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone (2004)

13 weeks

• "Banana Boat Song" by Harry Belafonte (1957)
• "River Kwai March" by Mitch Miller (1958)
• "Paloma Blanca" by George Baker Selection (1975)
• "Das Boot" by U96 (1992)
• "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman (1997)
• "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (1998)
• "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (2009)

12 weeks

• "Il Silenzio" by Nini Rosso (1965)
• "Daddy Cool" by Boney M. (1976)
• "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" by Inner Circle (1992)
• "Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (2010)

11 weeks

• "Der lachende Vagabund" by Fred Bertelmann (1958)
• "Ramona" by Blue Diamonds (1961)
• "Words" by F. R. David (1982)
• "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor (1990)
• "Sadeness Part I" by Enigma (1991)
• "Wind of Change" by Scorpions (1991)
• "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis (1995)
• "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 (1997)
• "Mambo N° 5" by Lou Bega (1999)
• "Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira (2002)
• "Ein Stern (…der deinen Namen trägt)" by DJ Ötzi & Nik P. (2007)
• "Hello" by Adele (2015–16)

10 weeks

• "Am Tag, als der Regen kam" by Dalida (1959)
• "Rock Your Baby by George McCrae (1974)
• "Let's Talk About Sex" by Salt-N-Pepa (1991–92)
• "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" by Schnappi (2005)
• "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" by Michel Teló (2012)
• "Diamonds" by Rihanna (2012–13)
• "Wake Me Up!" by Avicii (2013)
• "Faded" by Alan Walker (2016)
• "Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)" by Imany (2016)
• "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man (2016)

References

1. German Singles Chart Archives from 1956
2. Media Control Chart Archives from 1960