List of number-one hits (Germany) explained

The GfK Entertainment charts are record charts compiled by GfK Entertainment on behalf of the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Lists of number-ones

2020s

Achievements and milestones

Song milestones

Most weeks at number one

Song	Artist(s)		Year(s)
"Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe"	Caterina Valente and Kurt Edelhagen	21	1955	^[1]
"Heimweh"	Freddy Quinn		1956
"Cindy, Oh Cindy"	Margot Eskens		1957
"Die Gitarre und das Meer"	Freddy Quinn	17	1959
"Rivers of Babylon"	Boney M.		1978	^[2]
"Despacito"	Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee		2017	^[3]
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich"	Matthias Reim	16	1990	^[4]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey		1994	^[5]
"A Song of Joy"	Miguel Ríos	15	1970/71
"Butterfly"	Danyel Gérard		1971
"Shape of You"	Ed Sheeran		2017	^[6]
"Wheels"	Billy Vaughn	14	1961
"Junge, komm bald wieder"	Freddy Quinn		1963
"I'd Love You to Want Me"	Lobo		1973/74
"Dragostea din tei"			2004	^[7]
"Banana Boat Song"	Harry Belafonte	13	1957
"River Kwai March"	Mitch Miller		1958
"Paloma Blanca"	George Baker Selection		1975
"Das Boot"	U96		1992	^[8]
"Time to Say Goodbye"	Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman		1996/97	^[9]
"My Heart Will Go On"	Celine Dion		1998	^[10]
"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga		2009	^[11]
"Il Silenzio"		12	1965
"Daddy Cool"	Boney M.		1976
"Sweat (A La La La La Long)"	Inner Circle		1992	^[12]
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"	Israel Kamakawiwoʻole		2010	^[13]
"Human"	Rag'n'Bone Man		2016	^[14]
"Komet"	Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207		2023	^[15]
"Der lachende Vagabund"	Fred Bertelmann	11	1958
"Ramona"	Blue Diamonds		1961
"Words"	F. R. David		1982	^[16]
"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Sinéad O'Connor		1990	^[17]
"Sadeness Part I"	Enigma		1990/91	^[18]
"Wind of Change"	Scorpions		1991	^[19]
"Conquest of Paradise"	Vangelis		1995	^[20]
"I'll Be Missing You"	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112		1997	^[21]
"Mambo N° 5"	Lou Bega		1999	^[22]
"Whenever, Wherever"	Shakira		2002	^[23]
"Ein Stern (…der deinen Namen trägt)"	DJ Ötzi and Nik P.		2007	^[24]
"Hello"	Adele		2015/16	^[25]
"In My Mind"	Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino		2018	^[26]
"Am Tag, als der Regen kam"	Dalida	10	1959
"Rock Your Baby"	George McCrae		1974
"Mull of Kintyre"	Wings		1978
"Funkytown"	Lipps Inc.		1980
"Polonäse Blankenese"	Gottlieb Wendehals		1981/82	^[27]
"Lambada"	Kaoma		1989	^[28]
"Another Day in Paradise"	Phil Collins		1989/90	^[29]
"Let's Talk About Sex"	Salt-N-Pepa		1991/92	^[30]
"Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil"	Schnappi		2005	^[31]
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego!"			2012	^[32]
"Diamonds"	Rihanna		2012/13	^[33]
"Wake Me Up!"	Avicii		2013	^[34]
"Faded"	Alan Walker		2016	^[35]
"Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)"	Imany		2016	^[36]
"Perfect"	Ed Sheeran		2017/18	^[37]
"Dance Monkey"	Tones and I		2019/20	^[38]
"Blinding Lights"	The Weeknd		2020	^[39]
"Wellerman"	Nathan Evans		2021	^[40]

Most number-one singles

Artist		Songs
Capital Bra	22		^[41] ^[42]
The Beatles	12		^[43]
Samra	10		^[44]
ABBA	9		^[45]
Boney M.	8		^[46]
Sweet			^[47]
The Rolling Stones	7		^[48]
Freddy Quinn	6		^[49]
Sarah Connor	5		^[50]
			^[51]
Mero			^[52]
Modern Talking			^[53]
Rihanna			^[54]
Caterina Valente			^[55]

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Artist	Year		Songs
Capital Bra	2019	11
Samra		8
Capital Bra	2018

Songwriter and producer achievements

Most number-one singles

Artist		Songs
Dieter Bohlen	23		^[56]
Capital Bra	21
Kurt Feltz	15
Paul McCartney	15
John Lennon	13
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus	11
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn	10
Samra
The Cratez	9

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

Artist	Year		Songs
The Cratez	2018	9
Stock Aitken Waterman	1987	4
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus	1976
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn	1973
Lennon–McCartney	1969
Loredana	2020

Notes and References

1. Web site: alle No.1-Hits in Deutschland seit 1954–1970 . all number-one hits in Germany 1954–1970 . Chartservice . 27 October 2018 . German.
2. Web site: alle No.1-Hits in Deutschland seit 1971–1980 . all number-one hits in Germany 1971–1980 . Chartservice . 27 October 2018 . German.
3. Web site: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – "Despacito" . . 30 May 2018.
4. Web site: Matthias Reim – "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" . . 1 June 2018.
5. Web site: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You . Official Deutsch Charts . GfK Entertainment . 23 December 2023.
6. Web site: Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" . . 1 June 2018.
7. Web site: O-Zone – "Dragostea din tei" . . 1 June 2018.
8. Web site: U96 – "Das Boot" . . 1 June 2018.
9. Web site: Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman – "Time to Say Goodbye" . . 1 June 2018.
10. Web site: Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On" . . 1 June 2018.
11. Web site: Lady Gaga – "Poker Face" . . 1 June 2018.
12. Web site: Inner Circlea – "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" . . 17 October 2018.
13. Web site: Israel Kamakawiwoʻole – "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" . . 1 June 2018.
14. Web site: Rag'n'Bone Man – "Human" . . 1 June 2018.
15. Web site: Udo Lindenberg & Apache 207 – "Komet" . . 5 May 2023.
16. Web site: F. R. David – "Words" . . 2 June 2018.
17. Web site: Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U" . . 2 June 2018.
18. Web site: Enigma – "Sadness Part I" . . 2 June 2018.
19. Web site: Scorpions – "Wind of Change" . . 2 June 2018.
20. Web site: Vangelis – "Conquest of Paradise" . . 2 June 2018.
21. Web site: Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 – "I'll Be Missing You" . . 2 June 2018.
22. Web site: Lou Bega – "Mambo N° 5" . . 2 June 2018.
23. Web site: Shakira – "Whenever, Wherever" . . 2 June 2018.
24. Web site: DJ Ötzi & Nik P. – "Ein Stern (…der deinen Namen trägt)" . . 2 June 2018.
25. Web site: Adele – "Hello" . . 2 June 2018.
26. Web site: Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino – "In My Mind". . 19 October 2018.
27. Web site: alle No.1-Hits in Deutschland seit 1981–1990 . all number-one hits in Germany 1981–1990 . Chartservice . 29 October 2018 . German.
28. Web site: Kaoma – "Lambda" . . 2 June 2018.
29. Web site: Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise" . . 2 June 2018.
30. Web site: Salt-N-Pepa – "Let's Talk About Sex" . . 26 June 2018.
31. Web site: Schnappi – "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" . . 26 June 2018.
32. Web site: Michel Teló – "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" . . 26 June 2018.
33. Web site: Rihanna – "Diamonds" . . 26 June 2018.
34. Web site: Avicii – "Wake Me Up!" . . 26 June 2018.
35. Web site: Alan Walker – "Faded" . . 26 June 2018.
36. Web site: Imany – "Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)" . . 26 June 2018.
37. Web site: Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" . . 26 June 2018.
38. Web site: Tones and I – "Dance Monkey". GfK Entertainment Charts. 3 January 2020.
39. Web site: The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights". GfK Entertainment Charts. 26 April 2020.
40. Web site: Nathan Evans - "Wellerman". GfK Entertainment charts. 7 May 2021.
41. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Capital Bra. Official German charts Capital Bra. GfK Entertainment Charts. 8 May 2020.
42. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Joker Bra. Official German charts Joker Bra. GfK Entertainment Charts. 7 February 2020.
43. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts The Beatles . Official German charts The Beatles . GfK Entertainment Charts . 30 May 2018.
44. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Samra. Official German charts Samra. GfK Entertainment Charts. 27 September 2019.
45. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts ABBA . Official German charts ABBA . GfK Entertainment Charts . 30 May 2018.
46. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Boney M. . GfK Entertainment Charts . 30 May 2018.
47. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Sweet . Official German charts Sweet . GfK Entertainment Charts . 30 May 2018.
48. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts The Rolling Stones . Official German charts The Rolling Stones . GfK Entertainment Charts . 1 June 2018.
49. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Freddy Quinn . Official German charts Freddy Quinn . GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 August 2018.
50. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Sarah Connor . Official German charts Sarah Connor . GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 August 2018.
51. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Mero . Official German charts Loredana . GfK Entertainment Charts . 8 May 2020.
52. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Mero . Official German charts Mero . GfK Entertainment Charts . 13 September 2019.
53. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Modern Talking . Official German charts Modern Talking . GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 August 2018.
54. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Rihanna . Official German charts Rihanna . GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 August 2018.
55. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts Caterina Valente . Official German charts Caterina Valente . GfK Entertainment Charts . 15 August 2018.
56. Web site: Dieter Bohlen.