Inundauswendig (#960)

Ahoy,

catching up... (again)

Scrobble count:  215.244

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• Gardine Zugezogen : Research context. A new local rap group has formed, but most of the track leave me not that impressed.
• The Temper Trap : New album context. "Sungazer" is a pretty nice record. 
• DMA'S : New album context. Tbh their self-titled album seems a bit weak to me.

Most played tracks:

• The Temper Trap - Runaways : Still my latest addition to the annual highlights playlist.

Noteworthy:

• Madonna : Fan times.
• Ayra Starr : Research context.
• HUGEL : "Movin' To The Sun" seems like the best Summer hit of 2026. 
• Kasabian : New release context. Feel free to check out "NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS", which might grow on me.
• Tommy Cash : Research context - because of his feature guest Ikkimel.
• ANNA : Tbh Idk - but clearly shuffle context. 

News

(no)

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Montez - So ist das mit dem Glück : Hmkay.

【03】 Hi! Spencer - Immernie : Who?

【04】 ENHYPEN : The Sin - Bliss : Okay.

【05】 KISS - Destroy Anaheim '76 : Okay.

【06】 The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks : Okay. (A re-entry.)

【09】 Twenty One Pilots - More Than We Ever Imagined | Live in Mexico : Okay.    

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Sido - Issa : Yikes.

【07】 makko, The Chainsmokers - Inundauswendig : What a strange collaboration. But somehow the song works.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Paul Heaton - Jenius : What? (Who?)

【03】 Brandon Flowers - Thrasher : Okay. (Still need to listen to it.)

【05】 Westside Cowboy - It Goes On : Who?

【06】 Dolly Parton - Diamonds & Rhinestones | Greatest Hits : Oh, what a tragic re-entry.

【09】 DMA'S - DMA'S : Nice.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 63)

【02】 HUGEL, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To The Sun : New peak in week 11.

【03】 Choosin' Texas...

【04】 Stella Lefty - Boston : New peak in week 21.

【05】 Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation : New peak in week 8.

【09】 Dolly Parton - Jolene : A re-entry, of course.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of September 05

【01】 ENHYPEN - THE SIN : BLISS (EP) : Wow, that's another achievement, that shows the power of K-Pop fandoms.

【05】 Dolly Parton - Ultimate Dolly Parton : Well, we better get used to that.

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of September 05

【01】 Choosin' Texas...

【02】 Boston...

【03】 I Knew It, I Knew You...

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of August 27

【01】 Malcolm Todd - Earrings : WTF?! Did he die or something?

【02】 Loser...

【05】 Temper City - Self Aware : New peak in week 21.

【08】 KAROL G, Judeline, rusowsky - BbY WOW : Entering the top ten in week 2.

 

Cheerio!

Born & Raised (#959)

Ahoy,

so the Summer of '26 is coming to a close - and we can already look at some stats regarding this year's hit songs. (I miss those days of "Golden" in 2025.) 

Scrobble count:  215.160

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• John Mayer : Fan times. I dived back into "Born & Raised".
• Shania Twain : Flashback times - with her greatest hits. 
• DMA'S : New album context. More on their self-titled record next week.

Most played tracks:

[nothing to highlight here]

Noteworthy:

• Madonna : Fan times.
• Cyndi Lauper : Flashback times - with her album "Bring Ya To The Brink".
• 6euroneunzig : New release context. But "Doktor Klaus" does not convince me.
• Ayra Starr : Shuffle context. I was most likely listening to "Gimme Dat" (feat. Wizkid), when I was doing some research on Afropop, because Killertunes has collaborated with Wizkid.
• Bebe Rexha : Bop context - with "New Religion".
• BLACKPINK : Flashback times. 

News

█ Dolly Parton has passed away - she was 80. So I could expect some of her songs to appear in some charts soon.

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Reezy - Raheem : Okay.

【02】 Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend : Okay. (Adding it to my list.)

【04】 KATSEYE - WILD : Okay.

【05】 Marilyn Manson - One Assassination Uder God | Chapter 2 : What?

【06】 Mark Medlock - Back Into The Sun : Oh no!

【07】 Cock Sparrer / Die Toten Hosen - True To The Bone : Who?

【08】 Jethro Tull - J-Tull Dot Com : A re-entry.

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Summer Cem & Shirin David - Mo' Money Mo' Haters : Ugh, another example of mediocre bling rap - with a popular feature guest.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend : Okay. (Impressive.)

【02】 KATSEYE - WILD : Okay.

【03】 The Script - The User's Guide To Being Human : Oh, they have a new album?

【04】 Jungle - Sunshine : Okay.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 62)

【02】 Dai Dai...

【03】 Choosin' Texas...

【04】 Movin' To The Sun...

【05】 Stella Lefty - Boston : New peak in week 20.

【09】 Silva Bumpa - On 2nite : New peak in week 12.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of August 29

【01】 KATSEYE - WILD (EP) : The hype was successful.

【02】 Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend : Okay. (Even more impressive.)

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of August 29

【01】 Choosin' Texas...

【02】 Stella Lefty - Boston : New peak in week 20.

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of August 20

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Tame Impala - Loser : New peak in week 3 here.

【04】 Malcolm Todd - Earrings : New peak in week 21 here.

【05】 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away : New peak in week 22 here.

【06】 Temper City - Self Aware : New peak in week 20.

 

Cheerio!

The Calling (#958)

Ahoy,

catching up... with a quite special week - full of flashback moments in context of a research.

Scrobble count:  215.105

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• BIBIZA : New album context. "Rocknrollst☆r" has its moments.
• Madonna : Fan times.
• KATSEYE : Hype context. The new mini-album includes 5 tracks by tons of producers - each one weaker than the one before. But hey, it's less than 14 minutes. 

Most played tracks:

• Madonna - Masterpiece : Research context for a karaoke event.
• Bryan Adams - Heaven : Research context for a karaoke event.
• Shannon Lay - The Calling : A mellow tune to calm down, that I most likely came across via a Spotify playlist for new releases.

Noteworthy:

• Paul Oakenfold : Flashback times.
• Stray Kids : Flashback times. 

News

█ William Orbit passed away. He created magic with several artists - Madonna, All Saints, U2, P!nk, Katie Melua... 

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Electric Callboy - Tanzneid : Hmkay.

【02】 Stray Kids - This & That : Okay.

【03】 Juju - 44 Me : Okay. (Adding it to my list.)

【04】 Aschkobar & Asche - Feind von jedem LP : Who?

【09】 Die Schlagerpiloten - Laguna Blue | Sterne überm Paradies : Yikes.

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 HUGEL, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To The Sun : New peak in week 9.

【08】 Bebe Rexha - New Religion : Entering the top ten in week 22.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Reytons - A Love Letter To A Broken Town : Who?

【05】 Flo - Therapy At The Club : Who?

【06】 ROLE MODEL - Chuck Timely & The Hourglass : Okay.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 61)

【02】 Dai Dai...

【03】 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas : New peak in week 32.

【04】 HUGEL, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To The Sun : New peak in week 9.

【07】 Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation : New peak in week 6.

【08】 Madonna & Kylie Minogue - Love Sensation : Now that is a (small) sensation.

【09】 Stella Lefty - Boston : Entering the top ten in week 19.

【10】 Silva Bumpa - On 2nite : Entering the top ten in week 11.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of August 22

【01】 Stray Kids - This & That : Wow, that is an achievement.

【07】 Pooh Shiesty - All Eyes On Shiest : Who? (What?)

【08】 Karol G - No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto : Okay.

【10】 ROLE MODEL - Chuck Timely & The Hourglass : Okay.

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of August 22

【01】 Choosin' Texas... 

【02】 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You : A little new peak in week 10.

【03】 Been By Now...

【04】 Stella Lefty - Boston : Rising again in week 19.

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of August 13

【01】 Shakira, Burna Boy - Dai Dai : At the top week 12.

【06】 Tame Impala - Loser : Getting lots of plays thanks to a new Spider-Man movie.

【07】 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away : New peak in week 21 here.

【09】 Temper City - Self Aware : New peak in week 19.

 

Cheerio!

Runaways (#957)

Ahoy,

catching up... with a new milestone - over 215 K scrobbles.

Scrobble count:  215.021

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• Madonna: Fan times and flashback times.
• Ariana Grande : New album context. Tbh "petal" hardly gives me anything - even with Max Martin as producer on some tracks. 
• Charli xcx : New album context. Just like the pre-singles hinted, I did not have a good time with "Music, Fashion, Film". 

Most played tracks:

• The Temper Trap - Runaways : Finally another bop of the year!

Noteworthy:

• Stray Kids : New album context. "This & That" starts strong, but then it kind of becomes boring.
• aespa : New release context. "KISS N TELL" is not my cup of tea. 
• ROLE MODEL : New album context. "Chuck Timely & The Hourglass" might have its moments, but I skipped it after a few tracks. 

News

█ So we finally have an official Madonna track with Kylie - and the result is a neat remix, that might soon be forgotten.

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Ariana Grande - petal : I had no doubts about that. ^^

【02】 Jupiter Jones - Ich trag den Sarg, Du trägst was Buntes : Hmkay.

【07】 Madeline Juno - Anomalie Pt. II : Okay.

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Killy Manjaro...

【03】 Gut Genug...

【04】 Movin' To The Sun...

【05】 Temper City...

【06】 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me : Back in the top ten in week 10.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Ariana Grande - petal : Yeah, well...

【08】 Katy Perry - The Ones That Got The Plays : New peak in week 13.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 60)

【02】 Dai Dai...

【03】 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me : Rising a bit this week.

【04】 Ariana Grande - petal : What do people like about this song? It's very mid.

【10】 Sienna Spiro - Great Expectations : 

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of August 15

【01】 Ariana Grande - petal : Okay.

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of August 15

【01】 Choosin' Texas...

【02】 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me : Rising again in week 10.

【04】 Ariana Grande - petal : Okay. More songs from the new album have only reached spots in the 20s.

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of August 06

【01】 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me : Hmkay. New peak in week 10.

【02】 Ariana Grande - petal : Okay.

【08】 KATSEYE - Animal : New peak in week 2.

 

Cheerio!

Find Me (#956)

Ahoy,

catching up... and as you can see, that week was all about favorites and flashbacks.

Scrobble count:  214.873

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• Madonna : Fan times.
• Sarah Jarosz : Fan times.
• Purple Disco Machine : Fan times. 

Most played tracks:

• Jam & Spoon - Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona) [Radio Mix] : What a blast from the past.

Noteworthy:

• Sofi Tukker : Fan times.
• The War On Drugs : Fan times.
• DMA'S : Fan times.
• ATEEZ : Research context. I guess it was because of that special cinema event.  

News

(no)

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Pashanim - Loungs Musik : Hmkay.

【02】 Amigos - Cleopatra : Yikes.

【03】 RIN - Nostalgia : Okay.

【04】 Apsilon - Glanz null : Okay.

【06】 Charli xcx - Music, Fashion, Film : Okay.

【08】 dArtagnan - Helden x Hymnen : Yikes.

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Killy Manjaro...

【03】 Gut Genug...

【04】 Movin' To The Sun...

【05】 Temper City...

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Charli xcx - Music Fashion Film

【04】 Snow Patrol - Eyes Open : A re-entry.

【07】 Shania Twain - Little Miss Twain : Okay. (Impressive.)

【08】 The Strokes - Reality Awaits : Okay.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (weak 59)

【02】 Dai Dai...

【03】 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas : New peak in week 30. (But why?)

【07】 HUGEL, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To The Sun : Entering the top ten in week 7.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of August 08

【01】 Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem : Back at the top in week 63.

【02】 Olivia R...

【03】 Charli xcx - Music, Fashion, Film : Okay.

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of August 08

【01】 Choosin' Texas... (week 41)

【02】 Morgan Wallen - Been By Now : 

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of July 30

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Beauty And A Beat...

【03】 hate that i made you love me...

【09】 KATSEYE - Animal : A nicely produced pop song.

 

Cheerio!

Daughter From Hell (#955)

Ahoy,

catching up... with another week, that got me scrobbling a lot of songs.

Scrobble count:  214.740

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• Madonna : Fan times.
• Gracie Abrams : Yes, I went through her new (boring) album "Daughter From Hell". I guess I did not find any highlight there.

Most played tracks:

[nothing to highlight here]

Noteworthy:

• Alanis Morissette : Fan times.

News

(not today)

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell : Hmkay.

【02】 Dardan & Azet - Eurosport 2 : Yikes.

【07】 Motionless In White - Decades : Who?

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Killy Manjaro... (week 9)

【03】 Gut Genug...

【04】 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' To The Sun : New peak in week 6.

【06】 Pashanim - Augenblick : Ugh, just another bling gangster rap track - optimized for streaming numbers.

【07】 Danger Dan - Keine Angst : Yikes. What a lame track.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell : Hmkay.

【09】 Katy Perry - The Ones That Got The Plays : New peak in week 11.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 58)

【02】 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai : New peak in week 8. (Yikes.)

【03】 ANOTR, 54 Ultra - Talk To You : New peak in week 20. A nice summer bop.

【05】 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas : New peak in week 29. (But why?)

【06】 Prospa / Cloonee - Free Your Mind : New peak in week 17.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of August 01

【01】 Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell : Hmkay.

【02】 Olivia Rodrigo...

【03】 Morgan Wallen...

【04】 Ella Langley...

【05】 Noah Kahan...

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of August 01

【01】 Choosin' Texas... (week 40)

【02】 I Knew It, I Knew You...

【03】 Stella Lefty - Boston : New peak in week 16.

【04】 Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen - I Can't Love You Anymore : New peak in week 13.

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of July 23

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat : You've got to be kidding me. Who listens to that old song these days?

【05】 Malcolm Todd - Earrings : New peak in week 17. The song is from April 2024 and pretty mid.

【09】 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away : New peak in week 18, although this track is way older.

 

Cheerio!

s-l-e-e-p-i-n-g (#954)

Ahoy,

thanks to a few days on the road, I need to catch up here again...

And I am terribly sorry, that I have let the Spotify shuffle go wild while I was sleepy. That means my stats do not say anything - except that I did a dive into the sounds of Sarah Jarosz once more. 

Scrobble count:  214.591

Last week in covers:

Most played artists:

• Sarah Jarosz : Flashback times.
• Aoife O'Donovan : Sorry, I have no idea... 

Most played tracks:

• Sarah Jarosz - Columbus & 89th : One of the best songs of the year it was released!

Noteworthy:

• I'm With Her : Shuffle context.
• Jill Andrews : Idk...
• Michaela Anne : Idk...
• Natalie Hemby : Idk...
• The Secret Sisters : Idk...
• The Wailin' Jennys : Idk... 

News

(no time for that)

 

New entries

Album charts (Germany)

【01】 The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues : Okay.

【02】 Bring Me The Horizon - Count Your Blessings | Repented : Okay.

【03】 Schillah - Jasmin : Who?

【04】 BTS - ARIRANG : Rising again in week 17.

【05】 VA - Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack) : Nice.

 

Single charts (Germany)

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Summer Cem & Billa Joe - Killy Manjaro : New peak in week 8.

【05】 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' To The Sun : Entering the top ten in week 5.

【10】 Pashanim - Goldrichtig : Okay.

 

Albums Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues : Impressive.

【02】 My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys : New edition context.

【05】 December 10 - On Your Side : Who?

【06】 Bring Me The Horizon - Count Your Blessings | Repented : Okay.

 

Singles Chart Top 100 (UK)

【01】 Rein Me In... (week 57)

【02】 Oasis - Wonderwall : But why?

【03】 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds - Three Lions : Hm, I guess, this is related to the FIFA World Cup.

【04】 Anotr, 54 Ultra - Talk To You : Entering the top ten in week 19.

【05】 Shakira, Burna Boy - Dai Dai : New peak in week 7.

【07】 Prospa, Cloonee - Free Your Mind : New peak in week 16.

 

Billboard 200 (USA) - week of July 25

【01】 Future - The Real Me : Okay.

【02】 Olivia Rodrigo...

【03】 Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem : On the rise again... (week 61)

【07】 The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues : Okay.

【08】 VA - Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack) : Okay.

 

Billboard Hot 100 (USA) - week of July 25

【01】 Choosin' Texas...

【02】 I Knew It, I Knew You...

【03】 Be Her...

【06】 Stella Lefty - Boston : Entering the top ten in week 15. 

 

Spotify's Top Songs Global - week of July 16

【01】 Dai Dai...

【02】 Ariana Grane - hate that i made you love me : Rising a bit in week 7.

【04】 Oasis - Wonderwall : WTF?! What has happened? (Entering the top ten in week 20.)

 

Cheerio!