List of best-selling singles by year (Germany)
This is a list of the twenty best-selling singles on the Media Control Charts in Germany for every year since 2000. The data, provided by Media Control, is based on the singles sold.
2000
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton featuring DJ Ötzi | "Anton aus Tirol" | |
| 2 | Rednex | "The Spirit of the Hawk" | |
| 3 | ATC | "Around the World (La La La La La)" | |
| 4 | Bomfunk MC's | "Freestyler" | |
| 5 | Bon Jovi | "It's My Life" | |
| 6 | Zlatko(de) | "Ich vermiss dich... (wie die Hölle)" | |
| 7 | Santana featuring The Product G&B | "Maria Maria" | |
| 8 | Zlatko & Jürgen | "Großer Bruder" | |
| 9 | Ayman | "Mein Stern" | |
| 10 | Britney Spears | "Lucky" | |
| 11 | French Affair | "My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)" | |
| 12 | Die 3. Generation | "Leb!" | |
| 13 | Reamonn | "Supergirl" | |
| 14 | Melanie C | "I Turn To You" | |
| 15 | Britney Spears | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | |
| 16 | Madonna | "American Pie" | |
| 17 | Vengaboys | "Shalala Lala" | |
| 18 | Gigi D'Agostino | "Bla Bla Bla" | |
| 19 | HIM | "Join Me in Death" | |
| 20 | Metallica | "Nothing Else Matters (live)" |
2001
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Angels | "Daylight in Your Eyes" | |
| 2 | Enya | "Only Time" | |
| 3 | Kylie Minogue | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | |
| 4 | Crazy Town | "Butterfly" | |
| 5 | Atomic Kitten | "Whole Again" | |
| 6 | Shaggy featuring Rayvon | "Angel" | |
| 7 | Safri Duo | "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" | |
| 8 | Outkast | "Ms. Jackson" | |
| 9 | Uncle Kracker | "Follow Me" | |
| 10 | Gorillaz | "Clint Eastwood" | |
| 11 | Eminem featuring Dido | "Stan" | |
| 12 | Alicia Keys | "Fallin'" | |
| 13 | Bro'Sis | "I Believe" | |
| 14 | Dante Thomas featuring Pras | "Miss California" | |
| 15 | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink & Missy Elliott | "Lady Marmalade" | |
| 16 | Wheatus | "Teenage Dirtbag" | |
| 17 | Sarah Connor | "From Sarah with Love" | |
| 18 | Shaggy featuring RikRok | "It Wasn't Me" | |
| 19 | Gigi D'Agostino | "La Passion" | |
| 20 | Sylver | "Turn The Tide" |
2002
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Ketchup | "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" | |
| 2 | Shakira | "Whenever, Wherever" | |
| 3 | Herbert Grönemeyer | "Mensch" | |
| 4 | Eminem | "Without Me" | |
| 5 | Las Kanzler/Die Gerd-Show | "Der Steuersong" | |
| 6 | Ben featuring Gim | "Engel" | |
| 7 | Tiziano Ferro | "Perdono" | |
| 8 | Shakira | "Underneath Your Clothes" | |
| 9 | B3 | "I.O.I.O." | |
| 10 | Wonderwall | "Just More" | |
| 11 | No Angels | "Something About Us" | |
| 12 | Bro'Sis | "I Believe" | |
| 13 | Nickelback | "How You Remind Me" | |
| 14 | Ozzy Osbourne | "Dreamer" | |
| 15 | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland | "Dilemma" | |
| 16 | Pink | "Get The Party Started" | |
| 17 | Mad'House | "Like A Prayer" | |
| 18 | Scooter | "Nessaja" | |
| 19 | Groove Coverage | "Moonlight Shadow" | |
| 20 | Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman | "Somethin' Stupid" |
2003
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutschland sucht den Superstar | "We Have a Dream" | |
| 2 | Alexander Klaws | "Take Me Tonight" | |
| 3 | Yvonne Catterfeld | "Für dich" | |
| 4 | RZA featuring Xavier Naidoo | "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" | |
| 5 | t.A.T.u. | "All The Things She Said" | |
| 6 | Eminem | "Lose Yourself" | |
| 7 | Outlandish | "Aïcha" | |
| 8 | The Black Eyed Peas | "Where Is The Love?" | |
| 9 | Lumidee featuring Busta Rhymes & Fabolous | "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" | |
| 10 | The Rasmus | "In The Shadows" | |
| 11 | Evanescence | "Bring Me To Life" | |
| 12 | Dido | "White Flag" | |
| 13 | Robbie Williams | "Feel" | |
| 14 | Alexander Klaws | "Free Like the Wind" | |
| 15 | Sean Paul | "Get Busy" | |
| 16 | Daniel Küblböck | "You Drive Me Crazy" | |
| 17 | 50 Cent | "In Da Club" | |
| 18 | Wolfsheim | "Kein Zurück" | |
| 19 | Las Kanzler/Die Gerd Show | "Der Steuersong" | |
| 20 | Shania Twain | "Ka-Ching!" |
2004
2005
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schnappi | "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" | |
| 2 | Tokio Hotel | "Durch den Monsun" | |
| 3 | Akon | "Lonely" | |
| 4 | K.Maro | "Femme Like U" | |
| 5 | Söhne Mannheims | "Und wenn ein Lied" | |
| 6 | Juanes | "La Camisa Negra" | |
| 7 | 50 Cent featuring Olivia | "Candy Shop" | |
| 8 | Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes | "Don't Cha" | |
| 9 | Die Firma | "Die Eine 2005" | |
| 10 | Ch!pz | "Ch!pz in Black" | |
| 11 | Fettes Brot | "Emanuela" | |
| 12 | Melanie C | "First Day of My Life" | |
| 13 | Linkin Park/Jay-Z | "Numb/Encore" | |
| 14 | Nena | "Liebe ist" | |
| 15 | Sarah Connor | "From Zero to Hero" | |
| 16 | James Blunt | "You're Beautiful" | |
| 17 | Robbie Williams | "Tripping" | |
| 18 | Madonna | "Hung Up" | |
| 19 | Sugababes | "Push The Button" | |
| 20 | Joana Zimmer | "I Believe (Give a Little Bit...)" |
2006
2007
2008
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timbaland presents OneRepublic | "Apologize" | |
| 2 | Leona Lewis | "Bleeding Love" | |
| 3 | Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" | |
| 4 | Schnuffel | "Kuschel Song" | |
| 5 | Katy Perry | "I Kissed a Girl" | |
| 6 | Duffy | "Mercy" | |
| 7 | Ich + Ich | "So soll es bleiben" | |
| 8 | Amy Macdonald | "This Is the Life" | |
| 9 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland | "4 Minutes" | |
| 10 | Gabriella Cilmi | "Sweet About Me" | |
| 11 | Stefanie Heinzmann | "My Man Is a Mean Man" | |
| 12 | Ich + Ich | "Stark" | |
| 13 | Polarkreis 18 | "Allein, Allein" | |
| 14 | Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse | "Valerie" | |
| 15 | Thomas Godoj | "Love Is You" | |
| 16 | Pink | "So What" | |
| 17 | Guru Josh Project | "Infinity 2008" | |
| 18 | Mark Medlock | "Summer Love" | |
| 19 | Paul Potts | "Nessun dorma" | |
| 20 | Söhne Mannheims | "Das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen" |
2009
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady Gaga | "Poker Face" | |
| 2 | Emilíana Torrini | "Jungle Drum" | |
| 3 | Milow | "Ayo Technology" | |
| 4 | Cassandra Steen featuring Adel Tawil | "Stadt" | |
| 5 | Mando Diao | "Dance with Somebody" | |
| 6 | Razorlight | "Wire to Wire" | |
| 7 | Silbermond | "Irgendwas bleibt" | |
| 8 | Gossip | "Heavy Cross" | |
| 9 | The Black Eyed Peas | "I Gotta Feeling" | |
| 10 | David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" | |
| 11 | Marit Larsen | "If a Song Could Get Me You" | |
| 12 | James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado | "Broken Strings" | |
| 13 | Katy Perry | "Hot n Cold" | |
| 14 | David Guetta featuring Akon | "Sexy Bitch" | |
| 15 | Polarkreis 18 | "Allein, Allein" | |
| 16 | Robbie Williams | "Bodies" | |
| 17 | Peter Fox | "Haus am See" | |
| 18 | Beyoncé | "Halo" | |
| 19 | Daniel Schuhmacher | "Anything but Love" | |
| 20 | Mark Medlock | "Mamacita" |
2010
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | "Over the Rainbow" | |
| 2 | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | |
| 3 | Lena | "Satellite" | |
| 4 | Unheilig | "Geboren um zu leben" | |
| 5 | Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | "We No Speak Americano" | |
| 6 | K'naan | "Wavin' Flag" | |
| 7 | Stromae | "Alors on danse" | |
| 8 | Hurts | "Wonderful Life" | |
| 9 | Keri Hilson | "I Like" | |
| 10 | Kesha | "Tik Tok" | |
| 11 | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Love the Way You Lie" | |
| 12 | Madcon | "Glow" | |
| 13 | Mehrzad Marashi | "Don't Believe" | |
| 14 | Velile & Safri Duo | "Helele" | |
| 15 | Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina | "Stereo Love" | |
| 16 | Empire of the Sun | "We Are the People" | |
| 17 | Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | |
| 18 | Rihanna | "Only Girl (In the World)" | |
| 19 | Lady Gaga | "Alejandro" | |
| 20 | Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg | "California Gurls" |
2011
2012
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Teló | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | |
| 2 | Die Toten Hosen | "Tage wie diese" | |
| 3 | Lykke Li | "I Follow Rivers" | |
| 4 | Gotye featuring Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | |
| 5 | Asaf Avidan & The Mojos (Wankelmut Remix) | "One Day / Reckoning Song" | |
| 6 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" | |
| 7 | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | |
| 8 | PSY | "Gangnam Style" | |
| 9 | Loreen | "Euphoria" | |
| 10 | Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks | "Heart Skips a Beat" | |
| 11 | Alex Clare | "Too Close" | |
| 12 | Sean Paul | "She Doesn't Mind" | |
| 13 | Of Monsters and Men | "Little Talks" | |
| 14 | DJ Antoine featuring The Beat Shakers | "Ma Chérie" | |
| 15 | Flo Rida | "Whistle" | |
| 16 | Marteria, Yasha & Miss Platnum | "Lila Wolken" | |
| 17 | Adele | "Skyfall" | |
| 18 | Tacabro | "Tacata'" | |
| 19 | Cro | "Easy" | |
| 20 | Linkin Park | "Burn It Down" |
2013
2014
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helene Fischer | "Atemlos durch die Nacht" | |
| 2 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | |
| 3 | Mr Probz | "Waves" | |
| 4 | Andreas Bourani | "Auf uns" | |
| 5 | Mark Forster featuring Sido | "Au revoir" | |
| 6 | Lilly Wood and the Prick & Robin Schulz | "Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)" | |
| 7 | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | "Rather Be" | |
| 8 | Ed Sheeran | "I See Fire" | |
| 9 | Cro | "Traum" | |
| 10 | OneRepublic | "Love Runs Out" | |
| 11 | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | "Dark Horse" | |
| 12 | Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" | |
| 13 | Marlon Roudette | "When the Beat Drops Out" | |
| 14 | David Guetta featuring Sam Martin | "Lovers on the Sun" | |
| 15 | George Ezra | "Budapest" | |
| 16 | John Legend | "All of Me" | |
| 17 | Calvin Harris | "Summer" | |
| 18 | Nico & Vinz | "Am I Wrong" | |
| 19 | Pitbull featuring Kesha | "Timber" | |
| 20 | Kiesza | "Hideaway" |
2015
2016
2017
2018
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | "In My Mind" | |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | |
| 3 | Bausa | "Was du Liebe nennst" | |
| 4 | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | "One Kiss" | |
| 5 | Dennis Lloyd | "Nevermind" | |
| 6 | El Profesor | "Bella ciao (Hugel Remix)" | |
| 7 | Namika featuring Black M | "Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)" | |
| 8 | Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato | "Solo" | |
| 9 | Marshmello featuring Anne-Marie | "Friends" | |
| 10 | Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato | "Échame la Culpa" | |
| 11 | Olexesh featuring Edin | "Magisch" | |
| 12 | Drake | "God's Plan" | |
| 13 | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen | "These Days" | |
| 14 | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | "Havana" | |
| 15 | Capital Bra featuring Ufo361 | "Neymar" | |
| 16 | Bonez MC & RAF Camora | "500 PS" | |
| 17 | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | "River" | |
| 18 | Summer Cem & Bausa | "Casanova" | |
| 19 | Nico Santos | "Rooftop" | |
| 20 | Loud Luxury featuring Brando | "Body" |
2019
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Nas X | "Old Town Road" | |
| 2 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | |
| 3 | Apache 207 | "Roller" | |
| 4 | Juju featuring Henning May | "Vermissen" | |
| 5 | Ava Max | "Sweet but Psycho" | |
| 6 | Billie Eilish | "Bad Guy" | |
| 7 | Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | "Señorita" | |
| 8 | Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber | "I Don't Care" | |
| 9 | Capital Bra and Samra | "Tilidin" | |
| 10 | Samra and Capital Bra | "Wieder Lila" | |
| 11 | Daddy Yankee featuring Snow | "Con Calma" | |
| 12 | Lewis Capaldi | "Someone You Loved" | |
| 13 | Meduza and Goodboys | "Piece of Your Heart" | |
| 14 | Capital Bra, Samra and Lea | "110" | |
| 15 | Sarah Connor | "Vincent" | |
| 16 | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | "Shallow" | |
| 17 | Bonez MC & RAF Camora | "500 PS" | |
| 18 | Mabel | "Don't Call Me Up" | |
| 19 | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | "In My Mind" | |
| 20 | Rammstein | "Deutschland" |
2020
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | |
| 2 | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" | |
| 3 | Apache 207 | "Roller" | |
| 4 | Saint Jhn | "Roses" | |
| 5 | Topic and A7S | "Breaking Me" | |
| 6 | Ufo361 | "Emotions" | |
| 7 | Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo | "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" | |
| 8 | DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | "Rockstar" | |
| 9 | Regard | "Ride It" | |
| 10 | Apache 207 | "Fame" | |
| 11 | Nea | "Some Say" | |
| 12 | Pashanim | "Airwaves" | |
| 13 | Apache 207 | "Bläulich" | |
| 14 | Robin Schulz featuring Alida | "In Your Eyes" | |
| 15 | Mark Forster | "Übermorgen" | |
| 16 | Vize and Tom Gregory | "Never Let Me Down" | |
| 17 | Ava Max | "Kings & Queens" | |
| 18 | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Mood" | |
| 19 | Dua Lipa | "Don't Start Now" | |
| 20 | Apache 207 | "200 km/h" |
2021
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Evans | "Wellerman" | |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | |
| 3 | Tiësto | "The Business" | |
| 4 | Riton and Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman | "Friday" | |
| 5 | The Weeknd | "Save Your Tears" | |
| 6 | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | "Stay" | |
| 7 | Shouse | "Love Tonight" | |
| 8 | ATB x Topic x A7S | "Your Love (9PM)" | |
| 9 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | |
| 10 | Olivia Rodrigo | "Good 4 U" | |
| 11 | Bausa featuring Apache 207 | "Madonna" | |
| 12 | Joel Corry featuring MNEK | "Head & Heart" | |
| 13 | Lil Nas X | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | |
| 14 | Måneskin | "Beggin'" | |
| 15 | Masked Wolf | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | |
| 16 | Pashanim | "Sommergewitter" | |
| 17 | Montez | "Auf & ab" | |
| 18 | Kasimir1441 featuring Badmómzjay and Wildbwoys | "Ohne dich" | |
| 19 | Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | |
| 20 | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Mood" |
2022
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Robin & Schürze | "Layla" | |
| 2 | Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | |
| 3 | Luciano | "Beautiful Girl" | |
| 4 | Gayle | "ABCDEFU" | |
| 5 | Ed Sheeran | "Shivers" | |
| 6 | Harry Styles | "As It Was" | |
| 7 | Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott | "Where Are You Now" | |
| 8 | Miksu/Macloud & T-Low | "Sehnsucht" | |
| 9 | Elton John & Dua Lipa | "Cold Heart" | |
| 10 | Nina Chuba | "Wildberry Lillet" | |
| 11 | Farruko | "Pepas" | |
| 12 | Miksu/Macloud/Makko | "Nachts wach" | |
| 13 | Tom Odell | "Another Love" | |
| 14 | Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | |
| 15 | Ion Miles/Siraone/BHZ | "Powerade" | |
| 16 | The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber | "Stay" | |
| 17 | Tiësto and Ava Max | "The Motto" | |
| 18 | Imagine Dragons x JID | "Enemy" | |
| 19 | Montez | "Auf & ab" | |
| 20 | Acraze featuring Cherish | "Do It to It" |
2023
| # | Artist | Nationality | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207 | "Komet" | |
| 2 | Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | |
| 3 | Ayliva featuring Mero | "Sie weiß" | |
| 4 | Nina Chuba | "Wildberry Lillet" | |
| 5 | David Guetta & Bebe Rexha | "I'm Good (Blue)" | |
| 6 | Peter Fox featuring Inéz | "Zukunft Pink" | |
| 7 | Miksu/Macloud/Makko | "Nachts wach" | |
| 8 | Sira/Bausa/Badchieff | "9 bis 9" | |
| 9 | Yung Yury & Damn Yury | "Tabu." | |
| 10 | Tom Odell | "Another Love" | |
| 11 | Eminem | "Mockingbird" | |
| 12 | Ski Aggu, Joost and Otto Waalkes | "Friesenjung" | |
| 13 | Luca-Dante Spadafora, Niklas Dee, Octavian | "Mädchen auf dem Pferd" | |
| 14 | Apache 207 | "Breaking Your Heart" | |
| 15 | Nina Chuba | "Mangos mit Chili" | |
| 16 | David Kushner | "Daylight" | |
| 17 | Tiësto | "Lay Low" | |
| 18 | Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" | |
| 19 | Rema | "Calm Down" | |
| 20 | Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe | "Prada" |