The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads.
Number-one hits by week
+KeyIndicates best-performing single and album of 2011
+ Issue date Single Artist Ref. 7 January "The Time (Dirty Bit)" The Black Eyed Peas 14 January 21 January 28 January 4 February "Rolling in the Deep" Adele 11 February 18 February "Grenade" Bruno Mars 25 February 4 March 11 March 18 March "Born This Way" Lady Gaga 25 March 1 April "Grenade" Bruno Mars 8 April 15 April "On the Floor" Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) 22 April 29 April 6 May 13 May 20 May "Call My Name" Pietro Lombardi 27 May 3 June 10 June 17 June "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) 24 June 1 July "On the Floor" Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) 8 July "Mr. Saxobeat" Alexandra Stan 15 July 22 July 29 July 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 August "Danza Kuduro" Lucenzo (featuring Don Omar) 2 September "New Age" Marlon Roudette 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 September 7 October 14 October 21 October 28 October "We Found Love" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) 4 November "Geronimo" Aura Dione 11 November "We Found Love" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) 18 November 25 November "Good Feeling" Flo Rida 2 December "We Found Love" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) 9 December "Video Games" Lana Del Rey 16 December 23 December 30 December "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye (featuring Kimbra)
+ Issue date Album Artist Ref. 7 January Große Freiheit Unheilig 14 January 21 January 28 January Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars 4 February 21 Adele 11 February Boombox Beatsteaks 18 February Good News Lena Meyer-Landrut 25 February Charm School Roxette 4 March Good News Lena Meyer-Landrut 11 March Sterneneisen In Extremo 18 March Collapse into Now R.E.M. 25 March Endgame Rise Against 1 April Schiffsverkehr Herbert Grönemeyer 8 April 15 April Bel Air Guano Apes 22 April Wasting Light Foo Fighters 29 April Schiffsverkehr Herbert Grönemeyer 6 May 21 Adele 13 May 20 May Live at River Plate AC/DC 27 May Jenseits von gut und böse Bushido 3 June Born This Way Lady Gaga 10 June Jackpot Pietro Lombardi 17 June 24 June 1 July Sounds of a Playground Fading In Flames 8 July Gold Cobra Limp Bizkit 15 July 22 July XOXO Casper 29 July 21 Adele 5 August Mein Himmel auf Erden Die Amigos 12 August SchwarzWeiss Samy Deluxe 19 August Back to Black Amy Winehouse 26 August 21 Adele 2 September Black and White America Lenny Kravitz 9 September I'm with You Red Hot Chili Peppers 16 September 23 September Nothing but the Beat David Guetta 30 September MTV Unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic Udo Lindenberg 7 October Wir sind am Leben Rosenstolz 14 October Abenteuer Andrea Berg 21 October Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit Peter Maffay 28 October Für einen Tag Helene Fischer 4 November Mylo Xyloto Coldplay 11 November MTV Unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic Udo Lindenberg 18 November 25 November Aura Kool Savas 2 December MTV Unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic Udo Lindenberg 9 December 16 December Made in Germany: 1995–2011 Rammstein 23 December MTV Unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic Udo Lindenberg 30 December
Sources http://www.germancharts.de/
See also List of number-one hits (Germany) List of number-one hits of 2010 (Germany) List of German airplay number-one songs
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