# List of number-one hits (Germany)

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

## Lists of number-ones
### 1950s

* 1950s
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

### 1960s

* 1960s
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

### 1970s

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

### 1980s

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

### 1990s

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

### 2000s

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

### 2010s

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

### 2020s

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

## Achievements and milestones
### Song milestones
#### Most weeks at number one

| Song | Artist(s) | Wks. | Year(s) |
| "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe" | Caterina Valente and Kurt Edelhagen | 21 | 1955 |
| "Heimweh" | Freddy Quinn | 21 | 1956 |
| "Cindy, Oh Cindy" | Margot Eskens | 21 | 1957 |
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 21 | 2019–2024 |
| "Die Gitarre und das Meer" | Freddy Quinn | 17 | 1959 |
| "Rivers of Babylon" | Boney M. | 17 | 1978 |
| "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee | 17 | 2017 |
| "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" | Matthias Reim | 16 | 1990 |
| "A Song of Joy" | Miguel Ríos | 15 | 1970/71 |
| "Butterfly" | Danyel Gérard | 15 | 1971 |
| "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 15 | 2017 |
| "Wheels" | Billy Vaughn | 14 | 1961 |
| "Junge, komm bald wieder" | Freddy Quinn | 14 | 1963 |
| "I'd Love You to Want Me" | Lobo | 14 | 1973/74 |
| "Dragostea din tei" | O-Zone | 14 | 2004 |
| "Banana Boat Song" | Harry Belafonte | 13 | 1957 |
| "River Kwai March" | Mitch Miller | 13 | 1958 |
| "Paloma Blanca" | George Baker Selection | 13 | 1975 |
| "Das Boot" | U96 | 13 | 1992 |
| "Time to Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman | 13 | 1996/97 |
| "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | 13 | 1998 |
| "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | 13 | 2009 |
| "Il Silenzio" | Nini Rosso | 12 | 1965 |
| "Daddy Cool" | Boney M. | 12 | 1976 |
| "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" | Inner Circle | 12 | 1992 |
| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | 12 | 2010 |
| "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | 12 | 2016 |
| "Komet" | Udo Lindenberg and Apache 207 | 12 | 2023 |
| "Der lachende Vagabund" | Fred Bertelmann | 11 | 1958 |
| "Ramona" | Blue Diamonds | 11 | 1961 |
| "Words" | F. R. David | 11 | 1982 |
| "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | 11 | 1990 |
| "Sadeness Part I" | Enigma | 11 | 1990/91 |
| "Wind of Change" | Scorpions | 11 | 1991 |
| "Conquest of Paradise" | Vangelis | 11 | 1995 |
| "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | 11 | 1997 |
| "Mambo N° 5" | Lou Bega | 11 | 1999 |
| "Whenever, Wherever" | Shakira | 11 | 2002 |
| "Ein Stern (…der deinen Namen trägt)" | DJ Ötzi and Nik P. | 11 | 2007 |
| "Hello" | Adele | 11 | 2015/16 |
| "In My Mind" | Dynoro and Gigi D'Agostino | 11 | 2018 |
| "The Emptiness Machine" | Linkin Park | 11 | 2024 |
| "Am Tag, als der Regen kam" | Dalida | 10 | 1959 |
| "Rock Your Baby" | George McCrae | 10 | 1974 |
| "Mull of Kintyre" | Wings | 10 | 1978 |
| "Funkytown" | Lipps Inc. | 10 | 1980 |
| "Polonäse Blankenese" | Gottlieb Wendehals | 10 | 1981/82 |
| "Lambada" | Kaoma | 10 | 1989 |
| "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | 10 | 1989/90 |
| "Let's Talk About Sex" | Salt-N-Pepa | 10 | 1991/92 |
| "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" | Schnappi | 10 | 2005 |
| "Ai Se Eu Te Pego!" | Michel Teló | 10 | 2012 |
| "Diamonds" | Rihanna | 10 | 2012/13 |
| "Wake Me Up!" | Avicii | 10 | 2013 |
| "Faded" | Alan Walker | 10 | 2016 |
| "Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)" | Imany | 10 | 2016 |
| "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | 10 | 2017/18 |
| "Dance Monkey" | Tones and I | 10 | 2019/20 |
| "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 10 | 2020 |
| "Wellerman" | Nathan Evans | 10 | 2021 |
Most number-one singles
| Artist | No. | Songs |
| Capital Bra | 22 | "5 Songs in einer Nacht" "Neymar" "One Night Stand" "Berlin lebt" "Für euch alle" "Melodien" "Roli Glitzer Glitzer" "Benzema" "Prinzessa" "DNA" "Wir ticken" "Cherry Lady" "Wieder Lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" "Der Bratan bleibt der gleiche" "Baby" "Nicht verdient" "Frühstück in Paris" |
| The Beatles | 12 | "Komm, gib mir deine Hand" "Paperback Writer" "Yellow Submarine" "Penny Lane" "All You Need Is Love" "Hello, Goodbye" "Hey Jude" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Get Back" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" "Come Together" / "Something" "Now and Then" |
| Samra | 10 | "Für euch alle" "Cataleya" "Wir ticken" "Harami" "Wieder Lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" |
| ABBA | 9 | "Waterloo" "SOS" "Mamma Mia" "Fernando" "Dancing Queen" "Money, Money, Money" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Super Trouper" "One of Us" |
| Boney M. | 8 | "Daddy Cool" "Sunny" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Rivers of Babylon" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" "El Lute" |
| Sweet | 8 | "Co-Co" "Little Willy" "Wig-Wam Bam" "Block Buster!" "Hell Raiser" "The Ballroom Blitz" "Teenage Rampage" "Fox on the Run" |
| The Rolling Stones | 7 | "The Last Time" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Get Off of My Cloud" "19th Nervous Breakdown" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Living in a Ghost Town" |
| Freddy Quinn | 6 | "Heimweh" "Die Gitarre und das Meer" "Unter fremden Sternen" "La Paloma" "Junge, komm bald wieder" "Hundert Mann und ein Befehl" |
| Sarah Connor | 5 | "From Sarah with Love" "Music Is the Key" "Just One Last Dance" "Living to Love You" "From Zero to Hero" |
| Loredana | 5 | "Kein Plan" "Kein Wort" "Angst" "Du bist mein" "Nicht verdient" "Rosenkrieg" |
| Mero | 5 | "Baller los" "Hobby Hobby" "Ferrari" "Wolke 10" "Kein Plan" |
| Modern Talking | 5 | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" |
| Rihanna | 5 | "Umbrella" "Don't Stop the Music" "Love the Way You Lie" "We Found Love" "Diamonds" |
| Caterina Valente | 5 | "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe" "Steig in das Traumboot der Liebe" "Wo Meine Sonne Scheint" "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu-Strand-Bikini" "Ein Schiff wird kommen" |

#### Most number-one singles in a calendar year

| Artist | Year | No. | Songs |
| Capital Bra | 2019 | 11 | "Prinzessa" "DNA" "Wir ticken" "Cherry Lady" "Wieder Lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" "Der Bratan bleibt der gleiche" |
| Samra | 2019 | 8 | "Wir ticken" "Harami" "Wieder lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" |
| Capital Bra | 2018 | 8 | "5 Songs in einer Nacht" "Neymar" "One Night Stand" "Berlin lebt" "Melodien" "Roli Glitzer Glitzer" "Benzema" |

### Songwriter and producer achievements
#### Most number-one singles

| Artist | No. | Songs |
| Dieter Bohlen | 23 | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Midnight Lady" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) "We have a Dream" "Take Me Tonight" "You Drive Me Crazy" "Für dich" "Free Like the Wind" "Du hast mein Herz gebrochen" "Now or Never" "You Can Get It" "Summer Love" "Anything But Love" "Don't Believe" "Call My Name" "Don't Think About Me" "Mein Herz" "Glücksmoment" "Cherry Lady" "Eine Nacht" |
| Capital Bra | 21 | "5 Songs in einer Nacht" "Neymar" "One Night Stand" "Berlin lebt" "Für euch alle" "Melodien" "Roli Glitzer Glitzer" "Benzema" "Prinzessa" "DNA" "Wir ticken" "Cherry Lady" "Wieder Lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" "Der Bratan bleibt der gleiche" "Baby" "Nicht verdient" |
| Kurt Feltz | 15 | "Wir, wir, wir haben ein Klavier" "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe "Die Gypsy Band" "He, Mister Banjo" "Steig in das Traumboot der Liebe" "Smoky" "Cindy, Oh Cindy" "Wo meine Sonne scheint" "Souvenirs" "Heißer Sand" "Barcarole in der Nacht" "Vom Stadtpark die Laternen" "Der letzte Walzer" "Liebeslied" "Adios amor" |
| Paul McCartney | 15 | "Komm, gib mir deine Hand" "Paperback Writer" "Yellow Submarine" "Penny Lane" "All You Need Is Love" "Hello, Goodbye" "Hey Jude" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Get Back" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" "Come Together" "Mull of Kintyre" "Stars on 45" "Ebony and Ivory" "Now and Then" |
| John Lennon | 13 | "Komm, gib mir deine Hand" "Paperback Writer" "Yellow Submarine" "Penny Lane" "All You Need Is Love" "Hello, Goodbye" "Hey Jude" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Get Back" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" "Come Together" "Stars on 45" "Now and Then" |
| Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus | 11 | "Waterloo" "SOS" "Mamma Mia" "Fernando" "Dancing Queen" "Money, Money, Money" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Super Trouper" "One of Us" "One Night in Bangkok" "Hung Up" |
| Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn | 10 | "Co-Co" "Little Willy" "Wig-Wam Bam" "Block Buster!" "Hell Raiser" "Can the Can" "Ballroom Blitz" "Teenage Rampage" "Living Next Door to Alice" "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" |
| Samra | 10 | "Für euch alle" "Cataleya" "Wir ticken" "Harami" "Wieder Lila" "Royal Rumble" "Tilidin" "Zombie" "Nummer 1" "110" |
| The Cratez | 9 | "Was du Liebe nennst" "5 Songs in einer Nacht" "Neymar" "One Night Stand" "Berlin lebt" "Für euch alle" "Melodien" "Kokain" "500 PS" |

#### Most number-one singles in a calendar year

| Artist | Year | No. | Songs |
| The Cratez | 2018 | 9 | "Was du Liebe nennst" "5 Songs in einer Nacht" "Neymar" "One Night Stand" "Berlin lebt" "Für euch alle" "Melodien" "Kokain" "500 PS" |
| Stock Aitken Waterman | 1987 | 4 | "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" "Respectable" "Never Gonna Give You Up" "Whenever You Need Somebody" |
| Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus | 1976 | 4 | "Mamma Mia" "Fernando" "Dancing Queen" "Money, Money, Money" |
| Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn | 1973 | 4 | "Block Buster!" "Hell Raiser" "Can the Can" "Ballroom Blitz" |
| Lennon–McCartney | 1969 | 4 | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Get Back" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" "Come Together" |
| Loredana | 2020 | 4 | "Kein Wort" "Angst" "Du bist mein" "Nicht Verdient" |