The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2017, 19 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.
Clean Bandit's collaboration "Rockabye" with Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul and English singer Anne-Marie was the first song to top the chart in 2017. After two weeks, the single was replaced by "Never Give Up" by Sia. Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", released in January, reached the number one on 10 February and stayed atop for eight consecutive weeks. The first song by a German artist to top the chart was "Little Hollywood" by DJ Alle Farben and Dutch singer Janieck Devy for four weeks in May and June. "OK" by German DJ Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt, topped the chart for the entirety of August. Pink's "What About Us" was the third longest reigning song of 2017, with five consecutive weeks in September and October. Zayn's "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia, replaced P!nk on issue date 27 October and became the second longest reigning song with six consecutive weeks.
The year concluded with "Perfect" by Sheeran, which topped the chart in the last three weeks. The best-performing single of the year was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. Alongside "Galway Girl" and "Perfect", Sheeran's songs have been played more than 160,000 times on evaluated stations.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2017Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart Issue dateTitleArtist(s) 6 January "Rockabye" featuring and Anne-Marie 13 January 20 January "Never Give Up" Sia 27 January 3 February "Scars to Your Beautiful" 10 February "Shape of You" 17 February 24 February 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring 7 April 14 April "Skin" Rag'n'Bone Man 21 April "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring 28 April "Something Just like This" The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 5 May 12 May "Despacito" featuring 19 May "Galway Girl" 26 May "Little Hollywood" & 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June "Hot2Touch" , Hight & 30 June 7 July "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" 14 July 21 July 28 July "Hot2Touch" , Hight & 4 August "OK" featuring 11 August 18 August 25 August 1 September "Feels" featuring , & 8 September 15 September "More Than You Know" Axwell Λ Ingrosso 22 September "What About Us" Pink 29 September 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 October "Dusk Till Dawn" Zayn featuring Sia 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 November 1 December 8 December "Havana" featuring 15 December "Perfect" 22 December 29 December
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