The first attempt to tabulate the most popular singles in West Germany was made by the magazine Der Automatenmarkt. The publication began to track jukebox data in late 1953 and listed "Es hängt ein Pferdehalfter an der Wand" as the most played song of December 1953 in the January 1954 issue.
In April, the magazine issued its first full monthly chart. "Wir, wir, wir haben ein Klavier" by was the first song to top the single chart. By 1959, Musikmarkt began to tabulate German record charts based on jukebox plays, physical sales, airplay data and sheet music sales. GfK Entertainment considers the Musikmarkt charts as its sole predecessor. The first number-one on the Musikmarkt Hit-Parade was by Austrian singer Freddy Quinn. The song furthermore finished as the years best-performing song.
Number-one singles Der Automatenmarkt ArtistTitleTracking monthMonths atnumber one 1954 1 "Wir, wir, wir haben ein Klavier" 2 2 Lys Assia, and "Schweden-Mädel" 1 3 "Heidenröslein" 3 4 "Wodka-Fox (Gib mir den Wodka, Anuschka)" 2 5 Werner Dies and Willy Berking "Schuster, bleib’ bei deinen Leisten" 1 6 , , and Will Glahé "Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang" 1 1955 7 "Jim, Jonny und Jonas" 2 8 Caterina Valente "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe" 5 9 Bibi Johns "Die Gipsy-Band (Polly-Dolly-do)" 2 10 and "He Mr. Banjo" 1 11 "Domingo Santo Domingo" 1 12 Lys Assia "Arrivederci, Roma" 1 1956 13 Bill Haley & His Comets "Rock Around the Clock" 2 re Lys Assia "Arrivederci, Roma" 2 14 2 15 Freddy Quinn 5 16 "Smoky" 2 1957 17 "Sei zufrieden" 1 18 Margot Eskens & "Cindy, Oh Cindy" 1 Margot Eskens 4 19 Harry Belafonte "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" 3 20 1 21 Vico Torriani "Siebenmal in der Woche" 1 22 Caterina Valente "Wo meine Sonne scheint" 1 1958 23 Fred Bertelmann 3 24 Mitch Miller "The River Kwai March & Colonel Bogey March" 3 25 Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" 3 26 Pérez Prado "Patricia" 1 27 Billy Vaughn "La Paloma" 3 1959 28 "Tom Dooley" 1 29 The Kingston Trio 1 30 Freddy Quinn 4
Musikmarkt +Key Best-performing single of the year ArtistTitleTracking monthMonths atnumber one 1959 1 Freddy Quinn 2 2 Dalida 2 3 Bill Ramsey "Souvenirs" 1 4 Freddy Quinn 1 5 Rocco Granata "Marina" 1 1
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