Episode 4 of this reconstruction dives into April 1995 in Germany. This is GERMANY HOT 50, rebuilt with 50% Radio Airplay and 50% Sales. No streaming shortcuts. Just what people actually bought and what radio truly played 📻
And April? It explodes with new entries. The lower half of the chart is a battlefield.
Eurodance surges again with unapologetic force. La Bouche storm in with “Be My Lover,” glossy, infectious, built for packed dance floors. Dune inject high-BPM adrenaline into “Hardcore Vibes.” U 96 return with the hypnotic “Club Bizarre,” while Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo deliver peak rave chaos on “Wonderful Days.” Germany in 1995 did not whisper. It pulsed. 🔊
Then there’s the cheeky, provocative side of dance. 20 Fingers double down with club shockers, while E-Rotic keep their playful, tongue-in-cheek energy alive. Even Scooter are still moving units with “Move Your Ass!” Germany’s appetite for bold electronic hooks was insatiable.
Rock and alternative bring grit into the mix. Green Day debut “Basket Case,” raw and restless, signaling the global pop-punk takeover. Bruce Springsteen arrives with the sharp-edged “Murder Incorporated,” while Tom Petty adds heartland cool with “You Wreck Me.” And Ireland’s emotional intensity remains present as The Cranberries continue their run with “Zombie” and the tender “Ode To My Family.”
Mid-chart, elegance and melody shine. Céline Dion enters with the soaring “Think Twice,” powerful and pristine. Bryan Adams brings cinematic romance with “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?” Meanwhile, Stevie Wonder adds timeless sophistication, and Wet Wet Wet offer heartfelt warmth with “Julia Says.”
The upper tier tightens dramatically.
Madonna holds steady with the hypnotic “Take A Bow.” Ini Kamoze keeps the groove alive with “Here Comes The Hotstepper.” Mike + The Mechanics continue their melodic climb, and Snap! surge into the Top 10 with the uplifting “The First The Last Eternity.”
At #3, the unstoppable phenomenon of Scatman John explodes upward. “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” is eccentric, joyful, technically absurd, and completely irresistible. Germany embraced its originality.
At #2, the refined, theatrical brilliance of Annie Lennox keeps “No More ‘I Love You’s’” near the summit, dramatic and vocally impeccable.
And then, at #1… a brand-new entry. Straight to the top.
Britain’s biggest pop phenomenon of the moment lands directly in the German crown position. Take That debut at number one with “Back For Good.” Smooth, emotional, impeccably produced. It’s not loud like eurodance. It doesn’t shout like rave. It simply connects. Germany bought it. Radio embraced it. And just like that, April 1995 belongs to them 🇩🇪✨
This is how Germany truly sounded in April 1995: rave intensity, alternative grit, global ballads, and polished pop perfection coexisting on the same chart.
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| TM | LM | 2M | MS | SONG | ARTIST |
| 1 | NEW | 1 | Back For Good | Take That | |
| 2 | 5 | NEW | 2 | No More “I Love You’s” | Annie Lennox |
| 3 | 19 | 41 | 3 | Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) | Scatman John |
| 4 | NEW | 1 | Whoops Now | Janet Jackson | |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 74-’75 | The Connells |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Conquest Of Paradise | Vangelis | |
| 7 | 45 | NEW | 2 | The First The Last Eternity | Snap! feat. Summer |
| 8 | 4 | NEW | 2 | Over My Shoulder | Mike + The Mechanics |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Here Comes The Hotstepper | Ini Kamoze |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | Take A Bow | Madonna |
| 11 | 9 | 25 | 3 | This Cowboy Song | Sting feat. Pato Banton |
| 12 | 37 | NEW | 2 | Believe | Elton John |
| 13 | NEW | 1 | Julia Says | Wet Wet Wet | |
| 14 | NEW | 1 | As I Lay Me Down | Sophie B. Hawkins | |
| 15 | 14 | NEW | 2 | Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night | Bon Jovi |
| 16 | 32 | NEW | 2 | Independent Love Song | Scarlet |
| 17 | 16 | NEW | 2 | Open Your Heart | M People |
| 18 | NEW | 1 | For Your Love | Stevie Wonder | |
| 19 | 21 | NEW | 2 | Heartbeat | Jimmy Somerville |
| 20 | 12 | NEW | 2 | Ode To My Family | The Cranberries |
| 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | Tell Me When | The Human League |
| 22 | 30 | 31 | 3 | Love Is Everywhere | Caught In The Act |
| 23 | NEW | 1 | Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out | Freak Power | |
| 24 | NEW | 1 | Gimme Little Sign | Danielle Brisebois | |
| 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | When Do I Get To Sing “My Way” | Sparks |
| 26 | 28 | NEW | 2 | Computerliebe | Das Modul |
| 27 | NEW | 1 | Fred Come To Bed | E-Rotic | |
| 28 | NEW | 1 | Hardcore Vibes | Dune | |
| 29 | 31 | NEW | 2 | Adiemus | Adiemus |
| 30 | 27 | NEW | 2 | Disco Fans | Star Wash |
| 31 | NEW | 1 | Be My Lover | La Bouche | |
| 32 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Old Pop In An Oak | Rednex |
| 33 | 24 | 26 | 3 | Short Dick Man | 20 Fingers |
| 34 | 36 | NEW | 2 | Ja klar | Schwester S. |
| 35 | NEW | 1 | You’re No Good | Aswad | |
| 36 | 13 | NEW | 2 | Creep | TLC |
| 37 | NEW | 1 | Murder Incorporated | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 38 | NEW | 1 | Basket Case | Green Day | |
| 39 | NEW | 1 | Think Twice | Céline Dion | |
| 40 | 25 | 49 | 3 | Move Your Ass! | Scooter |
| 41 | NEW | 1 | You Wreck Me | Tom Petty | |
| 42 | 44 | NEW | 2 | Babylon | Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark |
| 43 | NEW | 1 | Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? | Bryan Adams | |
| 44 | NEW | 1 | Club Bizarre | U 96 | |
| 45 | NEW | 1 | Wonderfull Days | Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo | |
| 46 | NEW | 1 | Lick It | 20 Fingers feat. Roula | |
| 47 | NEW | 1 | Let It Rain | East 17 | |
| 48 | 26 | 18 | Zombie | The Cranberries | |
| 49 | 38 | NEW | 2 | Ach du meine Nase | Sandmann’s Dummies feat. Pitty Platsch & Schnatte Rienchen |
| 50 | NEW | 1 | Right Type Of Mood | Herbie |
