Top Ten German International Hit Songs

ListWoo presents the top ten best German hit songs to make it internationally and offers you the opportunity to vote for the best German hit song ever composed.

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Germany is not known abroad for its music, but take a closer look and you will find numerous international hit songs which originate in the country. A few songs even manage to become hits in spite of being song in the German language which must be considered quite an accomplishment.

Most German international success has come in the rock and electronic music genres, but Germany has also managed to produce two winners of the Eurovison Song Contest and several hit songs in others genres.

ListWoo has gathered the ten best German hit songs, i.e. songs from a german artist or with german lyrics, ever composed and offers you the chance to vote for you favorite and make it the best German International Hit Song ever.

  • 1st

    99 Luftballons

    Nena, 1983.
  • 2nd

    Du Hast

    Rammstein, 1997.
  • 3rd

    Rock me Amadeus

    Falco, 1989.
  • 4th

    Wind of Change

    Scorpions, 1990.
  • 5th

    Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst)

    Peter Schilling, 1983.
  • 6th

    Rock You Like a Hurricane

    Scorpions, 1984.
  • 7th

    Forever Young

    Alphaville, 1984.
  • 8th

    Durch den Monsun

    Tokio Hotel.
  • 9th

    Der Komissar

    Falco, 1982.
  • 10th

    Haus Am See

    Peter Fox, 2008.

Additional items

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  • 11th

    Das Model

    Kraftwerk, 1978.
  • 12th

    Jeanny

    Falco, 1985
  • 13th

    Moskau

    Rammstein, 2004.
  • 14th

    Mutter

    Rammstein, 2002.
  • 15th

    Traum

    Cro, 2014.
  • 16th

    Satellite

    Lena, 2010. Winner of the European Song Contest.
  • 17th

    Still Loving You

    Scorpions, 1984.
  • 18th

    Alles Neu

    Peter Fox, 2008.
  • 19th

    Guten Tag

    Wir sind Helden, 2002.
  • 20th

    You're My Heart, You're My Soul

    Modern Talking, 1985.
  • 21th

    Ein Bisschen Frieden

    Nicole, 1982. Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.
  • 22th

    Die Da

    Die Fantastichen Vier, 1992.
  • 23th

    Tour de France

    Kraftwerk, 1983.
  • 24th

    Allein Allein

    Polarkreis 18.
  • 25th

    Augenbling

    Seeed, 2012.
  • 26th

    No No Never

    Texas Lightning, 2005.
  • 27th

    Zu spät

    Die Ärzte, 1984.
  • 28th

    Schrei

    Tokio Hotel, 2005.
  • 29th

    Die Eine

    Die Firma, 2005.
  • 30th

    Einstein a Go Go

    Landscape, 1981.
  • 31th

    Reich Mir Die Hand

    Blutengel.
  • 32th

    Willst Du

    Alex Jolig.
  • 33th

    Wolke 4

    Philipp Dittberner and Marv, 2015.
  • 34th

    Das Letzte Streichholz

    Oomph.
  • 35th

    Einmal um die Welt

    New (unapproved)
    Cro,
  • 36th

    Ganz in Weis

    New (unapproved)
  • 37th

    Maria Magdalena

    New (unapproved)
    One of very few songs that was No.1 in charts in atleast 20 countries. Made by Sandra Lauer
  • 38th

    Nur Geträumt

    Blümchen.
  • 39th

    Superhelden

    Apollo 3, 2009.
  • 40th

    Disco Pogo

    Dia Atzen, 1999.
  • 41th

    Erika

    New (unapproved)
  • 42th

    Lovesongs (They Kill Me)

    Cinema Bizarre, 2007.
  • 43th

    Sag Danke Schoen Mit Roten Rosen

    Andreas Hauff.
  • 44th

    Sailor (Seemann)

    The Zillertal Band.
  • 45th

    Am Tag als der Regen kam

    Dalida, 1961.
  • 46th

    Morgan

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