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SCHNAPPI
The German children song "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil" was in the Top Ten of Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France and the Netherlands.
 German Music Market

Facts & Figures


Germany is one of the largest music markets in the world.

Record sales of the German Music Industry in 2006: 1.7 billion Euro.

The CD (albums and singles) is the principal source of sales at 85%, followed by music DVDs at 9%. Downloads and mobile sales combined made up for 5% of sales.

The charts share of German-language singles in 2006: 53%

The charts share of German-language albums in 2006: 38% (in 2000: 19.5%)

In 2006 about 186 million CDs, DVDs, LPs and MCs were sold in Germany (sales of CD albums: 149.5 million, sales of music DVDs: 14.2 million).

The number of single downloads from the internet: 25.2 million (+ 28%)

Download sales of the German Music Industry 2006: 42 million Euro (+ 40%)

Currently, the most successful German-speaking bands internationally are the Rock groups RAMMSTEIN and TOKIO HOTEL.




RAMMSTEIN
Rammstein is one of the most successful German-speaking bands internationally
NENA
"Germany's hottest pop phenomenon" extols the American music trade journal Rolling Stone, just as "99 Luftballons" hovers at the top of the Billboard Charts.
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