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The year 2020 is history and so is the airplay chart year 2020. During the last months, radio shows did not miss one song: 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd. This song leads the annual charts in Germany and Austria and also tops the annual airplay charts Europe with an incredible lead of over 50% more chart points than second-place title 'Breaking Me' by Topic & A7S.

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The Erlangen-based market research company MusicTrace will also provide the airplay evaluations for programme planning and programme analysis for public radio programs from 2018 onwards. The ARD broadcasters under the leadership of the SWR therefore continue to rely on the expertise of the market leader in radio recording.

2016 was the year of singer-songwriter Sia, who delivered the most successful radio hit in Germany with “Cheap Thrills”. Sia was also able to score a spot at the top of the artist rankings. But there were also a few categories where the Australian had to yield to other musicians. The current yearly airplay charts can be viewed at RadioCharts.com as of right now.

With the official German charts and official German airplay charts created on behalf of the Bundesverband Musikindustrie, GfK Entertainment and MusicTrace provide the reserve currencies for the music market in Germany. Now the chart observers have announced the beginning of a partnership. Starting immediately, analyses from both providers will be integrated and made available to the customers of both. This guarantees a 360 degree overview of the performance of musical artists in the sales and radio play channels.

The Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI-Federal Music Industry) yesterday announced that MusicTrace will be the new provider for the official German Airplay charts. So MusicTrace is replacing the company Bach Technology after two years.

Since as early as 2007, MusicTrace has supplied the major labels Universal Music and Sony Music with airplay charts and other related analyses. In the new year, the market researcher from Erlangen was able to continue expanding their successful course in Germany, and gain both EMI Music and Warner Music Group as clients. Now all major labels trust in the established MusicTrace service.

The private ENERGY radio network works with MusicTrace GmbH. The partners have entered into a long-term agreement concerning airplay data. The stations that belong to Radio NRJ GmbH, ENERGY Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart will be relying on the airplay charts determined by MusicTrace for their programming in the future.

MusicTrace GmbH has managed to acquire another prominent licensee. As of October 2006, PhotoNet GmbH will rely on the Erlangen company’s watermarks in their music promotion network. PhotoNet plans to use these for protection against illegally sharing music titles without imposing restrictions on users.