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In 2017, Ed Sheeran dominated Germany's airplay charts. For his latest album, the singer/songwriter picked 22 guest musicians for support. The collaborations were so successful that Ed Sheeran is also top in several categories in the current annual report. But once again the British superstar missed the award 'most successful artist of the year' which 2019 goes to rising star Ava Max. The current yearly airplay charts can be viewed at RadioCharts.com as of right now.

In 2018, EDM titles dominated Germany's airplay charts. All 3 airplay hits had been produced by a well-known DJ. The most successful artist of the year, however, is not a DJ but a songwriter, who achieved a breakthrough also as singer just at the end of 2017. The current yearly airplay charts can be viewed at RadioCharts.com as of right now.

2017 was the year of Ed Sheeran. “Shape of You” is not just Germany’s airplay hit for 2017. The Brit is also top in artist rankings and other categories. The current yearly airplay charts can be viewed at RadioCharts.com as of right now.

As early as 2012, shortly after Telamo was founded, the pop hit label entered into an agreement with MusicTrace regarding the issue of airplay charts, broadcasting use data and other analyses related to airplay. Now the leading service provider for airplay data in Germany and Telamo, one of the biggest pillars of hit pop and folk music, have extended their work together.

The 2015 yearly airplay chart was dominated by EDM titles. One of these rising stars is Felix Jaehn, who managed to land a Top 3 hit in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with his deep-house remix of Omi’s “Cheerleader”, and earned another spot in the Top 10 for all three countries with “Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)”. All yearly charts can be found for free on RadioCharts.com as of right now.

The Association of the Austrian Music Industry - IFPI Austria has, since September 1, determined the airplay charts of MusicTrace GmbH. With this, the German company replaces the previous provider Nielsen Music Control.

In the presence of the Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, MusicTrace GmbH was honoured in Nuremberg with the 2009 IHK Gründerpreis, a prize for startup companies. Along with technical innovations in airplay monitoring, the jury was especially impressed by their successful market penetration in a short period of time.

After Sony BMG, now Universal has also entered into a premium long-term agreement with MusicTrace regarding airplay data. This means that MusicTrace, after just a short time, already occupies a majority of the total market in Germany.

Since January 2006, MusicTrace GmbH, based in Erlangen, Germany, is officially responsible for airplay monitoring in Switzerland. A corresponding contract was recently signed by MusicTrace and the Swiss National Association of the IFPI.