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2000s Hits Surge Back Into German Charts and Concert Halls

Social media-driven nostalgia is reviving the genre-crossing sound of the early 2000s across Germany.

Overview

  • No Angels, Usher and Monrose have resumed touring in Germany, playing clubs and festival dates to sold-out crowds.
  • Linkin Park’s reunion tour sparked a resurgence of their early hits, with “In the End” and “Numb” climbing back into the Top 10.
  • The romantic film ‘Wo die Lüge hinfällt’ featured Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten,” sending the 2004 track back into Germany’s Top 10 charts.
  • German broadcasters have launched web-only radio channels dedicated to early-2000s hits.
  • Noah Kraus’s modern take on Wir sind Helden’s “Nur ein Wort” has propelled both his cover and the 2005 original into the current charts.