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‘Babo’ Drives Chart Surge: Haftbefehl Lands 12 Singles, Reinhard Mey Sets 55-Year Record

Germany’s official chart compiler links the gains to the documentary’s release.

Overview

  • Market tracker GfK confirms the Netflix documentary pushed twelve Haftbefehl songs into the Official German Singles Charts this week.
  • Haftbefehl’s highest entries are “069” at No. 3 and “1999 PT. III” at No. 6, according to the latest chart update reported by Stern.
  • Reinhard Mey’s 1970 track “In meinem Garten” enters at No. 15, becoming his third and highest-charting single and setting a 55-year gap record between release and chart debut.
  • The film charts the rapper’s ascent alongside severe psychological problems and drug use that nearly proved fatal, reframing public discussion of his career.
  • A Hannover club booked Haftbefehl for a November 28 show after the owner watched the documentary, and a scene of the rapper playing Mey’s song on his phone helped renew interest in the track.