Overview
- GfK Entertainment confirms Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl as the year’s No. 1 album in Germany, with more than 225,000 sales and nearly 950 million streams, making her the most-streamed artist of 2025.
- Oimara’s party hit Wackelkontakt finishes as the top single after more than 180 million streams and seven weeks at No. 1, edging ROSÉ & Bruno Mars’ APT and Zartmann’s Tau mich auf in a late three-way race.
- Linkin Park’s From Zero ranks second on the album list and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack places third, with Kontra K’s Augen träumen Herzen sehen the highest German-language album at No. 5.
- GfK’s revenue-based charts now limit the singles tally from any one album to its eight most successful tracks, a rule change introduced in August 2025 to curb album-driven single dominance.
- Streaming delivered about 81.2% of recorded‑music payouts in the referenced half‑year while higher‑value physical sales still sway album standings, and female artists claimed 35 of the Top 100 albums.