Der größte aller Hits nach Verkaufszahlen in Deutschland ist immer noch "Heimweh" von Freddy Quinn aus dem Jahr 1956 ("...brennend heisser Wüstensand..."). Die Originalversion stammt von Dean Martin und heißt "Sweet Memories Are Made Of This". "Heimweh" hat sich bis 1966 über 2,5 Millionen mal in West Deutschland verkauft.

Falls es jemanden interessiert, hier sind die "All-Time German Chart Records" (1956 bis 1995):

SINGLES

Most Number One Hits

12, Beatles
10, Freddy Quinn
9, Abba
8, Sweet
8, Boney M
7, Peter Alexander
6, Rolling Stones
6, Roy Black
5, Modern Talking
4, Pet Shop Boys
4, Bee Gees
4, Heintje
4, Falco
4, Connie Francis

Most Hits in a calendar year

16, Beatles (1964)
10, Conny Froebess (1959)
9, Caterina Valente (1956)
9, Gerd Böttcher (1961)
8, Caterina Valente (1962)
7, Beatles (1965)
7, Peter Kraus (1959)
7, Elvis Presley (1961)
7, Caterina Valente (1961)
6, Peter Alexander (1956)
6, Peter Alexander (1958)
6, Conny Froebess (1960)
6, Jan & Kjeld (1960)
6, Peter Alexander (1961)
6, Gus Backus (1962)
6, Elvis Presley (1962)
6, Rolling Stones (1965)

Most consecutive Number One Hits

7, Boney M (from "Daddy Cool", 1976 to "Mary`s Boy Child", 1979)
6, Beatles (from "Hey Jude", 1968 to "Let It Be", 1970)
6, Sweet (from "Poppa Joe", 1972 to "Teenage Rampage", 1974)
6, Abba (from "S.O.S.", 1975 to "Knowing Me, Knowing You", 1977)
5, Modern Talking (from "You`re My Heart, You`re My Soul", 1985 to "Atlantis Is Calling", 1986)
4, Freddy Quinn (from "Der Legionär", 1958 to "Unter Fremden Sternen", 1959)
4, Rolling Stones (from "The Last Time", 1965 to "19th Nervous Breakdown", 1966)
4, Heintje (from "Mama", 1968 to "Ich Sing Ein Lied Für Dich", 1969)

Most consecutive Top Ten Hits

17, Beatles (from "Help", 1965 to "Let It Be", 1970)
14, Rolling Stones (from "The Last Time", 1965 to "Honky Tonk Woman", 1969)
14, Abba (from "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do", 1975 to "Does Your Mother Know", 1979)
13, Sweet (from "Popa Joe", 1972 to "The Lies In Your Eyes", 1976)
12, Caterina Valente (from "Fiesta Cubana", 1955 to "Spiel Noch Einmal Für Mich", 1958)
11, Roy Black (from "Du Bist Nicht Allein", 1965 to "Dein Schönstes Geschenk", 1969)
11, Boney M (from "Daddy Cool", 1976 to "I See A Boat", 1980)
11, Smokie (from "I`ll Meet You At Midnight", 1975 to "San Francisco Bay", 1980)
9, Peter Kraus (from "O Baby Mach Dich Schön", 1958 to "Kitty Cat", 1959)
9, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich (from "Hold Tight!", 1966 to "The Legend Of Xanadu", 1968)
8, Freddy Quinn (from "Heimweh", 1956 to "Einmal In Tampilo", 1957)
8, Depeche Mode (from "Shake The Disease", 1985 to "Behind The Wheel, 1988")
7, Freddy Quinn (from "La Paloma", 1961 to "Gib Mir Dein Wort", 1964)
7, Slade (from "Take Me Bak`Ome", 1972 to "Merry Xmas Everybody", 1973)

First Hits at Number One

7, Boney M (from "Daddy Cool", 1976 to "Mary`s Boy Child", 1979)
5, Modern Talking (from "You`re My Heart, You`re My Soul", 1985 to "Atlantis Is Calling", 1986)
4, Heintje (from "Mama", 1968 to "Ich Sing Ein Lied Für Dich", 1969)

Most Number One Hits in a calendar year

4, Beatles ("Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Get Back", "The Ballad Of John And Yoko", "Something", 1969)
4, Abba ("Mamma Mia", "Fernando", "Dancing Queen", "Money Money Money", 1976)
3, Heintje ("Mama", "Du Sollst Nicht Weinen", "Heidschi Bumbeidschi", 1968)
3, Sweet ("Blockbuster", "Hellraiser", "Ballroom Blitz", 1973)
3, Boney M ("Sunny", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", 1977)
3, Modern Talking ("You`re My Heart You`re My Soul", "You Can Win If You Want", "Cheri Cheri Lady", 1985)

Most weeks at Number One in a calendar year, by artist

18, Gitte (1963)
18, Boney M (1978)
17, Freddy Quinn (1956)
15, Billy Vaughn (1958)
15, Miguel Rios (1970)
15, Danyel Gerard (1971)
15, Baccara (1977)
15, Matthias Reim (1990)
14, Freddy Quinn (1959)
14, Smokie (1977)
13, Harry Belafonte (1957)
13, Mitch Miller (1958)
13, Freddy Quinn (1963)
13, Heintje (1968)
13, George Baker Selection (1975)
12, U 96 (1992)
12, Peter Alexander (1956)
12, Nini Rosso (1965)
12, Boney M (1976)
12, Inner Circle (1992)

Most weeks at Number One, by artist

68, Freddy Quinn
48, Boney M
40, Beatles
36, Sweet
34, Billy Vaughn
33, Abba
25, Rednex
23, Peter Alexander
22, Rolling Stones
20, Roy Black
19, Modern Talking
19, Pet Shop Boys

Most week at Number One, by song

17, "Rivers Of Babylon", Boney M (1978)
15, "Song Of Joy", Miguel Rios (1970)
15, "Butterfly", Danyel Gerard (1971)
15, "Verdammt Ich Lieb Dich", Matthias Reim (1990)
14, "Heimweh (Sweet Memories Are Made Of This)", Freddy Quinn (1956)
14, "Die Gitarre Und Das Meer", Freddy Quinn (1959)
14, "Junge Komm Bald Wieder", Freddy Quinn (1962)
13, "Banana Boat Song", Harry Belafonte (1957)
13, "River Kwai March", Mitch Miller (1958)
13, "I`d Love You To Want Me", Lobo (1973)
13, "Paloma Blanca", George Baker Selection (1975)
13, "Das Boot", U96 (1992)
12, "Il Silenzio", Nini Rosso (1965)
12, "Daddy Cool", Boney M (1976)
12, "Sweat (A La La La La Long)", Inner Circle (1992)
11, "Der Lachende Vagabund", Fred Bertlemann (1958)
11, "Ramona", Blue Diamonds (1960)
11, "Wind Of Change", Scorpions (1991)

Most Top Ten Hits

37, Peter Alexander
29, Beatles
29, Freddy Quinn
25, Caterina Valente
21, Abba
19, Bee Gees
18, Depeche Mode
17, Madonna
17, Michael Jackson
16, Peter Kraus
16, Rolling Stones
16, Sweet
14, Smokie
13, Boney M
13, Roy Black
13, Conny Froebess
13, Pet Shop Boys
12, Backstreet Boys
12, Connie Francis
11, Elvis Presley
11, Slade

Most weeks on chart, by song

63, "Shivago-Melodie", Maurice Jarre (from 12/11/66)
55, "Schöne Maid", Tony Marshall (from 21/06/71)
54, "Mama", Heintje (from 13/01/68)
52, "Wind Of Change", Scorpions (from 25/03/91)
47, "Das Lied Der Schlümpfe" (Smurf Song), Vader Abraham (from 4/01/78)
46, "Tanze Mit Mir In Den Morgen", Gerhard Wendland (from 2/09/61)
44, "Die Gitarre Und Das Meer", Freddy Quinn (from 28/03/59)
44, "Hiroshima", Wishful Thinking (from 22/05/78)
44, "Highway To Hell", AC/DC (from 22/10/79)
43, "One Way Wind", Cats (from 1/11/71)
43, "So Bist Du", Peter Maffay (from 30/04/79)
43, "It`s My Life", Dr. Alban (from 11/05/92)
41, "Seemann Deine Heimat Is Das Meer", Lolita (from 6/02/60)
41, "Hohe Tannen", Hellberg Duo (from 19/03/60)
41, "Sun Of Jamaica", Goombay Dance Band (from 10/12/79)
41, "Johnny And Mary", Robert Palmer (from 22/09/80)
40, "Marina", Rocco Granata (from 3/10/59)
40, "Banjo Boy", Jan & Kjeld (from 6/02/60)
40, "All That She Wants", Ace Of Base (from 11/01/93)

Most weeks in the Top Ten

35, "Die Gitarre Und Das Meer", Freddy Quinn (1959)
30, "Il Silenzio", Nini Rosso (1965)
29, "Heimweh" (Sweet Memories Are Made Of This), Freddy Quinn (1956)
29, "Banjo Boy", Jan & Kjeld (1960)
29, "Heidschi Bumbeidschi", Heintje (1968)
29, "Mendocino", Michael Holm (1969)
29, "Butterfly", Danyel Gerard (1971)
28, "Unter Fremden Sternen", Freddy Quinn (1959)
27, "Sun Of Jamaica", Goombay Dance Band (1980)
26, "Am Tag Als Der Regen Kam", Dalida (1959)
26, "Das Lied Der Schlümpfe" (Smurf Song), Vader Abraham (1978)
26, "Wind Of Change", Scorpions (1991)

Most weeks on chart

1142, Peter Alexander
857, Caterina Valente
821, Freddy Quinn
618, Peter Kraus
584, Howard Carpendale
570, Beatles
565, Abba
545, Udo Jürgens
541, Bee Gees
536, Cliff Richard
532, Rex Gildo
527, Queen
487, Michael Jackson
483, Rolling Stones
470, Madonna
458, Elvis Presley
451, Boney M
441, Roy Black

Most consecutive years hitting the Chart

22 years, Peter Alexander (1955 to 1977)


ALBEN

Most weeks on chart

2081, James Last
1180, Beatles
955, Peter Alexander
844, Pink Floyd
824, Rolling Stones
822, Queen
802, Udo Jürgens
758, Peter Maffay
709, Abba
701, Alan Parsons Project
641, Udo Lindenberg
610, Roger Whittaker
599, Bee Gees
570, Marius Müller-Westernhagen
561, Reinhard Mey
550, Santana
548, Elton John 537, Michael Jackson