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Landmark works: German-language popular music: Schlager, Deutschpop, NDW, Deutschrock

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4630 Bochum

4630 Bochum is the fifth studio album by German singer Herbert Grönemeyer, released in 1984. Named for Bochum's old postal code, it sold over 2.75 million copies.

Am Fenster

"Am Fenster" is a 1977 single by the East German rock band City, released on the Amiga label and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Atemlos durch die Nacht

"Atemlos durch die Nacht" ("Breathless through the Night") is a 2013 Schlager-pop song by German singer Helene Fischer, the most successful German-language song of the 2010s.

Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika

"Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika" ("The Boy with the Harmonica") is a German Schlager ballad recorded by Bernd Clüver, a number-1 hit in Germany and Switzerland in 1973.

Ein Stern, der deinen Namen trägt

"Ein Stern, der deinen Namen trägt" is a 2007 party-Schlager duet by DJ Ötzi and Nik P. that topped the German and Austrian charts and sold 1.35 million copies.

Fred vom Jupiter

"Fred vom Jupiter" is a 1981 German synth-pop single by Andreas Dorau, released as Die Doraus und Die Marinas, and a best-known Neue Deutsche Welle hit.

Monarchie und Alltag

Monarchie und Alltag is the 1980 debut album by Düsseldorf band Fehlfarben, a Neue Deutsche Welle landmark named the best German-language album by Rolling Stone.

Schöne Maid

"Schöne Maid" is a 1971 Schlager single by German singer Tony Marshall, written and produced by Jack White, that spent a record 56 weeks on the German chart.

Verdammt, ich lieb dich

"Verdammt, ich lieb dich" ("Damn, I love you") is Matthias Reim's 1990 debut single, which spent a record 16 weeks at number 1 on the German chart.

Zwei kleine Italiener

"Zwei kleine Italiener" is a 1961 German Schlager song recorded by Conny Froboess; it placed sixth at Eurovision 1962 and topped the German charts for six weeks.