Delightful sounds
What Germans like and don’t like to listen to – a foray into some of the tops and flops of the worlds of sound
Get to know Germany, find out which music Germans most like to listen to statistically, and which sounds they like and do not like, according to surveys.
Germany’s most successful international hits (of all time)
- “Autobahn” by Kraftwerk
- “99 Red Balloons” by Nena
- “Da Da Da” by Trio
The most popular instrument (to play themselves)
- Guitar
- Recorder
- Piano
Most popular German musicians in 2020 (streamed)
- Capital Bra
- Apache
- Samra
The most beautiful birdsong:
- Nightingale
- Blackbird
- Song thrush
Most frequently streamed songs in German
- “Du hast” by Rammstein
- “Roller” by Apache 207
- “99 Luftballons” by Nena
Most-performed operas (before the pandemic)
- “The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- “Hansel and Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck
- “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini
Most disliked sounds
- Cutlery scraped across a plate
- Squeak of chalk on school blackboard
- Traffic noise
Favourite sounds
- Twittering of birds
- Partner’s laughter
- The whistling of the wind
Bonus: The best-selling song of all time in Germany is “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John.
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