GfK Entertainment charts

The GfK Entertainment charts are the official charts for music, home video, and video games in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. GfK Entertainment is the provider of weekly Top 100 single and album charts, as well as various other chart formats for genres like compilations, jazz, classical music, schlager, hip hop, dance, comedy, and music videos. Following a lawsuit in March 2014 by Media Control AG, Media Control® GfK International had to change its name.

"Media Control" redirects here. For media controls, see media control symbols. For control by the media, see influence of mass media. For control of media, see media censorship.

GfK Entertainment
Founded24 January 1991 (1991-01-24)
HeadquartersBaden-Baden, Germany
Key people
  • Mathias Giloth
  • Wolfgang Wanders
ServicesMarket research, Service Provider of Media Monitoring, Analysis and Evaluation
Websitewww.gfk-entertainment.com/produkte/musik/charts.html

Dissemination of the charts is conducted by various media outlets, some of which include MTV music channel, and the Swiss charts website. Other entities that present the charts are MusicLoad and Mix 1, both of which are online associations that post almost all the charts published by GfK Entertainment on a weekly basis. Furthermore, GfK Entertainment also runs a dedicated website providing chart-related news and access to most of the charts.

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