List of German airplay number-one songs of 2017
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File:Ed Sheeran (8508825506).jpg's (pictured in 2013) "Shape of You" spent seven consecutive weeks atop the chart and was the best-performing song of the year. Furthermore, two other songs by Sheeran topped the chart for a total of 11 weeks.{{cite web |url=http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/425610 |title=MusicTrace präsentiert deutsche Airplay-Jahresbilanz |trans-title=MusicTrace presents German Airplay annual balance sheet |date=9 January 2018 |publisher=Musikwoche |accessdate=1 February 2019 |language=de |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201165641/http://beta.musikwoche.de/details/425610 |archivedate=1 February 2019}}]]
The official German airplay chart ranks the most frequently broadcast songs on German radio stations. In 2017, 19 different songs reached the top, based on weekly airplay data compiled by MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).{{cite web |url=https://www.musictrace.de/index.php/aktuelle-meldung/aktuelle-meldung-1 |title=Offizielle Deutsche Airplay-Charts werden ab sofort von MusicTrace ermittelt |trans-title=Official German airplay charts are now being determined by MusicTrace |date=28 August 2015 |accessdate=30 January 2019 |language=de |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129014746/https://www.musictrace.de/index.php/aktuelle-meldung/aktuelle-meldung-1 |archivedate=29 January 2019 |url-status=live}} The radio stations are chosen based on the reach of each station. A specific number of evaluated stations is not given.{{cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/fileadmin/bvmi/upload/02_Markt-Bestseller/Offizielle_Charts/Dokumente-zum-Download/bvmi-offizielle-deutsche-charts-systembeschreibung-4.4..pdf |title=Systembeschreibung der Offiziellen Deutschen Charts |trans-title=System description of the official german charts |publisher=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |date=1 February 2016 |accessdate=30 January 2019 |language=German}}
Clean Bandit's collaboration "Rockabye" with Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul and English singer Anne-Marie was the first song to top the chart in 2017. After two weeks, the single was replaced by "Never Give Up" by Sia. Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", released in January,{{cite web|title=Ed Sheeran Returns With Two New Tracks "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You"|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/01/ed-sheeran-castle-on-hill-shape-of-you-divide|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|work=Complex|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=1 February 2019}} reached the number one on 10 February and stayed atop for eight consecutive weeks. The first song by a German artist to top the chart was "Little Hollywood" by DJ Alle Farben and Dutch singer Janieck Devy for four weeks in May and June. "OK" by German DJ Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt, topped the chart for the entirety of August. Pink's "What About Us" was the third longest reigning song of 2017, with five consecutive weeks in September and October. Zayn's "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia, replaced P!nk on issue date 27 October and became the second longest reigning song with six consecutive weeks.
The year concluded with "Perfect" by Sheeran, which topped the chart in the last three weeks. The best-performing single of the year was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. Alongside "Galway Girl" and "Perfect", Sheeran's songs have been played more than 160,000 times on evaluated stations.{{cite web |url=http://www.radiowoche.de/airplay-charts-2017-ueber-160-000-mal-ed-sheeran/ |title=Airplay Charts 2017 – über 160.000 Mal Ed Sheeran im Radio |trans-title=Airplay charts 2017 – over 160,000 times Ed Sheeran in the radio |publisher=Radiowoche |date=9 January 2018 |first=Tom |last=Sprenger |accessdate=1 February 2019 |language=de |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201170812/http://www.radiowoche.de/airplay-charts-2017-ueber-160-000-mal-ed-sheeran/ |archivedate=1 February 2019}}
Chart history
File:Clean Bandit.jpg's (pictured in 2013) collaboration "Rockabye" with Sean Paul & Anne-Marie was the first song to top the chart in 2017 for two weeks.]]
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File:Zayn Wiki.jpg's (pictured in 2015) song "Dusk Till Dawn" alongside Australian singer Sia was the second longest reigning song with 6 consecutive weeks.]]
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|+Key |style="background-color:#FFFF99"|{{dagger|alt=Best performing single of 2017}} |Indicates best-performing single of 2017 |
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|Indicates singles which also reached the top of the German single chart |