The German Final was held on February 3rd in Studio 1 at the HR Frankfurt, hosted by Karin Tietze-Ludwig. The winning song was chosen by 9 regional juries (at different TV Stations) with 4 members on each jury who awarded each song between 1-5 points.
| 1 | Er gehört zu mir | He belongs to me | Marianne Rosenberg |
86 |
10th |
| 2 | Alles geht vorüber | Everything passes | Peggy March | 128 |
2nd |
| 3 | Am Fuß der Leiter | At the foot of a ladder | Peter Horton |
79 |
11th |
| 4 | San Fransisco Symphony | San Fransisco Symphony | Die Jokers |
57 |
12th |
| 5 | Dreh dich im Kreisel der Zeit | Move yourself in the circle of life | Séverine |
97 |
7th= |
| 6 | Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein | A song can be a bridge | Joy Fleming |
134 |
1st |
| 7 | Die total verrückte Zeit | The absolutely wild time | Maggie Mae |
97 |
7th= |
| 8 | Heut‘ bin ich arm, heut‘ bin ich reich | Today I’m poor, today I’m rich | Werner W. Becker |
54 |
13th |
| 9 | Eine Liebe ist wie ein Lied | A love is like a song | Mary Roos | 115 |
3rd= |
| 10 | Du | You | Ricci Hohlt |
38 |
14th |
| 11 | Sonja, ich rufe dich | Sonia, I call you | Ricky Gordon |
37 |
15th |
| 12 | Ein Lied zieht hinaus in die Welt | A song goes out in the world | Jürgen Marcus |
90 |
9th |
| 13 | Hör wieder Radio | Listen to the radio again | Love Generation | 115 |
3rd= |
| 14 | Ich liebe dich | I love you | Katja Ebstein | 110 |
5th |
| 15 | Du und ich und zwei Träume | You and me and two dreams | Shuki & Aviva | 108 |
6th |
Joy Fleming came 17th at the ESC. Séverine won ESC 1971 for Monaco, Mary Roos represented Germany in 1972, Katja Ebstein did the same in 1970 & 1971, while Jürgen Marcus represented Luxembourg in 1976.