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Hot Rock & Alternative Songs

American record chart by Billboard Magazine

American record chart by Billboard Magazine

Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (formerly known as Rock Songs and Hot Rock Songs) is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. From its debut on June 20, 2009, through October 13, 2012, the chart ranked the airplay of songs across alternative, mainstream rock, and triple A radio stations in the United States. Beginning with the chart dated October 20, 2012, the chart has followed the methodology of the Billboard Hot 100 by incorporating digital download sales, streaming data, and radio airplay of rock songs over all formats. From that time until mid-2020, only the performance of core rock songs, including those with an "alternative bent", were tabulated and ranked for the chart. With the chart dated June 13, 2020, Billboard revamped the chart to permit a broader selection of songs considered alternative "hybrids" with other genres and renamed it to Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.

Number ones

The first number-one track on the chart was Green Day's "Know Your Enemy". Since its introduction, 74 songs have reached the number-one position on chart. Imagine Dragons have had the most with five, combining for a total of 104 weeks at the summit. Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes" spent a record 65 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, and along with their song "Hey Look Ma, I Made It", the band claimed the number-one spot on the chart for the entirety of 2019.

No.
nth single to top the chart
Return of a single to number one
Billboard year-end number-one song
No.ArtistTitleReached number oneWeeks at
number oneRef.1234567891011re12131415rere16171819re20212223re2425rere262728re293031323334rere35re363738394041re424344454647re484950re5152535455re5657re5859re606162rerere63646566re676869re70717273re74757677re
Green Day"Know Your Enemy"June 20, 20091Chart references for "Know Your Enemy":
Linkin Park"New Divide"June 27, 200912Chart references for "New Divide":
Alice in Chains"Check My Brain"September 19, 20098Chart references for "Check My Brain"
Foo Fighters"Wheels"November 14, 20092Chart references for "Wheels":
Breaking Benjamin"I Will Not Bow"November 28, 20092Chart references for "I Will Not Bow":
Three Days Grace"Break"December 12, 200912Chart references for "Break":
Alice in Chains"Your Decision"March 6, 20106Chart references for "Your Decision"
Stone Temple Pilots"Between the Lines"April 17, 20107Chart references for "Between the Lines":
Three Days Grace""June 5, 20106Chart references for "The Good Life":
Shinedown""July 17, 20101Chart references for "The Crow & the Butterfly":
featuring Rome Ramirez"Lay Me Down"July 24, 20101Chart references for "Lay Me Down":
Shinedown""July 31, 20103
Linkin Park""August 21, 20105Chart references for "The Catalyst":
Disturbed"Another Way to Die"September 25, 20101Chart references for "Another Way to Die":
Stone Sour"Say You'll Haunt Me"October 2, 20108Chart references for "Say You'll Haunt Me":
"Tighten Up"November 27, 20102Chart references for "Tighten Up":
Stone Sour"Say You'll Haunt Me"December 11, 20101
"Tighten Up"December 18, 201010
Cage the Elephant"Shake Me Down"February 26, 20112Chart references for "Shake Me Down":
Foo Fighters"Rope"March 12, 201120Chart references for "Rope":
"Walk"July 30, 20111Chart references for "Walk":
Red Hot Chili Peppers""August 6, 20118Chart references for "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie":
Foo Fighters"Walk"October 1, 20117
Bush""November 19, 20115Chart references for "The Sound of Winter":
"Lonely Boy"December 24, 201114Chart references for "Lonely Boy"
Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"March 31, 20124Chart references for "Somebody That I Used to Know":
Fun featuring Janelle Monáe"We Are Young"April 28, 20121Chart references for "We Are Young":
Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"May 5, 20123
Linkin Park"Burn It Down"May 26, 201210Chart references for "Burn It Down":
Green Day"Oh Love"August 4, 20121Chart references for "Oh Love":
Linkin Park"Burn It Down"August 11, 20121
Green Day"Oh Love"August 18, 20126
"Ho Hey"September 29, 20122Chart references for "Ho Hey":
Mumford and Sons"I Will Wait"October 13, 20121Chart references for "I Will Wait":
Fun"Some Nights"October 20, 20128Chart references for "Some Nights":
"Ho Hey"December 15, 201216
Imagine Dragons"Radioactive"April 6, 201323Chart references for "Radioactive":
Lorde"Royals"September 14, 201319Chart references for "Royals":
Passenger"Let Her Go"January 25, 20145Chart references for "Let Her Go":
Bastille"Pompeii"March 1, 201412Chart references for "Pompeii":
Paramore"Ain't It Fun"May 24, 20141Chart references for "Ain't It Fun":
Coldplay"A Sky Full of Stars"May 31, 20141Chart references for "A Sky Full of Stars":
Paramore"Ain't It Fun"June 7, 201410
Coldplay"A Sky Full of Stars"August 16, 20142
Tove Lo"Habits"August 30, 20146Chart references for "Habits (Stay High)":
Coldplay"A Sky Full of Stars"October 11, 20143
Hozier"Take Me to Church"November 1, 201423Chart references for Take Me to Church:
Walk the Moon"Shut Up and Dance"April 11, 201527Chart references for "Shut Up and Dance":
X Ambassadors"Renegades"October 17, 20152Chart references for "Renegades":
"Ex's & Oh's"October 31, 201510Chart references for "Ex's & Oh's":
Twenty One Pilots"Stressed Out"January 9, 201618Chart references for "Stressed Out":
Prince"Purple Rain"May 14, 20161Chart references for "Purple Rain":
Twenty One Pilots"Stressed Out"May 21, 20165
"Ride"June 25, 20169Chart references for "Ride":
"Heathens"August 27, 201630Chart references for "Heathens":
Imagine Dragons"Believer"March 25, 201729Chart references for "Believer":
Portugal. The Man"Feel It Still"October 14, 20175Chart references for "Feel It Still":
Imagine Dragons"Thunder"November 18, 201721Chart references for "Thunder":
"Whatever It Takes"April 3, 201817Chart references for "Whatever It Takes":
"Thunder"July 31, 20183
"Natural"August 21, 201811Chart references for "Natural":
Panic! at the Disco"High Hopes"November 10, 201834Chart references for "High Hopes":
"Hey Look Ma, I Made It"July 6, 201911Chart references for "Hey Look Ma, I Made It":
"High Hopes"September 21, 201931
Twenty One Pilots"Level of Concern"April 25, 20207Chart references for "Level of Concern":
Powfu featuring Beabadoobee"Death Bed"June 13, 20206Chart references for "Death Bed":
and Marshmello"Come & Go"July 25, 20202Chart references for "Come & Go":
"Cardigan"August 8, 20201Chart references for "Cardigan":
"My Future"August 15, 20201Chart references for "My Future":
and Marshmello"Come & Go"August 22, 20202
24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior"Mood"September 5, 202016Chart references for "Mood":
"Willow"December 26, 20201Chart references for "Willow":
24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior"Mood"January 2, 202119
"Without You"May 15, 20213Chart references for "Without You":
"Brutal"June 5, 20211Chart references for "Brutal":
"Without You"June 12, 20219
"Happier Than Ever"August 14, 20214Chart references for "Happier Than Ever":
Glass Animals"Heat Waves"September 11, 20214Chart references for "Heat Waves":
Coldplay and BTS"My Universe"October 9, 20212Chart references for "My Universe":
Glass Animals"Heat Waves"October 23, 20211
Coldplay and BTS"My Universe"October 30, 20211
Glass Animals"Heat Waves"November 6, 202132
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"June 18, 202211Chart references for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)":
Steve Lacy"Bad Habit"September 3, 202222Chart references for "Bad Habits":
"Something in the Orange"February 4, 20236Chart references for "Something in the Orange":
"Until I Found You"March 18, 20233Chart references for "Until I Found You":
"Something in the Orange"April 8, 202314
Jelly Roll"Need a Favor"July 15, 20234Chart references for "Need a Favor":
"What Was I Made For?"August 12, 20232Chart references for "What Was I Made For?":
"Bad Idea Right?"August 26, 20231Chart references for "Bad Idea Right?":
Jelly Roll"Need a Favor"September 2, 20231
featuring"I Remember Everything"September 9, 202330Chart references for "I Remember Everything":
Hozier"Too Sweet"April 6, 20248Chart references for "Too Sweet":
"Lunch"June 1, 20241Chart references for "Lunch":
"Pink Skies"June 8, 20241Chart references for "Pink Skies":
Hozier"Too Sweet"June 15, 20249
"Birds of a Feather"August 17, 202455Chart references for "Birds of a Feather":
Sombr"Undressed"September 6, 20256Chart references for "Undressed":
Sombr"Back to Friends"October 18, 202513Chart references for "Back to Friends":
Djo"End of Beginning"January 17, 20262Chart references for "End of Beginning":
Sombr"Back to Friends"January 31, 20261

Statistics

By artist===

ArtistNumber-one
songsRef.Imagine DragonsBillie EilishTwenty One PilotsFoo FightersLinkin ParkZach Bryan
5
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4
3
3
3

!scope="row"|Alice in Chains | 2 | |- !scope="row"|The Black Keys | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Fun | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Green Day | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Panic! at the Disco | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Three Days Grace | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Taylor Swift | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Coldplay | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Olivia Rodrigo | 2 | |- !scope="row"|Sombr | 2 | |}

ArtistWeeks at
number-oneRef.Imagine DragonsPanic! at the DiscoTwenty One PilotsBillie EilishZach Bryan
104
76
71
63
51

Songs by total number of weeks at number one===

SongWeeks at
number-oneRef."High Hopes""Birds of a Feather""Heat Waves""Mood""Heathens""I Remember Everything"
65
55
37
35
30
30

References

Notes

Footnotes

References

  1. (April 20, 2010). "Ozzy Osbourne's 'Scream' Is 'Greatest Gainer' On 'Rock Songs' Chart". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
  2. Trust, Gary. (October 11, 2012). "Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes".
  3. Rutherford, Kevin. (June 10, 2020). "Billboard Introduces Revamped Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart & Debuts Two Rankings".
  4. Gray, Geordie. (January 15, 2020). "Panic! At The Disco have had the number 1 rock song for an entire year". [[The Brag Media]].
  5. (2 January 2013). "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2009 Year End Charts".
  6. (2 January 2013). "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2010 Year End Charts".
  7. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2011 Year End Charts".
  8. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2012 Year End Charts".
  9. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2013 Year End Charts".
  10. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2014 Year End Charts".
  11. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2015 Year End Charts".
  12. "''Billboard'' Rock Songs – 2016 Year End Charts".
  13. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2017 Year End Charts".
  14. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2018 Year End Charts".
  15. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2019 Year End Charts".
  16. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2020 Year End Charts".
  17. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2022 Year End Charts".
  18. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2023 Year End Charts".
  19. "Billboard Rock Songs – 2024 Year End Charts".
  20. "Imagine Dragons Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  21. "Billie Eilish Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  22. "Twenty one pilots Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  23. "Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  24. "Linkin Park Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  25. "Zach Bryan Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  26. "Alice in Chains Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  27. "The Black Keys Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  28. "Fun Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  29. "Green Day Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  30. "Panic At The Disco Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  31. "Three Days Grace Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  32. "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  33. "Coldplay Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  34. "Olivia Rodrigo Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
  35. "Sombr Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
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