For the first time in three years, Halestorm tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
“Back From the Dead,” the first taste of the band’s upcoming fifth studio album, jumps 3-1 on the survey dated Nov. 6. It’s Halestorm’s fifth No. 1 and first since “Uncomfortable,” which ruled for two weeks beginning in August 2018.
The Lzzy Hale-led act first crowned the list in 2013 with “Freak Like Me.” Between “Uncomfortable” and “Back,” Halestorm charted three titles: “Do Not Disturb” (No. 8, February 2019), “Vicious” (No. 13, June 2019) and “Black Vultures” (No. 25, November 2019).
Concurrently, “Back” climbs 13-11 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay ranking with 2.6 million audience impressions, up 7%, according to MRC Data. It’s the band’s highest-charting song ever on the tally, having exceeded the No. 15 peak of “I Miss the Misery” in November 2012.
“Back” also leaps 17-11 on the multi-metric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, equaling its best rank first reached in early September. In the Oct. 22-28 tracking week, in addition to its radio audience, it earned 157,000 U.S. streams.
A release date for Halestorm’s latest album has not yet been announced. The group’s most recent album, Vicious, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts in August 2018 and has earned 140,000 equivalent album units to date.
