Bad Omens debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated Aug. 23 with “Specter,” snagging the Richmond, Va., band its second ruler on the multimetric survey.
“Specter” bows with 3.5 million official U.S. streams, 644,000 radio audience impressions and 3,000 sold in the week ending Aug. 14, according to Luminate. The song was released Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. ET, making for nearly a full seven-day first tracking week.
The song’s download count sends it to a No. 1 debut on Hard Rock Digital Song Sales as well, marking the band’s third leader, following “Just Pretend: in 2022-23 and “V.A.N.,” with Poppy, in 2024.
“Specter” additionally starts at No. 16 on Hard Rock Streaming Songs and is bubbling under both the Mainstream Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay charts.
“Just Pretend” became Bad Omens’ previous No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs, leading for a chart-record 51 weeks in 2022-24 (after the ranking began in 2020). In between reigns, the band earned a pair of No. 2-peaking songs in “The Death of Peace of Mind” (2023) and “V.A.N.” (2024). “Specter” marks Bad Omens’ first debut at No. 1 on the tally.
Concurrently, “Specter” opens at No. 19 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, the group’s best start, surpassing the No. 30 beginning of “Just Pretend.” It’s also No. 16 on the Hot 100’s Bubbling Under chart, Bad Omens’ first appearance there.
“Specter” is currently a standalone single. Bad Omens’ most recent full-length, The Death of Peace of Mind, debuted and peaked at No. 11 on Top Hard Rock Albums in 2022 and has earned 834,000 equivalent album units to date.
