Bad Omens have two No. 1s in a row on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time, reigning on the Feb. 14-dated ranking with “Dying to Love.” The song follows the two-week rule of “Specter” in October.
“Dying to Love” is the Richmond, Va., band’s third No. 1 in all on Mainstream Rock Airplay, after the group first led with “Just Pretend” in 2023. In between “Just Pretend” and “Specter,” the rockers made the chart twice via “The Death of Peace of Mind” (No. 2, 2023) and Poppy collaboration “V.A.N” (No. 9, 2024).
All of Bad Omens’ Mainstream Rock Airplay activity has occurred this decade, dating to the debut of “Limits” (No. 19 peak) in 2020.
Concurrently, “Dying to Love” hits the top 10 of the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart (11-9) with 3 million audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 5, a gain of 14%, according to Luminate. It’s Bad Omens’ fourth top 10, with the band’s top rank courtesy of “Specter” (No. 3). “Dying to Love” is also bubbling under Alternative Airplay, where “Specter” reaches a new No. 13 high.
The most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated Feb. 7, reflecting data over Jan. 23-29) found “Dying to Love” at No. 5, after reaching No. 2 in November. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 714,000 official U.S. streams.
The track — like other recently released Bad Omens songs “Specter,” “Impose” and “Left for Good” — is not currently attached to an album. The band’s most recent full-length, The Death of Peace of Mind, debuted at its No. 11 peak on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in 2022 and has earned 948,000 equivalent album units to date.
All Billboard charts dated Feb. 14 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Feb. 10.
