HRD RADIO REPORT
The HRD Radio Report showcases the weekly Active Rock Mediabase Charts (compiled by AllAccess.com), and appears every Tuesday on HardRockDaddy.com. The HRD Radio Report digs deeper into the weekly Active Rock charts, providing commentary, reviews, recommendations and predictions. It also features opinion pieces on chart action and the music business in general.
Many of the artists featured on the Active Rock charts have already been reviewed on HardRockDaddy.com.
Click on the hyperlinked song titles to read song reviews, and the hyperlinked artist names to read album reviews.
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 4/4/15. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART POSITION THIS WEEK | CHART POSITION LAST WEEK | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO SPINS THIS WEEK |
| 1 | 1 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Congregation” | 1889 |
| 2 | 4 | OFFSPRING | “Coming For You” | 1814 |
| 3 | 3 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Follow Me Down” | 1739 |
| 4 | 2 | HALESTORM | “Apocalyptic” | 1632 |
| 5 | 6 | SLASH | “Bent To Fly” | 1271 |
| 6 | 7 | ZAC BROWN BAND (f. Chris Cornell) | “Heavy Is The Head” | 1227 |
| 7 | 15 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Failure” | 1154 |
| 8 | 5 | SIXX A.M. | “Stars” | 1122 |
| 9 | 9 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Drown” | 1103 |
| 10 | 13 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | “Angel” | 948 |
| 11 | 12 | INCUBUS | “Absolution Calling” | 904 |
| 12 | 11 | ALL THAT REMAINS | “This Probably Won’t End Well” | 877 |
| 13 | 20 | WE ARE HARLOT | “Dancing On Nails” | 672 |
| 14 | 21 | ROYAL BLOOD | “Little Monster” | 670 |
| 15 | 19 | TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT | “Take It Back” | 619 |
| 16 | 23 | AWOLNATION | “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” | 615 |
| 17 | 16 | MARILYN MANSON | “Deep Six” | 535 |
| 18 | 31 | THREE DAYS GRACE | “Human Race” | 528 |
| 19 | 22 | LIKE A STORM | “Wish You Hell” | 486 |
| 20 | 14 | AC/DC | “Rock Or Bust” | 470 |
| 21 | 18 | KID ROCK | “First Kiss” | 447 |
| 22 | 25 | OTHERWISE | “Coming For The Throne” | 446 |
| 23 | 27 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Unraveled Road” | 425 |
| 24 | 24 | ISLANDER | “New Wave” | 380 |
| 25 | 32 | HELLYEAH | “Hush” | 352 |
| 26 | 28 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “Faith” | 351 |
| 27 | 29 | 10 YEARS | “Miscellanea” | 307 |
| 28 | 38 | MUSE | “Dead Inside” | 303 |
| 29 | 35 | BLACK VEIL BRIDES | “Goodbye Agony” | 241 |
| 30 | 26 | CAGE THE ELEPHANT | “Cigarette Daydreams” | 241 |
| 31 | 33 | SONS OF TEXAS | “Baptized In The Rio Grande” | 232 |
| 32 | 34 | AMARANTHE | “Drop Dead Cynical” | 223 |
| 33 | 37 | IN THIS MOMENT | “Sex Metal Barbie” | 221 |
| 34 | 42 | APOCALYPTICA | “Cold Blood” | 202 |
| 35 | 40 | FALLING IN REVERSE | “God If You Are Above” | 200 |
| 36 | 30 | SLIPKNOT | “Custer” | 197 |
| 37 | 36 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | “R U Mine?” | 191 |
| 38 | 39 | STARS IN STEREO | “Fair-Weather Friend” | 183 |
| 39 | 41 | FLYLEAF | “Thread” | 172 |
| 40 | 50 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “Lydia” | 171 |
| 41 | 46 | BRIDGE TO GRACE | “Bitch” | 161 |
| 42 | 43 | FRAMING HANLEY | “Collide” | 160 |
| 43 | 45 | ADELITA’S WAY | “I Get Around” | 143 |
| 44 | 53 | OF MICE & MEN | “Never Giving Up” | 134 |
| 45 | 48 | HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD | “Day Of The Dead” | 132 |
| 46 | 44 | PERIPHERY | “Alpha” | 126 |
| 47 | 49 | IN FLAMES | “Paralyzed” | 117 |
| 48 | 57 | ARANDA | “Don’t Wake Me” | 110 |
| 49 | 51 | MUSE | “Psycho” | 109 |
| 50 | 54 | YOU ME AT SIX | “Win Some, Lose Some” | 100 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK by Adam Waldman
Hellyeah – “Hush”
To put it in sports terms, the emergence of “Hush” off of Hellyeah’s album, Blood For Blood, gives the band a radio hat trick. Like the previous singles, “Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)” and “Moth,” this track drips with angst and rage in a uniquely melodic way. Active Rock radio programmers understandably can’t get enough of this supergroup who have finally managed to join the ranks of the elite in the hard rock music genre, and are well on their way to becoming a staple in the Active Rock format.
Just as he did with the first two singles off of the album, frontman, Chad Gray, masterfully channels his angst, rage and tormented lyrics into a unique style that makes him stand out amongst other hard rock vocalists. With Gray, drummer, Vinnie Paul, and guitarist, Tom Maxwell handling the writing duties, and producer, Kevin Churko (Ozzy, Five Finger Death Punch) guiding the process, Hellyeah has really hit their stride. As they release each single, the only real question is how high each song will climb on the charts, not if they will. Unlike most supergroups that feel like “projects,” Hellyeah should be a force on Active Rock radio for many years to come.
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
The Foo Fighters’ “Congregation” remains atop the Mediabase Active Rock Airplay chart for another week, but it was closer than expected with a significant surge from the Offspring single, “Coming For You.” Pretty Reckless may find themselves denied another #1 unless there’s an expected shift in direction by radio. Another potential #1 from Zac Brown Band (f. Chris Cornell) may find itself similarly denied in a few weeks by the rapidly rising new track from Breaking Benjamin, “Failure.”
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Four songs climb into the Top 20 this week, including format core artist Three Days Grace and Like A Storm …
There’s also movement down the chart with three songs climbing into the Top 30, three breaking into the Top 40 and four songs arriving in the Top 50 …
Among the debuts, we find Muse charting a second single – “Psycho”– along with the previously charted “Dead Inside.” It’s a bit unusual for any band to have two songs rising simultaneously, but stations passing on the higher of the pair seem to have embraced the second track …
The number of spins needed to break onto the chart in the bottom reaches has been up for the past couple of weeks, apparently signifying both a slight loosening of radio playlists, as well as a little more consensus forming around songs.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
MOVING UP
Offspring – “Coming For You”
Breaking Benjamin – “Failure”
Three Days Grace – “Human Race”
DROPPING DOWN
Halestorm – “Apocalyptic”
AC/DC – “Rock Or Bust”
Kid Rock – “First Kiss”
FUTURES REPORT
Next week most likely brings a new #1 song, as well as a tight race for position to take over the top spot in the weeks after that. Stay tuned…
WRAP-UP
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