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 5/2/15. 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 | ZAC BROWN BAND (f. Chris Cornell) | “Heavy Is The Head” | 2033 |
| 2 | 4 | BREAKING BENJAMIN | “Failure” | 1873 |
| 3 | 2 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Follow Me Down” | 1678 |
| 4 | 3 | OFFSPRING | “Coming For You” | 1519 |
| 5 | 5 | SLASH | “Bent To Fly” | 1336 |
| 6 | 6 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | “Angel” | 1284 |
| 7 | 8 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Drown” | 1217 |
| 8 | 9 | THREE DAYS GRACE | “Human Race” | 1100 |
| 9 | 7 | FOO FIGHTERS | “Congregation” | 1099 |
| 10 | 10 | ROYAL BLOOD | “Little Monster” | 1060 |
| 11 | 12 | TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT | “Take It Back” | 887 |
| 12 | 14 | AWOLNATION | “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” | 806 |
| 13 | 13 | WE ARE HARLOT | “Dancing On Nails” | 785 |
| 14 | 11 | HALESTORM | “Apocalyptic” | 754 |
| 15 | 17 | HELLYEAH | “Hush” | 644 |
| 16 | 21 | NOTHING MORE | “Jenny” | 623 |
| 17 | 16 | OTHERWISE | “Coming For The Throne” | 548 |
| 18 | 20 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “Faith” | 543 |
| 19 | 19 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Unraveled Road” | 498 |
| 20 | 18 | LIKE A STORM | “Wish You Hell” | 478 |
| 21 | 23 | 10 YEARS | “Miscellanea” | 447 |
| 22 | 22 | MUSE | “Dead Inside” | 430 |
| 23 | 15 | INCUBUS | “Absolution Calling” | 429 |
| 24 | 25 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “Lydia” | 388 |
| 25 | 24 | APOCALYPTICA | “Cold Blood” | 374 |
| 26 | 27 | IN THIS MOMENT | “Sex Metal Barbie” | 353 |
| 27 | 28 | AMARANTHE | “Drop Dead Cynical” | 283 |
| 28 | 29 | FALLING IN REVERSE | “God If You Are Above” | 269 |
| 29 | 55 | HALESTORM | “Amen” | 267 |
| 30 | 33 | OF MICE & MEN | “Never Giving Up” | 267 |
| 31 | 56 | SEETHER | “Nobody Praying For Me” | 235 |
| 32 | 30 | MARILYN MANSON | “Deep Six” | 235 |
| 33 | 32 | ARANDA | “Don’t Wake Me” | 234 |
| 34 | 31 | SONS OF TEXAS | “Baptized In The Rio Grande” | 227 |
| 35 | 26 | ALL THAT REMAINS | “This Probably Won’t End Well” | 221 |
| 36 | 35 | STARS IN STEREO | “Fair-Weather Friend” | 214 |
| 37 | 34 | FLYLEAF | “Thread” | 191 |
| 38 | 37 | MUSE | “Psycho” | 178 |
| 39 | 44 | PERIPHERY | “Alpha” | 160 |
| 40 | 47 | KILL IT KID | “Blood Stop And Run” | 156 |
| 41 | 39 | CROBOT | “Legend Of The Spaceborne” | 154 |
| 42 | 41 | ADELITA’S WAY | “I Get Around” | 151 |
| 43 | 42 | TREMONTI | “Another Heart” | 144 |
| 44 | 40 | MUMFORD & SONS | “The Wolf” | 143 |
| 45 | 46 | YOUNG GUNS | “Rising Up” | 130 |
| 46 | 45 | RED | “Darkest Part” | 128 |
| 47 | 48 | DANKO JONES | “Do You Wanna Rock” | 105 |
| 48 | 52 | SHATTERED SUN | “Hope Within Hatred” | 93 |
| 49 | 60 | BEARTOOTH | “In Between” | 88 |
| 50 | 70 | STARSET | “Halo” | 87 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK by Adam Waldman
HANDS LIKE HOUSES – “I Am”
Australian rockers, Hands Like Houses, describe themselves as “Rock/Experimental” on their Facebook page, which may be one of the reasons that their single, “I Am,” was such an attention-grabber when it was played on SiriusXM’s Octane this week. While the song contains elements that make it a good fit for Active Rock radio, it also has a unique quality that is somewhat difficult to pinpoint. In a day and age where there is so much similarity in the format, there is an even greater value on finding songs that rise above the din and inspire you to instantaneously turn up the volume. Based on the relatively low number of spins that it takes to crack the Top 50 Active Rock songs on any given week, it is clear that radio has not yet caught on to a band that they absolutely should. Although this track has some how managed to fly below radio’s radar, it has certainly captured the attention of music fans (over 500,000 YouTube views since March 15th). “I Am” is one of the more dynamic tracks to come along recently, straddling the line between powerful, intense rage and infectious melody. If this is what the “Rock/Experimental” genre sounds like, then we need more bands to classify themselves as such and take a chance to push the creative envelope.
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Zac Brown Band (f. Chris Cornell) remains atop the Mediabase Active Rock Airplay chart this week with “Heavy Is The Head,” although the clock is definitely ticking on their stay. Breaking Benjamin clearly has chart-topping momentum, with almost a 20 percent increase in spins for their latest single, “Failure,” which has clearly been anything but, and appears poised to claim the top position shortly. Things are shaping up for Breaking Benjamin to remain at the summit for several weeks, but if radio decides to go in a different direction quickly, there are a variety of options including a resurgent Bring Me The Horizon or reliable choice in Three Days Grace. A pair of red-hot debuts in the middle of the chart could also be next in line if Breaking Benjamin’s run turns out to be an extended one.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
No new arrivals in the Top 10 this week, and only one breakthrough in the Top 20 where “Jenny” proves to be a hit for Nothing More…
The Top 30 includes the week’s highest debuting song with Halestorm’s second single from the new album, “Amen”…
Another debuting single, “Nobody Praying For Me,” from Seether, provides the only other new entrant in the Top 40 this week…
Three songs arrive (or return) in the final spots in the Top 50, including the third single (“Halo”) from the debut album by Starset…
If you’re keeping score at home, that’s eleven songs that have debuted in the Top 50 over the past two weeks (noticeably more than usual).
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
MOVING UP
Breaking Benjamin – “Failure”
Nothing More – “Jenny”
Halestorm – “Amen”
DROPPING DOWN
Offspring – “Coming For You”
Halestorm – “Apocalyptic”
Incubus – “Absolution Calling”
FUTURES REPORT
A lot of heavy hitters scattered throughout the chart already, and more are due to arrive (new Five Finger Death Punch album & single among things to come). At least the early part of summer could find itself dominated by established artists.
WRAP-UP
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