HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 8/9/15

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 8/9/15.  All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

2015 Mid-Year Recap: HRD Radio Report Active Rock and Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK			THIS WEEK
1	1	SHINEDOWN	“Cut The Cord”	2073
2	2	DISTURBED	“The Vengeful One”	1976
3	3	POP EVIL	“Footsteps”	1741
4	5	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Jekyll And Hyde”	1586
5	4	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Lydia”	1583
6	6	NOTHING MORE	“Jenny”	1362
7	9	SAINT ASONIA	“Better Place”	1054
8	7	HALESTORM	“Amen”	1052
9	12	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Angels Fall”	1017
10	10	PAPA ROACH	“Gravity”	993
11	11	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Failure”	943
12	13	RED SUN RISING	“The Otherside”	928
13	15	THE STRUTS	“Could Have Been Me”	703
14	19	ALL THAT REMAINS	“For You”	622
15	17	SLIPKNOT	“Killpop”	622
16	18	OF MICE & MEN	“Never Giving Up”	593
17	20	ARANDA	“Don’t Wake Me”	579
18	14	SEETHER	“Nobody Praying For Me”	577
19	16	MUMFORD & SONS	“The Wolf”	546
20	22	P.O.D.	“This Goes Out To You”	515
21	23	I PREVAIL	“Blank Space”	484
22	21	KILL IT KID	“Blood Stop And Run”	476
23	24	STARSET	“Halo”	471
24	33	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“Throne”	391
25	54	FOO FIGHTERS	“Outside”	353
26	25	BEARTOOTH	“In Between”	347
27	26	SHAMAN’S HARVEST	“Dirty Diana”	345
28	29	WE ARE HARLOT	“Someday”	286
29	27	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Human Race”	258
30	41	ARCS	“Outta My Mind”	251
31	31	TRAPT	“Passenger”	249
32	37	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“I Won’t Give In”	247
33	35	GHOST	“Cirice”	243
34	45	SEVENDUST	“Thank You”	215
35	34	BECK	“Dreams”	213
36	39	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“You Want A Battle? (Here’s A War)”	195
37	32	CROBOT	“Legend Of The Spaceborne Killer”	185
38	40	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Unstoppable”	180
39	38	MUSE	“Dead Inside”	177
40	30	GODSMACK	“What’s Next”	175
41	57	MUSE	“Mercy”	165
42	47	BUCKCHERRY	“Bring It On Back”	149
43	43	SEASONS AFTER	“Weathered And Worn”	146
44	49	WE CAME AS ROMANS	“The World I Used To Know”	142
45	46	LAMB OF GOD	“Overlord”	142
46	42	SHATTERED SUN	“Hope Within Hatred”	135
47	48	WITHIN REASON	“Here Comes The Light”	120
48	50	3 YEARS HOLLOW	“Chemical Ride”	116
49	59	ZAC BROWN BAND	“Junkyard”	108
50	44	HINDER	“Intoxicated”	104

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK by Adam Waldman

SEVENDUST – “Thank You”

Sevendust is undoubtedly in the upper echelon of artists that get played on Active Rock radio, so it is somewhat surprising that “Thank You” looks to be making a slow climb, rather than rocketing up the charts alongside some the other recent heavy hitters like Shinedown, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and the like.  Ironically, the methodical climb may actually be a blessing in disguise, as the first single off of Sevendust’s upcoming album, Kill The Flaw (October 2015), will likely not have to engage in the type of  “Battle Royale” that is currently going on at the top of the chart.  This is assuming that “Thank You” eventually starts to gain the spins that it deserves.  The song – which features the perfect blend of heavy and emotive (both signature Sevendust qualities) – stands out on Active Rock radio because of Lajon Witherspoon’s distinct vocals and the overall intensity of the band.  As expected, SiriusXM’s Octane has jumped on the song early; it has already made it onto the Big ‘Uns Countdown.

 

 

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

Each week, we will share the songs that we think should be added to rotations, alongside the songs that we feel should be dropped from rotations, either because they are a bad fit for the format, or because they have run their course and it’s time for a new single from the artist.

SPIN IT…

HEARTIST – “Ignite”

WILSON – “Right To Rise”

NEW YEAR’S DAY – “Defame Me”

RED LINE CHEMISTRY – “Meds For The Hypocrite”

THE WYLDZ – “Let It Go”

10 YEARS – “From Birth To Burial”

PARADISE OVER – “Always Win”

 

DROP IT…

Mumford & Sons – “The Wolf”

The Struts – “Could Have Been Me”

Beck – “Dreams”

The Arcs – “Outta My Mind”

Zac Brown Band – “Junkyard”

Breaking Benjamin – “Failure”

Muse – “Dead Inside”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless

KING OF THE HILL

Shinedown remains atop the Mediabase Active Rock airplay chart this week with a solid increase in spins for “Cut The Cord.”  They did not, however, increase their lead over Disturbed, who inched incrementally closer from their #2 position with “The Vengeful One.”  Pop Evil holds onto the #3 spot, but can now hear “Footsteps” (pun intended) approaching from Five Finger Death Punch who rose sharply to claim the 4^th position on the chart with “Jekyll & Hyde.”

 

 

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Breaking Benjamin has another Top 10 single thanks to a three-position climb fueled by a nearly 20% increase in airplay…

P.O.D. reaches the Top 20 this week (the only artist to crack that tier)…

Foo Fighters’ latest single has a splashy debut to lead three new arrivals into the Top 30…

Sevendust will being saying “Thank You” a lot this week after a big jump pushes them into the Top 40…

The latest singles from Muse and Zac Brown Band also make their debut in the Top 50.

 

 

 THREE UP & THREE DOWN

MOVING UP

Disturbed – “The Vengeful One”

Five Finger Death Punch – “Jekyll & Hyde”

Foo Fighters – “Outside”

 

DROPPING DOWN

Halestorm – “Amen”

Seether – “Nobody Praying For Me”

Mumford & Sons – “The Wolf”

 

 

FUTURES REPORT

The length of stay at the top for Shinedown may have become at least a little more debatable after a strong showing by Disturbed last week, but a solid weekend kept their advantage nearly the same after the margin narrowed steadily for most of the week.  That makes predictions harder than expected, but it’s still likely to remain a two-horse race for at least another couple of weeks, barring some unforeseen abrupt drop in support for either of the frontrunners.

 

WRAP-UP

That’s all for this week.  Tune in to HardRockDaddy.com every Tuesday for the HRD Radio Report. \m/